An Interview with Alicia Wanstall-Burke and Graham Austin-King
Two of the biggest legends in the indie author crew are getting married. They write dark fantasy, they are a great laugh, and they are from opposite sides of the planet. I caught up...
An Interview with Peter McLean
Greetings grimlings! This issue I join you from a dingy bar in Ellinburg where I have finally cornered Peter McLean for a chin wag. In case you are unfamiliar, Peter is the author of...
Catching up with grimdark fantasy champion Michael R. Fletcher
Our man in the trenches Tom Smith gets into the darkest side of fantasy, catching up with Beyond Redemption author and champion of grimdark fantasy, Michael R. Fletcher. We chat about his writing process...
Interview with dark fantasy legend Steven Erikson
Ask somebody about dark fantasy to rival the epic scale of Game of Thrones and I’d be pretty surprised if somebody didn’t mention Steven Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen series. These books consistently...
An Interview with Rob J. Hayes
Hey demented ones! This issue I come to you from the Dripping Bucket. It’s dark, the tables smell and the ale is horrible—but I am here with the Hat himself: Rob J. Hayes! If...
An Interview with Dyrk Ashton
Hail grimlings! This issue I finally caught up with that wily rapscallion Dyrk Ashton. If you don’t know Dyrk’s work, he is currently working on finishing his Paternus series—books 1 and 2 are already...
An Interview with Alicia Wanstall-Burke
G’day Grimmies! I’m here today with one of my favorite Aussies—Alicia Wanstall-Burke. Now, if you aren’t familiar with Alicia’s work—it’s ok. She is still fairly new to the scene; however, she has been stirring...
REVIEW: The Mirror’s Truth by Michael R. Fletcher
After reading Beyond Redemption last year, I confess to a giddy anticipation of the sequel—The Mirror’s Truth. When GdM alumnus and friend Michael R. Fletcher offered me the opportunity to preview it, of course...
Review: The Liar’s Key by Mark Lawrence
Reading The Broken Empire trilogy really changed the way I view fantasy. It was after reading this trilogy that I discovered and began to define for myself what grimdark is. As a kid I...