Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan Promise of Blood is the first book of the Powder Mage Trilogy, a work of Gunpowder fantasy where guns coexist with magic. The story follows the events which occur i

The Dead, In Their Uncontrollable Power; The Two Bullet War; and Cratered by Karen Osborne Episode Discussion The Two Bullet War. A beautifully written work that made Reid question the purpose of nove

The Unbroken by CL Clark CL Clark’s debut novel dives into the theme of military occupation and identity. The story follow two characters: Touraine the soldier and Luca the ruler. Touraine will do anything to protect her fellow soliders, the Sands,

Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey Isaac and Reid dig into the legendary world of Pern. Dragonflight put Anne McCaffrey on the radar of science fiction and fantasy, and introduced the world to Pern. Made up of four stories – the first of two which were pub...

Short Stories by Nalo Hopkinson Nalo Hopkinson is a Jamaican-born Candian speculative fiction author of the unreal. Hopkinson is the 2021 Damon Knight Grandmaster awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA),

The Poppy War by RF Kuang Winner of the Astounding Award for Best New Author, RF Kuang’s debut novel, The Poppy War, is a story of realistic war and the horrors humans can inflict on one another. Link to RF Kuang’s Lecture: “The Poppy War in Context: A...

Usman T Malik: The Vaporization Enthalpy of a Peculiar Pakistani Family and The Wandering City Usman T Malik is an award winning author, and among other awards is a winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction.

Morning Star by Pierce Brown Reid and Isaac complete the first Next Chapter series with the third installment in the Red Rising Saga, and the conclusion of the original trilogy. Red Rising by Pierce Brown Discussion Golden Son by Pierce Brown Discussio...

Fantasy Magazine Issue 63 Fantasy Magazine ran regularly from 2005 to 2011, and sporadically from 2011 to 2020. Now Fantasy Magazine has returned as of November 2020 under the editors of Arley Sorg and Christie Yant.

Leave it to the Prose – The Next Chapter: Golden Son by Pierce Brown Episode 2 of our first Next Chapter arc we dive into the middle book of the original Red Rising Trilogy: Golden Son by Pierce Brown. The story continues Darrow’s story as he embarks i...