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Matthew Palmer

Stone and Sky: How Andor Made Star Wars Feel Real

The galaxy far, far away has been a constant presence in Matthew Palmer’s life—but it was the

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Gary Couzens

The TV That Made Us: The Owl Service (1969-70)

In his semi-regular column on the TV that made us SFFH fans, Gary Couzens revisits The Owl Service,

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Meet John Nassari

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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From Pen to Print: Amy De La Force on A Kiss of Hammer and Flame

With the release of the first instalment in her new romantasy series looming large, Amy de la Force

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Lauren McMenemy

SXSW Hits London’s Cinemas This Week With A Host of Eerie New SFFH Films

Renowned festival of creative groundbreakers, SXSW this week brings a feast of eerie cinema to the

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Shown is a graphic that has a background of a mountainous landscape, mostly obscured by pinky-grey clouds. There are three narrow, rocky paths disappearing into the clouds and a few black birds in the sky. On the top left is the BFS logo, a black dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Top right is the World Fantasy Convention logo, a white drawing of woman with long hair holding a sword aloft, bursting from a black background with stars. Photos: Suniti Namjoshi (top left); Sarah Pinborough (top right); Ramsey Campbell (bottom left).

BFS Online: World Fantasy Convention 2025 – Guest Spotlights

Suniti Namjoshi, Sarah Pinborough and Ramsey Campbell get chatty in these guest

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BFS Reviews

The Coven by Harper L Woods

The back cover pitches this as “…your next fantasy romance obsession”. That’s a strong

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That Which Stands Outside by Mark Morris

There is a tradition of horror novels isolating a community or group of people and having nasty

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A Crow Named Torment by Silas A. Bischoff

Torment was once a regular crow, carrying messages from the Baroness around The One City; secrets,

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The Raven Scholar by Antonina Hodgson

Yana Valit, descendant of Yasthala the Great, the last Raven Empress, has just turned sixteen,

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Smothermoss by Alisa Alering

Sometimes it is difficult to know where the boundaries between genres lie. While the intelligent

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A Betrayal of Storms by Ben Alderson

Woken by a dagger at the throat, Robin Vale knows better than to panic. As a half-fey, his father

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