Successors in Fantasy – Handing Over the Reins
Nicholas Schmiedicker
Like many of my fellow fans of fantasy I am going to be deeply enveloped in one of the most anticipated books of, arguably, all time. I’m referring of course…
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The Oathbreaker’s Shadow Cover Reveal
Paul Wiseall
Last year, we at Fantasy-Faction had the privilege to reveal the cover to a book that we rightly predicted to be one of the best YA novels of 2012 –…
The SFF Weekly Round-Up – 10/01/13
Welcome back to the Fantasy-Faction weekly round-up of all the best SFF news, fun and nonsense from around the web. We’ve successfully made it in to the second week of…
The SFF Weekly Web Round-Up 03/01/2013
Welcome back to the Fantasy-Faction weekly round-up of all the best SFF news, fun and nonsense from around the web. So what else is there to say about this week…
Best Fantasy Books of 2012
Overlord
Something happened about 12 hours ago… Something that was never meant to happen in fact – we reached 2013. So, I think I speak for us all when I say:…
Mom Always Liked You Best: Siblings in Fantasy
Amy Rose Davis
In the world of relationships, there may be no more complex, teeth-gnashing, frustrating, and glorious relationship than the one between siblings. If you have at least one sibling, you probably…
The SFF Weekly Web Round-Up- 27/12/2012
Welcome back to the Fantasy-Faction weekly round-up of all the best SFF news, fun and nonsense from around the web. I guess the most obvious thing to say about this…
Women to Watch Out For in 2013
Cheryl Morgan
The blog post listing the most anticipated fantasy books of 2013 got a bit of negative attention because of the complete absence of women from the top ten. I thought…
Manipulating the Mythos
Rachel Riegel
There is an ongoing argument among fantasy lovers as to whether or not you can take a long-standing myth and manipulate it into something different. We all know that things…
Reboots vs. Revisions
Dan Hanks
The genres of fantasy and science fiction, by their very nature, are ripe for remakes, reboots and reimaginings. Core stories about heroes and their journeys might remain unchanged, as ancient…
The Week In The World Of SFF – 20/12/12
Welcome back to the Fantasy-Faction weekly round-up of all the best SFF news, fun and nonsense from around the web. In case you didn’t know, those pesky pranksters the Mayans…
Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere – A Primer
Brandon Sanderson has made himself into one of the top authors in the fantasy genre today. Perhaps most famous for taking on the role of finishing The Wheel of Time…