Most Anticipated Sci-Fi / Fantasy Movies of 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Overlord
It has been a strong few years for Epic (depending how you judge Avatar & The Hobbit), Urban and Dystopian Fantasy movies. It probably stemmed from the Harry Potter and…
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Firefight by Brandon Sanderson – Exclusive First Chapter Excerpt!
Jennie Ivins
We at Fantasy-Faction have long been huge fans of Brandon Sanderson. And how could we not? With a catalog of over 15 full length novels in 8+ series, besides his…
Fantasy-Faction: Reddit’s Best Fantasy Site 2014!
Today we received some exciting news: Fantasy-Faction has been selected by the Reddit community as Fantasy Website of 2014! When I started Fantasy-Faction it was because I wanted to share…
So What’s The Fuss About Calibre?
Adrian Faulkner
There’s a lot of discussion surrounding ebooks at the moment: about how they are going to kill the paperback, how they will revolutionise publishing, how they’ll never be as good…
The Start Of All New Things
Nicole Singer
With the New Year not long gone in our rear-view mirrors, it’s a perfect time to ponder “fresh starts” in fantasy. Usually, they signal a momentous turning point in the…
Western Fantasy – Mismatch, or Perfect Match?
Ben Galley
In January of this year, I began to write a new book, Bloodrush. I was stepping away from my dark, epic, medieval roots and seeking something new in what I…
Fantastical Biology – Part Five: Fantasy Creatures in Flight
Shambralyn Baker
A dragon soars through the clouds; a fairy flutters through the woods; a gargoyle flexes its stone wings—flying creatures are a staple of fantasy literature. There are the traditional ones…
Fantasy-Faction nominated for Reddit’s Best Fantasy Website 2014
2014 has been an incredible year for Fantasy-Faction. We were nominated for the British Fantasy Award and the World Fantasy Award earlier in the year and now I’m here, writing…
Books Make Great Gifts, But For Authors Book Reviews Are Even Better
B. Pine
This is the time of year where most people feel generous. Many believe that the holidays have been spoiled by consumerism, and to a certain degree that is true. However,…
The Vagrant by Peter Newman – Cover Reveal & Competition
Every year hundreds, if not thousands, of genre books are released. Generally the most looked forwards to of these are by authors who have had previous successes. For début authors…
Diary of a NaNoWriMo Virgin
Nick Clark
NaNoWriMo, ah yes. To some, it is just a baffling not-quite-word that clogs up the Twitter trends every November. To others, it is a golden chalice; to partake from its…
We learn new Star Wars character names…
Get ready to meet Finn, Rey, Kylo and Poe. No… they’re not Teletubbies, they’re the characters we’ll be meeting in 2015’s new Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, produced by…