This is my first foray into Barr’s works, after reading the prequel short story Demon Spawn. Chaos is just about right! What to Expect A zany adventure mixing science and fantasy, demons and space aliens, dragons and laser beams. What starts off as a disgruntled, subversive, sorceress using-but-not-happy-about-it demon magic quickly evolves into an imminent […]
Science Fantasy
Book Review: The Society of Two Houses, by William C. Tracy
Good things lie off the beaten path, and this book is one of them. It’s a short, twisty mystery set in a fantastical, unique world. What to expect This is a standalone novella in an ongoing series. Tracy does an amazing job of creating a unique world, with different alien species, a rich psychic-like magic […]
Historical-Fantasy vs Science-Fantasy vs Speculative Fiction
This is an opinion column, originally written for the Science-Fantasy Society, and first published on their blog here. It collects my thoughts on writing historical fantasy, at least in relation to the blending of science fiction & fantasy. Science Fantasy and Historical Fantasy Historical Fantasy is “a category of fantasy and genre […]
