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Dominic Miles

Writing Respectfully About Colonial Horrors

A trip to Australia and an ominous street name sent Dominic Miles’s imagination aflutter. His

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Matthew Palmer

How Dungeons and Dragons Taught Me to Embrace the Unexpected

With the 50th anniversary of D&D upon us, Matthew Palmer contemplates the impact that 35 years of

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Meet Paul A. Green

Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they

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Carl Bayley

My First Fantasycon: Why I’m So Glad I Went!

Scotland-based fantasy writer Carl Bayley let his curiosity get the better of him and grabbed a

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Announcing the BFS Book Club!

Yet another perk of joining the BFS: get to know some of the best new speculative fiction reads,

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Alexandra Beaumont

Beasts of Moor and Mine: Folklore and Folk Horror in the Cornish wilds

Ahead of her appearance leading a panel of folkloric fantasy writers in a London book store,

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BFS Reviews

EVOCATION by S.T. Gibson

One of the problems with having a proof copy of a book to review is that it is difficult to

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A TIDE OF BLACK STEEL by Anthony Ryan

In the Outer Isles, in the village of Buht Hardta, Ruhlin the Quiet sees a ship approaching. He

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HE WHO DROWNED THE WORLD by Shelley Parker-Chan

From humble beginnings, and through much determination and sacrifice, Zhu became The Radiant King,

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THE UNDERMINING OF TWYLA AND FRANK by Megan Bannen

Twyla Banneker is a Tanriel Marshal. Unfortunately, a year ago, Hart Ralston rid Tanria of the

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Of Jade and Dragons by Amber Chen

Dragons in the title and on the cover hook my attention straight away. And though their presence is

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Monument by Dave Jeffery

A new sickness has swept through the world, ravaging the human body before killing its host. Named

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