Cymera, Thin Air, and the inner life of Darth Sidious

[image error]A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of travelling down to Edinburgh to go to Cymera Festival, Scotland’s first ever book festival dedicated to sci-fi, fantasy and horror writing.

Held at prominent Fringe venue and labyrinthian maze, The Pleasence, from 7th-9th June, some of the world’s leading SFF and horror authors, including Gareth L. Powell, Adrian Tchaikovsky, V.E. Schwab and more (seriously, it was an insanely good line-up for a festival in its first year) gave talks, readings, and...