If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The master of horror Stephen King is to release a stand-alone novel in the popular Dark Tower series in the spring of next year. King has a host of adoring fans around the world, but not all of them are [...]
Gollancz have announced a brand new Mistborn story from popular author Brandon Sanderson entitled The Alloy of Law. The Mistborn trilogy has become a firm favourite with fantasy fans the world over. The imagination that Sanderson brought to the series and his skill at marshalling epic storylines and dramatic action, his ability to create vivid [...]
A new novel from the Guild Hunter series is out next month from Gollancz Books. New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh is back in the shadows of a deadly, beautiful world where angels rule, vampires serve, and one female hunter must crawl out of the darkness to survive. The severed head marked by a [...]
Star Wars fans and followers of the Jedi alike will be delighted with the release of The Jedi Path, released on 26th August by Titan Books. This ancient training manual, crafted by early Jedi Masters, has educated and enlightened generations of Jedi. It explains the history and hierarchy of the Jedi Order, and what Jedi [...]
Fans of paranormal romance and dark fantasy will be pleased to learn that bestselling author J.R Ward will soon release the latest in the ‘Fallen Angels’ series of novels, entitled Envy. Seven deadly sins. Seven souls to save. A man and a woman treading the lines of danger, desire and deliverance… As the son of [...]
Hold your breath for The Revenge of the Dwarves, the next thrilling instalment in his spectacular epic from international bestselling author Markus Heitz, out in October from Orbit Books. For countless millennia, no man or beast has ever succeeded in breaching the stone gateway into Girdlegard. Until now… Abandoned as a child, Tungdil the blacksmith [...]
The Black library have announced a new title from Gav Thorpe, Path of the Seer, is due to be released on the 1st September. The ancient eldar are a mysterious race and each devotes their life to a chosen path that will guide their actions and decide their fate. Thirianna abandons her simple existence to [...]
Going to press this week in time for its release in November is the new novel from Graham McNeill, The Outcast Dead. The galaxy is burning. The Emperor’s loyal primarchs prepare to do battle with Warmaster Horus and his turncoat Legions on the black sand of Isstvan. Such dark times herald new and yet more [...]
Fans of the wonderful Discworld series will be delighted to learn that a new novel is due for release in October. The new Discworld novel from fantasy master Sir Terry Pratchett sees Sam Vimes investigating a countryhouse murder; Snuff is number 39 in the acclaimed Discworld novel and Sir Terry’s fiftieth book. According to the [...]
With The Steel Remains, award-winning science fiction writer Richard K. Morgan turned his talents to sword and sorcery. The result: a genre-busting masterwork hailed as a milestone in contemporary epic fantasy. Now Morgan continues the riveting saga of Ringil Eskiath—Gil, for short—a peerless warrior whose love for other men has made him an outcast and [...]
Out next month from Gollancz Books is a new offering from award winning popular author Christopher Pike, whose novels have built him an inimitable dual reputation as a contemporary novelist and a leading figure in modern SF and fantasy. The Islanders is a tale of murder, artistic rivalry and literary trickery; a chinese puzzle of [...]
Orbit Books are to release Hounded, a fantasy novel by Kevin Hearne in UK paperbook next month, the first in a series of books featuring Atticus the druid. Atticus O’Sullivan has been running for two thousand years and he’s a bit tired of it. After he stole a magical sword from the Tuatha Dé Danann [...]
Editor in chief at Solaris Books brings horror home in October with a collection of haunted house stories guaranteed to have the hairs on the back of your neck standing on end. This spooky collection is a must for horror and fantasy fans alike and is a real treat of a book from its’ creepy [...]
Solaris have announced the release of an exciting new fantasy novel by award winning author Nicholas Royle. This powerful story, set in a nightmarish otherworld or fathers and sons, hopes and dreams and love and death is out on the 14th of next month. Carl meets Annie Risk and falls for her. Hurt by a [...]
A new urban fantasy, perfect for lovers of all things vampire is due to be released in October by Solaris Books. Redlaw, by prolific fantasy writer James Lovegrove, tells the story of the battle between vampires and humans as they struggle to coexist. They live amongst us, abhorred, marginalised, despised. They are vampires, known politely [...]
Just out from Solaris Books is the third novel in the Morris and Chastain Investigation series by Justin Gustainis. In this thrilling and gripping urban fantasy series, Morris, a paranormal investigator joins white witch Libby Chastain once more to look into a potential President who has been possessed by a demon. Senator Howard Stark wants [...]
Abaddon have announced a major new SF series in collaboration with acclaimed best-selling author Eric Brown. Weird Space introduces a brand new shared world, created especially for Abaddon Books, which comes to bookshelves in June 2012. A thrilling soap opera, the series opens with the release of The Devil’s Nebula by the popular author of [...]
Coming this September, Arthurian legend as you’ve never seen it before in this gripping fantasy novel – part of Abaddon’s ‘Malory Knights of Albion series – The Savage Knight by Paul Lewis. Forget the quaint pageantry of Camelot and the noble knights of the Round Table, Lewis recasts the legend of King Arthur’s court as [...]
Solaris Books invite you to discover the strongest new voice in epic sci-fi with the launch of an exciting new book by Gareth L. Powell next month. “A writer of astounding vision.” – Solaris Books With the galaxy-spanning scope of The Recollection, Gareth L. Powell announces himself as a fresh new voice in science-fiction. In [...]
Gollancz will launch the first in a new fantasy series for young adults late next month from US author Rae Carson. Fire and Thorns is the compelling tale of Princess Elisa, a character who has been described as a perfect blend of the ordinary and extraordinary. Princess Elisa is a disappointment to her people. Although [...]
Man of Steel teaser trailer released
If you’re sick of comic-book adaptations and film remakes, the last thing you might expect to get excited about is a new Superman film. That’s right: there’s a new Superman film scheduled for release in 2013. However, before you run off groaning at the idea of yet another mediocre cash-in, this one comes with caveats. [...]
Penguin owner buys ASI self-publishing company
According to the BBC, Pearson, which owns Penguin books among other things, has bought Author Solutions Inc in a £74 million deal. The deal means that Pearson now has control of a self-publishing interest. The news has raised concerns among some writers that intellectual property (IP) rights for new writers may be at risk, especially [...]
The Winner of our April 300 Word Writing Challenge is writer John J Brady, (known on these forums as alchemist). He wins a £10 voucher to spend at Amazon or The Book Depository, our quarterly prize. As usual, the challenge our members faced was to write a story of no more than 300 words, inspired [...]
Forum member Teresa Edgerton is the winner of our January 300 Word Writing Challenge. She wins a £10 voucher to spend at The Book Depository, our quarterly prize. As usual, the challenge our members faced was to write a story of no more than 300 words, inspired by an image selected by our moderators. For [...]
All Zombies Must Die hits the Xbox
At the weekend, All Zombies Must Die was unleashed on Xbox Live. As you can probably guess from the title, this is a rather tongue in cheek game developed by Doublesix with a focus on multiplayer zombie slaying. Set in the town of Deadhill, All Zombies Must Die offers a huge variety of weapons (such [...]
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