Yearly Archives: 2021
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THE MILL: A COSMOS by Bess Brenck Kalischer (BOOK REVIEW)
Bess Brenck Kalischer – The Mill: A Cosmos (1922, translated by W. C. Bamberger 2021) “The concave mirrors were so oddly dimmed. The big city pierced ... -
HIS SECRET ILLUMINATIONS by Scarlett Gale (SPFBO 7 Semi-finalist review)
Welcome to the Fantasy-Hive’s SPFBO 7 SEMI-FINALIST WEEK. Just to remind you our team of five judges, me (Theo), Belle, Peter, Scarlett and Calvin have spent ... -
Author Spotlight: Malcolm Devlin (UNEXPECTED PLACES TO FALL FROM, UNEXPECTED PLACES TO LAND)
Malcolm Devlin is the author of the collection ‘Unexpected Places to Fall From, Unexpected Places to Land’, published by Unsung Stories, and the novella, ‘And ... -
WINDWARD by S. Kaeth (SPFBO 7 SEMI-FINALIST REVIEW)
Welcome to the Fantasy-Hive’s SPFBO 7 SEMI-FINALIST WEEK. Just to remind you our team of five judges, me (Theo), Belle, Peter, Scarlett and Calvin have spent ... -
WENDY, DARLING by A C Wise (BOOK REVIEW
Content warnings: A huge amount of medical abuse and gaslighting; depictions of abusive asylums; mentions of suicide; mentions of sexual assault. I don’t tend to consider ... -
BLOOD BOUNTY by Liza Street (SPFBO 7 Semi-Finalist Review)
Welcome to the Fantasy-Hive’s SPFBO 7 SEMI-FINALIST WEEK. Just to remind you our team of five judges, me (Theo), Belle, Peter, Scarlett and Calvin have spent ... -
THE FALL OF BABEL by Josiah Bancroft (BOOK REVIEW)
The Fall of Babel is the stunningly imaginative end to an amazing journey. Josiah Bancroft has crafted for himself and his readers the most exceptional and ... -
BEASTS AND BEAUTY: DANGEROUS TALES by Soman Chainani (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warnings: Traditional fairy tale grimness, including violence, death and murder, child abuse, forced marriage, and so on; racism and colourism. Nothing is graphically described. You ... -
Tough Travelling: Ghosts & Spirits
Welcome intrepid adventurers to Tough Travelling with the Tough Guide to Fantasyland! That’s right, we’ve dusted it down and brought back this feature (created by Nathan of ... -
Double Star by Robert A Heinlein – Book Review
The first sci-fi novel I ever read by Robert A. Heinlein got me from the very first: If a man walks in dressed like a hick ...
