Carey and Coney make the PKD Award Shortlist
The judges of the 2024 Philip K. Dick Award have announced the six nominated works published in 2023 that comprise the final ballot for the award.
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No More Tor.com!
Is that clickbait in the title? Yes. Sorry about that. Tor.com isn’t closing, but it is rebranding as “Reactor” as of the 23rd of January. This rebrand and relaunch is to highlight that the online magazine has been “publisher agnostic since its founding” and will highlight that it runs independently from the Tor publishing group.
Read moreLiving In “The Underground” – Guest Post from Roxanne Bland
Post by Author Roxanne Bland “This is the weirdest book I’ve ever read.” That’s what a reviewer said about my paranormal/urban fantasy/science fiction mashup The Underground, Book 1 of The Underground Series. What a fabulous compliment! I wasn’t going for weird when I wrote the story, but that’s the way my mind works, so I’m happy to know my weirdness
Read moreOut This Week! 9th October 2023
10th October 2023 – A Stroke of the Pen – Terry Pratchett Far away and long ago, when dragons still existed and the only arcade game was ping-pong in black and white, a wizard cautiously entered a smoky tavern in the evil, ancient, foggy city of Morpork… A truly unmissable, beautifully illustrated collection of unearthed stories from the pen of
Read moreOut This Week! 4th September 2023
5th September 2023 – The Circumference of the World – Lavie Tidhar Caught between realities, a mathematician, a book dealer,and a mobster desperately seek a notorious book that disappears upon being read. Only the author, a rakish sci-fi writer,knows whether his popular novel is truthful or a hoax. In astory that is cosmic, inventive, and sly, multi-award-winningauthor Lavie Tidhar (Central
Read moreOut This Week! 21st August 2023
22nd August 2023 – Foxglove – Adalyn Grace The captivating sequel to the Gothic fantasy Belladonna, in which Signa and Death face a supernatural foe determined to tear them apart.A duke has been murdered. The lord of Thorn Grove has been framed. And Fate, the elusive brother of Death, has taken up residence in a sumptuous estate nearby. He’s hellbent on
Read moreReview – Termush – Sven Holm
Reviewed by Richard Berry I like to think I know my dystopias, so last week, I was surprised to discover an author and novella that had slipped under my radar: Termush, by the Danish writer Sven Holm. I double checked the inside pages to find it was first published in Danish in 1967 and in English in 1969. This year
Read moreFeatured Friday! Lavie Tidhar
Lavie Tidhar is author of Osama, The Violent Century, A Man Lies Dreaming, Central Station, Unholy Land, By Force Alone, The Hood, The Escapement, Neom, and Maror. His latest novels are Adama and The Circumference of the World. His awards include the World Fantasy and British Fantasy Awards, the John W. Campbell Award, the Neukom Prize and the Jerwood Prize,
Read moreOut This Week! 31st July 2023
31st July 2023 – Heir to Thorn & Flame – Ben Alderson Married to a ruthless prince… For years, Max had to serve and obey the vicious magical nobles. Now he is one of them. When the heir to the throne attacks him, Max accidentally responds with a lethal burst of magic. Max is certain he will be executed. But
Read moreThe SFWA Take No Prisoners Bundle
There’s something about fantasy that never fails to thrill readers of all ages and backgrounds. Stories filled with magical creatures, wizards, romance, and adventures, both big and small, continue to cast spells over our collective imaginations. In SFWA’s Take No Prisoners StoryBundle, there’s plenty of adventure, magic, unlikely heroes, and otherworldly creatures to keep you immersed in different worlds for
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