Alexander Death by J. L. Bryan
Kit
“There are many shades of gray between good and evil, Jenny, and the lighter shades are to be preferred, if we cannot have pure white.” Alexander Death is the third…
May 2012
Empire of the Saviours by A. J. Dalton
Elloise Hopkins
The world of Empire of the Saviours is a place where the people live under the control of the saints and, in turn, the saints work under the command of…
King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
Overlord
This review contains spoilers for book one. If you haven’t read Prince of Thorns yet, then read this review with caution. You can read Fantasy-Faction’s review of Prince of Thorns…
Literary Devices: Foreshadowing
Amy Rose Davis
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…
City of Dragons by Robin Hobb
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…
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
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…
How to Create a Promotional Trailer for Your Book
Tegan Beechey
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 Double-Edged Sword by Sarah Silverwood
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…
The Dying Earth by Jack Vance
Nyki Blatchley
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…
Literary Devices: Motif
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…
Arsenic and Old Leaves: The Art of Poisoning Your Fantasy Characters – Part 2
Faith M. Boughan
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…
Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Philippines – Part Two
Paolo Chikiamco
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…