by Sarah Jones | March 10, 2022 | Blog, Reviews
The year is 1893, and witches have been driven out of Salem. There are few women left with the ways, words, or will to cast a spell. The city of New Salem has sprung up as a beacon of modernity and morality. So it comes as a shock to the townspeople when the three...
by Lucy Hounsom | March 3, 2022 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s high fantasy. You know the drill: personalities are defined by race. Elves are pointy-eared snobs who are unbearably pretty, orcs are barely sentient lap dogs, dwarves love gold and mining… And this...
by Sarah Deeming | February 24, 2022 | Blog, Reviews
The book continues the series’ running theme of women’s place in society. It explores the lingering trauma rape has on the victim and the difficulties women face when trying to change their situation. Dishiva face’s sexual discrimination for the first time in her life...
by Lucy Hounsom | February 17, 2022 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIf you have been listening to our podcast for some time now, you will be well aware of our fascination with fairytales and how they continue to shape modern speculative fiction. But when we talk about fairytales, we...
by Staff Reviewer | February 10, 2022 | Blog, Reviews
Kith and Kin is the debut novel based on the world and characters of Critical Role. For the uninitiated, Critical Role is a long-running livestream show where a group of voice actors (now arguably more famous for this endeavour than their other work) play Dungeons...
by Lucy Hounsom | December 9, 2021 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSFantasy – and indeed most fiction – often involves bitter rivalries. Fights over a kingdom or territory, long-standing feuds where people no longer even remember why it began… Such opposing forces are also a key...
