Hellbent for Books: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Reading Playlist Inspired by Judas Priest
One of my favorite bands is Judas Priest, legendary makers of heavy metal. My favorite genre, when reading, is speculative…
A Darker Shade Of Magic
With a Rerelease, V.E. Schwab’s Debut Novel The Near Witch Finally Gets Its Due
Throughout her career, V.E. Schwab proven to have a keen grasp on the elements that make fantasy fascinating. Inspired by…
V.E. Schwab on the Birth, Disappearance and Return of The Near Witch
In 2011, The Near Witch appeared in bookstores—the debut novel by a young author named Victoria Schwab. Though it received…
Iconic Outerwear of Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature, Ranked
When I graduated from Literary Analysis Academy, the dean stopped the graduation ceremony and shook my hand. “You are so…
V.E. Schwab Gets Positively Villainous in Vicious
A Darker Shade of Magic, the first book in V.E. Schwab’s Shades of Magic trilogy, was published in 2015, one…
A Romance (or Two!) For Every Astrological Sign
Do you believe fate is written in the stars? Are you obsessed with learning how the stars will align for…
8 Truly Transporting Portal Fantasy Novels
The portal fantasy: a cornerstone of the genre, and a symbol of all the beauty and strangeness and heartbreak and triumph…
Guest Post: 5 Fantastic—and Fantastical—Books You Should Be Reading, by V.E. Schwab
Victoria “V.E.” Schwab has a busy week ahead of her—her eye-pokingly anticipated new book A Gathering of Shadows comes out tomorrow—but…
A Gathering of Shadows Is a Welcome Return to an Irresistible Fantasy World
After what seems like far too long, our whirlwind tour of color-coded parallel Londons resumes in A Gathering of Shadows, the second installment of…
Our 6 Favorite SF/F Alternate Universes
It’s fun to imagine the Darkest Timeline version of yourself—with an evil goatee, perhaps, and a snazzy black suit, plotting to…
5 Awesome Alternate-Earth Stories Coming in 2015
Get ready, fans of alternate Earths: 2015 is going to be an excellent year. Whether it’s a Scandinavian-inspired London, a 19th…
Wishing for a Stranger World: V.E. Schwab Discusses A Darker Shade of Magic
If I had a magical device that let me pull fictional objects out of books and into the real world,…
A Darker Shade of Magic Is a Multidimensional Fantasy You Need to Read Right Now
It’s a rare thing to find a book that feels like it was written just for you; a book that, the first…