Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente
Sonia Grace
Radiance pulled me into itself like the waves on a strange, Venusian beach. I went in with high expectations, since Cat Valente is a fabulous author whose work I have…
January 2016
The Top 15 Tweets & Top 7 Blog Posts from Robert Jackson Bennett
Overlord
Top 15 Tweets The Twitter-feed of Robert Jackson Bennett is a wondrous, but dangerous place to spend time. If you follow Robert in addition to another 1000 or so people,…
Cover Reveal: Joe Abercrombie’s ‘Half A War’
When Joe Abercrombie announced that he would be working on a ‘Young Adult’ series of novels a few years back, no one really knew what to expect. Would the books…
The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan
Richard Bray
Hadrian had never witnessed Royce laughing in good humor. When he laughed, babies cried. I was reading Michael J. Sullivan’s latest Riyria novel, The Death of Dulgath, when I realized…
MIGHT EVIL PREVAIL? FANTASIES THAT THREATEN AN UNHAPPY ENDING
Nicola Alter
In fantasy novels, the ‘good’ characters are usually facing overwhelmingly bad odds. Whether it’s a dark lord, a corrupt monarchy, a horde of living dead or an army of supernatural…
Cover for Lucy Hounsom’s Heartland
Fantasy-Faction contributor Lucy Hounsom’s debut novel, Starborn, attracted a huge amount of praise last year upon its release. Fans of coming-of-age stories by authors such as Trudi Canavan took to…
Nevernight by Jay Kristoff – Cover Reveal
Wayyyyyyyyyyy back in 2012 I was lucky enough to be sent an advanced copy of a strange fantasy/martial arts/steampunk-hybrid called Stormdancer. I enjoyed that book and gave it a favourable…
Frances Hardinge wins Costa Award
For the first time since Phillip Pullman’s The Amber Spyglass in 2001, a Children’s book has won The Costa Book Award. That book is The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge…
Interview with Robert Jackson Bennett
I’m rather excited today, because I get to bring you an interview with Robert Jackson Bennett. For those who are unfamiliar with Robert’s work or fancy a bit of a…
Secret Mistborn Novella – Jan 30th!
This post has been updated as Brandon Sanderson has released further details about Mistborn: Secret History following the launch of The Bands of Mourning. The story begins a few weeks…
The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson
The Bands of Mourning is the third and penultimate book in Brandon Sanderson’s Wax and Wayne series. For those unfamiliar with the concept, these titles are set generations after the…
Will a Small Press add value? 6 things to consider.
If you are a self-published author, there are times where you will feel overwhelmed. Not only do you have to write your book, but you need to arrange for it…