[GUEST POST] Miles Cameron on Writing Fantasy-Battles, War, and Violence
Miles Cameron is the author of The Traitor Son Cycle, which merges epic fantasy with intricate plotting and scathing action. The first book was The Red Knight. The second [...]
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Silk Road Fantasy and Breaking the Great Wall of Europe
Tired of nearly every secondary world fantasy being set in a world that seems to borrow only from Medieval Europe, especially Western Europe? Most especially Northwestern [...]
The SF Signal Podcast (Episode 234): Django Wexler, Cat Rambo, Jason Hough and Kevin Hearne Discuss The Popularity of Science Fiction and Fantasy
In episode 234 of the SF Signal Podcast Patrick Hester, Django Wexler, Cat Rambo, Jason Hough, and Kevin Hearne discuss how the popularity of science fiction and fantasy, [...]
The Completist: SHADOWBRIDGE by Gregory Frost
Stories within stories are one of the greatest tricks in fiction and have been around ever since people have been telling stories. Gregory Frost’s latest novel, [...]
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 2014 “Beyond Words” Fantasy Author Charity Calendar
As Patrick Rothfuss noted on his blog, right now you can get a supercool calendar and help out some worthwhile charities when you do. Here’s a description of the 2014 [...]
[GUEST POST] The Writers That Shaped John Gwynne’s Idea of Fantasy
John Gwynne studied and lectured at Brighton University. He’s been in a rock ‘n’ roll band, playing the double bass, travelled the USA and lived in Canada [...]
Kindle eBook Deal: Get ICE FORGED (Book 1 in THE ASCENDANT KINGDOMS SAGA) by Gail Z. Martin for only $1.99!
Today’s Kindle deal: Gail Z. Martin’s ICE FORGED, the first book in the Ascendant Kingdoms Saga, for only $1.99! Here’s the description: Condemned as a [...]
The SF Signal Podcast (Episode 208): Panel of Irregulars – What Books Do We Want To Read Before The End Of The Year Part 1
In episode 208 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester welcomes two of our newest Irregulars, Sarah Chorn and Ria Bridges, along with a couple of long-term Irregulars, Larry [...]
Recommended Reading by Professionals…with Violette Malan
In this series, I ask various publishing professionals (including authors, bloggers, editors, agents etc.) to recommend 2-3 authors or books they feel haven’t received [...]
[GUEST POST] Rowena Cory Daniells Asks: Who Wants To Be King?
Rowena Cory Daniells is passionate about writing. Her speculative fiction stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies including Dreaming DownUnder and Dreaming Again. [...]
[GUEST POST] Thoraiya Dyer on Animals in Fantasy
Thoraiya Dyer, an ex-veterinarian, is now a three-time Aurealis Award-winning, three-time Ditmar Award-winning Australian writer. Her short fiction has appeared in [...]
[GUEST POST] Edward Willett on Writing a Fantasy RPG
Edward Willett writes science fiction, fantasy, nonfiction and plays. He won the Aurora Award for best Canadian science fiction novel in 2009 for Marseguro (DAW). As Lee [...]
[THE THOUSAND NAMES Blog Tour] Django Wexler on Using History to Build a Fantasy Society
Django Wexler graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh with degrees in creative writing and computer science, and worked for the university in artificial [...]
SFFWRTCHT: A Chat with TOR Fantasist Evie Manieri, Author of BLOOD’S PRIDE
Evie Manieri is fascinated by intricacy. She loves books with complicated plots where every detail matters. Her debut novel from Tor Books is Blood’s Pride, first [...]
BOOK REVIEW: The Thousand Names by Django Wexler
REVIEW SUMMARY: Extremely strong debut, flintlock fantasy at its best. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: The Vordanai Colonial regiment believes their miserable time in Khandar to [...]
Fun with Friends: Helen Lowe Talks with Ian Irvine
About the Series: Fun with Friends is an SF Signal interview series in which I feature fellow SFF authors from Australia and New Zealand. The format is one interview per [...]
BOOK REVIEW: No Return by Zachary Jernigan
REVIEW SUMMARY: Vivid, varied, and violent. At once beautiful and terrible to behold. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: On the planet of Jeroun god exists, and he is far from [...]
Today at Kirkus: My Picks for the Best SF/F for March 2013
Another month, another slew of speculative fiction titles vying for your book-buying dollar… Today at the Kirkus Reviews blog I make an attempt to whittle down your [...]
Malaria: The Best Spaghetti Fantasy Western Comic Strip Performance Art You’ll Ever See
Malaria is a short film that is equal parts comic strip, Origami, spaghetti fantasy western and performance art. It tells the story of Fabiano, a young Mercenary who is hired [...]
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