Another addition to the Recommended Reading section.

At the rate I'm discovering great self-published fantasy I may have to rename the Recommended Reading section into the Recommended Reading Library!

This particular title is the best I've read so far. It's witty but deep, clever but not aloof, and it's all crafted with that inimitable dry British wit.

Monsters of Elsewhere by Matthew Waldram is a classic tale about a boy getting lost at a bus stop.

Well, not really. It's a lot more than that, but I'll let my own review in the Recommended Reading section and your subsequent reading of the title be the judge of that!

Matthew was kind enough to give this away to the readers of /r/fantasy on Reddit, as he needed a test audience to tell him whether his life's work sucked or not. I was somewhat reticent given the curious choice of cover, but my fears were soon allayed by a classic piece of fantasy.

Kudos, Matt. It's quality stuff.

A new entry into the Hall of Fame and information on the next anthology.

I'd just like to take a brief moment to congratulate Mitchell Hogan for the spectacular publication deal with Harper Voyager.

Mitchell isn't the first independent author to become published before I could finish reading their book but the scope of his achievement means he's going straight into the Hall of Fame.

The follow-up anthology is in the process of being written and collated. It will feature about twice as many stories as the first one and in addition to a few returning regulars there will be a whole host of new authors for you to try out.

Cover art for said work is still ongoing but nearing completion and the weighty task of editing the entire volume falls upon my shoulders this time. I'll be attempting to write a piece of short fiction in addition to penning the introduction but this is entirely dependent upon how busy life keeps me over the upcoming weeks.

If you're a best-selling author with a penchant for self-publication and you feel like writing the introduction for me then by all means get in contact!

When my overburdened brain isn't doing six things at once I shall be continuing construction of the new sections, though there is no estimated date of completion yet.

Now go check out Mitchell's book, it's pretty neat.