For Neurodiversity Week: A Series of Comments About Beth
With the UK celebrating Neurodiversity Week, BFS web admin E.M. Faulds has penned this piece about discovering her own neurodiversity and the impact it has on her writing.
With the UK celebrating Neurodiversity Week, BFS web admin E.M. Faulds has penned this piece about discovering her own neurodiversity and the impact it has on her writing.
Art has long been a key feature of speculative fiction, whether it’s gorgeous maps in your epic fantasy book, illustrations of fantastical creatures, or book covers to drool over, we love it all. So this year, we are very excited to launch the BFS Art Competition. Running alongside the Short… Read More »Introducing the BFS Art Competition
Faebound by Saara El-Arifi HarperVoyager, HB, £14.32 Reviewed by Mikaela Silk Yeeran has dedicated her life to the Forever War, unwavering in her belief that they can win the war and end the hunger of children all across the elven kingdom. Her sister, Lettle, hates the war and instead chooses… Read More »Faebound
Dragonfall by L.R. Lam Hodderscape, HB, £9.19 Reviewed by Mikaela Silk Everen is destined to save his fellow dragons from their exile, but when he tries to scry for the way forward, the future eludes him. Feeling a failure at his own fate, he takes the first reckless opportunity to… Read More »Dragonfall
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). This week, we head back to Scotland to hear from tax man and Souls Series creator Carl Bayley, whose favourite stories are “anything that defies the boundaries of a normal human lifespan”.
PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS by Charlie Jane Anders Titan Books, p/b, £9.99 Reviewed by Pauline Morgan One of the penalties of encountering a trilogy in the third volume is there is the danger of not knowing what is going on. It can be difficult to relate to characters and a… Read More »Promises Stronger than Darkness
As we continue to shine a light on the wonderful volunteers who help keep the BFS running, it’s time to turn the attention to the money man himself: it’s Stew Hotston!
A bunch of spec fic writers took over Gladstone’s Library in Wales in early March, and a few of them lived to tell the tale. Here’s a couple of despatches from the event, with thanks to PS Livingstone and Graham Millichap.
Blade of Dreams by Daniel Abraham Orbit Books, hb, £15.93 Reviewed by Sarah Deeming The prince of Kithamar, Ausai a Sal, has died, and his nephew, Bryn a Sal, is his successor. But his succession is short-lived, and within the year, he is dead. Elaine a Sal is Bryn’s only… Read More »Blade of Dreams
THE SKY INSIDE by Sean Williams Drugstore Indian Press p/b Euro 14.00 Reviewed by Nigel Robert Wilson Sean Williams is a very able writer of science fiction who explores the concepts he creates. There is no question as to his competence, as the New York Times happily declares. Also, Williams… Read More »The Sky Inside