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SFF Addicts Ep. 154: How to Write Unlikable Characters with Joe Abercrombie (Writing Masterclass)

May 13, 2025 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on How to Write Unlikable Characters with bestselling author Joe Abercrombie. During the episode, Joe unpacks the core traits of unlikable characters, including what makes an unlikable character likable, why readers are fascinated by awful people, the process of creating an unlikable character, the importance of character voice, conveying character details through dialogue, morally gray character arcs, active vs. passive characters, revealing character vulnerabilities and flaws, reader investment, morally gray worlds, external conflict and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Gollancz, Greta Kelly, Interview, Joe Abercrombie, M. J. Kuhn, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, The Blade Itself, The Devils, The First Law, Tor Books

SFF Addicts Ep. 153: Joe Abercrombie talks The Devils, Grimdark, Ensemble Casts & More

May 6, 2025 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Joe Abercrombie about his new novel The Devils, first attempts at writing, working in film, TV and music video editing, the world of The First Law and gradual success, his opinions on grimdark, writing (absurdist) alternate history Europe, going down historical research rabbit holes, creating an eclectic ensemble cast, writing multiple POVs, giving characters distinct voices and much more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Gollancz, Greta Kelly, Interview, Joe Abercrombie, M. J. Kuhn, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, The Blade Itself, The Devils, The First Law, Tor Books

Harry’s Top 10 Reads of 2024

December 20, 2024 by chilcottharry Leave a Comment

Here are my Top 10 reads of 2024! What were your favourites?

Filed Under: Best of the Year, Blog Posts, List, Recommendations Tagged With: A Dowry of Blood, All The Fiends of Hell, Ben Counter, Best Books, Best Books of 2024, Black Library, Boys in the Valley, Compound Fracture, Dan Abnett, Diavola, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Fantasy, Fever House, Flase Gods, Fulgrim, Galaxy In Flames, Gollancz, Graham McNeill, Herald, Horus Heresy, Horus Rising, James Swallow, Matt Dinniman, Michael J Sullivan, Mushroom Blues, Orbit, Orbit Books, richard swan, Sci-Fi, The Crimson Campaign, The Flight of the Eisenstein, The Last Ranger, The Lost War, The Silverblood Promise, The TRials of Empire, Theft of Swords, Top 10, Top Ten, Warhammer, Warhammer 40000, Warhammer 40k

SFF Addicts Ep. 121: Researching for Fantasy with Christian “Miles” Cameron (Mini-Masterclass)

September 10, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Researching for Fantasy with author Christian “Miles” Cameron. During the episode, Miles takes a deep dive into research, exploring how research provides convincing surface details, methods for researching, balancing historical fact and creative freedom, lived research and reenactment, combat and swordfighting, systems and worldbuilding details, when to stop researching and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Artifact Space, Christian Cameron, Deep Black, Gollancz, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Miles Cameron, Podcast, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast

SFF Addicts Ep. 120: Christian “Miles” Cameron talks Deep Black, Routine, History & More

September 3, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Christian “Miles” Cameron about his new novel Deep Black, what he’s learned after publishing 50(!!!) novels, writing both speculative fiction and historical fantasy, his daily routine and staying productive, how worldbuilding and plotting tie together, trade and economy in fiction, travel experiences, genre as a construct, tabletop RPGs and much more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Artifact Space, Christian Cameron, Deep Black, Gollancz, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, Miles Cameron, Podcast, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast

Review: Deep Black (Arcana Imperii #2) by Miles Cameron

July 22, 2024 by Eleni A.E. Leave a Comment

If you loved Artifact Space you’re gonna love Deep Black! You’re going to be breathless from all the action, only to catch it long enough to be either cocooned by the warm found family feels or devastated by the emotions and romance. You will be amused, bemused, worried, entertained, stressed, and impressed. And you’re going to love every second of it.

Filed Under: Aliens, Artificial Intelligence, Military SF, Reviews, Science Fiction, Space Opera Tagged With: Deep Black, Gollancz, Miles Cameron

Review: Retribution Falls (Tales of the Ketty Jay #1) by Chris Wooding

October 7, 2023 by Eleni A.E. Leave a Comment

Hello again, dear reader or listener, if rich world building you don’t even notice happening, chaotic disaster characters, occasionally sharing the one braincell between themselves, hilarious moments akin to a comedy of errors, and feels that sneak up on you in between awesomely flowing action sequences is the thing you’re looking for your future reading, do yourself the favor and give The Tales Of The Ketty Jay a go.

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Fantasy, Flintlock Fantasy, Reviews, Steampunk Tagged With: Chris Wooding, Gollancz, Retribution Falls, Tales of the Ketty Jay

Review: Among Thieves (Book #1 in the Tales Of Thamorr Series) by MJ Kuhn

July 14, 2023 by Frasier Armitage Leave a Comment

Synopsis Ryia ‘the Butcher’ has earned her reputation as the quickest, deadliest blade in the city — not to mention the sharpest tongue. Yet a deadly secret has kept Ryia in hiding. A death-defying heist is all that stands between Ryia and her freedom — but even the Butcher can’t do it alone.  Unfortunately for […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Fantasy, Gollancz

Review: Blindspace (Book #2 of The Common) by Jeremy Szal

March 22, 2023 by Frasier Armitage Leave a Comment

Synopsis Vakov Fukasawa is a Reaper. An elite soldier injected with a dangerous drug called Stormtech: the DNA of a genocidal alien race, the Shenoi. It makes him stronger, faster, more aggressive. At a price. A price that, if the House of Suns cult isn’t stopped, all of humanity will have to pay. Vakov saved […]

Filed Under: Aliens, Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Military SF, Reviews, Science Fiction, Space Opera Tagged With: Gollancz, Science Fiction

Review: Daughter of Redwinter (The Redwinter Chronicles #1) by Ed McDonald

February 13, 2023 by chilcottharry Leave a Comment

Daughter of Redwinter is beauty and brutality personified, a perfect melding together of coming of age fiction and the pursuit of finding ones own identity in a world that doesn’t accept you, the exploration of mental health and a character study of one of the most interesting and well realised protagonists I’ve ever had the pleasure of being in the head of.

Filed Under: Coming of Age, Fantasy, Fiction, Low Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: 2022, character driven, Daughter of Redwinter, Ed McDonald, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Folklore, Gollancz, The Redwinter Chronicles

Author Chat: Aliette de Bodard

December 1, 2022 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award-winning author Aliette de Bodard for a chat about her new book The Red Scholar’s Wake, books in translation, Vietnamese history and language, her Universe of Xuya series, worldbuilding, childbirth, sentient spaceships, sapphic romance, family, food as memory and much more.

Filed Under: Author Chat, Blog Posts, Book Tube, Interview Tagged With: Aliette de Bodard, Author Chat, Author Interview, Fireheart Tiger, Gollancz, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts, The Red Scholar's Wake, The Universe of Xuya

Review: Family Business by Jonathan Sims

November 17, 2022 by Paige Leave a Comment

The book cover for Family Business by Jonathan Sims which is a grey body bag with blood on it.

Family Business is the first book I’ve read by Jonathan Sims, and it definitely won’t be my last. I went in not sure what to expect and at no point did I realise just how creepy, and insane, the plot would become. The creep-factor is cranked up so expertly that you don’t notice what’s going on until our main character, Diya, is right in the middle of everything.

Filed Under: Fear For All, Reviews Tagged With: Gollancz, Jonathan Sims

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