Ask an Expert: October 2025
In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative
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BFS Blog and Reviews
News and Articles
From Pen to Print: Kev Harrison on Pyres
We’re continuing our Spooktober focus on the journey of horror’s latest and greatest with Kev
Meet Carol Carman
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
Peeking Behind the Masks of Occultism
London has always been home to secret societies, occult rituals, and cursed objects, but a new
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BFS News: All Change at the Top of BFS Horizons
After 6 issues and 3.5 years at the helm, Pete Sutton is stepping down as Editor of BFS
Book News: Angry Robot Acquires New Juliet E. McKenna Novel
The Riven Kingdom is described as a “fresh and gripping fantasy” that “blends politics, religion,
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BFS Reviews
Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil by VE Schwab
Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil is a character-driven sapphic vampire epic spanning from the
Requiem by John Palisano
Eden is a moon-sized cemetery in space where Earth sends its dead. It is more than just a place to
Fight Like A Girl: Volume 2 Edited by Roz Clarke & Joanne Hall
Funny things, anthologies. Were they ever as popular as they are right now? Arguably, the form has
Living Space and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov
There are stories that stay with us, floating around our subconscious, half-remembered from
Conan: Cult of the Obsidian Moon by James Lovegrove
Still grieving for Bêlit, his pirate queen lover, Conan drinks to numbness. On one such occasion,
Sour Cherry by Natalia Theodoridou
I think one reason fairytale retellings feel so rich is because they give us such a resonant way to