Writing In Someone Else’s World
Richard A. Knaak
I began my career writing in someone else’s world, but I gained that opportunity by utilizing my own work. TSR (then the publisher of Dragonlance) was not publishing independent novels,…
September 2014
Vicious by V. E. Schwab
Richard Bray
V. E. Schwab’s Vicious is built around a handful of characters with superpowers, but precious few – if any – superheroes. That’s part of what makes it so much fun.…
Magician by Raymond E. Feist
James Davies
Now, I must say that I am approaching this review with a certain amount of trepidation. For one thing, FF has reviewed it once before. For another, Magician by Raymond…
‘The Dinosaur Lords’ Cover Reveal has us excited!
Overlord
So, I wanted to make a shout out to a book I’m pretty excited about. Now, how many times does the world have to tell you ‘do not judge a…
Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars Trilogy heading to TV
I can’t be the only person thinking there isn’t enough Sci-Fi on television these days (we miss you Star Trek…), so I won’t be the only one excited to hear…
Fantasy Book Club – October 2014: Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Lisa Taylor
For October, I asked our members to find a great Halloween read. We voted to read Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. I’m really looking forward to spending…
Fantasy-Faction’s Short Story Podcast on its way!
If you are interested in joining our Podcasting team we would love to hear from you. You can e-mail me on Marc@Fantasy-Faction.com I’ve been floating the idea of bringing back…
Fantasy Worldbuilding – Build a Guild
B. Pine
In worldbuilding, there are many pieces that are outlined and developed before being incorporated into the big picture. Maps are drawn, nations are sectioned out, and the culture and overall…
The Villain With A Thousand Faces – Part One: Cardboard Cut-Outs
Stephen Deas
About The Author: Her Holiness the Dragon Queen Zafir, Speaker of the Nine Realms, has played both pro- and antagonist roles in her career as a fictional character. She is…
There and Back Again: A Novice Con-Goer’s Tale
Lucy Hounsom
Prologue No, I don’t live in a hole in the ground, but I do live in Devon, which bears a remarkable resemblance to the green and sheltered Shire. But even…
An Exiguous Exploration of Exposition in Expansive Epics
Faith M. Boughan
Thousand-page fantasy novels… a ten-volume series… appendices of historical detail… characters who feel the need to blow hot wind across the pages of every third chapter… what do these have…
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
Joie
The YA trilogy that started with Shadow and Bone concludes with Ruin and Rising – with quite a few unhappy readers. Apparently, the uproar is over a relationship that didn’t…