A Love That Extends Across Culture and Time: A Guest Post by Poppy Kuroki
Dazzling and transportive, our latest Monthly Pick is a story of love across generations and ancestral ties that bind. Poppy…
Epic Fantasy
The Most Dangerous Battlefield of All: A Guest Post by Thea Guanzon
We fell in love with Alaric and Talasyn in The Hurricane Wars and we’re so thrilled to join them on…
Where the Magic Happens: A Guest Post by Kerri Maniscalco
The sequel to Throne of the Fallen focuses on the Prince of Gluttony — and he can hardly temper his…
Dark, Dashing and Dangerous: Our Favorite Book Villains
What makes a villain truly great? Is it their ability to bend audiences to their whims, defy social norms, or…
Mystery and Tragedy: John Gwynne on Writing and Life
From windswept battles to arcs of bloody vengeance and betrayal, John Gwynne’s Bloodsworn Trilogy has been an epic ride. John…
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Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of 2024
Our favorite parts of reading sci-fi and fantasy are the worlds we explore, the battles we fight, and the epic…
Sprung From My Daydreams: A Guest Post from Danielle L. Jensen
We love Danielle L. Jensen’s epic, immersive storytelling, and A Fate Inked in Blood is our favorite yet. Hear from…
13 Magical Fantasy Audiobooks to Listen to Now
Dark Academia, sword fights on the high seas and behind castle walls, African Futurism, Mesoamerican mythology, and vampiric retellings—we’re talking…
Five Questions for Christopher Paolini
Did you always know you wanted to be a writer, or was it more of a hobby when you started?…
Introducing the Witcher: Explore the Books That Inspired Netflix’s New Fantasy Epic
The Witcher, a Netflix fantasy saga the streaming service has positioned as the next Game of Thrones, has similar literary…
Brent Weeks Talks The Burning White, Representation in Fantasy, and What’s Next
This week, Brent Weeks delivered The Burning White, the final book in his brilliant Lightbringer series. The series already feels like…
Jin Yong’s A Hero Born: A Legendary Chinese Epic Travels West
Against the backdrop of the Jin–Song Wars, two Song patriots, Ironheart Yang and Skyfury Guo, make a vow: if their…
A Sword Named Truth Is a Fantasy Epic Exploring the Perils of Growing Up
Many fantasy stories end when the battle is won and order is restored (in some form), leaving what comes next…
An Epic Journey to the Shelves: Evan Winter & James Islington on the Business of Publishing, Finding Your Readers, and the Book Two Problem
Two of our favorite epic fantasy series of the last few years—one of them, James Islington’s Licanius trilogy, about to…
Fonda Lee on Star Trek: TNG, the Green Bone Saga, and the Transformative Power of Fantasy Diaspora Stories
Today we are joined by Fonda Lee, author of the World Fantasy Award-winning “mob drama meets magic” epic fantasy Jade…
Gladiator Meets The Count of Monte Cristo in the African-Inspired Fantasy Epic The Rage of Dragons
The Rage of Dragons, the debut epic from self-publishing success story Evan Winter, distinguishes itself by its setting, a fantasy…
Shannara’s End Approaches in The Stiehl Assassin
Now arrives The Stiehl Assassin, the third and penultimate volume in the series’ timeline. Like its predecessors, it feels suitably…
15 Epic Fantasies That Stick the Landing
For some reason, everyone is talking today about how important it is to nail the ending of an epic fantasy…
The Game of Thrones Awards, Season 8, Episode 6: End of Watch
Greetings, and welcome! My name is Ben, and you have stumbled upon the ONLY Game of Thrones recap on the entire internet.…
The Game of Thrones Awards, Season 8, Episode 5: Queen of the Ashes
Greetings, and welcome! My name is Ben, and you have stumbled upon the ONLY Game of Thrones recap on the entire internet.…