Tad Williams deal sees him return to Osten Ard!
Overlord
DAW Books have finally talked New York Times bestselling author Tad Williams into returning to Osten Ard in a sequel trilogy currently labeled The Last King of Osten Ard. The…
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The Art of Forgetting: Nomad – Cover Reveal
A lot of you from the United Kingdom will know of Joanne Hall – she is one of the main organisers of BristolCon and the Bristol Science Fiction & Fantasy…
Zeno Agency Hires Former Headline Editor, John Wordsworth
In an exciting, and absolutely brilliant move for UK Fantasy & Science-Fiction, former commissioning editor John Wordsworth, is to join Zeno Agency Ltd as a literary agent. John previously headed…
Harry Potter Movie Spin-Off is a Trilogy!
Last year we reported that J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was being made into a film. Although we had expectations that it would be more than…
Fans Celebrate Words of Radiance
Brandon Sanderson has, since taking over from Robert Jordan, developed somewhat of a cult-following in the world of fantasy fandom. Peter V. Brett, Patrick Rothfuss and Mark Lawrence are all…
Half A King gets a UK Cover & Abercrombie fans get 12,000 words
OK, so I’m in the fortunate position that I’ve been able to talk Joe Abercrombie’s publishers into sending me a review copy of Half A King. However, I know that…
Recap: “The State of Short Fiction” Roundtable
Eric Christensen
Recently, the Baltimore Science Fiction Society (BSFS) hosted “The State of Short Fiction” Roundtable featuring editors Neil Clarke (Clarkesworld), Scott H. Andrews (Beneath Ceaseless Skies), Jonathan Laden (Daily Science Fiction),…
Elizabeth Bear signs 2 book Space Opera deal with Gollancz!
We here at Fantasy-Faction do like to dip our toes into a bit of Science-Fiction from time-to-time, so we were excited when Gollancz books announced earlier today that they have…
New Harry Potter Covers for New Generation
It seems that reissuing books with new covers is all the rage right now… Just a few weeks ago we reported that Robin Hobb was getting some cool new covers…
Arthur C. Clarke Award 2014 Shortlist
The six titles on the 2014 Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlist have been announced: God’s War, Kameron Hurley (Del Rey UK) Ancillary Justice, Anne Leckie (Orbit) The Disestablishment of Paradise,…
Sanderson Reads Untitled Novella
The following video is of New York Times Bestselling author Brandon Sanderon reading the opening chapter of a brand new and untitled novella set in the Cosmere. What I really…
Nice variety of covers by Orbit for 2014/2015
It is a running joke that a hooded man or a woman in leather holding a gun are the two choices we, as fantasy fans, have when trying to judge…