General reading discussion area for science fiction and fantasy literature, containing specialist subforums on key areas - what you like to read, what you don't like to read; the best and the worst authors and novels.

Sub-Forums:

• General Book Discussion
• Book Search
• Book Club
• Young Adult Fiction
• Classic SF&F
• Horror
• Historical Fiction
• Graphic Novels and Comics

Discussions on some of the most talked about authors and their works on the chronicles network - to create a new board in this section, each author must have at least 10 discussion threads specifically about their work in the Books and Literature section.

Sub-Forums:

• Joe Abercrombie
• Neal Asher
• Isaac Asimov
• Kage Baker
• Iain M Banks
• Julie Bertagna
• Kevin Brooks
• Terry Brooks
• Jim Butcher
• Orson Scott Card
• Arthur C Clarke
• Phillip K Dick
• Stephen Donaldson
• David Eddings
• Teresa Edgerton
• Kate Elliott
• Steven Erikson
• Raymond E Feist
• Toby Frost
• Neil Gaiman
• David Gemmell
• Robert Heinlein
• Frank Herbert
• Robin Hobb
• Mary Hoffman
• Robert Jordan
• Guy Gavriel Kay
• Stephen King
• Francis Knight
• Ursula Le Guin
• H P Lovecraft
• Anne Lyle
• Scott Lynch
• Anne McCaffrey
• China Mieville
• George R R Martin
• Michael Moorcock
• Larry Niven
• Tim Powers
• Terry Pratchett
• Alastair Reynolds
• Spider Robinson
• Mark Robson
• Patrick Rothfuss
• J K Rowling
• Steven Savile
• Neal Stephenson
• J R R Tolkien
• Laura J Underwood
• Tad Williams
• Freda Warrington
• David Weber
• Ian Whates
• Gene Wolfe
• Janny Wurts
• Roger Zelazny

For aspiring writers of science fiction and fantasy - discuss issues of writing, and find useful writer resources and have a sample of your work critiqued here.

Sub-Forums:

• General Writing Discussion
• Critiques
• Workshop
• Writing Challenges
• Writing Resources

Boards for direct discussion with publishing houses and other major features of the publishing industry.

Sub-Forums:

• Publishing
• Write Fantastic
• Magazines
• Conventions and Events
• Press Releases