SANCTUARY OF THE SHADOW By Aurora Ascher Bantam Books, HB, £17.47 Reviewed by Christine Downie Sanctuary of the Shadow is a dark fantasy romance by Canadian author Aurora Ascher. The main character is Harrow, a circus fortune teller who just happens to be the last living true Seer. Salizar, the… Read More »Sanctuary of the Shadow
As the final share for Neurodiversity Celebration Week , it’s time for my own—yes me, the person whose image floats above the guests posts on this blog. I promised the others I’d share mine if they shared theirs, so here we go: an “unpublished author” talks about how an ADHD diagnosis blew the lid on her troubles with writing.
We’ve had such a wonderful reception to the articles we’ve shared this week, Neurodiversity Celebration Week—from big, cathartic discussions in the BFS member Discord to members wanting to share their own articles. This one comes from Kit Whitfield, who shows you don’t need an *official* diagnosis to recognise yourself in ND traits, especially given the suspected genetic nature of these things.
Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky Tor, HB, £18.99 Reviewed by Nadya Mercik A journey into otherness. A tale of confrontation – with the authorities, with the world around you, with yourself. A vibrant alien world steeped in science. And the same old traits of humanity that bring people onto the… Read More »Alien Clay
Continuing our celebration of neurodiverse writers as the UK celebrates Neurodiversity Week, here C.L. Hellison lays bare what it’s like to put your writing into the world when you have Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, a common ND trait. Every neurodivergent writer has a different experience of their particular melange of traits. There… Read More »For Neurodiversity Week: The Howling Truth
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 meet SFF writer (and BFS book reviewer) Ian Green, whose work channels Tolkien to Iain M. Banks, and who has China Miéville on auto-buy.
Continuing our celebration of neurodiverse writers as the UK celebrates Neurodiversity Week, here BFS Secretary David Green is searingly honest about what it’s like to be autistic and a writer—especially one who writes about neurodiverse characters.
The Butcher Of The Forest, by Premee Mohamed. Titan Books, hb, £11.95 Reviewed by Steven Poore Better known, in this book cellar at least, for her Indiana Jones/Lex Luthor/Cthulhu warp-speed romp across a modern world threatened by mistakenly-summoned Ancient Ones, Beneath The Rising (Solaris, 2020), Premee Mohamed is evidently creeping… Read More »The Butcher of the Forest
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