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John Mauro lives in a world of glass amongst the hills of central Pennsylvania. When not indulging in his passion for literature or enjoying time with family, John is training the next generation of materials scientists at Penn State University, where he teaches glass science and materials kinetics. John also loves cooking international cuisine and kayaking the beautiful Finger Lakes region of upstate New York.

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An Interview with Patrick Rothfuss – Part 3

We are delighted to release the third and final installment of Grimdark Magazine’s exclusive three-hour interview with Patrick Rothfuss, author of the Kingkiller Chronicle, including the bestselling novels The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man’s...

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REVIEW: The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror (Volume 4) edited by Paula Guran

I love that time of year when Paula Guran releases her newest volume of The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror. This year’s anthology, officially titled The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror (Volume...

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Review: The Narrow Road Between Desires by Patrick Rothfuss

Patrick Rothfuss returns with The Narrow Road Between Desires, a poignant novella that takes place during the outer framing story of the Kingkiller Chronicle. The Narrow Road Between Desires is told from the perspective...

Review: Until the Last by Mike Shackle

The stakes couldn’t be higher in Until the Last, the final installment of Mike Shackle’s The Last War trilogy, a grimdark military fantasy inspired by real-life stories of resistance in Nazi-occupied France during World...

REVIEW: The Blood Stones by Tori Tecken

Tori Tecken pours a lifetime’s love of fantasy into The Blood Stones, the masterfully written first volume of her new dark epic fantasy series, Legends of the Bruhai. The novel opens with Gehrin, a...

REVIEW: Shadows of Nyn’Dira by H.C. Newell

H.C. Newell mines new emotional depths in Shadows of Nyn’Dira, the third entry in her dark epic fantasy series, Fallen Light. Shadows of Nyn’Dira builds upon her already strong worldbuilding and character development from...

REVIEW: No Safe Haven by James Lloyd Dulin

No Safe Haven is the second volume of James Lloyd Dulin’s anti-colonialist dark fantasy series, Malitu. I will keep this review completely spoiler-free for readers who have not yet started the series. No Safe...

Review: Last to Leave the Room by Caitlin Starling

Last to Leave the Room is the new dark speculative fiction by Caitlin Starling, the USA Today bestselling author of The Death of Jane Lawrence, which seamlessly blends science fiction and horror into a...

REVIEW: The Banished by H.C. Newell

H.C. Newell captures the brutal aftermath of Curse of the Fallen with her novella, The Banished, which is essential reading for fans of Newell’s dark epic fantasy series, Fallen Light. While the main books...

An interview with Thiago Abdalla

Thiago Abdalla is author of the highly acclaimed dark epic fantasy series, the Ashes of Avarin, which kicks off with A Touch of Light, a finalist in Mark Lawrence’s 8th Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO8)....