Fantasy-Faction Podcast – Episode 2
Overlord
Firstly, a HUGE thank you to everyone (over 2250 of you!) who downloaded the first episode of the Podcast. Paul and I are very, very new to this Podcasting malarkey…
Reviews
Romeo Spikes by Joanne Reay
Sandra Norval
I’ve been writing articles for Fantasy-Faction for a while now and been honing my writerly skills for longer than that. When I was asked if I’d like to review a…
The Way of Kings – Part One by Brandon Sanderson
Ben Galley
We’ve all heard of Sanderson. We’ve all encountered his books, whether in a curious flip-through or in a one-weekend devouring of the Mistborn series. We’re fully aware of his staggering…
Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig
Hannah
With a mere touch of your skin Miriam Black can tell when and how you will die. She’s seen old age take its toll, car crashes and heart attacks. Watching…
Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed
Mike Shackle
Throne of the Crescent Moon is a refreshingly different book in so many ways. For a start, its setting is a mythical Arabia rather than a version of medieval Europe.…
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Elloise Hopkins
I first heard about this book when I got my hands on a graphic novel sampler of it at FantasyCon and then afterwards I kept hearing good things about it…
Infinite Kung Fu by Kagan McLeod
Paolo Chikiamco
There’s something fascinating about Kung Fu. Wuxia is an ancient genre of Chinese literature, centered around martial arts in general and Kung Fu in particular. It has been so co-opted…
The End Specialist by Drew Magary
When I saw the cover of this book – a simple yet striking image of a grim reaper impaled seemingly by his own scythe – I was instantly drawn in.…
Ganymede by Cherie Priest
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
In Ganymede, Cherie Priest continues to explore an alternate universe, war torn US in the late nineteenth century. After reading and thoroughly enjoying Boneshaker and Dreadnought (and then hunting down…
Vs. Reality by Blake Northcott
Kit
This reviewer comes to you completely shocked. Less than 30 hours after uploading Ms. Northcott’s Vs. Reality to my Kindle, I have completely devoured it. Devoured it, I tell you,…
Kultus by Richard Ford
“A steam-powered burlesque of brutal demonic action!”
Among Others by Jo Walton
Faith M. Boughan
Hugo Award-winning author Suzy McKee Charnas called Walton’s Among Others, “a love letter, laced with sharp-edged anguish and triumph, from within the SF/F genres to the SF/F genres.” I balked.…