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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Meet Paul A. Green
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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Announcing the BFS Book Club!
Yet another perk of joining the BFS: get to know some of the best new speculative fiction reads,
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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
Doomed Romances: Strange Tales of Uncanny Love, edited by Joanne Ella Parsons
This collection of doomed romances contains stories by well-known authors such as Mary Shelley and
THE TRAITOR by Anthony Ryan
Alwyn Scribe remains at Evadine’s side, his feelings for her burning brightly even as he
Fyneshade by Kate Griffin
Writing a novel with a distinctly unlikeable main protagonist can be a bit of a tightrope: make
WARRIOR OF THE WIND by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
For too many years, the idea of fantasy was to follow the Tolkeinesk route. While there might be