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Female Fantasy Authors

The Enthralling Magical Battle Continues in Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Virtue and Vengeance

The Enthralling Magical Battle Continues in Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Virtue and Vengeance

Read an excerpt from the thrilling follow-up to Children of Blood and Bone!

By Kelsey Christine McConnell

Best Of

16 Powerful Post-Apocalyptic Books

16 Powerful Post-Apocalyptic Books

It's the end of the world as we know it: These post-apocalyptic novels offer terrifying visions that will have you hooked.

By Carolyn Cox & Kelsey Christine McConnell

Fantasy TV Shows

The A Discovery of Witches TV Show Is One Spell of a Good Time

The A Discovery of Witches TV Show Is One Spell of a Good Time

Watch the bewitching first season of this mature urban fantasy romance.

By Carolyn Cox

Quotes

16 Stirring Neil Gaiman Quotes About Life, Death, and Creativity

16 Stirring Neil Gaiman Quotes About Life, Death, and Creativity

Celebrate Neil Gaiman's birthday on November 10th with these unforgettable words of wisdom.

By MacKenzie Stuart & Kelsey Christine McConnell

Fantasy Books

Cthulhu Meets Christmas in New Fantasy Anthology A Midnight Clear

Cthulhu Meets Christmas in New Fantasy Anthology A Midnight Clear

A lawyer-elf fights to keep a killer off the Naughty List in this short story from a creepy new Christmas collection.

By Carolyn Cox

Female Fantasy Authors

9 Essential Ursula K. Le Guin Books

9 Essential Ursula K. Le Guin Books

One of speculative fiction's greatest would have turned 90 this year on October 21st. 

By Stephen Lovely

Explore The Deep: A Stunning and Collaborative Afrofuturist Mermaid Novel

Explore The Deep: A Stunning and Collaborative Afrofuturist Mermaid Novel

The Deep is an unforgettable experience from Rivers Solomon, Hamilton's Daveed Diggs, and other sci-fi innovators.

By Carolyn Cox

Dystopian Novels

9 Unsettling Sci-Fi Books Like Lord of the Flies

9 Unsettling Sci-Fi Books Like Lord of the Flies

Like William Golding's masterpiece, these gripping novels explore the thin line between human and savage.

By Stephen Lovely

Science Fiction Books

19 Must-Read, Magical Neil Gaiman Books to Bewitch You Right Now

19 Must-Read, Magical Neil Gaiman Books to Bewitch You Right Now

From fantasy to nonfiction and everything in-between, these books by Neil Gaiman will bewitch you.

By Hezra Martinez

Fantasy Books

7 Dan Simmons Books Fans Can’t Miss

7 Dan Simmons Books Fans Can’t Miss

These engrossing novels prove the award-winner's genre-crossing abilities.

By Carolyn Cox

Science Fiction Books

In the Shadow of the Towers: Jeff VanderMeer Imagines 9/11 in an Alternate Reality

In the Shadow of the Towers: Jeff VanderMeer Imagines 9/11 in an Alternate Reality

The Annihilation author explores President Bush's experience through a speculative fiction lens in "The Goat Variations."

By Olivia Mason

Female Fantasy Authors

12 Epic Books Like Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

12 Epic Books Like Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

These novels have all the magic, adventure, and strong female characters you could ever wish for.

By MacKenzie Stuart

Dystopian Novels

7 Unforgettable Books Like Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

7 Unforgettable Books Like Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

If you love Station Eleven, you won't be able to put down these seven other tales of the apocalypse.

By Carolyn Cox

Science Fiction Books

Fritz Leiber's Conjure Wife Wins the Best Novel Retrospective Hugo Award

Fritz Leiber's Conjure Wife Wins the Best Novel Retrospective Hugo Award

The announcement was made August 15th during the 77th annual WorldCon festivities.

By Carolyn Cox

Fantasy Books

13 Fantasy Books with Powerful Female Warriors

13 Fantasy Books with Powerful Female Warriors

These characters won't back down.

By Sarah Mangiola

Best Of

50 of the Best Science Fiction Books Ever

50 of the Best Science Fiction Books Ever

How many of these best of the best have you read?

By Chris Mahon

Space Exploration

Buzz Aldrin's Memoir Reveals the Secret Struggles of a Space Race Hero

Buzz Aldrin's Memoir Reveals the Secret Struggles of a Space Race Hero

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin explores the dark side of the Moon in this raw tale of depression and the complexities of celebrity.

By Carolyn Cox

Science Fiction Books

A Space Society Faces Destruction in Joe Haldeman’s The Worlds Trilogy

A Space Society Faces Destruction in Joe Haldeman’s The Worlds Trilogy

Read an excerpt from the first installment of an epic sci-fi saga.

By Xavier Piedra

Science Fiction Books

The Best of the Best: 10 Must-Read Works by Harlan Ellison

The Best of the Best: 10 Must-Read Works by Harlan Ellison

A celebration of the prolific writer, Grand Master, and “most contentious man on Earth.”

By Olivia Mason

Fantasy Books

A Thrilling Fantasy Adventure Awaits in R. A. Salvatore’s The Sword of Bedwyr

A Thrilling Fantasy Adventure Awaits in R. A. Salvatore’s The Sword of Bedwyr

Read an excerpt from the first novel of the critically-acclaimed Crimson Shadow trilogy.

By Xavier Piedra

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