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The front cover for The Fractured Dark by Megan O' Keefe. There is a man and woman dressed in dark clothes on a walkway high above a space ship. The woman is carrying a gun, and the man walks a little behind her.

The Fractured Dark

The Fractured Dark by Megan E. O’Keefe The Fractured Dark by Megan E. O’Keefe Orbit, pb, £9.99 Reviewed by Sarah Deeming Aware of the canus running through their pathway, a primitive lifeforce that takes control of its host, Naira Sharp and Tarquin Mercator are working with the Conservator to discover… Read More »The Fractured Dark

Fantasycon 2024

The BFS is very pleased to announce that Fantasycon 2024 will take place from 11th-13th October at The Queen at Chester Hotel, City Road, Chester. The event will be run by the BFS team, with Shona Kinsella as Chair. Tickets are available for sale here at early bird prices. Prices… Read More »Fantasycon 2024

The front cover for The Ten Percent Thief by Lavanya Lakshminarayan. The bottom half of the page is blue and the top half is yellow. There is a tree on the right hand side. The roots are down in the dark blue and are a lighter blue colour. The tree leaves are in the yellow part and are dark blue.

THE TEN PERCENT THIEF by Lavanya Lakshminarayan.

THE TEN PERCENT THIEF by Lavanya Lakshminarayan from Rebellion Publishing #BookReview #SciFi #Dystopia #Dystopian THE TEN PERCENT THIEF by Lavanya Lakshminarayan. Rebellion. h/b. £16.99. Reviewed by Elloise Hopkins. Apex City, where Bell Corporation governs through a system of meritocracy. The Twenty Percent is what John is aiming for. He has… Read More »THE TEN PERCENT THIEF by Lavanya Lakshminarayan.

Workshop – Writing Historical Fantasy: Research as a Catalyst with Tiffani Angus

We are delighted to be kicking off our new series of online workshops with Writing Historical Fantasy: Research as a Catalyst, presented by Tiffani Angus. Historical fantasy is such a wide subgenre that knowing where to start can be confusing. This workshop will explore the complicated relationship between history and… Read More »Workshop – Writing Historical Fantasy: Research as a Catalyst with Tiffani Angus

The front cover for The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz. There is a large tree in the foreground which has artificial struts coming from it. There is a city in the background on the right hand side and a large lake and mountain range on the left hand side.

The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz

Terraformers by Annalee Newitz from @orbitbooks #BookReview #Sci-fi Terraformers by Annalee Newitz Orbit, pb, £9.99 Review by Nadya Mercik “Everything in balance,” says the Environmental Rescue Team Handbook. The question is – whose balance is it on? As Annalee Newitz writes in the Acknowledgements, this novel was created as a… Read More »The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz

February Event – The Bestiary: Writing Fantastical Creatures

What would speculative fiction be without it’s fantastical creatures? From Dragons to imps, werewolves to Tatterskins, we love them all. Our final panel of Saturday’s Building Worlds event discusses fantastical creatures in all their glory. Why do we love them so much? What do they bring to our tales? How… Read More »February Event – The Bestiary: Writing Fantastical Creatures

February Event – Readings

We have a wonderful line-up of readers for you this Saturday! At 10:00am, the first event of the day, we have poet LindaAnn LoSchiavo Native New Yorker LindaAnn LoSchiavo, a Pushcart Prize, Rhysling Award, Best of the Net, and Dwarf Stars nominee, is a member of SFPA, The British Fantasy… Read More »February Event – Readings