When it comes to making up captivating magic systems, Brandon Sanderson quite literally wrote the book. He’s the author of ...

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 ...

Not all games can afford to give magic so much freedom. Many RPGs opt to make spellcasting into a standardized way to approach the game, reducing spells to what is still humanly possible, effectively ...

Author R. F. Kuang spoke at the Brattle Theatre on Nov. 12 to support the paperback release of her 2022 historical fantasy novel “Babel.” In a world where translation magic and silver bars are the ...