Tad Williams is a name anyone even moderately familiar with SpecFic is familiar with. He’s been writing huge tomes for many years. His books are always well received and loved by his numerous fans, myself among them. Another reason why Tad Williams is an important genre author for me is because his are some of…

About the Book The new novel set in the addictive and compelling fantasy world ofThree Parts Dead Shadow demons plague the city reservoir, and Red King Consolidated has sent in Caleb Altemoc — casual gambler and professional risk manager — to cleanse the water for the sixteen million people of Dresediel Lex. At the scene…

About the Book A decade in the future, humanity thrives in the absence of sickness and disease. We owe our good health to a humble parasite – a genetically engineered tapeworm developed by the pioneering SymboGen Corporation. When implanted, the tapeworm protects us from illness, boosts our immune system – even secretes designer drugs. It’s…

I cut my fantasy teeth on Carol Berg’s books, which automatically puts her in a special place in my heart, as fantasy is a genre that I love so intensely. Her Rai-Kirah books changed how I looked at the genre, and how I loved it. Even now, years after I’ve re-read it, I still think…

Last week I recorded another podcast with SF Signal. The topic of this one was “What SF/F character would you want to be and why?” I was on there with the infamous author Django Wexler, Patrick Hester, and Jeff Patterson (he also does The Three Hoarsemen podcast). Check it out. It was a lot of fun.

This morning I got an email that really stood out (partly because the rest of my email this morning has been, “I know you don’t review paranormal romance, but I think you should review mine because it is special.”) Here’s what it said: Dear Sarah, I love your website, and I think your reviews are…

About the Book Masks, the first novel in a mesmerizing new fantasy series, draws readers into a world in which cataclysmic events have left the Autarchy of Aygrima—the one land blessed with magical resources—cut off from its former trading partners across the waters, not knowing if any of those distant peoples still live. Yet under…

The title says it all, folks. Yesterday my interview with author Jacqueline Koyanagi went live. I absolutely loved interviewing her. She was so willing and ready to answer my harebrained questions (much appreciation for that). I learned a lot about her, and how she managed to make such realistically disabled characters in her book. I…

About the Book Cassie Klyne, nineteen years old, lives in the United States in the year 2015—but it’s not our United States, and it’s not our 2015. Cassie’s world has been at peace since the Great Armistice of 1918. There was no World War II, no Great Depression. Poverty is declining, prosperity is increasing everywhere;…

About the Author Jodi McIsaac is the author of The Thin Veil contemporary fantasy series, which is based on Celtic mythology. The second book in the series, INTO THE FIRE, was just released on November 12. Find out more at jodimcisaac.com. Links: Amazon Website Facebook Twitter Goodreads — Why I Love Speculative Fiction Even though I’m now a…