Holiday Microfiction: “Scientific Romances” by Richard Marpole
Jennie Ivins
Happy December everyone! It’s been a long year, but we finally made it to the end of 2020! To celebrate the holiday season the staff at Fantasy-Faction have prepared a…
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Jeff Wheeler – Livestream Interview
On Friday December 4th, we are doing a livestream interview with 47North author Jeff Wheeler at 2pm EST in our Facebook Group! Wheeler is the author of the popular Kingfountain,…
Fantasy-Faction Turns 10! Help Us Spread the Love of Reading!
Happy December Factioners! Last month Fantasy-Faction turned 10! That’s right, ten years ago Marc Aplin founded our main site. 5 years later we started our Facebook group and we’ve been…
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
A. A. Freeman
I never enjoy describing things with, “It’s like X meets Y!” since I always felt it was a rather lazy way to describe something. No one says, “Hamsters are like…
Scott H. Andrews Interview – Beneath Ceaseless Skies
Dan Hanks
Today we’re delighted to bring you an interview with Scott H. Andrews, editor for the World Fantasy Award winning magazine Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
Flame Riders by Sean Grigsby – Cover Reveal
Geoff Matthews
In the final instalment of the Smoke Eaters series, the New United States Army has taken over and America has devolved into a full-on dragon apocalypse.
Twilight of the Gods by Scott Oden
A. M. Justice
The climax of Twilight of the Gods begins on a misty morning with characters as blind to their fate as the gods they fight for, and against. The mist hides…
They Came from Beneath the Sea! – Role-playing Game Review
Richard Marpole
Written by: Larry Blamire, Jacqueline Bryk, John Burke, Matthew Dawkins, Steffie de Vaan, Susann Hessen, Danielle, Lauzon, Myranda Kalis, John Kennedy, Bianca Savazzi, Hilary Sklar, Michael F. Tomasek Jr, and…
The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
L. A. Young
Dragons are one of the most familiar—and overused—tropes in fantasy. These mystical beings intrigue and fascinate all who have heard of them. However, since oral tradition, dragons were either an…
Mythological Creatures: A List Without Dragons
Kellie Doherty
Fantasy has a longstanding relationship with dragons, reaching as far back as ancient Mesopotamian art and literature and as recent as Night of the Dragon by Julie Kagawa and House…
Becoming an Author: With Advice from Those Who’ve Done It
S. H. Paulus
Introduction You might have a lot of time on your hands due to 2020’s pandemic and have been meaning to finish that novel you’ve been dreaming about publishing. You might…
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
Inspiration and influence comes from anything from an ephemeral moment to a persistent belief; from one line in a song to a passage in a story to a scene from…