Tad Williams’ Empire of Grass Is a Melancholy Fantasy Epic
When Tad Williams first announced plans for a new trilogy returning to Osten Ard—the setting of his landmark Memory, Sorrow,…
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The Game of Thrones Awards, Season 8, Episode 4: The Mad Queens
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The Game of Thrones Awards, Season 8, Episode 3: Not Today.
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Game of Thrones Is Pop Culture’s Most Powerful Climate Narrative
In A Game of Thrones, the first book in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, we’re…
The Game of Thrones Awards, Season 8, Episode 2: If Winterfell Is a-Rocking …
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The Game of Thrones Awards, Season 8, Episode 1: In Which Jon Snow Finally Knows Something
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Holy Sister Ends a Science Fantasy Trilogy That Finds Hope in a Dark World
The titles of the three books in Mark Lawrence’s Book of the Ancestor series emphasize the emotional and physical journeys…
25 Epic Fantasies for Fans of Game of Thrones
As we ramp toward the end of the show and continue our watch for the next book, there are many…
Sam Sykes’ Seven Blades in Black: Magical, Memorable, and Soaked in Blood
I was left with several distinct impressions upon turning the final page of Sam Sykes’s latest series starter, the 700-page Seven…
The Power of Choice Changes the World in The Women’s War
The women of The Women’s War, a new epic fantasy by Jenna Glass, are filled with quiet rage. Many fantasy novels…
Guns and Magic in Tropical Straits: Gates of Stone by Angus Macallan
Historical fiction author Angus Donald turns his skills to historical fantasy under the pen name Angus Macallan in Gates of…
The Ruin of Kings Is a Fantasy Debut for the Ages
Buzz has been building for months behind Jenn Lyons’ debut The Ruin of Kings, and along the way, the epic fantasy series-starter…
The Gods Are Awake and at War in The Gutter Prayer
The gods, man: you’re almost certain to die with them and you’re almost certain to die without them. At least,…
George R. R. Martin Might Never Finish A Song of Ice and Fire, and That’s OK
We put a tremendous amount of stock in endings. The concluding paragraph or a novel, or the final novel in…
Port of Shadows: A Chronicle of the Black Company Marks the Return of a Low Fantasy Legend
In 1984, in an effort to portray fantasy from the level of the military grunt, Glen Cook dreamed up the Black…
The Grey Bastards: An Optimist’s View on a Grimdark World
The time is ripe for a book like The Grey Bastards. Jonathan French’s debut novel adopts the grim and gritty trappings…
Poisonous Plots Unfold in Debut Fantasy City of Lies
Jovan and Kalina are young siblings living in the city-state of Silasta. Kalina suffers from a physical disability that causes…
R. F. Kuang on the Dark History Behind The Poppy War
The costs of war are at the forefront of this China-inspired new epic fantasy. When Rin is accepted into the…
“Dark” Fantasy Worlds Can Be Inclusive Too
Alex Marshall (also known as Jesse Bullington) is the author of the Crimson Empire epic fantasy trilogy, which sounds like…
Starless Is a Shining Example of the Power of Epic Fantasy
Jacqueline Carey has a fiercely devoted fanbase. Her Kushiel’s Legacy saga introduced us to a heroine who is deservedly featured on…