Finally, World can finish Michael J. Sullivan’s books
Overlord
A few months back one of Fantasy-Faction’s forum members wrote to renowned author Michael J. Sullivan (also a forum member) to ask why his books weren’t available to certain countries……
November 2013
After NaNoWriMo
Eric Christensen
So, if everything goes to plan, in a few hours you will have written 50,000 words in the month of November. Congratulations! That is quite an accomplishment, and you should…
Red Country by Joe Abercrombie
Because this is the first review of Red Country (that I’m aware of) and we’ve been given the exclusive trailer, which you can see above – this review is a…
Major TV Broadcasters ‘intrigued by fantasy’
There has been much talk and speculation over the past few years about whether the success of the television adaption of A Game of Thrones would open doors for more…
Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama – Manga vs Anime
Dori
One of this season’s anime sensations is based on Hajime Isayama’s manga with the same title, Attack on Titan. The series has been called a “one-in-a-decade hit” with its extremely…
Want 7 Free Chapters of 2014’s Best Fantasy?
A few weeks back we spoke about how one of 2014’s most highly touted Fantasy novels was having the first seven chapters serialised through Tor.com. Well, having now finished their…
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Lisa Taylor
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie is a very well crafted debut novel. I think the major component that sets it apart is the truly alien feel that you get from…
NaNoWriMo Type Along with Stephen Deas – Week Four
Stephen Deas
Follow along as Stephen Daes shares his week by week experience doing NaNoWriMo. If you missed Stephen’s intro article, you can read it here. If you missed any of the…
Yet another Gentleman Bastard cover. Best yet?
Last week we posted about The Lies of Locke Lamora getting a new US cover and, at the same time, posted a ton of awesome The Lies of Locke Lamora…
The Discworld Collector’s Library
After tweeting a picture earlier today of the beauuuuuuuuuuuutiful Terry Pratchett Special Edition Hardbacks by Gollancz that I spotted in my local bookstore, Waterstones in Weston-super-Mare, I was inundated with…
Advice from World’s Largest SFF Writing Contest
The judges of the World’s largest Science Fiction and Fantasy writing contest have issued a Press Release revealing that the main rejection point for all entrants is setting, character description…
Writing Combat In Fantasy – Part One: Top Ten Tips
Danie Ware
Writing combat is easy. Writing good combat is harder. Below are ten points–some of them tips, some of them common mistakes–to make sure your fighters are doing/using/hitting what they should…