A few of Adam Bassett’s favorite reads from 2025, plus honorable mentions
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Cover Reveal: The Stars Within by Alex Arch
Blurb Thomas fights to beat cancer. Colette fights to save the human race. A colonial miner crippled with debt, Thomas must flee his home to cure his recurring cancer. With his health declining at an alarming rate, his options are limited. Spend his last days surrounded by his loved ones or leave them behind for […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 183: Our Favorite Reads of 2025 LIVE (with Talking Story & OWWR Pod)
The end of 2025 is upon us, and that means it’s time to discuss our favorite reads of the year! Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly as they reminisce on the year that was with friends John & Jakob Minton from Talking Story and Hannah & Laura from OWWR Pod. During the panel, they share and discuss their top SFFH reads from this year (2 each for a total of 14), as well as their honorable mentions. And of course, many shenanigans ensued.
Cover Reveal: Little Bead in a Squall by C.B. Lansdell
I’m excited to help with this cover reveal for my friend and fellow author, C.B. Lansdell. Little Bead in a Squall is an interactive fiction/choose-your-own-adventure style story that will be included as part of the Unearthed Stories app starting December 5, 2025. * * * * * * * Cover illustration and design by Livia […]
Review: Predator: Badlands
Synopsis “Predator: Badlands,” which stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, is set in the future on a remote planet, where a young Predator (Schuster-Koloamatangi), outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia (Fanning) and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary. TL:DR A perfectly fun and inventive action film […]
Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein
Synopsis Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation. TL:DR A vast and beautiful adaptation that takes Frankenstein to new heights. […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 182: Heroism & Villainy with Christopher Ruocchio (Writing Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Heroism & Villainy with author Christopher Ruocchio. During the episode, Christopher treads the fine line of morality, delving into how we define heroes and villains, moral ambiguity vs. complexity, laying the foundations for your heroes and villains, establishing the moral framework of your story, character relatability, motivations vs. justifying actions, threats to your characters, how characters can shift over time and more.
Cover Reveal: Shadow of Legends (Dragonforged #1) by J.D.L. Rosell – Special Edition
Book Title: Shadow of LegendsSeries: The Dragonforged SagaSeries Book #: 1Illustration: René AignerCase cover & typography: Rachel St. Clair Book Description Forged in dragonfire, a new legend is born. The tyrant gods have fallen. Dragons have returned. Monarchs scrabble for power while greater threats seethe in the shadows. Leras Venaliel rises to meet these challenges. A […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 181: Christopher Ruocchio talks Shadows Upon Time, Science Fantasy, Rhetoric & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Christopher Ruocchio about his new novel Shadows Upon Time, reflecting on the Sun Eater series, Hadrian’s epic character journey, writing (and finishing) a long, expansive series, the lost art of rhetoric, working as an editor at Baen Books, being on both sides of the publishing curtain, the appeal of science fantasy, the role of genre-blending in modern publishing, parenthood, changing perspectives, future projects and much more.
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Guest Post: Inspiration for The Chambermaids by Leigh M. Hall
As a teen, I fell in love with Anne Rice, probably earlier than I should have. Reading The Witching Hour at a very young age. I loved the graphic, gothic allure books like that offered. In my twenties, I moved on to smuttier reads. That is when I discovered Charlaine Harris. She has mastered the […]