From Pen to Print: Daniel Willcocks on Slay
With the latest entry in the Twisted Tales series about to be unleashed, Daniel Willcocks returns
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A Somewhat Festive Geeky Gift-Giving Guide
As much as we’d like to run and hide from this fact, ’tis now the season for thinking gifts. So for
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Meet Eric Huang
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
Ask an Expert: November 2025
In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative
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Meet Valeriya Salt
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
From Pen to Print: Dan Howarth on Lionhearts
With his latest novel unleashed tomorrow, 21 November, on his own Northern Republic Press, Dan
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Slaying the Vampire Conqueror by Carissa Broadbent
I have had mixed experiences with romantasy books. I often like the premise but struggle to connect
Death on the Caldera by Emily Paxman
Davina, Kellen, and Morel Linde are travelling incognito by the cross-continental train from Balter
These Dreaming Spires: A Dark Academia Anthology ed by Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane
This anthology follows the earlier dark academia collection In These Hallowed Halls. Apart from
The Sword Triumphant by Gareth Hanrahan
Old Alf of Mulladale is regarded as a solid man. Dependable, reliable, strong, if a bit dim. But he
The Assassin’s Wrath by R.S. Moule
Disowned and blamed for his brother’s death at the hands of the vampyre Solis Deadhand,
The Gentleman and his Vowsmith by Rebecca Ide
The Gentleman and his Vowsmith is an interesting blend of genres. Primarily a historical gothic