Space Mavericks by Michael Kring
Geoff Matthews
“I activated.” And on those words you are carried away into a world of adventure and action. Actually, as this is sci-fi, more than one world. I own two copies…
Geoff Matthews
The Tale of Gurion Thricebound by Angela Holder – SPFBO Review
Gurion is a long book. I need to get that out there right now. Definitely one of the longest I have ever read for the SPFBO, and I’ve been at…
November: To NaNo or Not to NaNo?
To NaNo, or not to NaNo? That is the question! And the answer is – yes you should! Take a look around at the people near you this November. What…
Agent Harry Illingworth Interview
You’ll recall, last month, I produced a little article about a big event – Fantasy in the Court. Now, being truthful, a lot of that was Harry Illingworth’s wonderful words.…
Fantasy in the Court 2017
Back in August I headed up to the ‘big smoke’ – though with electric cars, the congestion charge and the general relocation of heavy industry out of London, it is…
The Belgariad by David Eddings – Over Thirty?
Hands down, one of the greatest fantasy series of all time. You’re still here? Great. The books, the first five that make The Belgariad, are over thirty years old and…
Putting It Right, At Last: Must Read Women Authors in Fantasy
My first article, sent ‘on spec’ to Fantasy-Faction, and written when I was feeling my mortality quite keenly, was a simple affair. I’d written The Stone Road and put it…
Tabletop Tuesday: It was the Dead of Winter…
I could see them. Even in the growing dark, I could see them. Flickers of flame from the fire threw their shadows against walls of peeling paint. Stupid. Really stupid.…
I Know This is Fantasy-Faction, but Science-fiction Matters Too
I don’t think I have a strange reading history. I’m pretty sure it is the same as many other people. At a young age I started reading books, because that’s…
Tabletop Tuesday: Bored of Games . . . Board of Life?
All right, I’m sorry for the title pun. Let me just say that now, but it seemed too good an opportunity to waste. This past year I’ve got hooked on…
Quotes: Making or Breaking
My 46th article for Fantasy-Faction. I have now written more of these than I have years of life and not many to 50. And always the eternal question; what to…
The Moonlight War by S.K.S. Perry – SPFBO Review
The Moonlight War is one of ten novels in the final round of Mark Lawrence’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) 2016. Updates on the contest’s progress can be found here. Three…