Discworld: Anhk-Morpork – the Board Game (available from most book shops, price varies) “Welcome to Ankh-Morpork, the largest, smelliest, and most ‘interesting’ city on Discworld. The city’s patrician, Lord Vetinari, has disappeared, and the citizens are calling out for firm leadership. Will one of the noble families take control of the city, or will the people welcome the […]
In October I had the opportunity to interview author Joanne Harris. Most of us will know her name due to the Chocolat movie. Of late she has broken into the Young Adult market with her Norse mythology fantasy title, Runemarks (out now, £7.99, published by Corgi). The sequel to that book, Runelight, was released in […]
Muddle Earth by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell (MacMillan, 2011/2003, PB, £5.99, out now) The creative team best known for their outstanding Edge Chronicles produced a more humourous fantasy title back in 2003, Muddle Earth, again aimed at younger readers. This paperback re-release has a new cover in advance of the impending sequel, Muddle Earth […]
The Castle Omnibus by Steph Swainston (Victor Gollancz, 2010, PB, £16.99) The Castle Omnibus is one of the most fascinating and refreshingly original fantasy series I’ve ever read, gathering the trilogy of The Year Of Our War, No Present Like Time, and The Modern World. Instead of a muscle bound warrior or powerful mage as […]
Johannes Cabal the Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard (Headline, 2010, PB, £7.99) This is an easy, entertaining read, that reminds very much of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett at their most mischievous, which of course is a good thing. The titular Johannes Cabal is on a mission to win back his soul from Satan and […]
Curtis Jobling. What inspired the world of Lyssia and the Seven Realms? I’ve been a lover of horror and fantasy from a criminally young age, and knew that if I were to ever get around to writing a novel, then chances were it would be in one of the two genres. Who guessed it would […]