Tim Akers’ THE PAGAN NIGHT Launches an Intriguing Dark Fantasy Trilogy
Tim Akers serves up an entertaining dark fantasy novel, the first of a new trilogy [...]
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BOOK REVIEW: The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
REVIEW SUMMARY: Hold the blade, Inquisitor! I will tell the truth! I have found a new favorite author. His name be Abercrombie. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Danger brews in [...]
The Completist Looks at THE SWAN’S WAR Series by Sean Russell
Sean Russell was a fairly prolific Canadian fantasy writer who, over the course of eight years (1991 through 1998) churned out unique fantasies which blended fantasy together [...]
The SF Signal Podcast (Episode 255): An Epic-Epic Fantasy Panel with Sarah Chorn, Kate Elliott, Jaym Gates, Felix Gilman, Laura Resnick & Tad Williams
In episode 255 of the SF Signal Podcast Patrick Hester and Jaym Gates bring together Kate Elliott, Tad Williams, Laura Resnick, Felix Gilmanand Sarah Chorn to discuss Epic [...]
BOOK REVIEW: The Fell Sword by Miles Cameron
REVIEW SUMMARY: Epic Sword & Sorcery. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Freshly blooded from the defense of Lissen Carrak, the Red Knight and his company venture to Morea where [...]
The Completist: THE SUNDERING by Jacqueline Carey
Jacqueline Carey burst onto the fantasy scene with her alternate history/fantasy/erotic series of novels which began with Kushiel’s Dart and in recent years, she has turned [...]
MIND MELD: What’s “Wrong” with Epic Fantasy?
[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] On episode 224 of the SF Signal Podcast, a discussion began about how epic fantasy can sometimes be too long, too [...]
Short Epic Fantasy Film: Exordium
Are you in the mood for a gritty (and graphic) fantasy animation? Then check out Exordium, described thusly: A group of warriors confront that which stands between them and [...]
The Completist: The NIGHT ANGEL TRILOGY by Brent Weeks
When Brent Weeks’s first novel, The Way of Shadows, was unleashed the publisher and author of course had high hopes for his career as an author and the first book in The [...]
The Completist: Greg Keyes’s THE KINGDOMS OF THORN AND BONE
Much of fantasy, especially Epic Fantasy, has some basis or inspiration in real world events and history. In Greg Keyes’s Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, he uses the lost [...]
[GUEST POST] Garrett Calcaterra on Epic Fantasy and How J.R.R. Tolkien Pulled a George Lucas
Garrett Calcaterra is author of the epic fantasy novel, Dreamwielder, released earlier this month by Diversion Books, and touted by steampunk legend James P. Blaylock as [...]
INTERVIEW: Brian McClellan Talks Epic Fantasy and “Promise of Blood”
Writer Brian McClellan began writing Wheel of Time roleplaying fiction in his teens, and has been writing every since. Living in Ohio with his wife, two dogs, a cat, and [...]
The Notion of Epic Fantasy And The Dreams It Offers
“Dreaming is impossible without myths. If we don’t have enough myths of our own, we’ll latch onto those of others — even if those myths make us believe terrible [...]
New Author Spotlight: Col Buchanan
New Author Spotlight is a series designed to introduce authors with up to 3 books in the different SF/F subgenres. Today’s spotlight shines on Col Buchanan! His books [...]
SFFWRTCHT Interview With DB Jackson
DB Jackson, aka David B. Coe, was born on March 12, 1963, the youngest of four children who all grew up to be writers. David received his undergraduate degree from Brown [...]
REVIEW: Shadow’s Lure by Jon Sprunk
REVIEW SUMMARY: A strong Sword and Sorcery flavored with Epic Fantasy. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: Nimea and the surrounding nations are threatened by a faceless threat from [...]
REVIEW: Ashes of a Black Frost by Chris Evans
REVIEW SUMMARY: Reading Chris Evans is like watching TV: tons of action, sparce but meaningful descriptions and a lot of fun. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: The Iron Elves [...]
REVIEW: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
A mesmerizing ride through thick deceit as Martin compels you through every incredible page.
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REVIEW: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Even infinite potential can be tempered by absolute apathy. This is an endearing tale of a boy that grows into a legend to be respected and feared.
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REVIEW: The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham
REVIEW SUMMARY: Highly acclaimed author delivers a strong and promising start to an epic fantasy series. Fans of George R.R. Martin and Joe Abercrombie take note. MY RATING: [...]
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