The Emperor’s Knife by Mazarkis Williams
Overlord
Never judge a book by its cover…that’s the rule, right? I kinda broke it on this occasion. Yes, I know, I am a respected (?) reviewer of fantasy literature and…
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World Fantasy Convention 2011 Report
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
I’ve been to conventions before and this year I started going to more small cons. I learned about the World Fantasy Convention being in an easily accessible place this year…
Spellbound by Blake Charlton
Elloise Hopkins
You can read Fantasy-Faction’s interview with Blake Charlton here. Spellbound is the highly anticipated sequel to Blake Charlton’s debut Spellwright, and continues the story of Nicodemus Weal as he journeys…
The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
Jennie Ivins
To Arlen the night was a thing to be feared. In his world things didn’t just lurk in the night, they owned it. The only safe place to be when…
Fantasy Book Club – December 2011: Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick
Well guys, you are in for a treat this month! Fantasy-Factioners have spoken and we will be reading Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick for December’s Book Club. I’ve actually read…
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
Chelsea Haller
The Mistborn Trilogy has become a firm favourite with fantasy fans the world over. The imagination that Sanderson brought to the series, his skill at marshalling epic storylines and dramatic…
Horn by Peter M. Ball
Paolo Chikiamco
Unicorns. They’re a staple of the fantasy genre, and while there are many works that treat the unicorn with respect, they are also regularly dismissed in popular culture as being…
One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire
Kit
This entire escapade was breaking several rules of life in the mortal world, chief among them the injunction to never, ever go out in public without wearing a human disguise.…
The Kobalos Trilogy by Ty Johnston
Jesse Flohrs
Kron Darkbow seeks vengeance, and he plans to have it no matter the costs. Returning to the city of his birth after 15 years, he hunts down the wizard responsible…
Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton
If you didn’t live through the Golden Age of Speculative Fiction (I didn’t) and haven’t gone back and read some of the fantastic 1930’s-1950’s novels (I have), you are certainly…
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J. K. Rowling
ChrisMB
So, after my previous Harry Potter review, I had another look at my copies of Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Yeah, turns out…
Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
Ben Galley
First, a word on the author. Catherine Fisher, unbeknownst to me before spying the glittery cover of Incarceron at my local bookstore, is a veritable factory of fiction. Her writing…