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Jerry Ibbotson interview
Jerry Ibbotson was born in London in 1969. He worked as a BBC radio journalist for almost ten years before leaving to run his own sound production company in 2000. Chosen was his debut novel, which he began writing in 2005 and published in 2008. Earlier this year he published The Veil and I caught [...]
New Tony Ballantyne novel acquired by Solaris
Solaris have announced that they have acquired the rights to a new novel from Tony Ballantyne called Dream London. Slated for released in October 2013, the science-fiction novel takes a magical look at Britain’s capital city, a city that we would recognise but one which changes every single day. Dream London: Captain Jim Wedderburn has [...]
Don’t miss Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere on BBC Radio 4 next month
I love that the radio has never really been in – or gone out of – fashion. It just is, seems to have always been and has been a comforting presence throughout many of our lives. Many will think of the radio as a place where music is played but for others like me it [...]
Living with George
I wanted to share with you a curious state of affairs, almost a malady if you will, that has plagued me for the last six months. Back in 2011 when Game of Thrones was coming out on telly, I immediately got excited and resolved to read the first book in the A Song of Fire [...]
Emma Vieceli interview (February 2013)
This week Fantasy Book Review moves into the realm of comics to talk to one of the UK’s leading lights, Emma Vieceli, about her love of all things fantasy and what inspired her to work in the industry. Emma is a full time illustrator, comic artist and writer, living near Cambridge in the UK. Having [...]
HarperVoyager to publish Ray Bradbury’s novels as ebooks
For the first time the works of Ray Bradbury will be published as ebook editions in the UK and Commonwealth. From 14th February readers in the UK will be able to purchase Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and The Illustrated Man in ebook format. HarperVoyager also acquired print and ebook UK & Commonwealth (ex Canada) [...]
Most Anticipated Books of 2013 – The Heavyweights
As a reviewer of books this crossover time between years is the greatest. We get the chance to look back on the wonderful reading we have done over the past 12 months and we can also look forward to the anticipated reading of the 12 months to come. As is now becoming tradition here at [...]
Most Anticipated Books of 2013 – The Rest
As a reviewer of books this crossover time between years is the greatest. We get the chance to look back on the wonderful reading we have done over the past 12 months and we can also look forward to the anticipated reading of the 12 months to come. As is now becoming tradition here at [...]
The Seafort Saga in E-Book Format
The Seafort Saga was a reasonably prominent sci-fi series from the 90′s, and it is now available in e-book format.
FBR Cast: 016 – HobbitShmobbit
In our first regular episode of the year we talk about the Hobbit and wish for a better movie. You can subscribe to our podcast through our RSS Feed or via iTunes. If you have any questions for Joe you can leave them in the comments below, you can email us at blog@fantasybookreview.co.uk, or you [...]
Four books - old and new alike - that were a joy to read are selected each month. See past winners.
Ack-Ack MacaqueGareth L Powell
Days of Blood and StarlightLaini Taylor
Hemlock GroveBrian McGreevy
Zoo CityLauren Beukes
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