Do Science Fiction and Fantasy mix or are there hard and fast lines between them? What about Science Fantasy? What is it and where does it fit in? Discussing this and more, join our panel of talented and lovely authors on Saturday 18th November at 3pm GMT, via zoom. Tickets… Read More »BFS Online: Blending Genres Science Fantasy
Pennies From Heaven by James P. Blaylock Drugstore Indian Press (PS Publishing) pbk £14.99 Reviewed by Ian Hunter Okay, true confession time, American fantasy writer James Blaylock is one of my favourite writers of fantasy and one of the bookshelves in Hunter Towers groans under the strain of a lot… Read More »Pennies from Heaven
Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison Titan Books pbk £8.99 Reviewed by Ian Hunter Rachel Harrison has previously given us novels about scary reunions (“The Return”) and Witches (“Cackle” – great title) and now in “Such Sharp Teeth” we get…I was going to say no spoilers here, but given the… Read More »Such Sharp Teeth
Every Friday, we’ll meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). This week we meet Daniel McCormack, creator of the Tales of Teltra.
Rendered Flesh by David Cartwright Level Up Publishing, pb, £11.99 Reviewed by Sarah Deeming Have you ever wondered if we’re already zombies? Consumer zombies mindlessly buying whatever the white men in power tell us to buy, which is usually whatever lines their pockets. Thought zombies believing whatever the press tells… Read More »Rendered Flesh
Every Friday, we’ll meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). This week we meet children’s fantasy writer Stefanie Parks.
WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS by Isabel Ibañez. Hodderscape. h/b. £16.99. Reviewed by Elloise Hopkins. Buenos Aires, 1884. Inez’s father collects artefacts that have been touched by magic, filling their house with treasures and trinkets, but to Inez’s dismay, her parents spend six months of every year away from her in… Read More »What the River Knows
THE MARLEN OF PRAGUE: Christopher Marlow and the City of Gold by Angeli Primani THE MARLEN OF PRAGUE: Christopher Marlow and the City of Gold by Angeli Primani Guardbridge Books, pb, £11.99 Reviewed by Pauline Morgan Some authors give themselves very difficult challenges. To write in a historical period requires… Read More »The Marlen of Prague
The Wheel of Time Season 2, Episode 7: Daes Dae’mar The Wheel of Time Season 2, Episode 7: Daes Dae’mar Amazon Prime, 2023 Reviewed by Steven Poore And now the already impressive second season of The Wheel of Time kicks up yet another gear and twists the knife deep into… Read More »Wheel of Time Ep 7
Every Friday, we’ll meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). This week we meet children’s fantasy writer Stefanie Parks.