Discovering new voices in SFF writing is always exciting. Tor UK has acquired a new series from debut author Genevieve Cogman, the first in the series being The Invisible Library, due out in ebook form on December 18th, 2014 and in ...
Read More »Lev Grossman’s The Magicians: He was used to this anticlimactic feeling
It’s been a long while since I’ve had such a strong – and yet so conflicted – reaction to reading a novel. At times The Magicians is a wonderful novel, exploring areas of fantasy that often get swept under the ...
Read More »Science Fiction and Fantasy Worlds
On September 30th, Penny Arcade ran a comic, ‘Sanderfuge’. It poked fun at the obsessive Brandon Sanderson fans who go on and on about the magic systems and worlds he creates in his fiction. I think it would be easy ...
Read More »Deerskin by Robin McKinley
It is no secret that I love Robin McKinley. The book that I most often reread is The Hero and the Crown, a favourite of mine since I was a child. Having previously only known her as a children’s writer, ...
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