People read speculative fiction for the escape. They want to experience a world different from their own. They want to have experiences unlike their own. And, more often than not, that unique and ...

You may have heard that a fantasy story is only as good as its main villain, but this is not true. A fantasy story is only as good as the spells its protagonists can throw at its main villain. When it ...

Joshua Kristian McCoy is a freelance writer and film critic from the United States. He is a lifelong film buff, a voting member of the Georgia Film Critics Association, a tournament-winning Smash Bros ...

Skyrim improved combat with better physics, but its magic system fell short, lacking flexibility and variety. Oblivion and Morrowind's magic systems offered more freedom, allowing spellcasting with ...

Brandon Sanderson recently compared his Allomancy magic system to Marvel’s supervillain, Magneto, and it raises an idea for a compelling Mistborn movie director. The possibility of a Mistborn movie ...

Luis Jaramillo's "The Witches of El Paso" mixes elements of magic, family legacy and historical fiction. Jaramillo's family, from his father's side, is from El Paso. Although he spent most of his ...

The iconic tabletop card game has dabbled in science fiction before, but this new set is space opera-flavored and full of celestial phenomena.