Fantasy Book Critic

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I struggle with Urban fantasy—there, I said it. Actually, I should say “struggled” because Daniel Polansky has just flipped that opinion on its head with A City Dreaming. grimdarkmagazine.com/review-a-city-…

I have come here to chew bubble gum and break all the rules, and I'm all out of bubble gum...

Winter Warriors by David Gemmell was the first book that made me fall in love with fantasy. It made me realize that there’s a whole new genre besides thrillers, mysteries, crime stories & SF. David Gemmell is still one of my favourites & I hope more readers discover his works!

What Happens Next: getting Endlords ready for my agent. It's a 10-part process when you reach the 5th book in a series that already has 800,000 words in print. Epic Fantasy, who is their right minds would want to write it? patreon.com/posts/what-hap…

I'm coming for you!

The #SPFBO Champions' League is starting to take shape! #SPFBOCL

Coming soon. Idk the date myself, I wrote a new Vincent Graves short story for this a while back, but anthologies take time to release, this is finally gearing up. <3 Love the urban fantasy world of writers and the fandom.

Hey, look what came early. Available for purchase on my website! brianmcclellan.com/eshop

And the book is done. The rewrite is complete. Read my thoughts about Endlords here. No need to sign up. patreon.com/posts/134792643

Audiobook now available for The First Great Game #4! Narrators did a great job as usual. Link below.

Books 1-3 of the Hybrid Helix are FREE this week. Book 7 is now out. Hey, buy Partial Function too. What's one more book on the ol' TBR?

Checkout where #SPFBO Champion BBBS gets ranked in the #SPFBOCL by these brilliant gents

The Ties that Bind Special Omnibus Kickstarter is still going and rapidly approaching its final stretch goal. And here's a reminder. All backers not only get the gorgeous book, but also access to the illustrated world guide by Campfire... for FREE. kickstarter.com/projects/godea…

I want to thank everyone for all the Fantastic Four love this last couple of months during the run up to the new F4 flick. Speaking of which, I want to wish the cast and crew of First Steps the best of luck and success. I admire these actors and look forward to seeing them take…

Thanks to @JamesGunn, made for an extraordinary day!

Four of my trilogies have short story collections to go with them. I'm considering special editions of these. Road Brothers would be first and I have quite a few new Jorg stories to add in.

I had a great conversation with AI scientists at Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory, where cutting-edge research is being conducted into the future of AI. I wrote a whole Sigma thriller on this subject (Crucible) a few years back, so I was excited to learn where AI is at today and in…

Coming August 5th to Audible, an omnibus edition of my Iconoclasts trilogy, including the short stories "Barrowlands" and "Final Word." An omnibus ebook will be released on Amazon simultaneously. Mark your calendars!

You may have missed the Kickstarter, but it's not too late! You can still grab BLACK STONE HEART, SHE DREAMS IN BLOOD, and all the insane swag (custom bookmarks and slipcases) from the Late Backer Store! …-blood-insanity-edition.pledgebox.com/preorder

Need some underrated fantasy gems on your TBR? Of course you do! I had so much fun treasure hunting through my shelves for some lesser known favorites. What fantasy books/series do you think get less love than they should? Give us some recommendations in the comments! 🔗🔽