Most Anticipated Fantasy Novels of 2017: Publishers’ Choice
Overlord
We like to think we know a lot about fantasy here at Fantasy-Faction. However, our knowledge and foresight lacks in comparison to the hugely experienced, highly intelligent editors who sit…
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Is Violence In Fantasy Less Confronting?
Nicola Alter
The fantasy genre is no stranger to violence. High fantasies are known for their epic battles, sword fights, warrior heroes, merciless villains and clashing forces of good and evil. Many…
Fantasy-Faction’s Best Fantasy Books of 2016
2016 was a great year for fans of fantasy fiction, my friends! The burden of choice weighed heavily on us and we’ll be catching up on 2016 titles for years…
Why I Don’t Like Dragons – Guest Blog by Oliver Langmead
Oliver Langmead
First, a confession: the title of this article is a little bit sensationalist. The truth is, I don’t actively dislike dragons. I don’t go around hating them and huffing and…
Top Ten Books To Improve Your Writing
Aaron Miles
A likely first stop on the journey of any aspiring writer is the purchase of a writing book to teach them about the subject. Often they’re drawn to titles like…
Promoting Your Personality, A.K.A. Marketing For Authors In 2017
I stumbled across a Facebook status by an author friend who posted that he was about to start work on the ‘0.01% of being a writer’ that was building his…
Plotting – What Happens Next?
“What happens next” is a question that has the power to freeze a writer’s hand over the keyboard, paralysing them with potential issues. Which route should your characters take? How…
Gender and Stereotyping in Fantasy – Part Six: Historical Accuracy
Leo Elijah Cristea
This final part of our extended series on gender and stereotypes in fantasy and science fiction will be both a conclusion and a sweeping reflection on what we’ve already examined,…
Rogue One – Book and Movie Review
Zachary A. Matzo
Note: This review covers both the film Rogue One and the prequel novel Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel. Small “spoilers” abound but I’ll say without reservation that there is no…
Theology in The Godserfs Series – Guest Blog by N. S. Dolkart
N. S. Dolkart
You may remember that a few days ago we revealed this awesome cover for the latest novel in the Godserfs series? Well, the author of Godserfs, N. S. Dolkart, has…
New Gas-Lit Empire Series & Give Away!
Many Fantasy-Faction readers would have heard about Rod Duncan’s Gas-Lit Empire series. The first novel, The Bullet-Catcher’s Daughter, was shortlisted for the Phillip K. Dick award back in 2014. For…
Among the Fallen by N. S. Dolkart – Cover Reveal
If you like religion, questing, powerful magic and dragons in your fantasy, then you really should have checked out The Godserfs series by now. The series is by N. S.…