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Meet Graeme Patrick

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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Ask an Expert: August 2025

In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative

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Corinne Pollard

Ghostlore: Top 5 Ghosts

As a horror writer and fan of the spooky stuff, Corinne Pollard has read and written her fair share

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Justin Lee Anderson

Art As Escapism – And A Metaphor for Modern Society

Justin Lee Anderson’s new book, The Damned King, is out this week. It’s being released into a world

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Meet Jon Cronshaw

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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Alex Davis

The Value of Events

UK SFFH event stalwart Alex Davis is gearing up for his latest edition of Edge-Lit, coming up in

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BFS Reviews

Out of the Window, Into the Dark by Marian Womack

‘Out of the Window, Into the Dark’ is Marian Womack’s denouement for 2024 at

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Aftertaste by Daria Lavelle

Konstantin Duhovny, Kostya to his family, Bones to his best friend, and Stan, to a girl he is yet

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The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan

With the TV series of the Wheel of Time completing its third season, I thought now would be a good

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Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods

Luce Léon is the daughter of an eighteenth-century Breton ship-owner who one day rescues a

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A Harvest of Hearts by Andrea Eames

A Harvest of Hearts is set in a fantastical kingdom where magic is fuelled by people’s

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Six Wild Crowns by Holly Race

Six Wild Crowns transposes infamous Tudor king Henry VIII and his six wives into a fantasy world

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