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Books reviewed by the BFS
Writing a novel with a distinctly unlikeable main protagonist can be a bit of a tightrope:…
For too many years, the idea of fantasy was to follow the Tolkeinesk route. While there…
Harry is a lifelong horror film fan, so when she gets a job cleaning for renowned…
The Waking of Angantyr has everything going for it: Vikings, berserkers, blood magic, Norse gods, fights,…
Among the Living is a fast-paced thriller set in the Deep North. Climate change is altering…
It’s summer in Pitlaw, a Scottish mining town where horizons and options are limited. Into this…
1995: Camp Resolution. Seven queer children are snatched from their lives and deposited at a church-run…
Professor Ermanno Ismani is offered a two-year contract with the Ministry of Defense. What is the…
Robot stories are one of the pillars of science fiction, and with the recent developments in…
A Botanical Daughter takes cues from classic botanic horror stories such asThe Flowering of the Strange…