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8 Reindeer

THE EIGHT REINDEER OF THE APOCALYPSE By Tom Holt Orbit, pb, £9.19 Reviewed by Christine Downes The first thing I want to make clear is that I have never read a book by Tom Holt. This is my first venture into his work after a great many people have enthusiastically… Read More »8 Reindeer

Relight My Fire

Relight My Fire by C.K. McDonnell Bantum, hb, £17.47 Reviewed by Sarah Deeming All over Manchester, people are displaying curious magical traits, flying, and spontaneous combustion without death, but when they are questioned about it, these victims remember nothing except going home early and watching a film. At the same… Read More »Relight My Fire

In an Orchard

IN AN ORCHARD GROWN FROM ASH by Rory Power. Titan Books. h/b. £15.99. Reviewed by Elloise Hopkins. Snow falls even as spring draws to a close. Rhea has sacrificed her consort, just like always, so why does it still snow? Alexandros, the second youngest of the Argyros siblings, finds himself… Read More »In an Orchard

All Souls Lost

All Souls Lost by Dan Moren All Souls Lost by Dan Moren JAB Books, pb, £15.20 Reviewed by Sarah Deeming Mike Lucifer, a private investigator of supernatural cases, has been MIA for two years after the untimely death of his partner, hiding on a beach getting drunk. But his money… Read More »All Souls Lost

The front cover for Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle. in the bottom half of the page is a set of camp huts in a clearing in a forest. There are pine trees in the background.One of the huts has a bright blue light coming from the windows and doors. The top of the page, behind the trees has a close up of an open mouth and moths are flying out of it.

Camp Damascus

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle from @TitanBooks #BookReview #Horror #Fantasy Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle Titan Books, pb, £8.99 Reviewed by Sarah Deeming Rose Darling is just an ordinary twenty-year-old. She loves her family and her church and hanging out with her friends. Completely normal. But she also vomits flies,… Read More »Camp Damascus

Meet Claire Cronshaw

Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). This week, it’s Claire Cronshaw’s turn: editor, coach, course leader, Cumbrian-in-Lancashire.

The Phoenix King

The Phoenix King by Aparna Verma Orbit Books, pb, £9.19 Reviewed by Mikaela Silk A kingdom on the verge of war. A King on the verge of insanity. An assassin on the verge of freedom. A princess on the verge of embracing her power. But the scales could tip either… Read More »The Phoenix King

Shown is a graphic that has a purple, black and blue sky with stars and the silhouette of a tree with bare branches. Top left is Robin CM Duncan. He has short hair and a beard and is wearing glasses. Top right is Russell A Smith. There is a plane in the background and he is looking direct at the camera with smile. He has locks and facial hair. Middle left is Kit Power. He has long, brown, wavy hair, facial hair and is wearing glasses. Middle right is Neil Williamson, who has a shaved head and is facial hair. On the bottom right and left is the BFS logo, a red and black dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. In the top middle are lines of white text, saying 'BFS Online Presents: Inspiration. Below are lines of white text, saying ‘Panel: Music, Movies & Media, Kit Power, Russell A Smith, Neil Williamson, Robin CM Duncan (mod)’. At the bottom are lines of white text saying ‘Saturday 20th January, 12 to 12:45pm. Tickets from BFS website.’.

BFS Online: Inspiration – Music, Movies & Media

Music, Movies & Media: A conversation about how different types of media get our creative juices flowing. How does music move you to build worlds and form characters? What changes in a story from page to screen?
Find out more about our panel.