Noticias Literatura 20-9
The contents of SuperSonic Issue 8, the program of the 9th Gothic Week of Madrid dedicated to Lovecraft, and more.
Noticias Literatura 9-11
The announcement of the winners of a couple of awards of interest to Spanish speaking speculative fiction fans.
Thinking in Context: The Anchor of Genre Translation
An exploration of some of the challenges of translating an English language text into Chinese.
The Audio File: Christmas Special
It’s Christmas in July – in January!
The Greatest Fantasy Novels of All Time Part 11
A new fantasy entry for the greatest fantasy novels of all time.
The Greatest Fantasy Novels of All Time Part 10
The character of the young Arthur, known as Wart, was so finely crafted that famous authors such as J. K. Rowling and Neil Gaiman have confessed to borrowing elements of the character for their own stories.
The Greatest Fantasy Novels of All Time Part 9
A new addition to the Greatest SF&F works of all time!
The Greatest Fantasy Novels of All Time Part 8
An 8th tome is added to our running list of – THE GREATEST FANTASY NOVELS OF ALL TIME
The Greatest Fantasy Novels of All Time Part 7
The latest induction into the Greatest of All Time list
The Greatest Fantasy Novels of All Time Part 6
Which novel has RK vetted for this go ’round? Read on to find out!
Howling Dogs and Gaming on the Fringes
Mainstream video games—the kinds that have massive advertising campaigns—have codified our genres. They’ve done this much like film has. There are superhero movies and science fiction tentpoles, much like there are fantasy RPGs or space action games. These are enjoyable games, and they play well. But they lack what my preferred fiction has. My […]
Crossroads: Negotiating the Unreal in Magic Realism and Fantasy
Perhaps the most important insight I’ve gained from my research for my Crossroads series is that the borders between genres are very fluid, and the more one genre (or sub-genre) resembles another, the more contentious their relationship is likely to be. Gene Wolfe once condescendingly remarked that “magic realism is fantasy written by people who […]
