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		<title>Elements of Fantasy: Elves</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janie Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever glimpsed a spark of light moving around fertile trees? You experienced the sight for picking up on elf activity. Elves are angelic tree-spirits that reside side by side with angels in heaven. Although they originated in Germany, their sprits migrated across Europe, into Scandinavia and through Great Britain. Iceland has the largest population of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Literary Devices: Foreshadowing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:08:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Rose Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s every high school English Lit teacher’s first lesson on criticism, it seems. One of those things that’s fairly easy to teach, understand, and look for, foreshadowing is, at its simplest, a literary device where the author gives hints or clues about plot developments that occur later in the story. I think most people who’ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City of Dragons by Robin Hobb</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 23:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elloise Hopkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It felt somewhat appropriate to review City of Dragons for Fantasy-Faction in answer to my review of the first book of this series that went live on the site in March. Although I’m skipping from volume one to volume three of the Rain Wilds Chronicles, it is perhaps apt to illustrate the marked difference in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 23:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Overlord</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Monster Calls is a book that I would never have picked up. It was only because it won The Kitschies Red Tentacle Award for Best Novel that I’d even heard of it. I know the founders of The Kitschies, and with Lauren Beukes and China Miéville having won the previous two awards, I knew [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Create a Promotional Trailer for Your Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 03:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tegan Beechey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fantasy-faction.com/?p=7697</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I am here to share some of the lessons I have learned while creating a book trailer for my novel, Firedust. While I would like to tell you that the process is beautiful and cathartic, like bringing a child into this world, I must warn you that the process is also messy and painful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Double-Edged Sword by Sarah Silverwood</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Overlord</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sarah Silverwood is actually a pseudonym; the author of The Double-Edged Sword’s real name is Sarah Pinborough. For anyone who hasn’t heard of Sarah Pinborough before, let me begin by telling you that she is one of the most dynamic, hard-working and versatile authors you’re ever likely to come across. Between 2009 and 2012 Sarah [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dying Earth by Jack Vance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 23:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nyki Blatchley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fantasy authors who want to get away from familiar contemporary or historical surroundings have various broad types of setting to choose from. They can create a fictional prehistory, as both Tolkien and Howard did. They can send their characters through a magic portal, like Lewis. They can set the story on another planet such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Literary Devices: Motif</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 09:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Rose Davis</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fantasy-faction.com/?p=7929</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If any of you follow my blog or know me on other social media (especially Facebook), you know that I’m a “yarnie”—that is, I’m addicted to yarn. I’ve had a renewed interest in knitting and crocheting this year, and I’ve been posting pictures on Facebook for months. Apparently, being a spec-fic geek wasn’t nerdy enough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arsenic and Old Leaves: The Art of Poisoning Your Fantasy Characters – Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 08:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phoenix Writing</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://fantasy-faction.com/?p=7922</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you missed part one of this series, you can check it out here. So… poisoned anyone lately? Based on the comments on Part One, it seems that subtle murder is a well-endorsed method of killing for writers who read Fantasy-Faction. Uh, in the sense that their characters do the killing. Fictionally. *ahem* Now, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Philippines – Part Two</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fantasy-faction-world-tour-of-wonderment-the-philippines-part-two#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 03:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paolo Chikiamco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to part two of the Fantasy Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Philippines! If you missed part one, you can read it here. In this installment, we will look at Filipino authors in speculative fiction, both in traditional literature and comics. &#160; The Philippine Komiks Scene There are many talented Filipinos working for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fantasy-Faction May 2012 Writing Competitions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 03:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Autumn2May</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello everyone! I’m a little late with my article this month. I blame April. It didn’t give me adequate notice it was ending until May had already begun. Anyway, lots of things to talk about this month. Firstly a reminder, only two months left to enter the Fantasy-Faction Anthology Writing Contest! We’ve gotten a ton [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Literary Devices: Themes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 08:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Rose Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a fan of fantastic fiction, I’ve heard it all: Fantasy is for kids and nerds. Science fiction is for geeks. Speculative fiction isn’t deep enough—it has none of the qualities of literary fiction. Speculative fiction is too formulaic. It can’t be hard to write—I mean, just throw in a few swords and dragons, right? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writer&#8217;s Den: Plotters vs. Pantsers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 23:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas A. Knight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two types of writers in the world: those who plot out their writing, and those who write by the seat of their pants. Plotters and Pantsers. (Yeah, yeah, I hear you shouting about hybrids, we&#8217;ll talk about that later.) But who has it better? Who has an easier time pumping out those novels, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Fantasy Clichés That Should Be Put To Rest</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 08:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Christensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who follows celebrity gossip knows there is a downside to fame. Addictions, bankruptcy, and sex scandals threaten to tarnish a star’s image. Perhaps the biggest downside of fame is that, for most, fame is temporary. Why? Imitation. A hit record or a hit movie creates an army of fans. Producers start looking for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irenicon by Aiden Harte</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/irenicon-aidan-harte#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 11:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Overlord</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the world that Irenicon is set, just after Jesus Christ was born, he was murdered. Torn from the arms of his mother, Mary, Jesus was killed by King Herod and therefore the word of Christianity never spread. Instead, Mary herself was honoured as a religious symbol and spread the values and messages of her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Leaping by Tom Fletcher</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-leaping-by-tom-fletcher#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Wiseall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Synopsis in 200-ish words Like so many ex-students, Jack is currently working a crappy job while still trying to hold on to the kind of care-free life he enjoyed while at university, which means he is spending almost every night in bars followed by Mario Kart sessions with friends. He then meets a girl called [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Philippines &#8211; Part One</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 03:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paolo Chikiamco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome back to the Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment! This is where we shine the spotlight on different parts of the world and their unique contributions to and traditions of the fantastic. It&#8217;s been a while (October 2011) and I&#8217;m not your regular guide (that&#8217;d be Paul), but when Paul brought up the possibility of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The City&#8217;s Son Cover Reveal</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-citys-son-cover-reveal#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-citys-son-cover-reveal#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Overlord</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s not often that you read a book and feel sorry for the publishers, but that happened to me with Tom Pollock’s novel, The City’s Son. Oh, it wasn’t bad; on the contrary, it was damned phenomenal. It is one of the most imaginative pieces of genre fiction I’ve ever read. In a nutshell then: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Language of Fantasy, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-language-of-fantasy-part-2#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-language-of-fantasy-part-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Rose Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago, I started this series on language and ended with a promise to look at some of the major language families this week. I’ve changed my mind. &#160; After several of you posted some really insightful and educated comments in response to my article, I’d like to humbly request that one of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/angelmaker-by-nick-harkaway#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/angelmaker-by-nick-harkaway#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Fellshot Ambrose</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Angelmaker]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am generally not prone to unmitigated and spontaneous squeeing except on rare occasions or when presented with almost anything that may be described as “adorable.” Since “adorable” is what I use to describe baby octopi and itty bitty corn snakes as well as my chinchilla, you can take that as you will. Nevertheless, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disability and Imperfect People in Fantasy</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/disability-and-imperfect-people-in-fantasy#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/disability-and-imperfect-people-in-fantasy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago, Elspeth Cooper guest blogged at Bookworm Blues about a running theme in Songs of the Earth, the first in a fantasy series that has been received very kindly by reviewers here at fantasy faction—not only that, but Songs made it to the shortlist stage of the David Gemmell Legend Award [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Babylon Steel by Gaie Sebold</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/babylon-steel-review#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/babylon-steel-review#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Overlord</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Babylon Steel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gaie Sebold]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When you’ve been reading within the fantasy genre for a while, you tend to familiarise yourself with the tropes and even find yourself looking for them as you read through a new novel. Well, if you try that with Babylon Steel you will find that you’ve set yourself an almost impossible task. Babylon Steel is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tommy Nightmare by J. L. Bryan</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/tommy-nightmare-by-j-l-bryan#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/tommy-nightmare-by-j-l-bryan#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And he did something that he later wouldn’t believe he had the courage to do. He kissed Esmeralda, the mysterious Latin girl with the supernatural power, right on the lips. Then slipped the gold Indian-head coin into her hand. She stared at it. “That’s for you,” he whispered. “I love you.” As one could see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Fans Rule!</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/donation-target-achieved#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/donation-target-achieved#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Overlord</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you know, Fantasy-Faction is a not for profit website. For the past year we have been releasing articles, reviews and interviews each and every day. In total we now have over 50 members of staff, nearly 400 articles, reviews,  interviews with superstars of the genre that I still can&#8217;t believe we secured. Of course, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scott Lynch &amp; Elizabeth Bear Reading</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/scott-lynch-elizabeth-bear-reading#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/scott-lynch-elizabeth-bear-reading#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 04:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Autumn2May</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Bear]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Mad Baron's Mechanical Attic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday I got the chance to escape New Jersey and head up to New York City. This in and of itself was a treat, but on top of getting sometime away from the kids with my husband, I also got to attend a book reading by Scott Lynch and Elizabeth Bear! We met up with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To adapt, or not to adapt…</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/to-adapt-or-not-to-adapt%e2%80%a6#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/to-adapt-or-not-to-adapt%e2%80%a6#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Hays</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The smell of musty, aged paper blew into my face as I opened the thick tome. It was a very different smell from the glossy paper in the book I had just been reading, the smell of ink had been replaced with the smell of time. Acrylic fingerprints littered over the edges of the yellowed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back To Reality?</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/back-to-reality#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/back-to-reality#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Norval</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There comes a point in the crafting of many a story where fiction and fact collide. As a writer there is a tough task at hand to decide for how long the fusion must last and at what point the divide must happen. On the face of it, it’s simple, right? You’ve created a world [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commas With Amy</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/commas-with-amy#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/commas-with-amy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Rose Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I started a series on fantasy language last week, but since I’m still feeling a bit awash in terms of researching that huge topic, and because the Overlord very nicely asked someone to write an article about how to avoid comma overuse, I’m taking a break from the language series for a week. By the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fantasy-Faction Podcast &#8211; Episode 3</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fantasy-faction-podcast-episode-3#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fantasy-faction-podcast-episode-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Overlord</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Tallerman]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow, incredibly over 6000 people have listened to Mr Wiseall and myself. Now that not only makes me exceedingly proud, but kind of scares the crap outta me &#8211; I&#8217;ll be honest. This is the first time that Paul and myself have ever put our voices out there and so we have really appreciated the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fantasy-Faction Reviewed by Vision Magazine</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/vision-magazine-review#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/vision-magazine-review#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Overlord</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fantasy-Faction was recently reviewed by Vision, which is a magazine for writers. The review is pretty positive, which is why I posted it - &#8211; - Would you like to find a single site for all things fantasy related? A place to go to read reviews of both classic and newly released fantasy (more of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EasterCon 2012 Convention Report</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/eastercon#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/eastercon#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Overlord</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Incredibly, 2012 was EasterCon’s 63rd year (it is run by the British National Science Fiction Convention) and having sold out for the first time in 30 years – surely one of their most successful conventions to date. There is no doubt that much of this was thanks to their guest of honour. When you hear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Believable Fantasy Character Design</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/believable-fantasy-character-design#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/believable-fantasy-character-design#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Galley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enter a man. He is tall, ruggedly handsome, a pinch over six foot, with eyes of swirling green and blue. His arms were toned and muscular, and there was a light shading of stubble about his cheeks. This man stumbles across an armed gang of men in an alleyway, harassing a young woman, all legs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tricksy Grammars</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/tricksy-grammars#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/tricksy-grammars#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Autumn2May</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the dark ages before the internet, when home computers had screens with 16 colors (if you were lucky), before the invention of spellcheck, when touch-typing was still taught on typewriters, I failed my elementary English class, twice. At the time I was unaware that I had a learning disability or that my inability [...]]]></description>
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		<title>J.K. Rowling&#8217;s Next Book Is Coming&#8230;and It&#8217;s For Adults!</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/j-k-rowlings-next-book-is-coming-and-its-for-adults#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/j-k-rowlings-next-book-is-coming-and-its-for-adults#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Overlord</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, let us all be honest, we&#8217;ve been wondering what on Earth J. K. Rowling will write next and who will be publishing it&#8230;now we know! Little, Brown Book Group announces that the new novel for adults by J. K. Rowling is entitled The Casual Vacancy. The book will be published worldwide in the English [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Language of Fantasy: An Introduction</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fantasy-language#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fantasy-language#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Rose Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I continue down my list of suggested topics for writing articles, I come to one that fills me with more trepidation than even the one about religion. This time, my fear comes not from offending anyone, but from a total lack of expertise in the subject matter! What is this topic I’ll be bumbling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Daemon&#8217;s Curse by Dan Abnett and Mike Lee</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-daemons-curse-by-dan-abnett-and-mike-lee#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-daemons-curse-by-dan-abnett-and-mike-lee#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Wiseall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The story of The Daemon’s Curse follows a vicious dark elf called Malus Darkblade as he and his merry band of evil slave traders and all-round no-gooders venture into the Chaos Wastes in search of a mysterious treasure that is said to bring ultimate power. The path towards which is, as so often is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath by H.P. Lovecraft</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-dream-quest-of-unknown-kadath-by-h-p-lovecraft#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-dream-quest-of-unknown-kadath-by-h-p-lovecraft#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 06:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nyki Blatchley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know what to expect from a story by H. P. Lovecraft. It’ll be a tale of cosmic horror, in the which the Old Ones, such as Cthulhu and Yog-Sothoth, seek to reclaim the world and annihilate man; where strange, isolated New England towns and villages are haunted by demons; where over-inquisitive protagonists investigate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mistborn Movie Trailer</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/mistborn-movie-trailer#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/mistborn-movie-trailer#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Overlord</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brandon Sanderson is looking for help and because we at Fantasy-Faction love Mr. Sanderson and his work &#8211; we are going to ask our readers to give it to him. Basically, Brandon Sanderson believes Mistborn should be turned into a film and is approaching studios trying to get people interested. What Brandon and the people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Use Mental Illness in Your Writing</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/how-to-use-mental-illness-in-your-writing#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/how-to-use-mental-illness-in-your-writing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 04:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Graham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mental illness is always a tricky topic to discuss, especially in the politically correct society of the present. I can tell you though, I work in a psychiatric hospital, and the patients there are often more than happy to discuss their illnesses, whether you would like them to or not. This is how I came [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Lily or the Tiger by Kiri Callaghan</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-lily-or-the-tiger-by-kiri-callaghan#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-lily-or-the-tiger-by-kiri-callaghan#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 04:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Into the Dust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kiri Callaghan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Short Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Lily or the Tiger]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[God, I wanted to fall in love. Amidst the flurry of the romantic revolution&#8211;that’s when the rumors started. We heard about them at school: whispers of people reconnecting with their dreams after waking. A way back down the rabbit hole; back into that childhood state of mind where if you could think it&#8211;if you truly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wither by Lauren DeStefano</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/wither-by-lauren-destefano#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/wither-by-lauren-destefano#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 04:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chemical Garden]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember that blackness. There were no walls, there was no up or down. I could have been living or dead. I listened to the other girls as they breathed around me, above me, inside me, and that was the whole planet earth. Lauren DeStefano has created a world that is like ours, but so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writers vs Readers</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/writers-vs-readers#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/writers-vs-readers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 05:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Flohrs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings, Faction Readers! I wish I had time to write to you more often, as my ravings on here always seem to get such good and insightful commentary. Alas, real life (such as starting life in a new country) has continued to assail my every waking moment, leaving little time to share my thoughts(?) with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Red Country &#8211; Release Date &amp; Teaser</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/a-red-country-release-date-teaser#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/a-red-country-release-date-teaser#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:49:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Overlord</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[A Red Country]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Abercrombie]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Trailer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, in an amazing day for Fantasy-Faction, we&#8217;ve got our second exclusive reveal here for you folks. This time though, it isn&#8217;t a book cover &#8211; it is a teaser trailer and a confirmed release date by the UK publisher. This teaser video indeed looks pretty damned awesome &#8211; the full version of it will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exclusive Reveal: Control Point by Myke Cole &#8211; UK Cover</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/exclusive-reveal-myke-coles-uk-cover#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/exclusive-reveal-myke-coles-uk-cover#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Overlord</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Control Point]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shadow Ops: Control Point]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At the end of 2010 Fantasy-Faction heard, from Peter V. Brett, of a novel worth looking out for. This novel was Control Point and it was to be published in 2012 by a début author known as Myke Cole. I looked him up and it quickly became apparent that this gentleman, Myke Cole, was an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Fantasy Songs: Part 3</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/writing-fantasy-songs-part-3#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/writing-fantasy-songs-part-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Rose Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Rose Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writer's Wednesday]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For my last two articles about fantasy songs, I’ve focused on lyrics. The obvious reason for this is that people are reading your work, not listening to it. Especially if you’re an amateur musician or poet—or not even an amateur, but a struggling beginner—there’s no reason to focus too much on the music to accompany [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fantasy-Faction April 2012 Writing Competitions</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fantasy-faction-april-2012-writing-competitions#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fantasy-faction-april-2012-writing-competitions#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Autumn2May</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring has sprung as the saying goes. And since spring is a time of new beginnings I thought we’d try something new for April’s writing contest. This month instead of writing a short story, we’re asking you to write a fantasy poem! But now I’m skipping ahead. Let’s start at the beginning. February’s theme was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elves In Mythology and Fantasy</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/elves-in-mythology-and-fantasy#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/elves-in-mythology-and-fantasy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Classic Fantasy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elves]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When most people think classic fantasy, they might think Tolkien, and then they might think elves. And with good reason: elves have been in fantasy for a very long time, and they’ve been a topic for discussion and varied debate on Fantasy-Faction before. I also talked about elves and their place in fantasy with Iron [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quiz: First Lines of Fantasy Subgenres</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/quiz-first-lines-of-fantasy-subgenres#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/quiz-first-lines-of-fantasy-subgenres#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 04:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marsha A. Moore</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Magical Realism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mythpunk]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[steampunk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After an exhaustive survey of fantasy subgenres in my past articles, I wanted to make one other comparison of the categories, arranged as a type of quiz. This fun activity was to satisfy my own curiosity. I wondered if fantasy subgenres were recognizable by their first lines. Below is a matching exercise. Here’s how it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sex In Fantasy</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/sex-in-fantasy#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/sex-in-fantasy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 04:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Galley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sex in Fantasy. Forgive the pun, but for some it’s a complete turn off, and for others it’s a complete turn on. As an author myself, describing the innards of my novels can be quite interesting at times, especially when I mention my book has ‘adult content.’ I usually get the occasional eyebrow raise, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feel the Fear!</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/feel-the-fear#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/feel-the-fear#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Norval</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a bit of a confession. I’ve spent the last few months living in fear. I took on the task of organising Get Writing 2012, then spent the rest of the year panicking that I would get it wrong, that it would all end in disaster, that the day just wouldn’t pan out in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Passage by Justin Cronin</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-passage-by-justin-cronin-2#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-passage-by-justin-cronin-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Shackle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Justin Cronin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some books just demand to be read. You come across them by accident; maybe you were browsing in a bookshop or a friend makes a recommendation or perhaps you stumble across a review online. However you discover the book, something grabs your attention and you know you’ve got something special in your hands. Everything else [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Fantasy Songs: Part 2</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/writing-fantasy-songs-part2#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/writing-fantasy-songs-part2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Rose Davis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Writer's Wednesday]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I started this series with a brief look at the function of songs in fantasy stories. Someone pointed out in the comments that I left out love songs. Yikes! With my particular leanings toward writing romantic storylines, how on EARTH could I miss love songs?? Yes, absolutely, there are millions of love songs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Babylon Steel Book Club Read</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/babylon-steel-book-club-read#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/babylon-steel-book-club-read#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Overlord</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Babylon Steel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well guys, this month we will be trying a book that I&#8217;ve already read and confirm is just fantastic. It is a book that takes the genres of Fantasy and Science-Fiction, merges them together and completely turns them on their head. The result is something that feels very, very fresh, is exciting and is unlike [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jenny Pox by J. L. Bryan</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/jenny-pox-by-j-l-bryan#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/jenny-pox-by-j-l-bryan#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:59:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Horror]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“You’re murderers,” she told the stunned crowd. “You killed him. He was a miracle, and you killed him. Now you’ve just got me. And I’m a curse.” Is it even possible to give a 4.75? If not&#8230; Well, bear with me. Because I’ve done it! Breaking the rules, over here&#8230; Jenny Pox is a story [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Benedict Jacka Interview</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/benedict-jacka-interview#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/benedict-jacka-interview#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Verus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benedict Jacka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cursed]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s already been established that Fantasy-Faction is a fan of Benedict Jacka. Paul’s review was a sterling one and my personal review was pretty flattering too. It’s no wonder, really, that we’re all such big Alex Verus fans here at the Faction, despite its very recent release, because Verus is something very special, and something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elements of Fantasy: Brownies</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/elements-of-fantasy-brownies#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/elements-of-fantasy-brownies#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 04:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janie Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hidden in the forgotten rooms of a house and in cluttered corners are little supernatural children who perform chores in exchange for food and treats. Even though they are personable and happy on their good days, they are considered to be evil spirits called brownies. Brownies aren’t just the girls who knock on your door [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-dragon-keeper-by-robin-hobb#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-dragon-keeper-by-robin-hobb#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 05:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elloise Hopkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In preparation for the release of the next book in the Rain Wild Chronicles this year, I decided to revisit the Cursed Shores and remind myself of the series so far. Hobb’s Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies remain my favourite books of all time and The Dragon Keeper takes us back to the same world, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Mythical Hamburger: Food and Flavor in Fantasy</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-mythical-hamburger-food-and-flavor-in-fantasy#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Graham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Food in fantasy is not always something we think about as we’re reading, though, in my opinion, we should be. Food can be an important plot device, an interesting way of explaining your world’s culture, or merely texture, but it is not something that should be overlooked. Take, for example, Tolkien’s elven bread lembas; a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fated by Benedict Jacka</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/review-of-fated-by-benedict-jacka#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/review-of-fated-by-benedict-jacka#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Wiseall</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alex Verus]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am always apprehensive at the thought of urban fantasy including magic. I love both UF as a sub-genre and I does bloody love me a good magic system, but the idea of combining them always seems just a little bit wrong. More often than not, magic is weaved into the very nature of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing Fantasy Songs: Part 1</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/writing-fantasy-songs#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/writing-fantasy-songs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Rose Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since I created my list of topics for this column based on your requests, I’ve been mulling over this topic. The suggested topic was “I’d find an article on how to write songs useful. What makes a song great or a bit of a fail?” First, I have to just give one of my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Magician by Raymond E. Feist</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/magician-by-raymond-e-feist#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/magician-by-raymond-e-feist#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alister Davison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This one takes me way back. It’s quarter of a century since my teenage self first picked up this book, and it mesmerised me. Even now, I can still remember sitting at my desk in my bedroom, reading the scene when Pug unleashes his powers for the first time at the arena on Kelewan, being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anne Lyle Interview</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/anne-lyle-interview#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/anne-lyle-interview#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elloise Hopkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anne Lyle grew up in Robin Hood’s England where she couldn’t help but be captivated by the heroic tales of old. She now balances her time between researching and writing fantasy based in Elizabethan England and working as a web developer – a beautiful juxtaposition of the historic versus the modern, which shows through in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Setting the Scene: Weather</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/setting-the-scene-weather#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/setting-the-scene-weather#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tegan Beechey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article is part of a continuing series on setting the scene in fiction. Through this series, I will explore elements critical to creating a compelling setting, including landscape, plants, animals, atmospheric phenomena, and architecture. ~*~ Weather. Whether it is sunny, or snowy, or drizzling, weather is always there. More often than not, it seems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Merrily Watkins Series by Phil Rickman</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-merrily-watkins-series-by-phil-rickman#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-merrily-watkins-series-by-phil-rickman#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley Barnard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rather than review the books individually from this fantastic series, I thought instead I would review the series as a whole. It’s easy to do, considering I would give each of the eleven books a five-star rating. If you’ve never read Phil Rickman’s Merrily Watkins series about a spunky, female exorcist in Hereford, then you’re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ready to Submit? Check again&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/ready-to-submit-check-again#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/ready-to-submit-check-again#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lady Rosalie Skinner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After taking on the job of editor and the task of assessing submissions, I am finding a disturbing number of unpolished manuscripts crossing my desk. Therefore, I hope you can help me list a few of the simple problems we, as authors, can ‘fix’ before we submit our work to an acquisition editor. When polishing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fantasy-Faction Milestone</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fantasy-faction-milestone#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fantasy-faction-milestone#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Overlord</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marc Aplin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So, initially this started out as a forum private message to a blogger who asked: &#8220;How did Fantasy-Faction get so big?&#8221; I started typing, but in the end I decided to put it on the main page as I think that &#8216;you&#8217;, yes &#8216;you&#8217;, the person reading this piece right now deserves to know how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brandon Sanderson Interview &#8211; Transcribed</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/brandon-sanderson-interview-transcribed#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/brandon-sanderson-interview-transcribed#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Overlord</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of you would have &#8216;seen&#8217; this interview before. Until now, this interview had been a video interview that was available for download through Youtube. Incredibly, we had around 10,000 downloads of the three videos in total and I have to say, it kind of scares me (and of course excites me) that so many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser by Fritz Leiber</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fafhrd-and-the-gray-mouser-by-fritz-leiber#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fafhrd-and-the-gray-mouser-by-fritz-leiber#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nyki Blatchley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s generally accepted that, though there were precursors, the sword and sorcery genre was created in the 1920s and 1930s by Robert E. Howard, with his stories of Conan and Kull. The phrase, however, was never used by Howard; it was coined many years after his death, in 1961, by arguably one of the best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frodor&#8217;s Travel Guide: The “Bad Economy” Issue</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/frodors-travel-guide-the-bad-economy-issue#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/frodors-travel-guide-the-bad-economy-issue#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Carani</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month’s travel guide is based on Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn Trilogy. More information on the series can be found at brandonsanderson.com. You can also read Fantasy-Faction&#8217;s review of the first Mistborn novel here. Welcome After a long dormancy spent weathering the economy, Frodor’s is back and better than ever! Don’t make that face, we know you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Windhaven by George R.R. Martin and Lisa Tuttle</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/windhaven-by-george-r-r-martin-and-lisa-tuttle#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/windhaven-by-george-r-r-martin-and-lisa-tuttle#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dominic Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent months I have read The Windsingers by Megan Lindholm (an omnibus edition which collected together the first three novels &#8211; Harpy’s Flight, The Windsingers and Limbreth Gate &#8211; all published between 1983 &#8211; 1984) and reread the original Wizard of Earthsea trilogy by Ursula LeGuin (again an omnibus edition which collected together The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arsenic and Old Leaves: The Art of Poisoning Your Fantasy Characters &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/arsenic-and-old-leaves-the-art-of-poisoning-your-fantasy-characters-part-1#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/arsenic-and-old-leaves-the-art-of-poisoning-your-fantasy-characters-part-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phoenix Writing</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, you’re contemplating murder. Er, that is, your character is contemplating murder. Effective modes of death and all that. Bloodless versus bloodbath, public duel versus private confrontation, “accident” versus spontaneous sword through the gut. That’s all well and good, sure…but have you considered poison? In the Middle Ages, poison was a highly popular means of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Aren&#8217;t You Writing?</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/why-arent-you-writing#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/why-arent-you-writing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you were to meet a writer on the street, you could be forgiven for expecting a disorganized person who is generally unable to function at the level normally expected of an adult human being. Harsh, I know. But when it comes to writing, many amateur writers seem incapable of the most basic tasks (and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating God: Religion in Fantasy &#8211; Part 4</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/creating-god-religion-in-fantasy-part-4#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/creating-god-religion-in-fantasy-part-4#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Rose Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you missed Part One of this article you can read it by clicking here. If you missed Part Two of this article you can read it by clicking here. If you missed Part Three of this article you can read it by clicking here. When the Overlord asked people to give me some topic ideas for this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Return of the Novella: Ebooks and the Awkwardly Sized Novel</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/return-of-the-novella-ebooks-and-the-awkwardly-sized-novel#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/return-of-the-novella-ebooks-and-the-awkwardly-sized-novel#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Topp-Mugglestone</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Novelettes and novellas are two categories that, together, encompass the gap of awkward sized stories – between 7500 and 70,000 words (according to SFWA). Many classics are included under these twin umbrellas, but I’d like you to ask yourself a question: when did you last read one? For most of us, that will entail some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fantasy-Faction Podcast &#8211; Episode 2</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fantasy-faction-podcast-episode-2#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fantasy-faction-podcast-episode-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Overlord</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Firstly, a HUGE thank you to everyone (over 2250 of you!) who downloaded the first episode of the Podcast. Paul and I are very, very new to this Podcasting malarkey and we are sure it will take us a few episodes to tune the show in and get comfortable with having a giant microphone shoved in-front of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cinda Williams Chima Interview</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/cinda-williams-chima-interview#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/cinda-williams-chima-interview#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cinda Williams Chima is a YA high fantasy writer from Ohio, America. A New York Times bestselling author, Chima comes from a long line of fortune-tellers, musicians and spinners of tales. She began writing romance novels in middle school, which were often confiscated by her teachers.(Goodreads) Chima’s books have received starred reviews in Kirkus and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Romeo Spikes by Joanne Reay</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/romeo-spikes-by-joanne-reay#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/romeo-spikes-by-joanne-reay#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Norval</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lo’Life Trilogy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been writing articles for Fantasy-Faction for a while now and been honing my writerly skills for longer than that. When I was asked if I’d like to review a book at first I thought, Blimey, what do I know? Then I realised that long before I made a commitment to getting my own writing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Way of Kings &#8211; Part One by Brandon Sanderson</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-way-of-kings-part-1-by-brandon-sanderson#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-way-of-kings-part-1-by-brandon-sanderson#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Galley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve all heard of Sanderson. We&#8217;ve all encountered his books, whether in a curious flip-through or in a one-weekend devouring of the Mistborn series. We&#8217;re fully aware of his staggering capabilities as a world-creator and epic yarn-spinner. I am pleased to admit, The Way of Kings does not deviate from this reputation one bit. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/blackbirds-by-chuck-wendig#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/blackbirds-by-chuck-wendig#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Urban Fantasy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With a mere touch of your skin Miriam Black can tell when and how you will die. She’s seen old age take its toll, car crashes and heart attacks. Watching people’s final moments, Miriam’s gift makes her a guiding angel for death. But the burden takes a turn when she hitches a ride with truck [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fantasy-Faction March 2012 Writing Competitions</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fantasy-faction-march-2012-writing-competitions#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fantasy-faction-march-2012-writing-competitions#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Autumn2May</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome back everyone!  I hope you all had a great leap day.  We&#8217;ve been busy bees here at Fantasy-Faction.  We&#8217;ve added a Fantasy-Faction podcast to the site, where in Marc and Paul will be talking once a week about everything fantasy.  You can listen to the first podcast, which includes an interview with Joe Abercrombie, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outline Failure</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/outline-failure#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/outline-failure#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Provencher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In December, I made a decision to finish my book in 90 days. Why 90 days? Well during one of my many motivational hunts, I found a quote from Stephen King saying that first drafts should take no more than 90 days. Now, I had already mastered my 500 words a day. This was only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating God: Religion in Fantasy, part 3</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/creating-god-religion-in-fantasy-part-3#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/creating-god-religion-in-fantasy-part-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Rose Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you missed Part One of this article you can read it by clicking here. If you missed Part Two of this article you can read it by clicking here. Last week, I briefly discussed the religious belief spectrums of both society and the individual. I realize that some of my advice isn’t really advice so much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/throne-of-the-crescent-moon-by-saladin-ahmed#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/throne-of-the-crescent-moon-by-saladin-ahmed#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Shackle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Throne of the Crescent Moon is a refreshingly different book in so many ways. For a start, its setting is a mythical Arabia rather than a version of medieval Europe. The hero is not a young, handsome variation of the Eternal Champion. He is, instead, an old, fat man called Doctor Adoulla Makhslood who is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/daughter-of-smoke-and-bone-by-laini-taylor#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/daughter-of-smoke-and-bone-by-laini-taylor#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elloise Hopkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I first heard about this book when I got my hands on a graphic novel sampler of it at FantasyCon and then afterwards I kept hearing good things about it through its rampaging online campaign. Looking at it as a study into successful digital marketing would probably take up a whole article of its own. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Shadowy Realistic Types of Fantasy: Magical Realism, Mythic Fiction, and Mythpunk</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-shadowy-realistic-types-of-fantasy-magical-realism-mythic-fiction-and-mythpunk#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-shadowy-realistic-types-of-fantasy-magical-realism-mythic-fiction-and-mythpunk#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marsha A. Moore</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my survey of fantasy subgenres, I’ve saved a comparison of perhaps the most elusive until the end of my series. These three purposely walk the line between reality and fantasy, playing with readers’ minds as part of their appeal. Some term these categories literary rather than genre fiction. I consider them fantasy, and they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jenny Romanchuk Interview</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/jenny-romanchuk-interview#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/jenny-romanchuk-interview#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisMB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After I had put up my review of Jenny Romanchuk’s webcomic, The Zombie Hunters, I had gotten in touch with the artist and writer to discuss the creation of her series, the process involved in this medium, and what sort of promises and pitfalls it may offer. To say nothing of a question I’m sure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Infinite Kung Fu by Kagan McLeod</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/infinite-kung-fu-by-kagan-mcleod#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/infinite-kung-fu-by-kagan-mcleod#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paolo Chikiamco</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s something fascinating about Kung Fu. Wuxia is an ancient genre of Chinese literature, centered around martial arts in general and Kung Fu in particular. It has been so co-opted by popular culture and many of its tropes are as well known to the mainstream as those of Westerns and High Fantasy. The tropes and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elements of Fantasy: Ogres and Ogresses</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/elements-of-fantasy-ogres-and-ogresses#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/elements-of-fantasy-ogres-and-ogresses#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janie Bill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What was your worst nightmare? Did he have an enormous head and wiry hair? Well that, my friend, was an ogre trying to consume you. An ogre is a grotesque creature with animalistic strength that eats human flesh. The Latin term, orcus, referred to the god of the underworld. They were the brainless wits who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Devilish Details</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/devilish-details#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/devilish-details#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Flohrs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings to you all! This is my first article of 2012 and also my first article in a few months. These past months conspired against all my free time, loading me up with work and other responsibilities that kept me from contributing my biweekly ravings. Truthfully, I remember little of this so-called &#8216;December&#8217; other than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating God: Religion in Fantasy, part 2</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/creating-god-religion-in-fantasy-part-2#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/creating-god-religion-in-fantasy-part-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Rose Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you missed Part One of this article you can read it by clicking here. Continuing where I left off last week in my post about creating a new religion in fantasy, this week, I want to look at levels of involvement and belief in your world. First, I want to look at the societal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The End Specialist by Drew Magary</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-end-specialist#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-end-specialist#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elloise Hopkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I saw the cover of this book – a simple yet striking image of a grim reaper impaled seemingly by his own scythe – I was instantly drawn in. “Who wants to live forever?” it asks underneath the image. I just had to know what this book was about. The back tells us that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fantasy-Faction Podcast &#8211; Episode 1</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fantasy-faction-podcast-joe-abercrombie#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/fantasy-faction-podcast-joe-abercrombie#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Overlord</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it is with great pleasure that I can bring to you, our loyal readers and now listeners, the first ever Fantasy-Faction Podcast! Yes, we&#8217;ve been talking about it for a long, long time now, but it&#8217;s finally here! With the podcast we wanted to try and do something a little bit different than you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kelly McCullough &#8211; Interview</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/kelly-mccullough-interview#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/kelly-mccullough-interview#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kelly McCullough]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Broken Blade]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kelly McCullough is an American writer with a lengthy SFF series at his back. His first series, the Ravirn series (alternatively called the WebMage series) has been on the shelves for some time and is an excellent example of mixing it up within the genre, mashing up ideas, themes and concepts to create something different. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ganymede by Cherie Priest</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/ganymede-by-cherie-priest#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/ganymede-by-cherie-priest#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Fellshot Ambrose</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cherie Priest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clockwork Century]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ganymede]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[steampunk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zombies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In Ganymede, Cherie Priest continues to explore an alternate universe, war torn US in the late nineteenth century. After reading and thoroughly enjoying Boneshaker and Dreadnought (and then hunting down every Clockwork Century short story I could possibly find), my expectations for Ganymede were by necessity high. That being said, I can&#8217;t report that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vs. Reality by Blake Northcott</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/vs-reality-by-blake-northcott#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/vs-reality-by-blake-northcott#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kit</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blake Northcott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science fiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Superheroes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This reviewer comes to you completely shocked. Less than 30 hours after uploading Ms. Northcott’s Vs. Reality to my Kindle, I have completely devoured it. Devoured it, I tell you, and found myself wanting more. One could possibly even say that I may be addicted to it. Vs. Reality reads like a really hardcore action [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children &amp; Fantasy &#8211; The Introductory Phase</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/children-fantasy-the-introductory-phase#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/children-fantasy-the-introductory-phase#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Graham</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[chidren]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reading]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I finished university, I’ve had a little more free time on my hands. My favourite way using some of this time to help out my aunt and a friend by babysitting a 6-year-old, a 5-year-old and an 18-month-old. Kids are brilliant. Of course, the older two love stories. Being the adult in charge, I [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Changing Face of SFF</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-changing-face-of-sff#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/the-changing-face-of-sff#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science fiction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Elspeth Cooper—author of Songs of the Earth—said “fantasy’s a broad church” and she couldn’t have been more right, especially in regards to the modern fantasy and science fiction market. If there is one rule, one single idea that binds all fiction that falls under the auspicious (to us, anyway, friends) banner of SFF, it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating God: Religion in Fantasy, part 1</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/creating-god-religion-in-fantasy-part-1#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/creating-god-religion-in-fantasy-part-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Rose Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; If I thought writing last week’s article was tough, I have to say, it was NOTHING compared to how I feel about wading into the morass of religion&#8211;even fictional religion. This is where we all get our panties in a bunch no matter where we fall on the religion spectrum. I’m a little afraid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zealotry in Fiction</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/zealotry-in-fiction#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/zealotry-in-fiction#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tegan Beechey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are few systems of belief that so greatly influence human behavior as religion. Our history is marked by acts of faith, both great and terrible, which have altered the path of civilization. Because of the tremendous role religion has played in shaping our world, it comes as no surprise that religion is used often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Magically Systematic</title>
		<link>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/magically-systematic#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
		<comments>http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/magically-systematic#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas A. Knight</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Magic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writer's den]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing Advice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the keystones of the fantasy genre is magic. Whether it be dark and mysterious, lost and forgotten, or as common as forks and spoons, it is an ever-present theme in our favourite fantasy books. There doesn&#8217;t seem to be anything magic can&#8217;t do. When our heroes are in trouble, a well placed spell [...]]]></description>
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