Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman
Aaron Miles
So, with the release of Steelheart I thought it might be interesting to look at another piece of superhero fiction from the past. Published in 2007, Soon I Will Be…
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NY Comic Con 2013 Review
Jennie Ivins
This weekend was the biggest yearly convention of geeks, nerds, and other awesome people in the Northeast: New York Comic Con. And for the third year running I had a…
Red Seas Under Red Skies – Read Along – Part 2
Overlord
So, this month, after farrrrr too long waiting, The Republic of Thieves has been released. Yes, it has been a good few years since the release of Red Seas Under…
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke
Joie
This is YA fantasy with a dash of horror, although, being in the fantasy genre, the horror part can be fairly debatable. Perhaps it is the YA aspect that renders…
The Aeneid by Virgil
CptNemo
The Aeneid is The Iliad’s lesser-known younger brother. It was written by the Roman poet Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, 800 years after Homer. The story begins directly after…
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Nicholas Schmiedicker
In a world filled only with supervillains and no superheroes it’s up to the average citizen to rise up and administer justice. That’s the basic premise of Brandon Sanderson’s latest…
Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
KJ Braxton
It’s a common theme that the second book in a series is the most difficult to write, think of all the time you can spend on your first novel when…
Red Seas Under Red Skies – Read Along Launch
Hey Fantasy Factioners & Gollancz Geeks, I hope you enjoyed The Lies of Locke Lamora Read-Along and share the same burning desire as me to continue on with the series…
Gentleman Bastard Read Along – Chapters 13-16
Welcome to the final week of our Lies of Locke Lamora Read-Along. I hope you’ve enjoyed the last four weeks as much as I have and that you’ve gotten a…
Fantasy Book Club – October 2013: The Steel Remains by Richard Morgan
Lisa Taylor
Our theme for October was Dark Fantasy and our members voted to read The Steel Remains by Richard Morgan. I’ve heard good things about this one and am looking forward…
The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch
Alex Shepherd
So, it’s finally here. You’ve finished your re-read of The Lies of Locke Lamora and Red Seas Under Red Skies. You’ve laughed and cried along with Locke and Jean. You’ve…
Sci-Fi Book Club – October 2013: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
In October, our Science Fiction Book Club will finally be reading Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. This book has been nominated and come in a close second a number of…