The Fantasy Hive

Award-winning collaborative site Celebrators of SFF reviewers of fantasy books. Tweets by @nilsreviewsit & @bethanmay No Review Requests Please

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Happy New Year!

It's the first day of a new year, and at the Hive that means looking forward to all the new reads we can expect this year! So gird your TBRs, we've rounded up a huge list of titles to look out for in 2026.

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#MostAnticipated

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As promised, we return for our SPFBO 11 team's Finalist Reviews! To kick us off, Theo, Cat and Vinay review JESTER by Tim Carter

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#SPFBO11

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Jonathan interviews Dr Alex Carabine on Dead Ink's rerelease of Todd Grimson's classic vampire novel STAINLESS

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@DeadInkBooks

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We just wanted to give a huge heartfelt thank you to outpouring of love from the community since making this announcement! All your kind messages and follows to our individual social medias have meant the absolute world to us all!

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We have a big announcement to make today - unfortunately, we have made the difficult decision to close the Fantasy Hive

We will be staying open for SPFBO reviews for the remainder of SPFBO 11

Read more here: https://t.co/C6p3dnSuEN

[TO Munro #3.5% is all it takes @TOMunro]

Well, my new "fantasy reviews" website launches today with a mix of reviews, reports, reveals and rants!

Catch the inaugural review here of Chiara Bullen's splendidly cosy fantasy "The Inn at the foot of Mount Vengeance"
https://t.co/5uc1v7rN3b

@DelReyBooks

[TO Munro #3.5% is all it takes @TOMunro]

It's been a great 9 years and nearly 3000 posts, many thanks to Beth and Nils for managing so much admin, content management, publisher liaison and still shepherding the cat-like herd of contributors!❤️

[Mike Muad'Dib @Zepp1978]

RIP to one of the first Fantasy blog sites I read frequently

[The Fantasy Hive @TheFantasyHive]

We have a big announcement to make today - unfortunately, we have made the difficult decision to close the Fantasy Hive

We will be staying open for SPFBO reviews for the remainder of SPFBO 11

Read more here: https://t.co/C6p3dnSuEN

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Abigail reviews Cindy Pham's Sleeping Beauty retelling THE SECRET WORLD OF BRIAR ROSE:

"Pham creates compelling mentalities for the characters, repurposing Sleeping Beauty with a loving and personal touch."

Read more: https://t.co/kpjoIk7A4b

@a_is_for_abby

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Today TO Munro reviews G R Matthew's recent addition to his Six Kingdoms series, OF SONG AND SHADOW:

"a gritty but engaging story with characters facing some intriguing internal and external challenges"

Read more: https://t.co/oV4IBBvLHk

@TOMunro @G_R_Matthews

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TO Munro reviews the latest in Martha Wells' hugely popular Murderbot series, PLATFORM DECAY

Read more: https://t.co/he84vJRqLI

@UKTor @TOMunro

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Today we're thrilled to share an excerpt from Emily Rath's upcoming dark fantasy romance DEVOUR ME, publishing 30th July from Tor Bramble!

Read more: https://t.co/wpsOg12HXq

@BrambleRomance

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Jonathan welcomes Jenni Daiches to the Hive today to discuss her upcoming novel THEY KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GOING, publishing 6th July from @ScotStreetPress

More: https://t.co/sGdFWGxcmh

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TO, Cat and Vinay review their last semi-finalist, VAMPIRE MALL COP by Molly Blake, for SPFBO 11 - and announce The Fantasy Hive's finalist!

Read more: https://t.co/Zeu5i8Xakz

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Cat reviews CJ Leede's latest supernatural thriller HEADLIGHTS:

"I read this book in two days, and it's easily one of my Best of 2026"

Read more: https://t.co/bETQeHIWGS

@druid_cat @panmacmillan

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We were honoured to receive an invitation to visit the opening of Spiros Gelekas' Art of Middle Earth Gallery - and fortunately, TO Munro was holidaying in Corfu and was able to go!

Read more: https://t.co/CbwrMuCaGB

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To celebrate the release of the third book in her Monster War series THE RAVEN AT THE ASH DOOR, K. A. Linde joins us and shares with us her current fantasy TBR

Read more: https://t.co/kwFgo3ELGH

@BrambleRomance

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TO, Cat, and Vinay review their penultimate SPFBO 11 semi-finalist - THE HALLOWS by H. L. Tinsley! Check out how their results table stands with just one review to go...

Read more: https://t.co/xG8Dm7ME9p

#SPFBO
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Today, TO Munro reviews David Green's self-published cosy fantasy MAGIC, MAPS AND MISCHIEF:

"Green’s prose is a great strength of the book"

Read more: https://t.co/ugc6Iws66Z

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Our SPFBO 11 team return this week with their fourth semi-finalist review. Find out what TO, Cat and Vinay thought of THREADS OF MEMORY by Richard Fierce and how their semi-finalist table is shaping up!

Read more: https://t.co/bG3MW34vzl

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To celebrate the publication of her dark academia horror THE WAY IT HAUNTED HIM, out today from Titan Books, Laura R. Samotin has written us an article about the place of superstition in the modern world!

Read more: https://t.co/WwN5vZYTYS

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