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Meet Paul S. Edwards

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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David Green

Waiting Mode, Submissions, and Moving On

Fantasy author David Green gets *real* about being an autistic writer on

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BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Magic Systems

We see different types of magic in our fictional worlds, but which is best? Hard or soft? Should

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Shown is a graphic that has a background of a mountainous landscape, seen through clouds. In the middle is an old book with the pages open and a river spilling out. On the top right and left is the BFS logo, a black dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Photos: Zamil Akhtar (top left); Gareth Hanrahan (top right); Peter McLean (bottom left); PS Livingstone (bottom right).

BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Faith & Religion

With an estimated 10,000 distinct religions worldwide and a whole host of mythologies to choose

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Laura Bennett

Ask an Agent: February 2025

In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agent, Laura Bennett of the Liverpool

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Meet Marisa Linton

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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BFS Reviews

The Sirens by Emilia Hart

The Sirens is a lushly written novel set across two time periods. We follow two sets of sisters –

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Dragonfire. Issue 1. RPG Zine Review

One of the most significant aspects of tabletop role-playing is that the games are limitless.

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The Dark Mirror by Samantha Shannon

Paige Mahoney has always dreamed of escaping Scion and returning to the free world beyond, where

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At Dark, I Become Loathsome by Eric LaRocca

As my first longer piece of Eric LaRocca fiction, having only read 4 short stories of his

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The Original’s Rage by David Watkins

For ten years, Captain Peter Knowles has been in the middle of a war between humans and werewolves,

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The Black Hunger by Nicholas Pullen

Lord John Dalwood is a scholar studying ancient civilisations and is fascinated with Buddhism. When

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