When someone says “Alien”, we tend to have a very green mental image. But “alien” doesn’t have to mean the little bug-eyed men in flying saucers; it isn’t always the enemy in a monster suit, trying to destroy the White House. Sometimes it’s an incomprehensible viewpoint, or trying to survive in a radically different place. Sometimes it’s simply trying to
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1st September 2020 – A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire – Jennifer L. Armentrout Everything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was falling in love with. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol of a monstrous kingdom, she barely knows who she is without the veil of the Maiden. But what she
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2020 has been a scary year. Like some dark fantasy or horror story. Or a dystopian tale about the end of the world. So… Why not embrace that spirit? Show this year from hell that you can take whatever it dishes out, because you know what dark fantasies and horror stories are really like. And you’ve seen more ends of the world than 2020 could even
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25th August 2020 – Belle Vue – C.S. Alleyne Jealousy. Betrayal. Murder. And a hunger for vengeance that spans the centuries… History student Alex Palmer is thrilled when his girlfriend, Claire Ryan, buys an apartment in Belle Vue Manor, formerly a Victorian lunatic asylum. But as Alex begins to discover the dark truth about the asylum’s past, he, Claire, and their friend Marianne
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Independent publishing house Head of Zeus has announced the launch of Ad Astra, a new imprint at the cutting edge of high concept Science Fiction and Fantasy. “I’ve been a fan [of Science Fiction] since the age of 11 when I traded my stamp album for a copy of HG Wells’s collected short stories, and I’ve never looked back. But
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FiyahCon, the virtual convention centering the perspectives and celebrating the contributions of BIPOC in speculative fiction, has recently announced the addition of the Ignyte Awards to their inaugural FiyahCon event. “The Awards seek to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of the current and future landscapes of science fiction, fantasy, and horror by recognizing incredible feats in storytelling and outstanding efforts
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Innovation can mean the difference between progress and stagnation, wonder and woe, seeing the return of dim days or a new age of enlightenment. An innovative world is one where you can immerse yourself and learn something new, see a trope turned on its head, meet characters that will frequent the passages of your mind, navigating by the spark of
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4th August 2020 – Final Days: Escape – Jasper T. Scott & Nathan Hystad The secret of their new home has been revealed.Now there’s only one thing left to do…Escape.Andrew and Kendra have learned what’s on the other side of the ridge, but it leaves them with more questions than answers. Their colony has turned into a dictatorship under the
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Why a Beyond Twilight bundle? It’s been more than fifteen years since Bella and Edward became household names, and while Twilight captured the imagination of a generation, today’s world is very different. From #metoo, to politics to science and culture, the world is beyond Twilight. Vampires have evolved. This bundle is about what’s next.
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We live in creepy times. It’s summer, when we sit around the campfire and tell fun and chilling tales. Better yet, sit back with your e-reader and enjoy these thirteen books in the “Chills and Wonder” StoryBundle curated by New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson. These are some of the best, most entertaining dark fantasy, urban fantasy, and
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