The shortlisted works across all 13 categories of the British Fantasy Awards have been announced! Find out who’s in the mix over on our blog. Winners announced at Fantasycon in October.
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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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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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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
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The Value of Events
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Dragonfire. Issue 1. RPG Zine Review
One of the most significant aspects of tabletop role-playing is that the games are limitless.
The Dark Mirror by Samantha Shannon
Paige Mahoney has always dreamed of escaping Scion and returning to the free world beyond, where
At Dark, I Become Loathsome by Eric LaRocca
As my first longer piece of Eric LaRocca fiction, having only read 4 short stories of his
The Original’s Rage by David Watkins
For ten years, Captain Peter Knowles has been in the middle of a war between humans and werewolves,
The Black Hunger by Nicholas Pullen
Lord John Dalwood is a scholar studying ancient civilisations and is fascinated with Buddhism. When
A Pirate’s Life For Tea by Rebecca Thorne
This book is a sequel to Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea, although a note in the cover