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BFS Online: World Fantasy Convention 2025 – 50 Years of Fantasycon and the British Fantasy Society

After its founding 1971, the BFS held its first Fantasycon in 1975. We take a look back at the

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BFS Online: World Fantasy Convention 2025 – 21st Century Horror

A quarter way through this century and it’s time for a review! How has horror changed since the

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BFS Online: World Fantasy Convention 2025 – Readings

We have eight readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror – to help

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BFS Online: World Fantasy Convention 2025 – Worlds of Fantasy

Imagined worlds are often inspired by real-world locations, people and circumstances. Fantasy

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Meet Lyndsey Croal

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: Lindz McLeod on The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet

Celebrating the recent release of their queer take on Austen, Lindz McLeod walks us through the

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A Tide Of Black Steel by Anthony Ryan

In the Outer Isles, in the village of Buht Hardta, Ruhlin the Quiet sees a ship approaching. He

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The Blood Dimmed Tide by Stephen Aryan

Genghis Khan’s legacy of a united land is threatened by infighting among his sons, and if

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The Trials Of Empire by Richard Swan

Helena Sedanka continues to learn under Justice Sir Konrad Vonvalt’s tutelage, although he

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Bringer of Dust by J. M. Miro

Bringer of Dust is the second installment of J. M. Miro’s The Talents trilogy and picks up

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Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang

The Caldonnae tribe has long been dwindling. Now, Thomil and the few survivors have no choice but

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The Barricade by Stephanie Ellis

Perhaps best known for her speculative poetry, short stories and the Five Turns of the Wheel folk

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