Queer Representation in SFF
Leo Elijah Cristea
One of two things happen when you raise the issue of queer and gender rep in speculative fiction: The first is we’re told it’s not important, that unqueer people don’t…
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What is Orctober?
Ashe Armstrong
Howdy, y’all. I’m Ashe Armstrong, author of the Grimluk, Demon Hunter series. Welcome to Orctober. I know some of you are probably asking just what the hell that is. And…
Tough Travels: Minions
Laura M. Hughes
At the start of every month, Fantasy-Faction will lead you (yes, YOU!) on a tour of the fantasy genre. From high to low, from classics to new releases, from epic…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Through the Beast’s Eye
Xiagan
Writing often means putting yourself in somebody else’s shoes and writing from their perspective. The barmaid, the warrior, the shady detective, the witch, or the orphan boy. You do this…
Fantasy-Faction is Looking for Contributors!
Jennie Ivins
Do you read fantasy, science fiction, horror, steampunk, or any other of the many subgenres of SFF? Are you writing the next great epic fantasy novel or are at least…
Swinging the Scythe
Aaron Miles
Death is an essential part of many of our stories, whether it’s just the threat of it to provide peril for our protagonists, or having some of the characters actually…
Angry Robot Signs Sean Grigsby with Smoke Eaters!
At Fantasy-Faction we enjoy all shades of genre from space opera to sword and sorcery, from horror to steampunk. And while vampires, angry robots, and clockwork time machines are all…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Fanfic
This is the fourth year we’ve done a fanfic month. We didn’t want it to get boring so we’ve tried to change it up each year. The first year you…
The Kaladin Book Soundtrack based on The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson – Call To Action
Sae Sae Norris
Sometimes, when you work in entertainment, you take the gigs that will feed you. Sometimes, you take the gigs that inspire you. Sometimes, the gig pays off. Rarely, a gig…
Small Press, Big Stories: Mrs. Claus Anthology – Cover Reveal
Steven Poore
Summer’s gone, days spent in the grass and sun. And with the drop in temperature come pumpkin spice lattes, fireworks, and eventually Christmas! So with that in mind, it’s more…
Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost – What Does It Mean?
Joshua Robertson
When Lord of the Rings enthusiasts are not burning wedding bands in fiery pits in their backyard—checking for Black Speech inscriptions—they are frequently found uttering the clever sayings of their…
COVEN QUEEN by Jeramy Goble – Cover Reveal
Jeramy Goble
I was so thrilled to finish my “family-friendly,” metaphysical, space-fantasy trilogy, The Akallian Tales, last year. But, towards the end, I struggled to focus a bit. A new idea kept…