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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Discontinue If Death Ensues edited by Carol Gyzander and Anna Taborska
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In the Outer Isles, in the village of Buht Hardta, Ruhlin the Quiet sees a ship approaching. He