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books
Ava Reid’s
Lady Macbeth
Is Ferociously Feminist But Not Particularly True to Shakespeare’s Text
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 13, 2024 | 10:40am
Rating
6.4
books
The Best New YA Books of August 2024
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 12, 2024 | 10:30am
books
A Sorceress Comes to Call
Is Whimsical, Subversive Fantasy Perfection
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 7, 2024 | 12:00pm
Rating
9.8
books
A Quest for Vengeance Leads to a Seven-Eyed Dragon In This Excerpt From
Blood of the Old Kings
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 5, 2024 | 10:15am
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of August 2024
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 1, 2024 | 10:30am
books
Blythe and Fate Share an Unexpected Moment In This Excerpt From Final
Belladonna
Installment
Wisteria
By Lacy Baugher Milas
July 31, 2024 | 10:00am
books
10 Fairycore Books for The Best Cozy Fantasy Feels
By Amanda Prahl
July 24, 2024 | 12:00pm
books
Blending Stories Across Time in
The Melancholy of Untold History
By Alana Joli Abbott
July 22, 2024 | 10:30am
Rating
9.8
books
Why So Much Cozy? Thoughts on Jam, Cheese, and the Rise of Cozy Fantasy
By Sarah Beth Durst
July 19, 2024 | 2:30am
books
In Spellbinding Sequel
Le Fay
, the Most Famous Sorceress of Arthurian Legend Enters Her Villain Era
By Lacy Baugher Milas
July 17, 2024 | 10:30am
Rating
9.0
books
The Bright Sword
is a Radiant Reimagining of Arthurian Legend
By Emily Price
July 16, 2024 | 10:30am
Rating
9.8
books
Jenn Lyons's
The Sky on Fire
Is Breezy High-Fantasy with Bite
By Hayden Mears
July 11, 2024 | 12:00pm
Rating
8.2
games
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
, Remakes, and Anti-Revisionism
By Perry Gottschalk
July 9, 2024 | 10:15am
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of July 2024
By Lacy Baugher Milas
July 8, 2024 | 3:00pm
books
Rebirth Below the Waves in Leslye Penelope’s
Daughter of the Merciful Deep
By Alana Joli Abbott
July 4, 2024 | 10:45am
Rating
9.8
comedy
Rachel Scanlon Radiates Joy in
Gay Fantasy
By Clare Martin
July 3, 2024 | 2:28pm
Rating
7.8
books
The Best New YA Books of June 2024
By Lacy Baugher Milas
June 29, 2024 | 6:00pm
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of June 2024
By Lacy Baugher Milas
June 28, 2024 | 4:30pm
books
A Mother’s Mysterious Gift Hints Dragons Are Real In This Excerpt From
The Night Ends with Fire
By Lacy Baugher Milas
June 26, 2024 | 2:00pm
books
What We Talk about When We Talk About Romantasy
By Alana Joli Abbott
June 24, 2024 | 10:30am
tv
Netflix’s Cooking Anime
Delicious in Dungeon
Is Filling Thanks to Its Fresh Takes on Fantasy
By Elijah Gonzalez
June 14, 2024 | 11:30am
tv
House of the Dragon
Remains the Fantasy Equivalent of Reality TV in Largely Entertaining Second Season
By Elijah Gonzalez
June 6, 2024 | 4:00pm
Rating
7.4
books
Monster New York City: K.A. Linde On Building
The Wren in the Holly Library’s
Immersive World
By K.A Linde
June 6, 2024 | 1:00pm
books
The Most Anticipated Fantasy Books of Summer 2024
By Lacy Baugher Milas
June 4, 2024 | 11:00am
movies
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Is Still a Blueprint for Fantasy Adaptations Done Right
By Ellen Johnson
June 4, 2024 | 1:12am
tv
20 Fantasy Series with Magic and Adventure to Stream Right Now
By Kaitlin Thomas
June 2, 2024 | 12:01pm
books
In This Excerpt From
Masquerade
, A Kidnapped Queen Learns to Fight In More Ways Than One
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 31, 2024 | 10:00am
tv
Reality AF: Our Fantasy Casting Call for
Survivor
Season 50
By Terry Terrones
May 22, 2024 | 11:35am
books
Hear Me Out: Sarah J. Maas’s
Throne of Glass
Books Are Better Than
ACOTAR
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 20, 2024 | 9:59am
books
The Best New YA Books of May 2024
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 17, 2024 | 12:30pm
books
Exclusive Cover Reveal + Excerpt: Ben Alderson’s Realm of Fey Series Is Getting a New Look
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 16, 2024 | 11:00am
movies
Pregnancy Comedy
Babes
Brings Real Women's Bodies to a Fantasy World
By B. Panther
May 15, 2024 | 2:00pm
Rating
7.0
books
I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons
Proves Peter Beagle Is Always Worth the Wait
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 15, 2024 | 12:00pm
Rating
9.2
books
9 Must Read New Books by AANHPI Women to Add to Your Summer Reading List
By Alana Joli Abbott
May 13, 2024 | 1:00pm
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of May 2024
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 8, 2024 | 10:35am
books
Five Broken Blades
: This Delightfully Twisty Fantasy Adventure Strikes True
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 7, 2024 | 11:20am
Rating
8.1
books
Molly X. Chang On
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods
, Her Chaotic Debut Year and Why It Felt So Important to Tell This Story
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 6, 2024 | 11:30am
books
In This Excerpt From
The Ashes & the Star-Cursed King
, Love Is a Political Battlefield
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 3, 2024 | 1:00pm
games
The 50 Best PlayStation 4 Games
By Garrett Martin and Paste Staff
May 3, 2024 | 9:30am
books
If We Shadows Have Offended: Fighting the Fae in Brittany N. Williams's
Saint-Seducing Gold
By Alana Joli Abbott
April 25, 2024 | 4:52pm
Rating
9.0
books
Armored Titans Face Off In This Excerpt From Sara Wolf’s
Heavenbreaker
By Lacy Baugher Milas
April 24, 2024 | 10:15am
books
In
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods
, a Heroine Puts Survival Above All—But at What Cost?
By Lacy Baugher Milas
April 18, 2024 | 3:30pm
Rating
7.0
books
The Fantasy of Harry Styles Is Now the Stuff of Fiction
By Kayleigh Donaldson
April 17, 2024 | 5:00pm
books
The Fiend at My Elbow: The Stories That Fuel the Horror Elements In
Saint-Seducing Gold
and the Forge & Fracture Saga
By Brittany N. Williams
April 11, 2024 | 1:00pm
books
Second Nightshade Crown Installment
The Hemlock Queen
Has a Few Sophomore Stumbles
By Lacy Baugher Milas
April 10, 2024 | 11:30am
Rating
7.0
books
Leigh Bardugo Effortlessly Steps Into a New Genre with Historical Fantasy
The Familiar
By Lacy Baugher Milas
April 9, 2024 | 11:00am
Rating
8.8
games
Final Fantasy VI
Is a Game for Losers
By Dave Tomaine
April 3, 2024 | 3:45pm
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of April 2024
By Lacy Baugher Milas
April 3, 2024 | 10:30am
books
Exclusive Cover Reveal + Excerpt: august clarke’s Adult Fantasy Debut
Metal From Heaven
By Lacy Baugher Milas
March 21, 2024 | 2:00pm
books
Romantasy is Everywhere Now, But Its Legacy Long Predates BookTok
By Kayleigh Donaldson
March 20, 2024 | 11:44am
books
Reimagining Folklore: The Polish Inspiration in A.B. Poranek’s
Where the Dark Stands Still
By Alana Joli Abbott
March 12, 2024 | 1:00pm
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of March 2024
By Lacy Baugher Milas
March 11, 2024 | 1:58pm
movies
Millie Bobby Brown and a Dragon Pull Off Fantasy Two-Hander
Damsel
By Tara Bennett
March 8, 2024 | 12:30pm
Rating
7.9
books
In This Excerpt From
The Last Bloodcaver
, A Fateful Meeting Has Questionable Motivations
By Lacy Baugher Milas
March 7, 2024 | 10:15am
books
Holly Black Talks
The Prisoner’s Throne
, Prince Oak’s Journey, and Writing a More Mature Jude and Cardan
By Lacy Baugher Milas
March 5, 2024 | 10:15am
books
A Queer Fantasy for a Post-Colonial Reality:
A Vicious Game
Author Melissa Blair on the World of The Halfling Saga
By Melissa Blair
March 1, 2024 | 11:25am
books
Navigating the Tides of Change In Eliza Chan’s
Fathomfolk
By Alana Joli Abbott
February 27, 2024 | 11:35am
Rating
9.0
books
In This Excerpt From
A Promise of Peridot
, Tensions Of Every Kind Are On the Rise
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 23, 2024 | 10:00am
games
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Soars Despite Its Excesses
By Moises Taveras
February 22, 2024 | 9:00am
Rating
8.0
books
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
Is a Bittersweet Story of Things Both Lost and Found
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 13, 2024 | 11:14am
Rating
8.6
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of February 2024
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 10, 2024 | 3:57pm
books
A Violent Meeting Will Change Everything For Two Young Women In This Excerpt From
Daughter of the Bone Forest
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 9, 2024 | 11:00am
games
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Continues the Reinterpretation of One of Gaming's Best Legends
By Moises Taveras
February 6, 2024 | 7:01pm
games
Granblue Fantasy Relink
Trades Its Signature Storytelling for Big Boss Battles
By Dia Lacina
January 31, 2024 | 3:57pm
Rating
7.5
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of January 2024
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 27, 2024 | 6:00pm
books
Kamilah Cole on
So Let Them Burn
and Exploring the Next Chapter of a Chosen One’s Story
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 26, 2024 | 4:15pm
books
The Must Read Sequels of 2024
By Alana Joli Abbott
January 24, 2024 | 4:00pm
books
Exclusive Excerpt + Q&A: Delve Into the World of Hafsah Faizal’s
A Tempest of Tea
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 23, 2024 | 11:00am
books
Read the First Chapter of Kamilah Cole’s Jamaican-Inspired Fantasy Debut
So Let Them Burn
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 20, 2024 | 2:00pm
books
Exclusive Cover Reveal + Excerpt:
The Hunter’s Gambit
Promises a Dark Vampire Tale
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 15, 2024 | 11:00am
books
A Grieving Sister Learns Her Brother May Yet Live In This Excerpt From
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 11, 2024 | 10:40am
books
A Dangerous Meeting Could Change Everything In This Excerpt From
Sanctuary of the Shadow
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 3, 2024 | 10:45am
books
The Most Anticipated Fantasy Books of 2024
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 1, 2024 | 1:00pm
books
Ruthless Vows
Is a Satisfying If Occasionally Overly Fantastical Sequel to
Divine Rivals
By Lacy Baugher Milas
December 28, 2023 | 1:00pm
Rating
7.9
books
9 Books to Close Out 2023 On an Upbeat Note
By Alana Joli Abbott
December 27, 2023 | 11:30am
games
The Best PlayStation 5 Games of 2023
By Paste Staff
December 26, 2023 | 12:00pm
games
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
Fixes Its Predecessors’ Biggest Flaw
By Elijah Gonzalez
December 21, 2023 | 1:52pm
Rating
8.5
books
Erika Johansen on Finding the Dark Heart of
The Nutcracker
In
The Kingdom of Sweets
By Lacy Baugher Milas
December 7, 2023 | 11:40am
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of December 2023
By Lacy Baugher Milas
December 5, 2023 | 3:46pm
books
The Best Fantasy Books of 2023
By Lacy Baugher Milas
November 30, 2023 | 10:00am
books
The Kingdom of Sweets
Offers a Dark Take on a Holiday Classic
By Lacy Baugher Milas
November 28, 2023 | 11:40am
Rating
7.1
books
9 African-Inspired Fantasies Everyone Should Read
By Alana Joli Abbott
November 22, 2023 | 1:00pm
books
The 15 Best Neil Gaiman Short Stories
By Lacy Baugher Milas
November 21, 2023 | 11:14am
books
A Difficult Reunion Takes Place In This Excerpt From
Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White
By Lacy Baugher Milas
November 13, 2023 | 12:30pm
books
The Heartfelt Truth of Neil Gaiman
By Lacy Baugher Milas
November 10, 2023 | 11:14am
books
Exclusive Cover Reveal: A Magical Middle-Grade Adventure Continues In
Skandar and the Chaos Trials
By Lacy Baugher Milas
November 7, 2023 | 1:00pm
books
Exclusive Excerpt + Q&A: Katee Robert Introduces Her Pirate Romance
Hunt on Dark Waters
By Lacy Baugher Milas
November 3, 2023 | 12:00pm
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of November 2023
By Lacy Baugher Milas
November 1, 2023 | 3:10pm
books
Murder, Mayhem, and Magic: Queer Fantasy Books Perfect for Fall
By Alana Joli Abbott
October 28, 2023 | 10:00am
books
A Stroke of the Pen
Is an Unexpected, Heartfelt Gift to Terry Pratchett Fans
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 27, 2023 | 1:30pm
Rating
9.0
books
With
Sword Catcher,
Cassandra Clare Finally Steps Out of the Shadow of Shadowhunters
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 20, 2023 | 11:35am
Rating
8.2
books
Exclusive Cover Reveal + Q&A: Tricia Levenseller Introduces Readers to
The Darkness Within Us
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 17, 2023 | 1:00pm
books
Thea Guanzon on How
The Hurricane Wars
Reflects Her Family’s Heritage and Her Own Roots In Fanfiction
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 13, 2023 | 10:40am
books
Starling House
: A Cynical Protagonist Grounds This Strangely Sweet Haunted House Story
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 6, 2023 | 11:40am
Rating
8.4
books
The First Chapter of S.T. Gibson’s
Evocation
Introduces an Overachieving Occultist
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 4, 2023 | 10:00am
books
Dark and Light Magic Collide In Fantasy Debut
The Hurricane Wars
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 3, 2023 | 11:45am
Rating
8.0
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of October 2023
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 2, 2023 | 2:00pm
music
COVER STORY | How Vagabon Built Her Fantasy
By Matt Mitchell
September 29, 2023 | 11:00am
movies
Striking, Expressionist Fantasy
Mami Wata
Is a Mesmerizing African Dreamscape
By Jacob Oller
September 29, 2023 | 2:30am
Rating
7.4
books
As She Likes It: Chloe Gong Talks
Foul Heart Huntsman
, Setting Shakespeare in Shanghai, and More
By Alana Joli Abbott
September 27, 2023 | 11:20am
books
Cassandra Clare Tells What to Expect From Her New Adult Fantasy,
Sword Catcher
By Gillian Bennett
September 22, 2023 | 11:40am
books
A Groundskeeper’s Assistant Longs to Study Magic Openly In This Excerpt From
Infinity Alchemist
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 21, 2023 | 2:00pm
books
Atmospheric and Evocative, Ava Reid’s
A Study in Drowning
Is Her Best Yet
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 19, 2023 | 10:45am
Rating
9.0
books
The Best New YA Books of September 2023
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 18, 2023 | 3:00pm
tv
The 6 Best Gateway K-Dramas for Newbies
By Kayti Burt
September 6, 2023 | 1:05pm
books
Adalyn Grace Breaks Down
Foxglove
, Fate’s Arrival, and What It All Means For Signa’s Journey
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 1, 2023 | 3:00pm
books
The Phoenix King
Methodically Builds Out a Rich and Distinctive Fantasy World
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 31, 2023 | 2:59pm
Rating
7.1
tv
The Wheel of Time
Season 2 Squanders Too Much of the Series’ Original Potential
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 31, 2023 | 9:00am
Rating
7.0
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