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THE WORKS OF VERMIN by Hiron Ennes (HORROR CORNER) | Fantasy-Hive Cat & Jonathan's Horror Corner has returned! For this edition, Cat and Jonathan discuss Hiron Ennes weird (they use weird a lot!) THE WORKS OF VERMIN

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social it’s the return of the Horror Corner! This time @druidcat.bsky.social and I discuss @hironennes.bsky.social ‘s triumph of the Weird, The Works of Vermin fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/the-...

Me and @jonathanthornton.bsky.social discuss a fantastically bizarre book! @hironennes.bsky.social 🥰

BOOKS AND BEWITCHMENT by Isla Jewell (BUDDY READ REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive Berth and Nils buddy read and review Isla Jewell's upcoming cosy fantasy romance BOOKS AND BEWITCHMENT: "bewitched me, and sparked my imagination in the best way"

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social myself & Beth review Books and Bewitchment by @delilahsdawson.bsky.social

Beth: “capturing my heart in its warmth and sense of community”

Nils: “a book you devour when you need comfort”

Review Link: fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/book...

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Berth and Nils buddy read and review Isla Jewell's upcoming cosy fantasy romance BOOKS AND BEWITCHMENT:

"bewitched me, and sparked my imagination in the best way"

Read more: tinyurl.com/svmrwpdy

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@delilahsdawson.bsky.social

Cat & Jonathan's Horror Corner has returned! For this edition, Cat and Jonathan discuss Hiron Ennes 'weird' THE WORKS OF VERMIN

"You are thrown into this utterly bonkers world and you just have to figure it out as you go. And I love it when books to that."

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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

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ARBORESCENCE by Rhett Davis (BOOK REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive 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"

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing Rhett Davis’ excellent climate change botanical body horror novel Arborescence fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/01/arbo...

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

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

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

I'm always looking for new #WomenInHorror 😍 Pre-Ordered mine today

Over on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social today, Nils reviews The Ornithologists Field Guide to Love by India Holton today.

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 ...

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...

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.

so hyped for this to finally ship next week.

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

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Daughter 1 absolutely reviews the socks off this book

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

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

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...

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-...

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

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@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

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@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

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...

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-...

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

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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

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 🤣

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

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

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Ends: 23rd Jan 2026

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