Unwrapped Sky by Rjurik Davidson
Travis Anderson
When I had decided to give Unwrapped Sky by Rjurik Davidson a read, I had gone in with certain expectations. Seeing the head of a powerful Minotaur next to an…
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Marc Simonetti brings Discworld to life!
Overlord
I’ve raved a fair bit about Marc Simonetti on Fantasy-Faction before. In case you missed those posts, he’s a French artist who has been in high demand by a number…
Scott Lynch updates fan on The Thorn of Emberlain
When Scott Lynch and his publishers, Gollancz, told us we may get our hands on The Thorn of Emberlain – the forth book in the Gentleman Bastard sequence – in…
Trees in Fantasy – Part Two: Trees as Characters
Steff Humm
In the first part of this series we looked at trees as symbolism in fantasy literature. We discussed the role of individual trees in mythologies and creation stories around the…
SyFy orders ‘The Magicians’ Pilot
In news that will either delight or terrify you – depending on your thoughts as to SyFy’s low budget shows – the SyFy Channel has ordered a pilot episode for…
The Joe Abercrombie YA Experiment is a success!
We all love Joe Abercrombie here at Fantasy-Faction, but when we heard that Lord Grimdark was to give writing a Young Adult novel a shot we couldn’t help but react…
The Changing Face(s) of Fantasy – Guest Blog by Adam Dalton
Adam Dalton
It’s obviously blasphemy to criticise Tolkien, even indirectly, but for me his work is more important in historico-cultural terms than modern literary terms. Before you send me a load of…
Spotlight on Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets – Guest Post by David Thomas Moore
David Thomas Moore
So, hey. I’m David Thomas Moore, commissioning editor at that there Abaddon Books and editor of Abaddon’s first ever anthology, Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets. And your Marc has…
The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb (spoiler free)
Lew Kelly
For Robin Hobb, the power to construct such masterful, compelling stories must be innate. With thirteen books set in the Farseer world already written and the next instalment due in…
What’s Your Favorite Fantasy Sword?
KevinBreaux
Everyone loves Excalibur; I mean it’s the sword of swords! One land, one King! And all that jazz. I could sit here and talk about all the times I drew…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Grimdark
Xiagan
We’ve been getting such good feedback for the short stories our members have submitted in our Monthly Short Story Competition that we have decided to post them on the main…
Sam Sykes’s ‘The City Stained Red’ Gets A Cover… And It’s AWESOME!
We really like Sam Sykes. Him. His novels. His Tweets. His Pugs. There isn’t really anything not to like in all honesty. Well, earlier this week Sam announced that he…