Yearly Archives: 2025
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INTERVIEW WITH JOHN IRONMONGER (THE WAGER AND THE BEAR)
John Ironmonger was born and grew up in East Africa. He has a doctorate in zoology, and was once an expert on freshwater leeches. He is ... -
THE LIGHT OF BLOOD by Jade Christy (THE MONSTER BOTHERER)
Welcome to THE MONSTER BOTHERER! We are thrilled to welcome back Emma Penman, who exclusively reviews monster romance, and has returned for another week of Monster ... -
PORTRAITS OF DECAY by Carson Winter (BOOK REVIEW)
Fear for the Anxious Animal: Carson Winter’s Portraits of Decay It’s easy to forget why the strange and the unfamiliar unsettles us. You watch and ... -
BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL by V.E.Schwab (BOOK REVIEW)
Unrivalled fantasy author V. E. Schwab dedicates her newest work “to the ones who hunger—for love, for time, or simply to be free.” I hardly need ... -
HEMLOCK & SILVER by T. Kingfisher (BOOK REVIEW)
Hemlock & Silver follows Anja, a healer who voluntarily takes poison to further her experiments in the search for cures. When the king knocks on her ... -
PUBLISHER INTERVIEW – ISABELLE KENYON (MANAGING DIRECTOR – FLY ON THE WALL PRESS)
We are joined today at the Hive by Isabelle Kenyon, Managing Director of Manchester based publishing house Fly on the Wall Press. Isabelle has led the ... -
QUEEN OF MERCY by Natania Barron (EXCERPT)
“The first born of Arthur will bring his end.” When the high priestess Vyvian du Lac dies, Morgen le Fay—acolyte to the priestess, midwife to queens, ... -
Escapism within Fantasy – GUEST POST by Brittney Arena (A DANCE OF LIES)
My protector is gone, revealed to be a monster. But I remind myself that I am not a damsel. I’m no princess bound within a tower. ... -
MARRIED TO THE ALIEN COWBOY by Ursa Dax (THE MONSTER BOTHERER)
Welcome to THE MONSTER BOTHERER! We are thrilled to welcome back our new reviewer Emma Penman, who exclusively reviews monster romance, and has returned for another ... -
Interview with C. S. E. Cooney (SAINT DEATH’S HERALD)
C. S. E. Cooney (she/her) is a two-time World Fantasy Award-winning author: for novel Saint Death’s Daughter, and collection Bone Swans, Stories. Other work includes The Twice-Drowned Saint, Dark Breakers, and Desdemona ...
