Fantasy Rings: The Ultimate Power Accessory
Raymond K. Rugg
We all know THE Ring. The One Ring to Rule them all. (And if you don’t, then shame on you.) The Ring is so well-known in popular culture that it…
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Money Makes the World Go Round
Tom Pollock
I missed The Desolation of Smaug movie when it was in cinemas, but my wife and I just watched it on Netflix, and while she was all ‘look at the…
The Fantasy-Faction Anthology Is Coming…
Jennie Ivins
August 6th Update! Both the US and UK edition proofs have arrived! Getting closer now everyone! Those of you who have been with us for a while will already know…
The Tolkien Archives at Marquette: A Glimpse At His Original Manuscripts
Nicole Singer
Through a stroke of luck and the foresight of their one-time curator, the Marquette University libraries house the original manuscripts for J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the…
You’ve Got Your Romance in My Fantasy! – You’ve Got Your Fantasy in My Romance!
Marsha A. Moore
Continuing my series exploring subgenres of fantasy, in this post I’ll compare and contrast—the best I can since this one confuses me—romantic fantasy and fantasy romance. Regardless of how we…
Fantasy Book Club – August 2014: Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
Lisa Taylor
For August, our members voted to read Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan. There are a number of great reviews for this one, including one here on Fantasy-Faction where it…
George R.R. Martin’s ‘The Ice Dragon’ Preview
Overlord
Like Terry Pratchett, George R.R. Martin quite enjoyed writing stories for younger readers early on in his career. One of these, The Ice Dragon, is soon set for a rerelease…
‘Dragonriders of Pern’ Movie?
With the success of the Game of Thrones TV show, television studios have been optioning and piloting a number of our favourite fantasy novel series over the last few years.…
Win Robin Hobb & George R.R. Martin Tickets
As you have no doubt heard by now, George R.R. Martin and Robin Hobb are soon to be visiting London. This world exclusive event will offer readers the opportunity to…
All 7 Harry Potter ‘Children’s Edition’ Covers Released
Regular readers of Fantasy-Faction will be fully aware that Bloomsbury plan to re-release new editions of Harry Potter later this year. Essentially, the publisher are putting together what they call…
Epic Fantasy Dream Team do a panel together
When I was younger I’d spend hours talking with friends about football, usually we’d discuss which players should form a team together and take on the world: Fantasy Football, I…
The State of Fantasy: Videogame News from the Scrying-Glass of E3
Nick Clark
Fantasy has always been a salient feature in the videogame landscape, right down to the essential footprint of guiding an idealised persona through an imagined world. The hallmarks of fantasy…