The Realm

Monday 09 Sep, 2019

King of Film

Stephen King is having a resonance through film, here's a look at all the new adaptations!

Friday 23 Aug, 2019

Read an extract from Claire G. Coleman's ambitious new novel, THE OLD LIE

The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori. - WILFRED OWEN, DULCE ET DECORUM EST My subject is war, and the pity of war. The poetry is in the pity. - WILFRED OWEN

Sunday 16 Dec, 2018

The Realm Recommends: Christmas 2018

The Realm is here with our picks of 2018 to relieve you of your Christmas present purchasing duty.

Wednesday 12 Sep, 2018

Restoration and Mythology

Angela Slatter shares

Monday 03 Sep, 2018

The Books The Realm Want to See on Screen

We may have just settled the debate on which is better. But that doesn't mean we don't want to see some of our favourite books translated to screen!

Sunday 02 Sep, 2018

Wakanda Forever!

Long Live the King! Black Panther is in cinemas this week and to celebrate we've got a list of must-read Black Panther stories!

Saturday 01 Sep, 2018

The Realm: The Book vs The Film

It's an age-old debate that we all know the answer to: 'Which is better? The book or the movie?'

Friday 31 Aug, 2018

The Great AI Debate

How watching Blade Runner 2049 led to an unexpected connection with Becky Chambers’ novels.

Tuesday 21 Aug, 2018

Angela Slatter's Top Ten Kickass Women in Fantasy

So, I’m going to be very broad in my definition of “fantasy” and drag in horror and science fiction, books, film and tv - because I’m a writer and I have no respect for rules or boundaries!

Tuesday 17 Jul, 2018

Realm Resources: Epic Fantasy

Get the 4-1-1 on The Realm's #1 genre.

Friday 29 Jun, 2018

Celebrating World UFO Day

Your knees'll start shakin' and your fingers pop! Like a pinch on the neck of Mr. Spock!

Tuesday 12 Jun, 2018

G X Todd's Top 5 SFF Reads

G X Todd author of DEFENDER and HUNTED

Thursday 07 Jun, 2018

Raymond Villareal's top 6 Vampires

Raymond A. Villareal, author of A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE VAMPIRE UPRISING shares his favourite vampires.

Thursday 24 May, 2018

Realm Resources: Cyberpunk

Punk is dead. Long live Cyberpunk!

Thursday 17 May, 2018

Ready Player Read

Finally beat DOOM and want a good book to follow it up? Or just finished DUNE and looking for your next game? Like pairing fine wines (classic SFF books) with delicious cheese (my fave RPGs), here’s my book/game cross-recs!

Tuesday 08 May, 2018

Altered Carbon: The Final Episodes!

At long last we reach the end of Altered Carbon's first season.

Monday 30 Apr, 2018

History and Fantasy Collide

Leo Carew shares a little about his writing process for his epic debut The Wolf - a thrilling, savagely visceral, politically nuanced exploration of power and identity!

Friday 13 Apr, 2018

The Mars Dream Team

If you're going to write a book about colonising Mars. You better believe The Realm will want to know who you'd take on a mission to Mars.

Tuesday 10 Apr, 2018

Altered Carbon Recap: Episodes 7 & 8

Follow the Realm as we recap the entire first season of Netflix's nipple obsessed neo-noir Altered Carbon

Friday 06 Apr, 2018

S.J. Morden's Top 5 SFF Reads

I have a usual raft of very best choices I pick from, depending on what mood I’m in. Choosing just five books from those is to become a hostage to fortune – but with the caveat that these change, these are what are influencing me at the moment.