The SFX Weekender 2012 – Part 1
Overlord
I just typed ‘Geek’ into an online dictionary and got two definitions: 1. A person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious 2. An intelligent, single-minded expert in a…
Overlord
Kultus by Richard Ford
“A steam-powered burlesque of brutal demonic action!”
Charity Auction with an SFF Theme
A good friend of mine is going to be doing something amazing very soon. Now, when you say the word ‘amazing’ on Fantasy-Faction we are usually talking about Magic, Elves,…
A Game of Thrones: Enhanced Edition
With the recent success of the ‘Game of Thrones’ series we’ve seen some damned cool products developed that serve as additions to the book and television series. We’ve had an…
Fantasy Book Club – February 2012: The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker
This month we will be trying a book that hasn’t had a huge amount of exposure, and yet, behind the scenes, in the blogging community, it has a lot of…
Empire State by Adam Christopher
So, essentially, we as fantasy fans don’t mind a bit of repetition. In fact, I think the majority of us would admit that within our genre there isn’t a huge…
Interview with Seanan McGuire
I had the recent fortune to sit down with Seanan McGuire, one of urban fantasies finest wordsmiths, at Borderlands Cafe here in San Francisco, to discuss life as a new…
Giant Thief by David Tallerman
Do you remember when giants were ‘in’? No? Well, actually – neither do I. Probably because giants had their hey-day many, many years ago. Hercules met a few, David took…
Republic of Thieves – Autumn
We are huge fans of Scott Lynch here at Fantasy-Faction and therefore we are saddened by the news that Scott’s book is being delayed a little longer. At the same…
The Fantasy-Faction Anthology
It is with great pleasure that I release to you today the news that Fantasy-Faction is releasing an Anthology. Wow, I can’t tell you how great it is to say…
Top 10 Anticipated Fantasy Books For 2012 – Part One
Last year we ran an article where we chose our top 10 most anticipated novels for 2011. It proved overwhelmingly popular, amassing just shy of 20,000 hits! This year we…
Top Anticipated Fantasy Books For 2012 – Publishers’ Choice
You’ve heard of Gollancz, Orbit, Tor, Voyager, Jo Fletcher, Solaris, Abaddon Books, and Angry Robot, right? These are the publishing houses who are standing at the very forefront of our…