Through no fault of the authors, I’ve read two very similar books back to back. The normal “Hero’s journey” tropes apply, emphasised by the genre itself. A young man finds his life thrown into turmoil by an unexpected, fantastical, event and is launched from a typical, boring life into a realm hitherto unknown to him. He discovers new powers within
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The 2024 Future Worlds Prize is now open for entries! They’re looking for great works of science fiction and fantasy by new writers who self-identify as a person of colour.
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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 moreby Courtney Vice We all remember our first fantasy experience. Whether you were binge-reading Tolkien nestled in between the bookshelves at your local library or was fascinated with the mythical world of Harry Potter when you first saw Daniel Radcliffe’s glasses clad face on the big screen, fantasy had a way of slipping a little magic and mystique into our
Read more*Disclaimer: this list is in no particular order. Eru Ilúvatar – Eru is the supreme deity in the Middle Earth mythos. Featured most prominently in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion, Eru is the deity of Creation, the father of the Children (Elves and Men), and king over all lesser “deities” (Ainur). Most interesting fact: Eru is an analogue for the Judeo-Christian God
Read moreJust over a quarter into the previous century, two literary genres were coming into their own: science-fiction and fantasy. Certainly, there were precursor stories to these genres written by the likes of H.G. Wells and George Macdonald, but they were not the “modern” forms we recognize today. Emerging as they were, we owe a great deal of gratitude to those
Read moreK.M. Alexander’s The Stars Were Right is a story about people getting murdered and other people trying to figure out why. After three weeks on trail, caravan master Waldo Bell returns to the fantasy city of Lovat. With nothing on his mind but a shower and dinner, he collects his payment and sets out to do his errands. However, a
Read moreThis story is about a pretty typical teenage boy. Seventeen-year old Marvin resents his stepfather, struggles to communicate with his mother, cannot hold a coherent conversation with a female, and is indefatigably determined to do exactly the opposite of his father. Pretty standard, right? Until it isn’t.
Read moreLet me begin with an “I love Neil Gaiman.” I want to be completely honest about the potential bias (though I don’t think it exists here). Gaiman’s writing is everything I love when reading. Now, let’s move on. The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a story of childhood reminiscence. Our unnamed protagonist and narrator finds himself in
Read moreJust in time for the Christmas break we’ve brought you another list of selected fantasy reads, courtesy of Inkitt. This bumper list of 19 titles was compiled by Eleanna as a selection of the fantasy books available. So dig in to the below titles and let us know your thoughts! 1. Token Huntress, a Fantasy/Romance novel by Kia Carrington-Russell The sun’s
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