A Blink Of The Screen by Terry Pratchett
Alister Davison
If you’d asked me a couple of years ago if I was a fan of Terry Pratchett, I’d have answered a resounding no. I’d read his first three books back…
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Queen Rat by Kim Lakin-Smith
Hierath
Queen Rat was first published in 2012 by Murky Depths, but it’s just been released as an ebook. And as it’s been sitting on my TBR pile for a while,…
The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan
Lisa Taylor
I’ll start off by saying that I am a big fan of Michael J. Sullivan’s Riyria Revelations. Most of the books I prefer are dark, gritty and have characters, that…
Scott Lynch’s Gentleman Bastard Read Along – Let’s Go!!!
Overlord
Hi everyone, So, our read along / re-read of Scott Lynch’s Gentleman Bastard series begins today (August 4th 2013). We start with The Lies of Locke Lamora, which has the…
Oath of Gold by Elizabeth Moon
KJ Braxton
The Deed of Paksenarrion has been a little hit and miss throughout but at the end of the second instalment my confidence had been restored. The first few chapters of…
Scott Lynch’s Gentleman Bastard Read Along
We at Fantasy-Faction are big fans of Scott Lynch’s Gentleman Bastard series. So much so that we’ve teamed up with Gollancz and Scott to do a reread of the first…
The Thousand Names by Django Wexler
Mike Shackle
“In the desert colony of Khandar, a dark and mysterious magic, hidden for centuries, is about to emerge from darkness. Marcus d’Ivoire, senior captain of the Vordanai Colonials, is resigned…
Sci-fi/Horror Book Club – August 2013: The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu
Our Sci-Fi/Horror Book Club returns to Science Fiction this month with a read of The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu. I read this book earlier this year and found…
Emperor of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
In my opinion, Mark Lawrence is one of the finest writers of fantasy around today. His ability to craft beautiful, fluent prose is matched only by the likes of Patrick…
Fantasy Book Club – August 2013: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
In August we will be reading The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente. “Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to…
The Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham
Juan de Dios Dougnac
A few weeks ago, finding myself without anything to read, I picked up A Shadow in Summer, first book of the Long Price Quartet by Daniel Abraham. Since I had…
Blood Song by Anthony Ryan
A. E. Marling
If you want to relax into epic fantasy about a living legend and his sword, you’ll love Blood Song by Anthony Ryan. A father abandons his son at an orphanage…