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A day of SF, fantasy, and horror; part of the Books on Tyne festival

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Carnyx Press@carnyxpress.co.uk · 2w ago

Happy halloween from Carnyx! 🎃 We hope you have a creepy tale or two to enjoy today. Here's one from our first anthology, Oaths and Offerings, in which a shepherdess searches for her missing sister...

The Monster of No Seeming by Sophie Reck Pointon Are you sitting comfortably? Do you have enough blankets? Make yourself a nest of them, we’ve got the whole evening to ourselves. Careful, don't spill the hot chocolate, I spent ages melting it in the pan! Yes, that’s much better. Are you all settled now? Good, good… We’re both ready now. Blimey, isn’t that rain making a racket on the windows... Alright. Ready for the story? Before everything and everyone you know was ever born, there was a village on the edge of the moor. The houses of the village were short and squat to keep the wind out, and life was hard since the villagers were farmers, which was (and still is) a difficult job indeed. The village was small and only a handful of families lived in it.
Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"Heaven’s Graveyard is interested in a lot of things: class, love, connection, religious persecution, archaeology, the way a small thing can connect to great meaning." @mollytempleton.com reviews Grace Curtis's science fantasy novel about obsession and discovery.

Archaeology and Obsession: Heaven's Graveyard by Grace Curtis - Reactor

Molly Templeton reviews a "character study wrapped around a murder mystery tucked into an archaeological wrapper."

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Locus Magazine@locusmag.bsky.social · last mo.

Explore @NussbaumAbigail’s review of TRAITORS’ NEST by @franceshardinge.bsky.social: “But if this is a fantasy, it is one that adults, as well as children, can benefit from.”

Traitors’ Nest by Frances Hardinge: Review by Abigail Nussbaum - Locus

Traitors' Nest, Frances Hardinge (First Ink UK 978-1-52909-064-2, £16.99, 448pp, hc) August 2026. (Amulet 978-1-4197-9414-8, $19.99, 400pp, hc) September 2026. For the villagers who farm the valley where Frances Hardinge's Traitors' Nest begins, their world is arranged in a straightforward hierarchy. The lord in the castle sends commands through his bailiff, who talks to local leaders like the game warden Joett, who organizes the farmers accordingly, and sends their complaints …Read More

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Emma Newman@emmanewman.bsky.social · last mo.

Lovelies! Just in time for the weekend, here is a shiny new episode of Starship Alexandria in which @aptshadow.bsky.social and I discuss Helen of Wyndhorn. Listen to find out if this is a graphic novel I could actually understand! starshipalexandria.com/episode-18-h...

Starship Alexandria: Episode 18 - Helen of Wyndhorn

For our October 2026 episode of Starship Alexandria Adrian puts forward the graphic novel Helen of Wyndhorn by Tom King, Bilquis Evely, Matthew Lopes and Clayton Cowles for Emma’s consideration.  Other talking points:  The craft of framing devices Nested narrators  Tellings, retellings; narrative and meta-narrative  Killing people is not cricket  Badass butlers  Just 100% appreciation for the art  Equal Opportunities objectification  The apparent taboo of just making things up  Civilization vs Barbarity  Unspoken histories  The “Ninth Art” (French term for comics, not the “Tenth Muse” as I said in the podcast)    Media Mentions:  The Conan stories by Robert E Howard  Wuthering Heights novel by Emily Bronte  The Barsoom stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs  The fantasy art of Boris Vallejo  Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde novel by Robert Louis Stevenson  Star Wars movie dir. George Lucas  Fargo TV series    Next month we look at the film Sinners directed by Ryan Coogler. This month’s patron episode is our live discussion of Event Horizon from Octocon in Cork.  Adrian’s music recommendation: Musik ist keine Lösung by Alligatoah   Emma’s latest writing is included in Creative Futures (Beyond and Within) which was recently shortlisted for a BSFA Award  Adrian’s most recent book is Engines of Reason   If you'd like to support the show, and get an additional monthly patrons-only episode, you can become a patron at   You can buy our official t-shirts and mugs at   Follow us at:  Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and   Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and

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