Considering my penchant for exceedingly specific drinking games and recent redesigns on my cover, it was only a matter of time before I combined the two into this unholy abomination known as the Fantasy Cover Cliché Challenge. However, I would like to point out that I consider this more a “challenge” than a “drinking game,” as in it’s something authors and reviewers alike can aspire to win. Because, like it or not, we Fantasy fans are awash in covers covered in clichés, and I

Novel Playlists from Fantasy Novelists treats each fantasy novel like a feature film and encourages the author to put together their own dream soundtrack. Having conquered all of Europe and now turning her sights upon the US, queen of grimdark Anna Smith Spark has an overwhelming hatred of cutlery, which she demonstrates with her debut novel The Court of Broken Knives. It is the richest empire the world has ever known, and it is also doomed. Governed by an imposturous Emperor