BLOND AMBITION

TWO HUNDRED YEARS BEFORE GAME OF THRONES, THE DRAGON-RIDING TARGARYEN DYNASTY WENT TO WAR FOR THE IRON THRONE. SHOWRUNNER RYAN CONDAL REVEALS HOW NEW PREQUEL SERIES House Of The Dragon IS BRINGING SUCCESSION TO WESTEROS

REBELS WITH A CAUSE

ROGUE ONE HERO IS BACK! SHOWRUNNER TONY GILROY, AND STARS DIEGO LUNA AND GENEVIEVE O’REILLY, TELL SFX ABOUT THE BOURNE-INSPIRED PREQUEL SERIES THAT’S “MAKING IT REAL”

Born Again

Daredevil scribe Chip Zdarsky on taking over DC’s Batman

SILVIA MORENO-GARCIA

The Mexican-Canadian author talks about reinventing HG Wells

CHACE CRAWFORD

We dive deep with the star of The Boys

Luck Around You

Apple TV+ is taking a chance on new animation Luck

Ruff Justice

Good boys! Enter the ultimate paw patrol in DC League Of Super-Pets

ZOMBIELANDS

THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE LOOMS LARGE IN THE RESIDENT EVIL TV SERIES

In Dreams

THE SANDMAN ON TV? SOMETIMES DREAMS DO COME TRUE... EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DAVID S GOYER EXPLAINS HOW HE HELPED BRING NEIL GAIMAN'S MASTERPIECE TO LIFE

WAY OUT WEST

WATCH THE SKIES! HORROR MASTER JORDAN PEELE RETURNS WITH “THE GREAT AMERICAN UFO FILM” NOPE

MCU IN COURT

MARVEL DEPLOYS THE STRONG ARM OF THE LAW IN THE NEW LIVE-ACTION SHE-HULK SERIES

FIRST KILL

DIRECTOR DAN TRACHTENBERG TAKES THE PREDATOR FRANCHISE BACK TO BASICS WITH NEW MOVIE PREY

THE KNAVE OF SECRETS

Characters exclaim “Bof!” and wear powdered wigs in this epic French fancy. It’s the story of card-sharp Valen Quinol and his gang of swindlers.

THE PALLBEARERS CLUB

A work of Art

David Koepp

The Jurassic Park screenwriter loves his Screaming Goat

REVERSE ENGINEERING

TIME TRAVEL THRILLER THE LAZARUS PROJECT TAKES ON THE END OF THE WORLD. THE CLOCK IS TICKING... BACKWARDS

SILK FIRE

This novel is more interesting for its setting, Jadzia, a city the size of a planet, than its story. Split into sectors, each dedicated to a different now-dead god, with its own language and prioritising of a different skill, it’s a fascinating place.

THE SPLENDID CITY

As the cost of living crisis accelerates in the real world, The Splendid City is very timely: a story set in Liberty, a country formed after Texas secedes from the USA, where water is rationed and the shortages always blamed on someone else, while the President distracts the population with random giveaways and cheap nougats.

THE PATH OF THORNS

That’ll learn ’em

THE SEAWOMEN

In Chloe Timms’s debut, women accused of witchery aren’t burnt at the stake, but ritually drowned. The element changes, but society’s compulsion to punish women remains the same.

TWILIGHT'S LAST SCREAMING

In England’s Screaming, Sean Hogan transformed his collection of cult British DVDs into a literary universe, penning short story pseudo-sequels to horror films both well-known (The Wicker Man) and obscure (The Appointment), placing them within a larger narrative, with crossovers aplenty.

TOGETHER WE BURN

Zarela used to have it all. The daughter of a famed flamenco dancer and a renowned dragonador (dragon fighter) and heir to the La Giralda dragon fighting arena, performance and tradition have always been her life.

THIS VICIOUS GRACE

Generally speaking, calling someone a window isn’t particularly complimentary. But for Alessa, becoming her island’s “Finestra” is both a blessing and a curse.

THIS TIME TOMORROW

Life is full of what-ifs and if-onlys, and rarely more so than at moments of grief and change. Birthdays, deaths, promotions – all seem destined to make us wonder what might have been.

Big Brother Is Watching You

Thought Crime and Punishment

Chamber Of Secrets

The mundane and the fantastical collide in Night Sky