6 Middle Eastern-Inspired Fantasy and Science Fiction Novels
Cover detail from Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed A lot of modern fantasy has been inspired by the history and myth of Western Europe. While that’s all well and good, focusing solely on...
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5 Books By Richard Matheson and the Movies They Inspired
Pic: “The Incredible Shrinking Man” (1953)/Universal Pictures © Today is Richard Matheson’s birthday, and while he’s no longer with us (d. 2013) his fiction very much is. To quote Neil Gaiman, “He was...
View ArticleFnord! 5 Novels Featuring Far-Fetched Conspiracy Theories
While we tend to think of them as a facet of the modern life in the United States, conspiracy theories have been a part of American culture since the earliest days of the Union. Whether they’re...
View ArticleThe Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy You Missed This Summer
Photo by Jan Mellström on Unsplash It’s the constant plight of the book lover: there are too many books and just not enough time. Summer, in particular, is a time when new books appear on shelves at a...
View Article19 Underrated Horror Novels to Read With the Lights Down Low
Photo by Simon Wijers on Unsplash It’s that time of year. Halloween is just around the corner and with it, thoughts turn to all manner of grotesquerie and the macabre. For horror fans it’s a...
View ArticleWinter Is Coming: 26 Snowbound Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books For Cold Nights
Photo by Steve Halama on Unsplash Halloween is over, we’ve turned the clocks back, and it’s getting dark earlier and earlier. Regardless of what the thermometer says, winter is just around the corner,...
View Article10 Space Operas to Read If You Loved Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Photo by NASA on Unsplash The wait between new Star Wars films is much less than it used to be, but you’ve still got some time to kill between Solo: A Star Wars Story and Episode IX. Fortunately,...
View ArticleSFF BFFs: The Best Friendships in Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Photo by Alexis Brown on Unsplash It’s about that time of year when love’s on everyone’s minds – be it romantic, familial, or otherwise. While many of us think of our “special someone” as a romantic...
View ArticlePriest of Bones Author Peter McLean Picks His Five Favorite Fantasy Debuts
Photo by Samuel Zeller on Unsplash Priest of Bones isn’t my first novel–it’s actually my fourth–but it is my first real fantasy book. In changing genres from contemporary crime fantasy to proper...
View Article10 Must-Read Contemporary Horror Books About the Horrors of Modern Life
Photo by Alex Iby on Unsplash You’ll hear people saying that we’re in something of a horror renaissance right now, a new golden age of terrifying fiction across page and screen. I think that’s true,...
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