Tag: SpecFic101

I recommend creepy stories to read around Halloween!

Book recommendations for Magical Realism: a genre where magic elements are a natural part in an otherwise mundane, realistic environment.

Review recommendations for those who love epic fantasy, entirely comprised of female authors.

Hello! Welcome to the fourth SpecFic 101: Introduction to Speculative Fiction post. We’ve talked about Big Fat Fantasy and YA in the past, but now I want to go outside these classifications and just focus on amazing Australian authors. There doesn’t seem to be a need for a lengthy introduction, but…

Hello! Welcome to the third SpecFic 101: Introduction to Speculative Fiction post. Last time we talked about Big Fat Fantasy (BFF) and I gave recommendations to readers who usually read YA but want to branch out to non-YA SFF. This week we’re turning that on its head: book recommendations for readers who…

Hello! Welcome to the second SpecFic 101: Introduction to Speculative Fiction post. Today we’re going to talk about Big Fat Fantasy (BFF) — this is a term I picked up from Tsana (but she says she didn’t coin it), which describes the length and breadth of Fantasy written for a predominantly…

Hello! Welcome to my new feature! SpecFic 101: Introduction to Speculative Fiction is a space where I’ll be recommending some books and authors to readers who are interested in reading more speculative fiction – whether as newcomers to the genre or as old fans looking for something different. For the…