How I Love Books and Why I Re-Read
Jo Walton
Many people read to improve themselves, or to learn things. I read because it’s usually the most fun I can have at any given moment. As to why I re-read,…
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A Twist in the Fairy Tale
Victoria Hooper
I love fairy stories and folklore. I love the adventure and romance alongside the capacity for great darkness, the strange rules that don’t always quite make sense, the sense of…
Game of Thrones Season 4: Trailer
Overlord
The trailer for season 4 of Game of Thrones is up and available to be enjoyed! The trailer begins with the deluded King Joffrey celebrating his recent marriage to Margaery…
Heroes vs Superheroes
Jesse Flohrs
Greetings, Faction readers! If my writing seems muffled, it is because I write to you from beneath a pile of boxes, books, and clothing, as I frantically prepare for my…
Hugo Award & British Fantasy Award Voting Open!
Nominations for the British Fantasy Awards and Hugo Awards are now open. As is often the case with these types of award, nominations are limited to people who attended or…
Grandfathers of Fantasy
Leo Elijah Cristea
The idea of an amiable, bearded grandfather upon whose knee one could settle on a Saturday afternoon, all tired out after a morning spent building model aeroplanes, or trekking in…
Your New Year Writing Resolutions
Adrian Faulkner
Every January, for more years than I care to admit, I would rather infamously declare to my closest friends that my New Year’s resolution was “to write THE book”. For…
Top Anticipated Fantasy Books For 2014 – Publishers’ Choice
Every year, in addition to our own Most Anticipated list, we invite the world’s top fantasy publishers to let us know what novels from their following year’s list they are…
Top Anticipated Fantasy Books For 2014 – Readers’ Choice
Our ‘Most Anticipated’ articles have always been some of Fantasy-Faction’s most popular. As we’ve done for the last few years, we will be presenting a list of our most anticipated…
Harry Potter: My Christmas Movies
Zachary A. Matzo
If your family is anything like mine, movies are a huge part of the Christmas season. When darkness falls in the late afternoon, temperatures drop below freezing and the glow…
Fantasy-Faction’s Best Fantasy Books of 2013
Firstly, and fore-mostly, I want to say a huge thank you to every author, publisher and blogger involved in fantasy literature in 2013. I’ve been involved in the fantasy community…
Why Reading “Terrible” Novels Isn’t A Bad Idea
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
As the holidays roll around and we start interacting with family members who we don’t see on a regular basis, there is always that one person who asks you what…