Magic, Faith and Fiction

Introduction Fantasy fiction has long been linked to the mystical, the unknown, and the extraordinary. This genre contains a unique strand of storytelling. It draws from rich cultural and spiritual traditions. This is known as Muslim fantasy fiction. Combining elements of magic, faith, and folklore, these stories explore new dimensions of the fantastical through a […]

Hero Syndrome

A friend of mine posed a question on Facebook about who are our favourite fictional heroes. The archetypal hero is tall, handsome, square-jawed, muscular, white and male. He charges to the rescue without a second thought and heroically goes about looking for damsels in distress and no-gooders up to no good. Think Kevin Sorbo’s Hercules […]

Review: Douglas Hulick’s Sworn in Steel

Warning,: contains spoilers if you have yet to read Among Thieves (shame on you!) Drothe ventures away from Idrecca to reconcile his friendship with Bronze Degan and to runaway from being a Gray Prince. Drothe, is a Nose who managed to elevate himself amongst the Kin to the position of Gray Prince. In the process he […]

Book Review: Resa Nelson’s Dragonfly

A Viking girl raised among Native Americans must overcome her desire to have a family of her own in order to fulfill her destiny. Greeta has known all her life that she is different. Her pale skin, blue eyes and blonde hair sets her apart from her darker skinned people, the Shining Star Nation. Then […]

Book Review: The Queen’s Blade by T C Southwell

One of the most accomplished assassin’s in the world presents himself to the Queen of the Jashamari with an offer she can not refuse; his services to kill the enemy of her people, the King of the Cotti. Queen Mina-Sattu has inherited her mother’s throne and the Endless War that stretches so far back in […]

Adventures of Some Kid, Available to Pre-order

Book Release: The Adventures of Some Kid The latest book from the author of The Changeling King, Noor A Jahangir, is coming out on 27th June 2014, in digital and print. ZACH CAAN isn’t a boy wizard, a super spy or a vampire’s assistant. He doesn’t have any super powers, martial arts training or cool […]

Cover Reveal: The Adventures of Some Kid

So here it is after long last, the cover art for The Adventures of Some Kid. To introduce it properly, I’ve invited the artist, Elbert Lim, to say a few words about it. Over to you, Elbert. “First of all, this shot wouldn’t be conceived if it were not for the beauty of Noor’s storytelling […]

Exclusive Preview: The Adventures of Some Kid

Midnight Flight Things started to go pear-shaped for Zach Caan when a Madrid airport security officer mistook him for an infamous baby-faced terrorist. The teachers who had accompanied his class on the trip to Spain waited until the last minute before boarding the flight home. Getting the rest of the kids home was apparently a […]

Book Announcement and Review: The Prometheus Saga

Jade Kerrion has announced her first release of 2015: East of the Sun, a short story from The Prometheus Saga. Readers and fans who have enjoyed Earth-Sim will almost certainly enjoy East of the Sun and the other short stories in The Prometheus Saga. Like tributaries of a river, branching through vast lands, the stories […]