Telling The Right Story at the Right Time: A Surprise Hit Becomes a Series, Then an Omnibus
With the omnibus version of his critically-acclaimed hit dystopian series A Quiet Apocalypse
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Fantasycon 2024: Interview with Guest of Honour Priya Sharma
In the lead-up to Fantasycon in Chester – happening next month! – and to celebrate the summoning of
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Fantasycon 2024: Interview with Guest of Honour Bella Pagan
It’s exactly one month until we gather for Fantasycon in Chester, and to celebrate the summoning of
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Using Tech Headlines To Inspire Fiction: What Will Be The True Impact of Life Extension?
With their debut novel, To Live or Let Live, hitting shelves in just a few weeks, SJ Vivant (who
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Meet J J Vason
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
What’s Behind the Rise in East & South-East Asian Speculative Fiction?
Ahead of Imaginarium: A Celebration of ESEA Speculative Fiction—happening virtually on 22
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Medea by Rosie Hewlett
Medea is a prisoner in her father’s house, Aeetes, King of Colchis. Where once he reviled her
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
The striking and seductive Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada is the secretive heroine of this beautifully
The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness by Matt Ottley
The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness follows a boy through a journey with mental illness.
The Dark Side of the Sky
THE DARK SIDE OF THE SKY by Francesco Dimitri. Titan Books. p/b. £9.99. Reviewed by Elloise
The Fireborne Blade
Once the King’s favourite, Maddileh is now a knight disgraced, searching for an opportunity
Burn the Negative
Okay, I’m hooked before we even start, as I have to admit I’m a sucker for horror