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Steven L. Shrewsbury interview (April 2012)

Steven L. Shrewsbury is a fantasy and horror author who has well over 300 tales published online or in print. Having read and reviewed ‘Thrall’ and a couple of his short stories for this website I can attest to his wry, world-weary humour. His fictional creation Gorias La Gaul is larger than life, and has [...]

Fantastic Fantasy Artwork #3: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Portia Rosenberg

The third instalment in our ongoing special feature entitled Fantastic Fantasy Artwork finds us talking to illustrator Portia Rosenberg about the delightful illustrations that she did for Susanna Clarke’s 2005 Hugo and World Fantasy Award winning Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. How did you come to be chosen to illustrate Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell? [...]

Fantastic fantasy artwork #2: Night Watch (Discworld: Book 29) by Paul Kidby

Chosen by Joshua S Hill Last month we kicked off our series of special features, entitled Fantastic Fantasy Artwork, with Martin Springett’s The Fionavar Tapestry. This month it is Joshua S Hill’s turn to choose his favourite fantasy artwork and he unhesitatingly opted for Paul Kidby’s work on book 29 of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, [...]

Fantastic fantasy artwork #1: The Fionavar Tapestry by Martin Springett

Chosen by Floresiensis Over the coming weeks and months, all the reviewers here on Fantasy Book Review will be selecting their favourite fantasy artwork, choosing books that they are proud to have on their bookshelves, books that are worth buying for the covers alone. I am very pleased to kick off this series of special [...]

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.