Grimdark is a subgenre or a way to describe the tone, style or setting of speculative fiction (especially fantasy) that is, depending on the definition used, markedly dystopian or amoral, or particularly violent or realistic.
We chat with fantasy author and winner of the Writers of the Future contest Auston Habershaw! Rob and Phil talk with Auston on a myriad of writerly subjects, including Auston’s experience picking up a second place win for the Writers of the Future conte...
In this episode we’re joined by author David Anthony Durham! David is the author multiple fantasy and historical fiction novels including the Acacia Trilogy and The Pride of Carthage, and stops by to chat with Rob and Phil about his latest historical nov...
In this episode we're joined by editor in chief of Grimdark Magazine Adrian Collins and fantasy author Michael R. Fletcher to discuss the new Kickstarter campaign to back a new anthology from Grimdark Magazine titled Evil is a Matter of Perspective: An A...
We’re joined by Steve Drew and u/wishforagiraffe, two moderators at the helm of one of the largest online SFF fan communities known as r/Fantasy – “R Fantasy”. During our chat we talk about the roots of the popular web site that hosts over ninety thousa...
In the latest episode we chat with clean fantasy author and founder of the Deep Magic e-zine, Jeff Wheeler! Jeff caught fire self-publishing in 2011 and has gone on to find success with Amazon’s publishing imprint 47North, Kindle Direct, and Kindle Worl...
We’re once again joined by Peter Newman to celebrate the US release of THE VAGRANT! Peter is a fantasy author, podcaster for the Hugo-nominated Tea & Jeopardy, and writer for the Albion Online MMO. During our chat we discuss the book and its forthcoming...
Serious geekery ahead! We’re joined by publicist and author MELANIE R. MEADORS! Melanie is a freelance publicist representing both authors and publishers, and when she’s not writing speculative fiction she can be found blogging for sites like GeekMom an...
We’re joined by Steven Erikson to talk about his latest novel FALL OF LIGHT! During our chat we discuss how Steven collaborates with co-author Ian Esslemont in creating the stories for the Malazan Book of the Fallen universe, the possibility of opening ...
Grim Tidings goes across the pond (via Skype) and chats with UK based fantasy author Marc Turner! Marc is the author of THE CHRONICLES OF THE EXILE SERIES, an epic fantasy which includes book one WHEN THE HEAVENS FALL, and book two DRAGON HUNTERS, featu...
We’re joined by literary badass Delilah S. Dawson, author of WAKE OF VULTURES, STRIKE, STAR WARS: THE PERFECT WEAPON, and more! Delilah joins us for a spirited chat on all the geeky things in life, including writing a broad range of genres, writing fight...