Planning a Series: Notes from a Fantasycon Panel
Andrew Knighton was furiously scribbling notes during Fantasycon sessions; here, he shares insights
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Meet Dominic Miles
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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Ask an Agent: November 2024
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agent, Laura Bennett of the Liverpool
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My First Fantasycon: Author EditionÂ
A month on from Chester, Marve Michael Anderson reflects on her first Fantasycon – especially as an
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The BFS Book Club is Reading: The Silverblood Promise
Yet another perk of joining the BFS: get to know some of the best new speculative fiction reads,
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What Are Your Comfort Reads?
Our members share their comfort reads, those books and properties they turn to when they need a
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THIS ISLAND EARTH: 8 FEATURES FROM THE DRIVE-IN By Dale Bailey
This selection of otherworldly tales comes straight from 1950s America – the illustrations
A FEATHER SO BLACK by Lyra Selene
The day Fia Nà MainnÃn appeared in the High Queen’s home, her daughter Eala, Princess
A Poisoner’s Tale by Cathryn Kemp
Rome 1656: Two sicknesses are stalking the streets of Rome; the Plague and a clear liquid, four
FORGED BY BLOOD by Ehigbor Okosun
When high fantasy began to be popular, it tended to model itself on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of
Any Human Power by Manda Scott
Alanna Penhaligon lies dying in a hospital bed. She has spent her life preparing for this moment.
Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin
Xue is tired of her secluded life in the entertainment house. Playing her quin is the one thing