The shortlisted works across all 13 categories of the British Fantasy Awards have been announced! Find out who’s in the mix over on our blog. Winners announced at Fantasycon in October.
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Meet P.S.C. Willis
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
The TV That Made Us: Sky (1975)
In his semi-regular column on the classic TV that made us SFFH fans, Gary Couzens revisits 1975’s
From Pen to Print: Christian Bieck on A Basquet of Cats
From working as a futurist to inhabiting a world of magical cats that speak Basque—Christian
Tags: author journey, debut, Fantasy, YA
Meet Ben S. Eaton
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I Am Your Father: The Problem of Shallow Parenting In A Galaxy Far, Far Away
With the first cinematic release from the Star Wars universe in many years about to hit our
Tags: fatherhood, parenting, Star Wars
An Introduction to Queer Speculative Fiction
Kicking off a new essay series on queer horror, Bronte Rowan—gothic scholar and co-chair of the
Tags: column, horror, LGBTQIA+, Queer horror, Queer writers
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Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me by Django Wexler
The sequel to the very funny How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying, Wexler does not disappoint
Rose/House by Arkady Martine
There is a lot to like about this novella: intriguing characters, deep imagination, and a very
Pendragon RPG: The Sauvage King
It’s difficult to imagine Arthurian lore without the Questing Beast gallivanting around a dense
Januaries by Olivie Blake
It seemed like a good month to dive into Januaries, a short story collection by Olivie Blake. She
Basic Roleplaying: Creatures
Without generic role-playing games, the entire hobby would be in an awkward place. Every TTRPG has
Five Mini-Adventures – PDF (Shadowdark RPG)
The OSR movement trudges ever onward, and mixed in the fray is the game, Shadowdark, from