The Leaping by Tom Fletcher
Paul Wiseall
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…
April 2012
Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Philippines – Part One
Paolo Chikiamco
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 City’s Son Cover Reveal
Overlord
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;…
The Language of Fantasy, Part 2
Amy Rose Davis
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. After…
Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
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…
Disability and Imperfect People in Fantasy
Leo Elijah Cristea
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…
Babylon Steel by Gaie Sebold
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…
Tommy Nightmare by J. L. Bryan
Kit
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.…
Our Fans Rule!
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…
Scott Lynch & Elizabeth Bear Reading
Jennie Ivins
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…
To adapt, or not to adapt…
Emma Hays
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…
Back To Reality?
Sandra Norval
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…