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Fantasy Book Review

Fantasy Book Review is dedicated to reading and reviewing the very best fantasy books for children and adults (both young and old). Featuring interviews, the latest fantasy news, audio-book reviews and competitions we aim to provide fantasy fans around the world with a useful, interesting and informative guide to the genre. If you would like to help us to read and review these fantastic books then do please get in touch.

Books of the Month: May 2013

Four books - old and new alike - that were a joy to read are selected each month. See past winners.

Image derived from the Ack-Ack Macaque book cover.Ack-Ack Macaque
Gareth L Powell
Image derived from the Days of Blood and Starlight book cover.Days of Blood and Starlight
Laini Taylor
Image derived from the Hemlock Grove book cover.Hemlock Grove
Brian McGreevy
Image derived from the Zoo City book cover.Zoo City
Lauren Beukes
Latest interviews
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2013-03-04
An image of Jerry IbbotsonJerry Ibbotson
2013-03-02
An image of Emma VieceliEmma Vieceli
2013-02-18

View the complete list of Fantasy Book Review interviews

Special features

We are constantly running special features on topics and events that we feel particularly passionate about.

Frank Cottrell Boyce.
World Book Night 2013 flagship events
Author Lane Heymont.
Where Are All the Minorities?
Lane Heymont
Fantasy author George R. R. Martin
Living with George
Alex Janaway on A Song of Ice and Fire
AM & Heath logo.
Q&A with literary agent Robert Dinsdale
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NaNoWriMeh
Reece Barnard
The Wardrobe into Narnia.
My Journey Through The Wardrobe
Alaisdair Dewar
Malazan books.
Finishing the Book of the Fallen: Immediacy
Joshua S Hill
Led Zeppelin.
Led Zeppelin and the Lord of the Rings
Floresiensis
Kathryn Meyer Griffith
How having your book dumped can be a positive
Kathryn Meyer Griffith
Thaisa Frank
Fantasy, Imagination, and The Ordinary World
Thaisa Frank
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The More Things Change In Publishing
Steven L Shrewsbury
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A New Release
Stephen Zimmer
Sub-genres

Click on the links below to access reviews, interviews, latest news and the greatest books of all time in your chosen sub-genre.

High / Epic fantasy books
High / Epic
Heroic / Sword and Sorcery fantasy books
Heroic / Sword and Sorcery
Contemporary / Urban fantasy books
Contemporary / Urban
Historical fiction / Alternate history books
Historical fantasy / fiction
Parallel worlds.
Parallel universes / Alternate realities
Science fantasy / Speculative fiction books
Science / Speculative
Children's fantasy books
Children's Fantasy
Young adult fantasy books
Young Adult
Steampunk books
Steampunk
Vampire fiction
Vampire Fiction
Werewolf fiction
Werewolf Fiction
Dragon fiction
Dragon Fiction
Dystopian fiction
Dystopian Fiction
Fantasy books featuring dragons
Wizards / Magicians
Lore, Legend and Mythology
Lore, Legend and Mythology
Fantasy books featuring dragons
Military Fantasy
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Star Wars
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Anthropomorphism in literature
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The Thief
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Angels & Demons
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Manga