The end of 2024 is upon us, and that means it’s time to discuss our favorite reads! Better yet, this year it’s LIVE!!! Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they reminisce on the year that was with friends Greta Kelly, Hannah & Laura from OWWR Pod and Dylan Marsh from The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast. During the panel, they share and discuss their top SFF reads of the year (2 each for a total of 12).
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Bill’s Best of 2024 Indie Awards Extravaganza!
Here we are, it’s practically the end of December and it’s time for me to share my top books of 2024! (plus showcase my amazing artistic skills in my banner! Go on, praise me, I’ll wait patiently…) In 2023, I made the decision to read solely indie books (ok, I actually read 2 trad pub […]
COVER REVEAL: The Source of Strife by Alex Arch
Blurb Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. Only stolen. Mages feed on catalysts like Dinnie to enhance their spells, and since she’s the most formidable weapon alive, they will stop at nothing to control her. Even her parents, leaders of warring realms, wage a battle for her custody, imprisoning her to prevent the other […]
George Dunn’s Top Reads of 2024
2024 has been an absolute treat for any horror reader, but, most importantly (as I am the plucky and charismatic final girl in terms of my own horror consumption) it’s been a spectacular reading year for me. In theory this should be an equally spectacular list. Here’s the deal though, narrowing down the 100+ books […]
COVER REVEAL: The Last Warden (The Pursuit of Shadows #1) by Edward Kane
Blurb Where do you go when you die? Unlike the stories others would have you believe, the first novella of The Pursuit of Shadows introduces the world beyond Earth; an endless field of tall golden grass, in the distance a tall twisty spire calls out to anyone who sees it. Eight foot tall giants patrol […]
AUDIOBOOK SAMPLE: Imogen Church narrates Mushroom Blues Ch. 1 & 2 🍄
My debut novel Mushroom Blues is out on March 19th in paperback and eBook, but I will also be releasing it in audiobook on April 16th. I’m so excited to offer all of you a sample of that audiobook, narrated by yours truly. This sample includes the entirety of chapters one and two, so sit back, relax, and enjoy your teaser of The Fungalverse!
SFF Addicts Ep. 134: Consequences in World Creation with Adrian Tchaikovsky (Mini-Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Consequences in World Creation with award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky. During the episode, Adrian confronts the many consequences of worldbuilding, including establishing a logical fictional “reality”, the depths and possibilities of world creation, being flexible with your world and its consequences, immersion and logical inconsistencies, mapping out consequences and knock-on effects, organizing story/world information, how characters test the limits of your world, fixing bad worldbuilding choices and more.
Ed’s Most Anticipated Reads of 2025 (SFF Edition)
The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee is the high watermark of modern fantasy, as well as helping the “emotional damage” meme continue to thrive, and so any new series by her must be welcomed with appropriate parades and hysteria. But the fact that her next Orbit […]
COVER REVEAL: Lady Drakeslayer (Passage Two of the Divine Godsqueen Coda) by Bill Adams
Reminder of the cover for Book 1 :). Grab your copy here! Ready or not! Blurb An orphan, having uncovered the truth of her past, shuns the destiny of the blood coursing her veins. Despite slaying a goddess, the path to Eminence slowly shackles her as the other seals beckon. A drake, burdened by the […]
Excerpt: Blood of the Kami (Yaseki Monogatari #1) by Baptiste Pinson Wu
Blurb For centuries, the Yaseki have fought the corrupted souls who seek to plunge Japan into darkness. But the fragile balance is now shifting toward the forces of evil. Ren Fudō, a young Soul Hunter blessed with the blood of the kami, receives a mission from Amaterasu Ōmikami. This simple errand is a spirit-given chance […]
Review: Buzzard’s Bowl by John Pallandino
Synopsis Cedain continues to collapse. Ashmount’s destruction shatters the Magicai while the culprits responsible continue sabotaging the world. All the while, the next season of Buzzard’s Bowl begins and Edelbrock, in his constant fight for survival, desires a vengeance he can only find in the arena. Seradal and Villic find themselves in the middle of […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 133: Adrian Tchaikovsky talks Alien Clay, Days of Shattered Faith, TTRPGs & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky about his new novels Days of Shattered Faith and Alien Clay, growing up on Doctor Who, how TTRPGs inspire him, ideation and the strangeness of nature, empathizing with aliens and non-human characters, creativity and limitations, authoritarianism and bureaucracy in The Tyrant Philosophers series, experimenting with multiple POVs and vignettes, colonialism, symbiosis and much more.