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Passionate about great sci-fi and fantasy books? Join us on an epic quest for the greatest reads and best authors of all time, from classic books to new releases.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Series Perfect for Adults

Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Series Perfect for Adults

Dive deep into wondrous worlds with these speculative multi-book series.

Fantasy Book Series

By Archita Mittra

Fantasy Books

20 Fantasy Books Using Myths From Around the World

20 Fantasy Books Using Myths From Around the World

By Archita Mittra & Matthew McCreary

Sci Fi TV Shows

13 Books Like Black Mirror

13 Books Like Black Mirror

By Olivia Mason

Fantasy Books

8 Cozy Fantasy Titles Like Bookshops & Bonedust

8 Cozy Fantasy Titles Like Bookshops & Bonedust

By Kayleigh Donaldson

Writing

Why It Takes So Long to Write The Winds of Winter and The Doors of Stone

Why It Takes So Long to Write The Winds of Winter and The Doors of Stone

By Matthew McCreary

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Science Fiction Books

Here Are All the 2022 Hugo Award Winners

Here Are All the 2022 Hugo Award Winners

Add these acclaimed books to your TBR today!

By Carolyn Cox

Fantasy Books

7 Ways to Honor Banned Books Week This September

7 Ways to Honor Banned Books Week This September

Mark your calendars for September 18th-24th!

By Natalie Dalea

Fantasy Books

16 Amazing Wheel of Time Podcasts for Every Kind of Fan

16 Amazing Wheel of Time Podcasts for Every Kind of Fan

Add these Ta’verens to your favorite podcatcher.

By Jena Brown

Dystopian Novels

Everyone Belongs to Everyone Else in an Excerpt from Aldous Huxley's Brave New World

Everyone Belongs to Everyone Else in an Excerpt from Aldous Huxley's Brave New World

May Ford be with us. 

By Carolyn Cox

Fantasy Books

12 Swashbuckling SFF Books That Are a Cut Above

12 Swashbuckling SFF Books That Are a Cut Above

These adventure-filled reads will slice you deep. 

By Shealea Iral

Dystopian Novels

7 Essential Aldous Huxley Books, from Brave New World to His Short Fiction

7 Essential Aldous Huxley Books, from Brave New World to His Short Fiction

Explore the World State and beyond. 

By Ella Burch & Carolyn Cox

Interview

Interview: Nancy Springer Talks Searching for Love Through 50+ Years of Writing 

Interview: Nancy Springer Talks Searching for Love Through 50+ Years of Writing 

"Almost all of my protagonists, throughout all the different genres I have explored, have been searching for loyal, lasting love."

By Carolyn Cox

Fantasy Books

Everything You Should Know About the Fire and Blood Book

Everything You Should Know About the Fire and Blood Book

"Madness and greatness are two sides of the same coin." 

By Jena Brown

Giveaway

[CLOSED] Enter to Win the Gift Edition of Octavia Butler’s Kindred 

[CLOSED] Enter to Win the Gift Edition of Octavia Butler’s Kindred 

Take home a physical copy of the seminal standalone novel. 

By The Portalist Staff

Fantasy Books

20 Unforgettable Fantasy Short Stories That Prove the Power of Concision

20 Unforgettable Fantasy Short Stories That Prove the Power of Concision

These stories prove concise fantasy can be just as powerful as multi-book epics. 

By Stephen Lovely & Ella Burch

Fantasy Books

25 Sword and Sorcery Books, From Classics to Contemporary Tales

25 Sword and Sorcery Books, From Classics to Contemporary Tales

Sharpen your blade and prepare for battle. 

By Vernieda Vergara

Fantasy Books

10 Dreamy Books Like The Sandman by Neil Gaiman

10 Dreamy Books Like The Sandman by Neil Gaiman

Have an Endless desire for more Sandman?

By Archita Mittra

Book Excerpt

Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before Analyzes Black Women & Girls in SFF

Where No Black Woman Has Gone Before Analyzes Black Women & Girls in SFF

Read Diana Adesola Mafe's fascinating take on six iconic roles. 

By Carolyn Cox

Fantasy Books

9 of the Best Fantasy Novel Opening Examples

9 of the Best Fantasy Novel Opening Examples

These stories grip you from the very first page. 

By Jena Brown

Fantasy Books

All the Novels That Have Been Nominated for an Ignyte Award So Far

All the Novels That Have Been Nominated for an Ignyte Award So Far

How many have you read?

By Archita Mittra

Fantasy Books

10 SFF Books That Are Beloved by Everyone Except for You

10 SFF Books That Are Beloved by Everyone Except for You

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

By Natalie Dalea

Fantasy Books

Samuel R. Delany, Terri Windling to Receive World Fantasy Life Achievement Awards

Samuel R. Delany, Terri Windling to Receive World Fantasy Life Achievement Awards

Celebrate the work of two titans. 

By Carolyn Cox

Book Excerpt

The 'Indifferent Stars' Control Earth in Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End

The 'Indifferent Stars' Control Earth in Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End

Extraterrestrial 'Overlords' create a utopia. But at what cost?

By Carolyn Cox

Fantasy Books

10 Beguiling Fairy Books Series

10 Beguiling Fairy Books Series

These sagas beckon mortals into the fae realm—but explore at your own risk. 

By Vernieda Vergara

Book Excerpt

Excerpt: Reading Is Taboo in Walter Tevis' Harrowing Mockingbird

Excerpt: Reading Is Taboo in Walter Tevis' Harrowing Mockingbird

Discover a blistering dystopia from the mind behind The Man Who Fell to Earth. 

By Carolyn Cox

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