Voting is now open for the British Fantasy Awards. Voting period runs from 16 April to 3 May; members and Fantasycon ticket holders can vote. Full details in our blog.

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Voting is now open for the British Fantasy Awards. Voting period runs from 16 April to 3 May; members and Fantasycon ticket holders can vote. Full details in our blog.
Books reviewed by the BFS
Imagine the challenge – a group of students in the pub or a gang of fans…
Beginning writers are often told to ‘write about what you know’. It equally applies to writing…
The Spice Gate is set in a secondary world consisting of six of what are essentially…
Johnny Mains is a literary gravedigger. He’s made quite the name for himself unearthing from archives…
Eat The Ones You Love is such a great title. I expected plant-based horror akin to…
There is a long tradition of novels based around a ‘found’ manuscript. Often it is framed…
I really enjoyed this fantasy novel, combining almost futuristic-leaning magic with intriguing and intricate politics, and…
Part creature feature, part sci-fi horror, part psychological terror, the latest from David Watkins is a…
Reading The Night Ship calls to mind a number of other great SF horror tales: Stephen…
The end of the previous book saw Rune sailing away from her homeland with uncertain allies.…