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Well this got busy!
We're trying to keep up, but hi to all our new followers!
You can find reviews, interviews, cover reveals, guest posts and more on our site
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We're trying to keep up, but hi to all our new followers!
You can find reviews, interviews, cover reveals, guest posts and more on our site
fantasy-hive.co.uk
Today we're thrilled to be taking part in Titan's cover reveal for Lili Wilkin's upcoming sapphic cosy fantasy LAVENDER AND HEMLOCK! Cover art by Natasha McKenzie
Find out more: tinyurl.com/4amyayfv
@titanbooks.bsky.social
@liliwilkinson.bsky.social
Find out more: tinyurl.com/4amyayfv
@titanbooks.bsky.social
@liliwilkinson.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Today we're thrilled to be taking part in Titan's cover reveal for Lili Wilkin's upcoming sapphic cosy fantasy LAVENDER AND HEMLOCK! Cover art by Natasha McKenzie
Find out more: tinyurl.com/4amyayfv
@titanbooks.bsky.social
@liliwilkinson.bsky.social
Find out more: tinyurl.com/4amyayfv
@titanbooks.bsky.social
@liliwilkinson.bsky.social
Jonathan reviews Rhett Davis's ecological cli-fi ARBORESCENCE:
"a profound and moving exploration of climate change and the grief we feel for a changing world"
Read more: tinyurl.com/8p8dpz58
"a profound and moving exploration of climate change and the grief we feel for a changing world"
Read more: tinyurl.com/8p8dpz58
January 22, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Jonathan reviews Rhett Davis's ecological cli-fi ARBORESCENCE:
"a profound and moving exploration of climate change and the grief we feel for a changing world"
Read more: tinyurl.com/8p8dpz58
"a profound and moving exploration of climate change and the grief we feel for a changing world"
Read more: tinyurl.com/8p8dpz58
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I received some fab bookmail this week with truly magical cover art.
The Isle of the Emberdark by @brandonsanderson.com fleshes out the short story Sixth of the Dusk. I’m so excited to read this and get back to my #cruisingthecosmere feature on The Fantasy Hive! Thank you @gollancz.bsky.social
The Isle of the Emberdark by @brandonsanderson.com fleshes out the short story Sixth of the Dusk. I’m so excited to read this and get back to my #cruisingthecosmere feature on The Fantasy Hive! Thank you @gollancz.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 10:21 AM
I received some fab bookmail this week with truly magical cover art.
The Isle of the Emberdark by @brandonsanderson.com fleshes out the short story Sixth of the Dusk. I’m so excited to read this and get back to my #cruisingthecosmere feature on The Fantasy Hive! Thank you @gollancz.bsky.social
The Isle of the Emberdark by @brandonsanderson.com fleshes out the short story Sixth of the Dusk. I’m so excited to read this and get back to my #cruisingthecosmere feature on The Fantasy Hive! Thank you @gollancz.bsky.social
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I'm always looking for new #WomenInHorror 😍 Pre-Ordered mine today
Jonathan reviews Aoife Josie Clements' debut horror novel PERSONA:
"brilliant, incisive & utterly terrifying...catapults Clements up there with Alison Rumfitt and Gretchen Felker-Martin as a trans woman who is reinventing horror for the modern age"
More: tinyurl.com/dfhpj6bj
@littlepuss.net
"brilliant, incisive & utterly terrifying...catapults Clements up there with Alison Rumfitt and Gretchen Felker-Martin as a trans woman who is reinventing horror for the modern age"
More: tinyurl.com/dfhpj6bj
@littlepuss.net
January 21, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I'm always looking for new #WomenInHorror 😍 Pre-Ordered mine today
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Over on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social today, Nils reviews The Ornithologists Field Guide to Love by India Holton today.
Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing The Ornatholigst’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton
“a book full of wit, charm and an abundance of chaotic escapades!”
Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/the-...
“a book full of wit, charm and an abundance of chaotic escapades!”
Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/the-...
THE ORNITHOLOGIST'S FIELD GUIDE TO LOVE by India Holton (BOOK REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive
Nils returns to one of her favourite authors, India Holton, in the historical fantasy romance THE ORNITHOLOGIST'S FIELD GUIDE TO LOVE: "a feel-good, lighthearted read with a touch of silliness and ple...
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January 21, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Over on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social today, Nils reviews The Ornithologists Field Guide to Love by India Holton today.
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I don’t care if it’s only January, @ravineangel.bsky.social ‘s incredible body horror masterpiece Persona is already a contender for novel of the year @thefantasyhive.bsky.social @littlepuss.net fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/pers...
PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements (BOOK REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive
Jonathan reviews Aoife Josie Clements' debut queer body horror novel PERSONA: "brilliant, incisive and utterly terrifying, and immediately catapults Clements up there with Alison Rumfitt and Gretchen ...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I don’t care if it’s only January, @ravineangel.bsky.social ‘s incredible body horror masterpiece Persona is already a contender for novel of the year @thefantasyhive.bsky.social @littlepuss.net fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/pers...
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It's so good to see PERSONA immediately get the glowing reception it deserves. I know I keep saying it, but do not miss this book.
Jonathan reviews Aoife Josie Clements' debut horror novel PERSONA:
"brilliant, incisive & utterly terrifying...catapults Clements up there with Alison Rumfitt and Gretchen Felker-Martin as a trans woman who is reinventing horror for the modern age"
More: tinyurl.com/dfhpj6bj
@littlepuss.net
"brilliant, incisive & utterly terrifying...catapults Clements up there with Alison Rumfitt and Gretchen Felker-Martin as a trans woman who is reinventing horror for the modern age"
More: tinyurl.com/dfhpj6bj
@littlepuss.net
January 21, 2026 at 6:59 PM
It's so good to see PERSONA immediately get the glowing reception it deserves. I know I keep saying it, but do not miss this book.
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so hyped for this to finally ship next week.
Jonathan reviews Aoife Josie Clements' debut horror novel PERSONA:
"brilliant, incisive & utterly terrifying...catapults Clements up there with Alison Rumfitt and Gretchen Felker-Martin as a trans woman who is reinventing horror for the modern age"
More: tinyurl.com/dfhpj6bj
@littlepuss.net
"brilliant, incisive & utterly terrifying...catapults Clements up there with Alison Rumfitt and Gretchen Felker-Martin as a trans woman who is reinventing horror for the modern age"
More: tinyurl.com/dfhpj6bj
@littlepuss.net
January 21, 2026 at 7:01 PM
so hyped for this to finally ship next week.
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my face is the front of book
Jonathan reviews Aoife Josie Clements' debut horror novel PERSONA:
"brilliant, incisive & utterly terrifying...catapults Clements up there with Alison Rumfitt and Gretchen Felker-Martin as a trans woman who is reinventing horror for the modern age"
More: tinyurl.com/dfhpj6bj
@littlepuss.net
"brilliant, incisive & utterly terrifying...catapults Clements up there with Alison Rumfitt and Gretchen Felker-Martin as a trans woman who is reinventing horror for the modern age"
More: tinyurl.com/dfhpj6bj
@littlepuss.net
January 21, 2026 at 7:14 PM
my face is the front of book
Jonathan reviews Aoife Josie Clements' debut horror novel PERSONA:
"brilliant, incisive & utterly terrifying...catapults Clements up there with Alison Rumfitt and Gretchen Felker-Martin as a trans woman who is reinventing horror for the modern age"
More: tinyurl.com/dfhpj6bj
@littlepuss.net
"brilliant, incisive & utterly terrifying...catapults Clements up there with Alison Rumfitt and Gretchen Felker-Martin as a trans woman who is reinventing horror for the modern age"
More: tinyurl.com/dfhpj6bj
@littlepuss.net
January 21, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Jonathan reviews Aoife Josie Clements' debut horror novel PERSONA:
"brilliant, incisive & utterly terrifying...catapults Clements up there with Alison Rumfitt and Gretchen Felker-Martin as a trans woman who is reinventing horror for the modern age"
More: tinyurl.com/dfhpj6bj
@littlepuss.net
"brilliant, incisive & utterly terrifying...catapults Clements up there with Alison Rumfitt and Gretchen Felker-Martin as a trans woman who is reinventing horror for the modern age"
More: tinyurl.com/dfhpj6bj
@littlepuss.net
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Daughter 1 absolutely reviews the socks off this book
Kat returns to a firm favourite, T. Kingfisher, and her upcoming folk horror WOLF WORM:
"Kingfisher has produced another solid folk horror with a fresh set of themes to attract the morbidly curious and the slightly unhinged."
More: tinyurl.com/3mrhbyys
@torbooks.bsky.social
"Kingfisher has produced another solid folk horror with a fresh set of themes to attract the morbidly curious and the slightly unhinged."
More: tinyurl.com/3mrhbyys
@torbooks.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Daughter 1 absolutely reviews the socks off this book
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I had such a fun time with @thefantasyhive.bsky.social talking about "The Fantastical Magic of the Ordinary World."
fantasy-hive.co.uk/.../the-fant...
#playofshadows #bookchat #fantasybooks
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#playofshadows #bookchat #fantasybooks
The Fantastical Magic of the Ordinary World - GUEST POST by Sebastien de Castell (PLAY OF SHADOWS) | Fantasy-Hive
To celebrate the release of his first book in a brand new series, PLAY OF SHADOWS, Sebastien de Castell joins us and explores the process behind creating magic systems
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January 20, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I had such a fun time with @thefantasyhive.bsky.social talking about "The Fantastical Magic of the Ordinary World."
fantasy-hive.co.uk/.../the-fant...
#playofshadows #bookchat #fantasybooks
fantasy-hive.co.uk/.../the-fant...
#playofshadows #bookchat #fantasybooks
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Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing The Ornatholigst’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton
“a book full of wit, charm and an abundance of chaotic escapades!”
Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/the-...
“a book full of wit, charm and an abundance of chaotic escapades!”
Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/the-...
THE ORNITHOLOGIST'S FIELD GUIDE TO LOVE by India Holton (BOOK REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive
Nils returns to one of her favourite authors, India Holton, in the historical fantasy romance THE ORNITHOLOGIST'S FIELD GUIDE TO LOVE: "a feel-good, lighthearted read with a touch of silliness and ple...
fantasy-hive.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing The Ornatholigst’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton
“a book full of wit, charm and an abundance of chaotic escapades!”
Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/the-...
“a book full of wit, charm and an abundance of chaotic escapades!”
Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/the-...
Nils returns to one of her favourite authors, India Holton, in the historical fantasy romance THE ORNITHOLOGIST'S FIELD GUIDE TO LOVE:
"a feel-good, lighthearted read with a touch of silliness & plenty of romance"
More: tinyurl.com/y9au6xru
@penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
@indiaholton.bsky.social
"a feel-good, lighthearted read with a touch of silliness & plenty of romance"
More: tinyurl.com/y9au6xru
@penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
@indiaholton.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Nils returns to one of her favourite authors, India Holton, in the historical fantasy romance THE ORNITHOLOGIST'S FIELD GUIDE TO LOVE:
"a feel-good, lighthearted read with a touch of silliness & plenty of romance"
More: tinyurl.com/y9au6xru
@penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
@indiaholton.bsky.social
"a feel-good, lighthearted read with a touch of silliness & plenty of romance"
More: tinyurl.com/y9au6xru
@penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
@indiaholton.bsky.social
Cat reviews Annie Summerlee's sapphic vampire debut THE BOOK OF BLOOD AND ROSES:
"A fast-paced, engrossing adventure with complex relationships that slowly come alive."
Read more: tinyurl.com/3ue76erz
@michaeljbooks.bsky.social
@anniesummerlee.bsky.social
@druidcat.bsky.social
"A fast-paced, engrossing adventure with complex relationships that slowly come alive."
Read more: tinyurl.com/3ue76erz
@michaeljbooks.bsky.social
@anniesummerlee.bsky.social
@druidcat.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Cat reviews Annie Summerlee's sapphic vampire debut THE BOOK OF BLOOD AND ROSES:
"A fast-paced, engrossing adventure with complex relationships that slowly come alive."
Read more: tinyurl.com/3ue76erz
@michaeljbooks.bsky.social
@anniesummerlee.bsky.social
@druidcat.bsky.social
"A fast-paced, engrossing adventure with complex relationships that slowly come alive."
Read more: tinyurl.com/3ue76erz
@michaeljbooks.bsky.social
@anniesummerlee.bsky.social
@druidcat.bsky.social
Kat returns to a firm favourite, T. Kingfisher, and her upcoming folk horror WOLF WORM:
"Kingfisher has produced another solid folk horror with a fresh set of themes to attract the morbidly curious and the slightly unhinged."
More: tinyurl.com/3mrhbyys
@torbooks.bsky.social
"Kingfisher has produced another solid folk horror with a fresh set of themes to attract the morbidly curious and the slightly unhinged."
More: tinyurl.com/3mrhbyys
@torbooks.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Kat returns to a firm favourite, T. Kingfisher, and her upcoming folk horror WOLF WORM:
"Kingfisher has produced another solid folk horror with a fresh set of themes to attract the morbidly curious and the slightly unhinged."
More: tinyurl.com/3mrhbyys
@torbooks.bsky.social
"Kingfisher has produced another solid folk horror with a fresh set of themes to attract the morbidly curious and the slightly unhinged."
More: tinyurl.com/3mrhbyys
@torbooks.bsky.social
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Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing The Blackfire Blade by @jamesloganauthor.bsky.social
“surpasses its predecessor with emotionally charged character growth, intricate worldbuilding and its charm and wit.”
Review link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/the-...
“surpasses its predecessor with emotionally charged character growth, intricate worldbuilding and its charm and wit.”
Review link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/the-...
THE BLACKFIRE BLADE by James Logan (BOOK REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive
Nils returns to James Logan's Last Legacy series with his sequel to The Silverblood Promise, THE BLACKFIRE BLADE: "surpasses its predecessor with emotionally charged character growth, intricate worldb...
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January 19, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing The Blackfire Blade by @jamesloganauthor.bsky.social
“surpasses its predecessor with emotionally charged character growth, intricate worldbuilding and its charm and wit.”
Review link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/the-...
“surpasses its predecessor with emotionally charged character growth, intricate worldbuilding and its charm and wit.”
Review link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/the-...
Nils returns to @jamesloganauthor.bsky.social's Last Legacy series with THE BLACKFIRE BLADE:
"surpasses its predecessor with emotionally charged character growth, intricate worldbuilding and its charm and wit"
More: tinyurl.com/fkjtbdhs
@arcadiabooks.bsky.social
"surpasses its predecessor with emotionally charged character growth, intricate worldbuilding and its charm and wit"
More: tinyurl.com/fkjtbdhs
@arcadiabooks.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Nils returns to @jamesloganauthor.bsky.social's Last Legacy series with THE BLACKFIRE BLADE:
"surpasses its predecessor with emotionally charged character growth, intricate worldbuilding and its charm and wit"
More: tinyurl.com/fkjtbdhs
@arcadiabooks.bsky.social
"surpasses its predecessor with emotionally charged character growth, intricate worldbuilding and its charm and wit"
More: tinyurl.com/fkjtbdhs
@arcadiabooks.bsky.social
We're thrilled to share an excerpt from Cameron Sullivan's upcoming dark queer fantasy THE RED WINTER, inspired by the eighteenth-century legend of the Beast of Gévaudan.
Read more: tinyurl.com/3txdr72a
@torbooks.bsky.social
Read more: tinyurl.com/3txdr72a
@torbooks.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 1:01 PM
We're thrilled to share an excerpt from Cameron Sullivan's upcoming dark queer fantasy THE RED WINTER, inspired by the eighteenth-century legend of the Beast of Gévaudan.
Read more: tinyurl.com/3txdr72a
@torbooks.bsky.social
Read more: tinyurl.com/3txdr72a
@torbooks.bsky.social
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Here’s what I’m reading this weekend!
Between Two Fires by @buehlmeister.bsky.social - a medieval horror that is being trad published by @gollancz.bsky.social in March
I’m also reading Books and Bewitchment by Isla Jewell @delilahsdawson.bsky.social - a cosy, witchy read with a sassy cockatoo 🤣
Between Two Fires by @buehlmeister.bsky.social - a medieval horror that is being trad published by @gollancz.bsky.social in March
I’m also reading Books and Bewitchment by Isla Jewell @delilahsdawson.bsky.social - a cosy, witchy read with a sassy cockatoo 🤣
January 17, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Here’s what I’m reading this weekend!
Between Two Fires by @buehlmeister.bsky.social - a medieval horror that is being trad published by @gollancz.bsky.social in March
I’m also reading Books and Bewitchment by Isla Jewell @delilahsdawson.bsky.social - a cosy, witchy read with a sassy cockatoo 🤣
Between Two Fires by @buehlmeister.bsky.social - a medieval horror that is being trad published by @gollancz.bsky.social in March
I’m also reading Books and Bewitchment by Isla Jewell @delilahsdawson.bsky.social - a cosy, witchy read with a sassy cockatoo 🤣
TO Munro looks at the subgenre of speculative popular culture that explores the notion of having a second chance at life -
"The fascination of exploring those many ‘roads not travelled’ is one that attracts speculative fiction authors like moths drawn to a flame."
More: tinyurl.com/ybme3a46
"The fascination of exploring those many ‘roads not travelled’ is one that attracts speculative fiction authors like moths drawn to a flame."
More: tinyurl.com/ybme3a46
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
TO Munro looks at the subgenre of speculative popular culture that explores the notion of having a second chance at life -
"The fascination of exploring those many ‘roads not travelled’ is one that attracts speculative fiction authors like moths drawn to a flame."
More: tinyurl.com/ybme3a46
"The fascination of exploring those many ‘roads not travelled’ is one that attracts speculative fiction authors like moths drawn to a flame."
More: tinyurl.com/ybme3a46
We have partnered with @michaeljbooks.bsky.social & @druidcat.bsky.social to bring you a GIVEAWAY for a copy of WE CALL THEM WITCHES by @inkyrosey.bsky.social
To enter:
Follow us and repost this post only.
Rules:
UK & N. Ireland entries only due to shipping restrictions.
Ends: 23rd Jan 2026
To enter:
Follow us and repost this post only.
Rules:
UK & N. Ireland entries only due to shipping restrictions.
Ends: 23rd Jan 2026
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM
We have partnered with @michaeljbooks.bsky.social & @druidcat.bsky.social to bring you a GIVEAWAY for a copy of WE CALL THEM WITCHES by @inkyrosey.bsky.social
To enter:
Follow us and repost this post only.
Rules:
UK & N. Ireland entries only due to shipping restrictions.
Ends: 23rd Jan 2026
To enter:
Follow us and repost this post only.
Rules:
UK & N. Ireland entries only due to shipping restrictions.
Ends: 23rd Jan 2026
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Always down for some fun with ancient forest gods. #teratophilia #monsterromance #monstersmut #booksky #bookreviews #folklore
Our Monster Botherer Emma is back and her first monster romance review of the new year is Desirée M. Niccoli's UNTETHERING DARK:
"already become one of my favourite books this year, I was just so bloody delighted with it."
Read more:
"already become one of my favourite books this year, I was just so bloody delighted with it."
Read more:
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January 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Always down for some fun with ancient forest gods. #teratophilia #monsterromance #monstersmut #booksky #bookreviews #folklore
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An interview on Shroud (for the paperback release)
We're thrilled to welcome one the UK's most prolific authors @aptshadow.bsky.social to the Hive in an interview with our TO Munro on his latest sci-fi release SHROUD
"at the end of the day it’s a business about writing for other human beings"
More: tinyurl.com/ymbjea6v
@torbooks.bsky.social
"at the end of the day it’s a business about writing for other human beings"
More: tinyurl.com/ymbjea6v
@torbooks.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 1:11 PM
An interview on Shroud (for the paperback release)
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Check out my interview with this lovely lady! ❤️ @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
Happy Publication Day to @anniesummerlee.bsky.social 's sapphic vampire romance THE BOOK OF BLOOD AND ROSES! To celebrate, Cat interviews Annie on her various influences for the book
"I wanted to channel my own excitement at exploring forbidden parts of familiar places"
More: tinyurl.com/y8sbajzr
"I wanted to channel my own excitement at exploring forbidden parts of familiar places"
More: tinyurl.com/y8sbajzr
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Check out my interview with this lovely lady! ❤️ @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social