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Celebrating George MacDonald for BFS Journal #25
New editor of the BFS Journal Dr Kevan Manwaring reflects on his first issue, and his plans for a
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Writing Respectfully About Colonial Horrors
A trip to Australia and an ominous street name sent Dominic Miles’s imagination aflutter. His
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How Dungeons and Dragons Taught Me to Embrace the Unexpected
With the 50th anniversary of D&D upon us, Matthew Palmer contemplates the impact that 35 years of
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Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
My First Fantasycon: Why I’m So Glad I Went!
Scotland-based fantasy writer Carl Bayley let his curiosity get the better of him and grabbed a
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Daughters of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope
Jane Edwards is a competent young woman who lives in the all-Black town of Awenasa sometime in the
Ghostsmith by Nicki Pau Preto
Wren is on the run from her father, discovering that behind the scenes, he has been manipulating
 THE LAST SHIELD by Cameron Johnston
The Last Shield is one of those rare books that is utterly satisfying and, when finished, leaves a
The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey
Humans have been on Anjiin for so long that they have forgotten how they arrived there. They live a
Heads Will Roll by Josh Winning
Once a sitcom darling, Willow is now a fallen star, the latest victim of internet cancel culture;
Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto
In the Dominion, when someone dies, that is not the end. Thanks to the magic leaking from the