Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m interviewing Dr Alex Carabine about Todd Grimson’s Stainless reissued now by @deadinkbooks.bsky.social fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/07/inte...

Interview with Dr Alex Carabine (STAINLESS) | Fantasy-Hive

Dr Alex Carabine is a specialist in gothic, medieval and Victorian literature, art and culture. She hosts lectures and creative writing workshops on her Instagram @decadence.and.dark.ages. She has tau...

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

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!

The Fantasy Hive@thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 3w ago

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

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-...

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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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

The Fantasy Hive@thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 3w ago

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

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! ❤️

The Fantasy Hive@thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 3w ago

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

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

The Fantasy Hive@thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 3w ago

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

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

The Fantasy Hive@thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 3w ago

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

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.

The Fantasy Hive@thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 3w ago

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

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

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

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

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

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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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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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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

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

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

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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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

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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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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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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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

Have you seen our cosy fantasy giveaway?

The Fantasy Hive@thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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

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

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

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

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

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