Books under the umbrella of speculative fiction which draw on or combines tropes and elements from either or both science fiction (scenarios that could potentially be possible based on future science, such as time travel or space operas) and fantasy (stories of magic, gods and monsters).
Introduction The Ologies series includes many volumes of beautifully illustrated fictional encyclopaedias on various fantasy topics. Each of the books is given a fictional author, and is presented as a “lost” journal of these fictional investigators. The large-format books contain many items of ephemera, from removable maps and postcards, to Read more…
An illustrated review of the most beautiful books published in 2019
Sarah J Maas Collector’s Editions A Court of Thorns and Roses Today’s video is a short review of the collector’s edition of Sarah J Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses, along with a flip through the collector’s edition of Throne of Glass at the end of the video as Read more…
Review of the best reads for Halloween 2019
A collector’s guide to the complete leather-bound ‘Masterpieces of Fantasy’ series published by Easton Press between 1996 to 1998.
A review of the collector’s editions of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
A closer look at the Good Omens ‘Occult’ limited edition by Dunmanifestin.
Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone illustrated several stunning series of myths, legends and folk tales for 5 years of Finding Out Magazine, some of which never appeared elsewhere…
The ‘Legendary Beasts’ series by fantasy artist Angus McBride appeared weekly on the back of Finding Out magazines for 36 weeks during 1966.
About ‘Finding Out’ Magazine ‘Finding Out: A Modern Library of Education in Weekly Parts’ was a British weekly educational magazine for children, first published by Purnell & Sons Ltd in 1962. In 1967, the magazine amalgamated with its competitor Look and Learn. Prior to the amalgamation, it appeared every week Read more…