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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Rowena Cory Daniells is passionate about writing. Her speculative fiction stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies including Dreaming DownUnder and Dreaming Again. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Django Wexler graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh with degrees in creative writing and computer science, and worked for the university in artificial [...]
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 in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]