Fiction open submissions window 2024
It has been a while, authors. AI reared its ugly head causing widespread problems across the fiction industry for publishers, authors, artists, and competition runners, and because of that, we shut our gates for...
Ten cinematic sci-fi and fantasy novels for grimdark fans
As avid readers, we know it’s always a great time to pick up a good book. With Hollywood on strike, now is an especially opportune time to discover great new reads, especially those with...
Top ten new horror novels for grimdark fans
Grimdark fans love the darker side of fantasy and science fiction, which often intersects with the horror genre. In this listicle, we recommend ten recently published horror novels with strong elements of dark fantasy...
REVIEW: Silo (AppleTV)
Silo is the brilliant new, dystopian TV series based on the best-selling sci-fi novels written by Hugh Howey. The silo is a 144-floor indoor city that is meant to hold the last humans alive...
The best dark SFF of 2023 so far
It’s that time of the year. Apologise to your TBR piles in advance because the Grimdark Magazine review team is about to make it rain new books at your house! 2023 had had some brilliant dark...
REVIEW: Veniss Underground by Jeff VanderMeer
Jeff VanderMeer’s first published novel, Veniss Underground, returns to print in a new twentieth anniversary edition, which also features five short stories and a new foreword by Charles Yu. Veniss Underground is considered one...
REVIEW: The Ten Percent Thief by Lavanya Lakshminarayan
In The Ten Percent Thief, Lavanya Lakshminarayan immerses us in Apex City, formerly known as Bangalore, once the Silicon Valley of India and now governed by a technocapitalist meritocracy. The Big Brother of the...
REVIEW: Life Beyond Us by the European Astrobiology Institute
Life Beyond Us is an anthology of fifty-four original science fiction stories and science essays compiled by the European Astrobiology Institute, a consortium of European institutions devoted to research, education, and outreach activities in...
An Interview with Richard Swan
Fans of fantasy are unlikely to have escaped the deluge of rave reviews of Richard Swan’s Empire of the Wolf series. With the magnificent The Justice of Kings and The Tyranny of Faith being...
Grimdark Magazine Issue #34 is here!
Grimdark Magazine Issue #34 has just hit the stands. This quarter, we’re focussing the darker end of science fiction, and Beth and Sarah have brought you yet another stunning lineup of authors featuring Miles...