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Tag results: “fantasy”
books
Adult Fantasy Debut
A Crown of Ivy and Glass
Features an Intriguing Setting But Weak Characters
By Lacy Baugher Milas
June 28, 2023 | 12:40pm
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of June 2023
By Lacy Baugher Milas
June 27, 2023 | 2:05pm
books
The First Bright Thing
: J.R. Dawson Lights a Sapphic Spark In the Darkness
By Lacy Baugher Milas
June 22, 2023 | 10:40am
games
Final Fantasy 16
Is An RPG Fitting Of This Era
By Moises Taveras
June 21, 2023 | 10:00am
books
9 Queer Fantasies to Make Your Pride Month Magical
By Rachel Strolle
June 16, 2023 | 2:00pm
books
Exclusive Cover Reveal + Q&A: Thrilling African YA Fantasy Debut
The Smoke That Thunders
By Lacy Baugher Milas
June 16, 2023 | 12:00pm
books
Morgan Is My Name
Is a Furious, Necessary Arthurian Origin Story
By Lacy Baugher Milas
June 13, 2023 | 10:40am
games
Summer Game Fest 2023: The Biggest Reveals
By Hope Pisoni
June 9, 2023 | 2:46pm
books
A Group of Misfits Face the Consequences of Stealing a Spaceship In This Excerpt From
Star Bringer
By Lacy Baugher Milas
June 9, 2023 | 11:15am
books
The Most Anticipated Fantasy Books of Summer 2023
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 31, 2023 | 11:20am
books
Out of the Shadows: Catching up with Melissa Blair About
A Shadow Crown
By Alana Joli Abbott
May 24, 2023 | 2:42pm
books
The Lost War
Is a Satisfyingly Traditional Old School Fantasy
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 22, 2023 | 12:05pm
games
Final Fantasy XVI
's Opening Mostly Sticks The Landing
By Moises Taveras
May 22, 2023 | 9:00am
books
Meet G.R. Macallister, Author of the Best Feminist Fantasy Series You Probably Haven’t Read
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 18, 2023 | 10:46am
books
Painted Devils
: An Adventurous Sequel With a Surprisingly Emotional Heart
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 17, 2023 | 10:45am
books
Making the Familiar New In Rebecca Yarros's
Fourth Wing
By Alana Joli Abbott
May 8, 2023 | 12:45pm
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of May 2023
By Lacy Baugher Milas
May 5, 2023 | 4:00pm
books
All Good Things: 11 Exciting Fantasy Series Concluding in 2023
By Alana Joli Abbott
April 28, 2023 | 5:50pm
books
A Sleight of Shadows
Returns Readers to Kat Howard’s Unseen World
By Lacy Baugher Milas
April 27, 2023 | 10:40am
books
Divine Rivals
Is Basically Rebecca Ross’s Magical
You’ve Got Mail
By Lacy Baugher Milas
April 26, 2023 | 1:15pm
books
The 7 Fantasy Book Series that the Max Muggles Should Turn into a TV Show Instead of
Harry Potter
By Amy Amatangelo
April 20, 2023 | 11:34am
books
The Bone Shard War
Sends Andrea Stewart’s Drowning Empire Trilogy Off In Epic Style
By Lacy Baugher Milas
April 18, 2023 | 10:33am
books
Peter Beagle’s
The Way Home
Is a Reminder That He’s Always Been One of Fantasy’s Greats
By Lacy Baugher Milas
April 7, 2023 | 10:30am
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of April 2023
By Lacy Baugher Milas
April 3, 2023 | 10:30am
books
A Tantalizing Bargain Is Sealed In This Excerpt from
A Crown of Ivy and Glass
By Lacy Baugher Milas
March 23, 2023 | 1:00pm
books
Faithless, Unbroken, Revolutionary: The Powerful Second Installment of C.L. Clark's “Magic of the Lost” Series
By Alana Joli Abbott
March 14, 2023 | 10:45am
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of March 2023
By Lacy Baugher Milas
March 13, 2023 | 1:00pm
books
Samantha Shannon On the Unexpectedly Timely Themes of
A Day of Fallen Night
and How History Often Alters Women’s Stories
By Lacy Baugher Milas
March 10, 2023 | 10:35am
books
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
Is a Genre-Defying, Propulsive Fantasy Romp
By Lacy Baugher Milas
March 9, 2023 | 11:22am
books
The Foxglove King
: A Stunning Series Opener With Death Magic Laced Through Every Page
By Lacy Baugher Milas
March 7, 2023 | 10:30am
books
A Day of Fallen Night
Is the Absolute Best Kind of Expansive Fantasy Epic
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 28, 2023 | 9:30am
games
Final Fantasy XVI
Is Undoubtedly Darker, But Shows A Whole Lot of Promise
By Moises Taveras
February 28, 2023 | 8:00am
games
An Interview With The Developers of
Final Fantasy XVI
By Moises Taveras
February 28, 2023 | 8:00am
games
20 Years Ago
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Introduced the Tactical RPG to Younger Players
By Yousif Kassab
February 27, 2023 | 5:30pm
books
15 of the Best Books for Readers Who Love Fantasy Romance
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 25, 2023 | 8:30am
books
M.K. Lobb Takes Us Inside the World of
Seven Faceless Saints
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 17, 2023 | 12:58pm
books
A Legendary Pirate Seeks Out An Old Friend In This Excerpt From
The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 9, 2023 | 10:30am
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of February 2023
By Lacy Baugher Milas
February 1, 2023 | 11:30am
books
Exclusive Cover Reveal + Excerpt: Jazz Age Demons and Deities Populate
Shanghai Immortal
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 30, 2023 | 9:00am
books
A Killer Is Stalking Those Without Magic In This Excerpt From
Seven Faceless Saints
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 23, 2023 | 12:00pm
books
Margaret Rogerson Talks
Mysteries of Thorn Manor
and How the Pandemic Brought Her Back to the World of
Sorcery of Thorns
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 20, 2023 | 10:15am
books
Hell Bent
Is a Vividly Rendered, Relentlessly Paced Return to the World of
Ninth House
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 16, 2023 | 9:30am
books
Exclusive Cover Reveal + Q&A: Behold Cassandra Clare's Adult Fantasy Debut
Sword Catcher
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 12, 2023 | 9:00am
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of January 2023
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 10, 2023 | 2:00pm
books
Exclusive Excerpt: Rebecca Yarros's
Fourth Wing
Takes Us Inside a War College for Dragon Riders
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 9, 2023 | 12:01pm
books
Song of Silver, Flame Like Night
Introduces An Immersive and Lyrical Fantasy Landscape
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 4, 2023 | 10:30am
books
Journey to the Court of Moths In this Excerpt From Holly Black's
The Stolen Heir
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 3, 2023 | 12:00pm
books
Holly Black Talks Returning to the World of Elfhame In
The Stolen Heir
By Lacy Baugher Milas
January 2, 2023 | 10:15am
books
The Most Anticipated Fantasy Books of 2023
By Lacy Baugher Milas
December 29, 2022 | 12:15pm
games
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Gets All Spiffed Up for Its
Reunion
By Joseph Stanichar
December 27, 2022 | 11:20am
books
8 Compelling Sci-Fi and Fantasy Murder Mysteries to Curl Up With
By Natalie Zutter
December 22, 2022 | 2:55pm
books
A Flight of Dragon Books: Six Stories to Set Your Library on Fire
By Paste Staff
December 20, 2022 | 12:30pm
movies
The Two Towers
Gave Us Cinema’s Greatest Fantasy Battle: Helm’s Deep
By Jim Vorel
December 15, 2022 | 11:45am
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of December 2022
By Lacy Baugher Milas
December 14, 2022 | 12:14pm
books
Kiera Cass Says Goodbye (For Now) With Swoon-Worthy Romance
A Thousand Heartbeats
By Lacy Baugher Milas
December 13, 2022 | 12:15pm
books
A Fire Endless
Is a Confident, Compelling Conclusion to the Elements of Cadence Series
By Lacy Baugher Milas
December 6, 2022 | 10:30am
books
Olesya Salnikova Gilmore Talks Reinventing Baba Yaga In
The Witch and the Tsar
By Lacy Baugher Milas
November 23, 2022 | 10:30am
books
Tread of Angels
: A Fairly Basic Mystery Bolstered by Phenomenal Worldbuilding
By Lacy Baugher Milas
November 15, 2022 | 10:30am
books
Seasparrow
Is the Most Emotionally Harrowing
Graceling
Novel Yet
By Alexis Gunderson
November 14, 2022 | 12:14pm
books
The Best New YA Books of November 2022
By Lacy Baugher Milas
November 11, 2022 | 12:30pm
books
The 10 Greatest Characters from Terry Pratchett's
Discworld
By Jim Vorel
November 10, 2022 | 1:35pm
books
Recasting a Once and Future King: Tracy Deonn Talks
Bloodmarked
By Alana Joli Abbott
November 9, 2022 | 2:01pm
books
Hope Against the Odds In C. L. Polk's
Even Though I Knew the End
By Paste Staff
November 8, 2022 | 10:30am
books
Rebecca Mix's
The Ones We Burn
Is a Political Fantasy Grounded in Trauma and Healing
By Lacy Baugher Milas
November 7, 2022 | 11:15am
books
Freya Marske and Alexandra Rowland on the Power Dynamics and Revealing Magic of Fantasy Romance
By Natalie Zutter
November 2, 2022 | 10:45am
tv
Which Is the Better D&D Campaign Setting:
The Rings of Power
or
House of the Dragon
?
By Kenneth Lowe
October 27, 2022 | 11:33am
books
An Ancient Classic Finds New Life in Joan He’s
Strike the Zither
By Paste Staff
October 27, 2022 | 11:19am
books
The Atlas Paradox's
Slow Start Eventually Builds to a Riveting Ending
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 25, 2022 | 10:47am
books
Alex Aster Shares the Secrets of
Lightlark
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 20, 2022 | 1:25pm
books
The River of Silver
Offers a Welcome Return to the World of Daevabad
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 17, 2022 | 11:30am
tv
How
Game of Thrones'
Influence Has Flattened a New Class of Fantasy Television
By Sean Weeks
October 3, 2022 | 12:00pm
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of October 2022
By Lacy Baugher Milas
October 3, 2022 | 11:05am
music
Mamalarky Reach for the Sublime Yet Again with
Pocket Fantasy
By Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
September 30, 2022 | 12:05pm
books
The Golden Enclaves
Is a Thrilling, Heartfelt Conclusion to the Scholomance Saga
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 28, 2022 | 11:20am
games
It's the Perfect Time for a Remake of
Dragon Quest V
, Which Turns 30 Today
By Marc Normandin
September 27, 2022 | 3:45pm
books
Kerri Maniscalco Answers Seven Scintillating Questions About
Kingdom of the Feared
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 27, 2022 | 1:01pm
tv
Andor
Illustrates the Right Way Forward for CG-Heavy Television
By Rory Doherty
September 27, 2022 | 10:17am
tv
We Need to Talk about the Heartless Harfoots of
Rings of Power
By Jim Vorel
September 26, 2022 | 4:18pm
books
Dark Secrets Loom In This Exclusive Excerpt From
Kingdom of the Feared
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 23, 2022 | 1:05pm
books
The Witch and the Tsar
Is a Fantastical, Feminist Reimagining of Russian Folklore
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 22, 2022 | 6:52pm
tv
We Should Have Let
Game of Thrones
Fade Away When We Had the Chance
By Kathryn Porter
September 22, 2022 | 11:06am
books
Defend the Dawn
Is a Slow, Introspective Sequel That Leaves Its Heroine Behind
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 20, 2022 | 1:03pm
books
The Ballad of Never After
: Stephanie Garber’s Charming Fairytale Spinoff Spins Its Wheels
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 16, 2022 | 12:01pm
books
Reinventing the Assassin: Melissa Blair Talks
A Broken Blade
By Alana Joli Abbott
September 14, 2022 | 11:38am
books
Nona the Ninth
: Tamsyn Muir's Locked Tomb Series Remains Defiantly Weird and Strangely Beautiful
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 13, 2022 | 10:42am
books
The Best New YA Books of September 2022
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 12, 2022 | 11:14am
books
Good Trouble in Aiden Thomas’s
The Sunbearer Trials
By Paste Staff
September 10, 2022 | 10:25am
books
Belladonna
Is the Book Adalyn Grace Wrote for Herself
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 9, 2022 | 12:12pm
books
Who
Are
the Monsters?: Class and Cruelty in Tanvi Berwah’s
Monsters Born and Made
By Paste Staff
September 6, 2022 | 2:45pm
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of September 2022
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 5, 2022 | 12:20pm
books
The Dragon’s Promise
: Elizabeth Lim on Shiori’s Journey And What’s Next For the
Six Crimson Cranes
Series
By Lacy Baugher Milas
September 1, 2022 | 12:10pm
books
The Pieces of Lush Gothic Fantasy
Belladonna
Make For a Compelling Brew
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 30, 2022 | 11:15am
books
Lightlark
Proves that Popular Formulas Work For a Reason
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 26, 2022 | 11:31am
books
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
Is a Whimsical, Poignant Fantasy Romance
By Carly Lane
August 24, 2022 | 11:01am
books
Babel
Is an Ambitious Epic That Doesn’t Trust Its Audience Enough
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 23, 2022 | 11:01am
music
Listen to Mamalarky's Yearning New Single, "It Hurts"
By Scott Russell
August 22, 2022 | 12:57pm
books
The Oleander Sword
Is a Gut-Wrenching Sequel With a Killer Cliffhanger
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 16, 2022 | 1:15pm
books
Stealing Spirits in Harlem Renaissance DC: The Heist Fantasy of Leslye Penelope’s
The Monsters We Defy
By Paste Staff
August 9, 2022 | 11:05am
books
The 14 Best Female Characters in Fantasy Fiction
By Ani Bundel
August 5, 2022 | 11:05am
books
The Best New Fantasy Books of August 2022
By Lacy Baugher Milas
August 2, 2022 | 2:30pm
books
6 Must-Read New Fantasy Releases That Prove It's a Badass Girl Summer
By Paste Staff
July 29, 2022 | 3:25pm
books
Violet Made of Thorns
Is a Fast-Paced Fairytale With a Refreshingly Difficult Heroine
By Lacy Baugher Milas
July 28, 2022 | 11:04am
books
A Strange And Stubborn Endurance
: A Fantasy Romance That Proves Trust is the Sexiest Thing of All
By Lacy Baugher Milas
July 27, 2022 | 10:30am
books
The Book of Gothel
Reimagines
Rapunzel’s
Witch As the Hero of Her Own Story
By Lacy Baugher Milas
July 26, 2022 | 1:15pm
books
Exclusive Excerpt: A Young Weaver Struggles to Make Ends Meet in
Beguiled
By Lacy Baugher Milas
July 22, 2022 | 6:45pm
books
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
Is a Stirring Rumination on Faith, Family, and Humanity
By Samantha Sullivan
July 20, 2022 | 12:33pm
music
Mamalarky Announce Sophomore Album
Pocket Fantasy
, Share Sunny New Single "Mythical Bonds"
By Samantha Sullivan
July 20, 2022 | 10:00am
books
Exclusive Cover Reveal + Author’s Note:
Wings Cursed and Bound
Is an Urban Fantasy Inspired by Thai Mythology
By Lacy Baugher Milas
July 14, 2022 | 12:32pm
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