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Feb 1, 2025 | 
medium.com | Jacqueline Dempster |Jacqui Dempster
Jacqueline Dempster·Follow7 min read·--The Witch may grant your wishes — but for a heavy price. Elysia’s Magical Paraphernalia (Image from Free Commons Library, Site 123)I always like to find a spooky story wherever we go on our travels and this year, I discovered a folk tale about Rhodes Old Town.
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Feb 1, 2025 | 
medium.com | Jacqueline Dempster |Jacqui Dempster
Jacqueline Dempster·Follow8 min read·--Traditional Clogs for Sale in Delft (Photo Author’s Own)On our travels to the Netherlands, which has become a favourite destination, we have visited several picturesque towns and cities, each with a rich and often brutal history which belies their tranquil beauty. As Brits (or more specifically Scots), one of the first things that strikes you when visiting the Netherlands is that you have arrived in the Land of the Giants.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
britishfantasysociety.org | Chuck Tingle |Giles Kristian |John O’Donoghue |Jacqui Dempster
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
britishfantasysociety.org | Chuck Tingle |Giles Kristian |John O’Donoghue |Jacqui Dempster
We’re entering the home straight: Fantasycon looms in the near-future! To get us ready, we asked previous attendees to tell us about their first time, or any abiding memories from cons of yore. For Katie Bruce, that magic first Fantasycon was all about soaking up the panels—and indulging in the dealer’s hall.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
britishfantasysociety.org | Chuck Tingle |Giles Kristian |John O’Donoghue |Jacqui Dempster
Book ReviewT NagarajanRead the summary of Ordinary Monsters, and you may feel that this is the same story we have seen on the silver screen or read in many other books. However, I urge you not to judge the book by its blurb. I initially picked up this monster of a book because the story promised to be familiar – after a lengthy hiatus from reading (and sticking mainly to audiobooks), I resolved to get back into reading hard copies. Ordinary Monsters was not what I expected at all.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
britishfantasysociety.org | Chuck Tingle |Giles Kristian |John O’Donoghue |Jacqui Dempster
Liam Hogan attended the first Fantasy & Sci-Fi Spotlight at Shrewsbury’s Nerdy Cafe and lived to tell – and write about – the tale. The Nerdy Cafe, wearing the previous day’s Shrewsbury Pride colours, hosted a Fantasy & Sci-Fi Spotlight on 29 September, a day-long event dedicated to genre fiction for “avid readers and aspiring writers”.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
britishfantasysociety.org | Jacqui Dempster |Michael McDowell
Every year Fantasycon has a raffle and book bags, but we couldn’t do them without the generosity of writers, editors, artists, publishers and fans. This year is no exception, except it sort of is. Your kindness has been overwhelming and we have an amazing list of raffle prizes and goodies for our bags, including books, pin badges, bookmarks, postcards and colouring books. Just amazing!Below is a long list of people we want to thank (in alphabetical order).
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
britishfantasysociety.org | Jacqui Dempster |Michael McDowell
Book ReviewSarah DeemingTamsyn is the royal whipping girl. An orphan, she was brought up with the princesses of Penterra, and she takes their punishment when they are unruly or misbehave. So when Fell, the Beast of the Borderlands, demands a princess as his wife as payment for keeping Penterra safe, the king and queen turn to Tamsyn to protect their daughters one final time. In an act of deceit, the king and queen trick Fell into marrying Tamsyn and consummating the marriage.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
britishfantasysociety.org | Jacqui Dempster |Michael McDowell
Book ReviewOrchard BooksAbsolutely cracking tale. Squarely aimed at pre-teens, this is enjoyable for all ages, especially those of us who like fantasy but don’t want to read three pages of description of the lead character’s armour. Tariq is a seer but doesn’t know it yet. He’s haunted by strange dreams, lately one about a drowning city. Nani, his only family, listens to him and knows his gift but helps him keep it silent.
