Neil Gaiman once said that he was “like sushi, I’m something only a few people like.” Then, “gradually you get to this point where an awful lot of people like sushi, and suddenly, sushi kind of works.” Gaiman’s books definitely…
Neil Gaiman once said that he was “like sushi, I’m something only a few people like.” Then, “gradually you get to this point where an awful lot of people like sushi, and suddenly, sushi kind of works.” Gaiman’s books definitely…
Christopher’s Paolini’s fantasy quadrilogy has tantalised readers with dragons, myth, and adventure since 2002. So where is the best place to find a similar cocktail? There are so many fantasy books out there, and working out your next read is…
George R.R. Martin’s unfinished epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire is probably the second-most famous fantasy book series in history after The Lord of the Rings. Where Tolkien’s classic established the modern form of the genre, Martin’s…
Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time is a classic epic fantasy. It’s a sprawling masterclass in world-building that finds ways to make the old-school, Tolkien-style fantasy seem fresh again. And it made enough of a cultural impact that even the…
I remember devouring the Artemis Fowl books when I was in middle school for the clever and cold title hero who was so unlike the typical middle-grade protagonists. Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl is “a millionaire, a genius, and a criminal…
Sarah J. Maas’ bestselling Throne of Glass series is a thrilling epic fantasy. Celaena Sardothien—a teenage assassin with a grudge against the empire—is one of those unforgettable heroines whose quest for freedom and vengeance captivates readers from page one. If you’re…
Fantasy novels are frequently filled with evil wizards, dark powers, black knights and hellish monsters. This genre explores the dark side of nature—our lust for power, need for revenge, our weakness in the face of despair or temptation. So, in…
Once upon a time, fairy tales were not just for children. Before the Victorians and Disney sanitized them for younger audiences, they were often dark, raunchy and bloodthirsty. Most fairy tales spring from ancient oral traditions; some may even date…
Stephen King is one of the world’s most prolific writers. He has written over eighty novels and shows no sign of slowing down. Born in Maine in 1947, many attribute his fascination with the horror genre to a tragic incident…
Stories of reanimated corpses have circulated for centuries, but it wasn’t until George Romero’s classic 1968 film Night of the Living Dead that zombies became a staple of horror fiction. Horror tropes play on our most primordial fears, so it’s…