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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our SPFBO 11 team are back with another finalist review for you! This week, they discuss Benjamin Bareth's LitRPG NO MORE LEVELS Read more: tinyurl.com/3vhpah8u

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

As promised, we return for our SPFBO 11 team's Finalist Reviews! To kick us off, Theo, Cat and Vinay review JESTER by Tim Carter Reaad more: bit.ly/4cwrPeB #SPFBO11

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Jonathan interviews Dr Alex Carabine on Dead Ink's rerelease of Todd Grimson's classic vampire novel STAINLESS Read more: tinyurl.com/muun2nuu

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

We just wanted to give a huge heartfelt thank you to outpouring of love from the community since making this announcement! All your kind messages and follows to our individual social medias have meant the absolute world to us all!

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

We're so sorry to hear of the closure of @thefantasyhive.bsky.social, who have been an integral part of the SFFH community for many years. We will miss them deeply, and wish the members of the team every success in their new endeavours! fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/07/the-...

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The Fantasy Hive Closure - ANNOUNCEMENT | Fantasy-Hive

We’ve made the difficult decision to close The Fantasy Hive. Sadly, the site has become too large for us to manage enjoyably anymore, and rather than see it evolve into something else under someone...

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Dutiful Murdock @dutifulmurdock.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This is sad news, but the reviewers will still be active, their other haunts are in the article. Make sure you follow them to keep up to date! Thank you also to Nils and Beth for being awesome collaborators. It was fun

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T.O.Munro @tomunro.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

It's been a great 9 years and nearly 3000 posts, many thanks to Beth and Nils for managing so much admin, content management, publisher liaison and still shepherding the cat-like herd of contributors! ❤️

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Jess Gofton @jessgofton.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Sad news, but huge thanks and much applause to the entire team for championing SFFH all these years!

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Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

One of the loveliest group of bloggers made an excellent blog post- I wish you all well in your future and future blogs!

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George Sandison @georgesandison.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Ahhh man, this is a sad one. A standing ovation, please, for The Fantasy Hive. Such a depth of reviews and coverage spanning many years, thank you for all the hard work and support guys.

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

We have a big announcement to make today - unfortunately, we have made the difficult decision to close the Fantasy Hive We will be staying open for SPFBO reviews for the remainder of SPFBO 11 Read more here: tinyurl.com/4cz7zcjv

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Abigail reviews Cindy Pham's Sleeping Beauty retelling THE SECRET WORLD OF BRIAR ROSE: "Pham creates compelling mentalities for the characters, repurposing Sleeping Beauty with a loving and personal touch." Read more: tinyurl.com/9vz3hubw

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Today TO Munro reviews G R Matthew's recent addition to his Six Kingdoms series, OF SONG AND SHADOW: "a gritty but engaging story with characters facing some intriguing internal and external challenges" Read more: tinyurl.com/5feynk4w

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

TO Munro reviews the latest in Martha Wells' hugely popular Murderbot series, PLATFORM DECAY Read more:

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Today we're thrilled to share an excerpt from Emily Rath's upcoming dark fantasy romance DEVOUR ME, publishing 30th July from Tor Bramble! Read more:

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Jonathan welcomes Jenni Daiches to the Hive today to discuss her upcoming novel THEY KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING: "[I]t's always interesting and challenging to allow your imagination to go somewhere and think, well, supposing this was the situation, what would people do?" More:

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

TO, Cat and Vinay review their last semi-finalist, VAMPIRE MALL COP by Molly Blake, for SPFBO 11 - and announce The Fantasy Hive's finalist! Read more: tinyurl.com/3pbxkv6z

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Cat reviews CJ Leede's latest supernatural thriller HEADLIGHTS: "I read this book in two days, and it's easily one of my Best of 2026" Read more: tinyurl.com/2dj2tf6d

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

We were honoured to receive an invitation to visit the opening of Spiros Gelekas' Art of Middle Earth Gallery - and fortunately, TO Munro was holidaying in Corfu and was able to go! Read more: tinyurl.com/354fxcax

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

To celebrate the release of the third book in her Monster War series THE RAVEN AT THE ASH DOOR, K. A. Linde joins us and shares with us her current fantasy TBR Read more:

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

TO, Cat, and Vinay review their penultimate SPFBO 11 semi-finalist - THE HALLOWS by H. L. Tinsley! Check out how their results table stands with just one review to go... Read more: tinyurl.com/bdjvesdf #SPFBO

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Today, TO Munro reviews David Green's self-published cosy fantasy MAGIC, MAPS AND MISCHIEF: "Green’s prose is a great strength of the book" Read more:

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Our SPFBO 11 team return this week with their fourth semi-finalist review. Find out what TO, Cat and Vinay thought of THREADS OF MEMORY by Richard Fierce and how their semi-finalist table is shaping up! Read more:

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

To celebrate the publication of her dark academia horror THE WAY IT HAUNTED HIM, out today from Titan Books, Laura R. Samotin has written us an article about the place of superstition in the modern world! Read more:

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Today Kat welcome Lex Croucher to the Fantasy Hiive in an interview all about their upcoming dark academia THE UNMAGICAL LIFE OF BRIAR JONES "Briar Jones is the book for everyone who didn't get into magic school" Out 9th June from Gollancz Read more: tinyurl.com/45rc8cv4

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Have you seen our cosy fantasy giveaway?

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Jonathan reviews Christopher Priest and Nina Allan's moving biography of seminal speculative fiction author J. G. Ballard in The Illuminated Man: Life, Death and the World of J. G. Ballard: "a fitting tribute to Ballard, Priest and Allan.." Read more: tinyurl.com/mr43yb97

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

We have partnered with @panmacmillan to bring you a GIVEAWAY for UNCHARMED by @lucyjanewood.bsky.social - 2 copies available! To enter: Follow us & Repost this post & leave a bird ✨ emoji in the comments! Rules: UK & N. Ireland entries only due to shipping restrictions. Ends: 11 June 2026

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

TO, Cat and Vinay return with another SPFBO 11 semifinalist review - this week it's the turn of SHADOWS DARK AND DEADLY by Andrea Marie Johnson! Read more: tinyurl.com/32hv4kkf

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Today Nils welcomes Amy Coombe to the Fantasy Hive in an interview about her debut cosy fantasy romance STAY FOR A SPELL, out now from HarperVoyager: "I crammed every happy memory I have of a bookstore into this novel" Read more: tinyurl.com/4882z6r5

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

We've reached the end of May and so it's time for our team to gather round and share what they've been reading this month and which titles they chose as their TOP PICKS! Read more: tinyurl.com/yb64jyed

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Our #SPFBO 11 team return with their next semi-finalist review, and this week it's the turn of THE SEA PRINCE by Elizabeth Schechter! Find out what TO, Vinay and Cat thought, and how their semi-finalist results table is shaping up, here: tinyurl.com/4ctp652f

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Today we're thrilled to share and excerpt from Michael S Jackson's RINGLANDER: THE PATH AND THE WAY to celebrate the launch of Michael's Kickstarter for a special Tome Edition of this Stabby nominated SPFBO 7 semi-finalist novel! Read more: tinyurl.com/yrwdejff

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Lucy reviews Samantha Allen's reality-TV horror pastiche PATRICIA WANTS TO CUDDLE: "Allen skillfully uses emotion to manipulate her characters" Read more: tinyurl.com/5a6mf2k9

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Today we're thrilled to welcome Leigh Radford back as Jonathan interviews her following the paperback release of her debut horror novel ONE YELLOW EYE: "I think horror gives us the dark, honest language to say the unspeakable" Read more: tinyurl.com/34fmwc2d

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

TO reviews Peadar Ó Guilín's epis cli-fi fantasy THE SWORD GARDEN: "a twisting ride of switchback discoveries that repeatedly shake the reader’s understanding of the story they are being told" Read more: tinyurl.com/45ct4ady

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

TO returns with the second part of his NORNCON convention report - in which he features an interview with Anna Smith Spark, and he himself features as both panellist and moderator on panels! Read more here: tinyurl.com/4pdmj6rm

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Our serial convention-goer TO was made up to discover a brand new speculative fiction convention just down the road from him in Belfast! Find out all about the inaugural NORNCON in this first part of TO's convention report Read more here: tinyurl.com/4kadymx3 #Norncon

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The Fantasy Hive's SPFBO 11 team of Theo, Cat, and Vinay kick off their semi-finalist full reviews with AC Cross' THE BODICKER LETTERS! To find out what they thought, and to find out how they'll be managing this phase of the contest, read more here: tinyurl.com/47j6fvpc #SPFBO

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Today we're thrilled to share an excerpt from Naomi Ishiguro's upcoming fantasy novel, THE RAINSHADOW ORPHANS, the first book in her new trilogy inspired by Japanese folklore and Studio Ghibli. Due for publication 26th May from Simon & Schuster Read more: tinyurl.com/244fsbb4

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Cat reviews CLARA AND THE DEVIL, the darkly romantic graphic novel from Olivie Blake and illustrated by Little Chmura, out now from Tor: "Much like the Devil himself it is compelling, tempting, as we realize that we cannot escape its clutches" More: tinyurl.com/3px7a32n @torbooks.bsky.social

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Abigail reviews Kara Storti's coming of age fantasy THE ELECTRIC LIFE OF LAVENDER LEWIS: "Storti's storytelling is seamless" Read more: tinyurl.com/f7vwvvsm @abby614.bsky.social

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Carson Winter @carsonwinter.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Had the pleasure of chatting with RSL on the ins and outs of some of the subtextual themes in THE CORPSE PRIEST. Check it out!

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RSLjnr @rsljnr.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

loved interviewing @carsonwinter.bsky.social for Corpse Priest. Please give this book a good read. Amazing piece of art. Weird, gothic, and horrifying.

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Today on The Fantasy Hive RSL interviews @carsonwinter.bsky.social on his latest genre-blurring sword and sorcery fantasy novella THE CORPSE PRIEST “It was important to me to show a different kind of hero” Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/05/inte...

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Interview with Carson Winter (THE CORPSE PRIEST) | Fantasy-Hive

Today RSL interview Casron Winter about his genre-blurring sword and sorcery novella THE CORPSE PRIEST: "It was important to me to show a different kind of hero"

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Cat reviews Naomi Ishiguro's upcoming Japanese-folklore inspired fantasy THE RAINSHADOW ORPHANS: "a delightful adventure with a truly magical heart" Read more: tinyurl.com/muh3snwm

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Today, @abby614.bsky.social reviews @vaishnawrites.bsky.social's upcoming fantasy novel WE DANCE UPON DEMONS: "Patel encapsulates the range of heartrending experiences one must see working in any branch of reproductive care in a tight, accessible fantasy story" More: tinyurl.com/5zudknbn

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

We have a special treat today - an excerpt from the upcoming brand new epic fantasy adventure SEEK THE TRAITOR'S SON from Veronica Roth! Read more: tinyurl.com/5bkcxajc @panmacmillan.bsky.social @veronicarothbooks.com

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Today we're excited to share an excerpt from Joseph Eckert's upcoming time travel thriller THE TRAVELER, out 11th June from Tor! Read more: tinyurl.com/34e9rv8b @torbooks.bsky.social @josepheckert.bsky.social

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