The year is drawing to a close, which means the holidays are right around the corner. Whatever traditions you celebrate, whether they involve a dead tree in your living room or a metal pole and the airing of grievances, if you’re not in the holiday mood yet, you’re running out of time. To help with that process, […]
It’s never easy to lose a beloved author, but yesterday’s passing of Sir Terry Pratchett caused particularly acute pain. Few writers, after all, could claim as expansive a body of work, let alone one as witty and wise about the ways of the world, and life, and death (and Death). Below, a few of our […]
In the city of Guerdon, the church bells ring with the cries of long-conquered gods, saints and alchemists wage war in the streets, and armageddon is all but at hand. A trio of misfit thieves is all that stands against a complex network of competing gods and mages—and the destruction they will wreak. To commemorate […]
What better time for speculative fiction than the season of wonder? Many fans of the genre I know make a tradition of re-reading Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings or another beloved classic around the holidays. But you don’t have to turn to the old staples to celebrate with your favorite genre: science fiction and […]
Your spine tingles. The floor creaks. Someone—something!—taps on the windowpane. There, on the chilled night air, a wolf sings out a cry at the moon. It is almost Halloween, the one moment of the year in which we relish an embrace with the horror in our lives. The witching hour is brief, so best enjoy […]