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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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SJ Vivant

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

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Eric Huang

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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Meet Laurence Nix

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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The Fireborne Blade

Once the King’s favourite, Maddileh is now a knight disgraced, searching for an opportunity

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Burn the Negative

Okay, I’m hooked before we even start, as I have to admit I’m a sucker for horror

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The Honey Witch

THE HONEY WITCH by Sydney J. Shields Orbit Books. h/b. £18.99. Reviewed by Elloise Hopkins. As

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The Last Bloodcarver

When Daltanny invaded the little island of Yarong, they found Heartsoothers, men and women who have

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The Festival of Hungry Ghosts

The Festival of Hungry Ghosts by Stephen Frame Champagne Book Group, kindle, £3.25 Reviewed by

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The front cover for Red River Seven by A. J. Ryan. The cover is red. There is a trail of black smoke weaving down the middle of the page, thin at the top and thick at the bottom. The title works are in white running down the middle of the page.

Red River Seven

RED RIVER SEVEN by A.J. Ryan RED RIVER SEVEN by A.J. Ryan. Orbit Books. p/b. £9.99. Reviewed by

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