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MEMORY OF WATER by Emmi Itäranta – THE UNSEEN ACADEMIC
This is an occasional series of posts drawing on my excursion into the academic side of creative writing. Having taken a career break from secondary schooling ... -
CRUISING THE COSMERE: Elantris (BOOK REVIEW)
“The Elantrians represented the ultimate flaw of human arrogance. They had set themselves up as gods. Their hubris had earned them their fate.” Elantris by ... -
Author Spotlight – Lucy Holland (SISTERSONG)
Lucy Hounsom is the author of The Worldmaker Trilogy. Her first book, STARBORN, was shortlisted in the 2016 Gemmell Awards for Best Fantasy Debut. Her ... -
Author Spotlight – A. J. Rettger (OATHBREAKER)
A.J. Rettger lives on a farm near the small town of Aberdeen Saskatchewan with his dog, Zeke. He has a bachelor’s of education degree, ... -
Women in SFF Author Spotlight – Samantha Shannon (THE MASK IS FALLING)
Samantha Shannon studied English Language and Literature at St. Anne’s College, Oxford. The Bone Season, the first in a seven-book series, was a New York Times bestseller and ... -
ART AND IDEAS IN THE NOVELS OF CHINA MIEVILLE by Carl Freedman – THE UNSEEN ACADEMIC
This is an occasional series of posts drawing on my excursion into the academic side of creative writing. Having taken a career break from secondary schooling ... -
Tough Travelling: Nautical Fantasy
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 ... -
ASK THE WIZARD – The Clown Weeps
Cock thy ears to the voice of ancient wisdom. He who has cast mighty dragons down from the sky and made sweet love to them. He ... -
Author Spotlight – Lee Matthew Goldberg (ORANGE CITY)
Lee Matthew Goldberg is the author of the novels THE ANCESTOR, THE MENTOR, THE DESIRE CARD and SLOW DOWN. He has been published in multiple languages ... -
Mums Who Made It
Mothers get a pretty bad time of it in fantasy – we’re notorious for being missing, absent, dead, or dying. How else is our hero to ...









