There’s a definite crossover between SFF themes and experimental literary practice in the UK of late, particularly in London. As the dominance of white, upper-middle class, male writers writing realist fiction about their lives continues to falter, new perspectives, new voices and new ways of thinking about the worlds we live in are emerging. Small presses are picking up on these exciting explorations of the boundaries of experience and literature, so I’m going to use this opportunity to direct the reader’s attention to the work of five writers who engage with science fiction and fantasy tropes, push the boundaries of literary genre and form, and are challenging the cultural status quo.
Read Chapters Nine and Ten From Alex Pheby’s Mordew
Epic Fantasy || In the slums of a sea-battered city, a young boy called Nathan Treeves lives with his parents, until one day his desperate mother sells him to the mysterious Master of Mordew.
