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Epic fantasy

Epic fantasy unfolds across expansive imagined worlds, often with far-reaching conflicts and quests. Its stories may follow several characters through a struggle with consequences for many.

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February 2023

21Feb 2023

ReviewFantasy

The Killing God: The Great God’s War Book Three by Stephen Donaldson (book review).

‘The Killing God’ is the third and final part of ‘The Great God’s War’, an epic fantasy trilogy by Stephen Donaldson. For it…

Eamonn Murphy21 Feb 2023

January 2023

13Jan 2023

ReviewFantasy

Seventh Decimate: The Great God’s War Book One by Stephen Donaldson (book review).

‘Seventh Decimate’ is the first book in an epic fantasy trilogy by Stephen Donaldson of ‘Thomas Covenant’ fame. Book three is just out,…

Eamonn Murphy13 Jan 2023

Yu-Gi-Oh! Maze of Machines: Konami loads Bandit Keith’s hardware into a 153-card set for March (card games news).

Elon Musk’s AI Odyssey arrives seven minutes at a time, and Nolan’s $1.78bn epic needn’t lock the doors just yet (AI film news).

Back Issue #26 February 2006 (magazine review)

Archive of Our Own goes dark for up to a month after a break-in, and fandom’s library is left in the Wayback Machine’s spare room (news).

Wicker: more than 100 basket makers say Alexander Skarsgård’s husband is plaited, not woven, and the village green erupts (film news).

Peter Medak (1937–2026): the Budapest refugee who left a ball on the stairs, and an entire genre looking over its shoulder (obituary).

Wicker: more than 100 basket makers say Alexander Skarsgård’s husband is plaited, not woven, and the village green erupts (film news).

Creative Futures (Beyond And Within) edited by Allen Stroud (book review)

Taika Waititi tells the critics of Klara and the Sun they are “in the bin”, while Spain quietly bins the film (movie news).

Marvel’s Zodiac finds its writers: twelve star signs, two spies and a London shoot.

Dogfights Over the Desert: The SFcrowsnest UFO Roundup, October 2026

Exterminate the writers? Russell T Davies calls the BBC boss’s AI Doctor Who remarks “clumsy”, and puts a date on the new Doctor (news).

Maison Ghibli returns to London, and No-Face is moving to Oxford Street (news).

Clayface Oozes To The Top, Warcraft Rolls For Initiative And Essen Runs Out Of Halls (Offworld Report, 22–31 October 2026).

Sir Patrick Stewart (1940–2026): the captain’s final log.

“Never say never”: Phil Lord and Chris Miller have made their peace with losing Solo, and Kathleen Kennedy sent a nice note about Project Hail Mary (Star Wars news).

Netflix’s Bass X Machina unleashes steampunk cowboys, mechanical minotaurs and a suspiciously familiar name

Captain America #16: Doctor Doom repossesses Hell, voids Mephisto’s contracts, and Spider-Man fans start eyeing One More Day (comic news, spoilers).

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