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What Exactly is “Cosy” Speculative Fiction?
What exactly do readers mean when they talk about “cosy” fiction? We asked our members, and they
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From Pen to Print: Paul S Edwards on The Triton Run
Celebrating this week’s release of his novel The Triton Run – out on Thursday through Northodox
Meet Jason Whittle
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: The Changes (1975)
In this first of a semi-regular column on the TV that made us SFFH fans, Gary Couzens revisits The
BFS Retreat: It’s Not All About Chasing Word Counts!
About a dozen brave souls gathered at Gladstone’s Library over the first weekend in March to bask
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BFS Retreat 2025: Creativity in Companionship Gets the Job Done
About a dozen brave souls gathered at Gladstone’s Library over the first weekend in March to bask
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The Servants and Other Strange Stories By John O’Donoghue
Strange, certainly. Compelling, utterly. An excellently written set of short stories that draw you
A Fire in the Sky by Sophie Jordan
Tamsyn is the royal whipping girl. An orphan, she was brought up with the princesses of Penterra,
Tariq and the Drowning City by Sarwat Chadda
Absolutely cracking tale. Squarely aimed at pre-teens, this is enjoyable for all ages, especially
THE WEAVERS OF ALAMAXA by Hadeer Elsbai
Giorgina Shukry is now a fugitive wanted for the use of magic and, as of two days ago, a prison
PJ AND THE PARANORMAL PURSUERS: THE PHANTOMS OF PITTENWEEM By Jacqui Dempster
The second book in a young adult series sees PJ and his friends (the titular Paranormal Pursuers)
THE SPICE GATE by Prashanth Srivatsa
Amir was born with the spicemark on his neck, condemning him to a life as a bowler of Raluha, a