December 2025

THE PRIMORDIAL GENESIS: ANCIENT ORIGINS AND SCHOLARLY FOUNDATIONS The unicorn stands as one of history’s most enigmatic creatures, neither fully of this world nor entirely beyond it. What began as scattered observations in ancient texts …

The Great Genre Transformation Romantasy has conquered the literary world with over $610 million in sales and 30 million copies sold in 2024 alone. This mystical fusion of romance and fantasy, fueled by BookTok’s viral …

The Undead: A History Written in Shadows Journey into the chilling legacy of the undead in fantasy literature. Explore their ancient origins, haunting legends, and the best contemporary books that bring vampires, zombies, liches, and …

The Grand Reckoning: Who Dares to Dream, Who Dares to Fear? The British Fantasy Society unveils its 2025 award nominees, spotlighting the year’s most dazzling, daring, and darkly enchanting works in fantasy and horror. Every …

ustainability: From Gimmick to Gameplay The 2025 board-game renaissance isn’t just about bigger boxes—it’s about lighter footprints. Discover how publishers weave FSC wood, RE-Wood, soy inks, and climate-themed narratives into the year’s most coveted titles, …

The Mystical Genesis and Eternal Evolution of the World’s Greatest Adventure Venture into the mystical origins and evolution of Dungeons & Dragons, from its humble 1974 beginnings with Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson to its …

Masters of the Veil Between Worlds: Understanding Necromancy’s Eternal Appeal Discover the shadowy history of necromancers from ancient civilizations to modern fantasy literature. Explore their mythological origins, cultural significance, and dive into the essential books …

The Infernal Academic: What We Know About Kuang’s Most Ambitious Work Yet R.F. Kuang’s highly anticipated “Katabasis” arrives August 2025, following rival Cambridge graduate students Alice Law and Peter Murdoch as they descend into Hell …

The Hidden Foundations: Masters Who Built the Genre’s Secret Architecture Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn: The Epic That Secretly Rules Them All Journey into the shadowed corners of fantasy literature to discover the forgotten masters whose …

The Goblin’s Journey: From Medieval Menace to Literary Marvel Journey through the dark evolution of goblins, from their origins as household terrors in European folklore to their transformation into complex characters in modern fantasy. Discover …