In Memoriam – David Gullen
BFS Chair Shona Kinsella shares the sad news of David Gullen’s death, and rounds up some memories
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BFS Online: Something Monstrous, Book Party
The BFS celebrates the launch of The Daughters of Nicnevin, Saturday 4th October 2025, 12:15pm to
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BFS Online: Something Monstrous, Creating Tension & Fear
Sometimes, you just need to put a book in the freezer, but what is it that creeps into our psyche
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BFS Online: Something Monstrous, Dark Fantasy v Horror
SFFH fans are no strangers to genre bending, or arguments about what defines a genre. In this
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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
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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BFS Reviews
Six Wild Crowns by Holly Race
Six Wild Crowns transposes infamous Tudor king Henry VIII and his six wives into a fantasy world
Marginal by Tom Carlisle
In many ways, it’s hard to imagine a world which hadn’t experienced John W.
The Last Song of Penelope By Claire North
This is the last book in North’s ‘Songs of Penelope’ series, telling the
The Country Under Heaven by Frederic S. Durbin
Evocative. Eerie. Mythic. Down-right weird. I could say all these things, and more, about The
The Witch of Wol Sin Lake by Lena Jeong
As long as the Netherking inhabits her brother’s body, Mirae cannot strike the final blow
Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
It has taken long and arduous research, but Professor Emily Wilde thinks she has finally found a