Vs. Reality by Blake Northcott
Kit
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,…
February 2012
Children & Fantasy – The Introductory Phase
Laura Graham
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…
The Changing Face of SFF
Leo Elijah Cristea
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…
Creating God: Religion in Fantasy, part 1
Amy Rose Davis
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–even fictional religion.…
Zealotry in Fiction
Tegan Beechey
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…
The SFX Weekender 2012 – Part 2
Paul Wiseall
Marc and I had a bizarre start to our SFX Weekender. On the drive up to Prestatyn, Wales where the convention was being held, the satnav took us down some…
Don’t let the BBC screw SFF… Again.
Overlord
Now… I don’t like to rant… but today I’m going to rant. But please, bear with me because there is a point and a conclusion to it all. Right, last…
The SFX Weekender 2012 – Part 1
I just typed ‘Geek’ into an online dictionary and got two definitions: 1. A person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious 2. An intelligent, single-minded expert in a…
Writing Action Scenes
I want to be honest right off the top: This article is written by a complete novice when it comes to “action.” I’ve never been in a physical fight. I…
Kultus by Richard Ford
“A steam-powered burlesque of brutal demonic action!”
Charity Auction with an SFF Theme
A good friend of mine is going to be doing something amazing very soon. Now, when you say the word ‘amazing’ on Fantasy-Faction we are usually talking about Magic, Elves,…
Among Others by Jo Walton
Faith M. Boughan
Hugo Award-winning author Suzy McKee Charnas called Walton’s Among Others, “a love letter, laced with sharp-edged anguish and triumph, from within the SF/F genres to the SF/F genres.” I balked.…