The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jul/Aug 2022, Volume 143 #762 (magazine review).
While a magazine is a useful sounding-board for new voices, sampling newcomers to a long established field, it is also
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Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock (book review).
There are some books that leave a lasting impression. Particular scenes or ideas transcend the ordinary. These books are the
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Embertide (A Fallow Sisters Novel book 3) by Liz Williams (book review).
Too many contemporary fantasy novels involve variations of the cityscape populated with nasty but misunderstood supernatural creatures, often vampires and
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Omens (The Cainesville Series book 1) by Kelley Armstrong (book review).
An author always takes a risk when they round off a popular series and embarks on a new one. There
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Jack In The Green by Charles de Lint (book review).
An archetype is an original pattern or model on which all the subsequent characters or settings are based. They are
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Otherworld Chills by Kelley Armstrong (book review).
In the sub-genre of contemporary supernatural fantasy, there are two approaches. The human population are aware of the supernaturals such
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In The Heart Of Hidden Things by Kit Whitfield (book review)
One of the problems with ‘high’ fantasy is that it tends to concentrate on the players in the larger picture,
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Pariah (Donovan series book 3) by W. Michael Gear (book review).
In the early days of pulp Science Fiction many of the aliens encountered were bipedal, built on the human structural
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Aspects by John M. Ford (book review).
While most people look forward to retirement, a pension and the hope that they will be able to do what
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/Jun 2022, Volume 142 #761 (magazine review).
Magazines are a good place to sample the work of new writers, but it is also good to be able
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