Songs of the Earth by Elspeth Cooper
Mike Shackle
You’re walking down the road, headphones in your ears and the first few bars of your favorite song kick in. You feel good. You turn it up. The drums start…
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The Halfling’s Gem by R. A. Salvatore
ChrisMB
So here we come, my friends, to the end of our journey through Icewind Dale and the Forgotten Realms. It’s been a fun ride for some, a bland ride for…
Fantasy Book Club – September 2011: Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton
Overlord
Hello Fantasy Fans! This month we will be reading Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton. Political intrigue and dark violence converge in a superb new action series of enthralling…
Conan the Barbarian (2011)
I’d like to go on record saying something very important: I love Conan. Conan is the archetypal fantasy loner. A brooding, savage warrior with great intelligence and charisma to match…
Streams of Silver by R. A. Salvatore
We’ve dug our holes and plumbed the depths Carved our views of novels as epithets. This day my work has just begun In the mines of silver and rum Beneath…
Assassin’s Quest by Robin Hobb
Well, I guess I should start off by saying this series was absolutely fantastic. I had Assassin’s Apprentice (which I rated 5/5) sitting on by bookshelf for about 2 or…
Reviews of SF/F Movies 2011
Well, working for Fantasy-Faction is a tough, tough job. Not only do I have to read tons upon tons of fantasy novels, but I also made a pledge to play…
Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock
Elric. The name is legendary. Even those who don’t really touch fantasy tend to know the name Elric or at very least Stormbringer. Those older will know the name Moorcock…
The Crystal Shard by R. A. Salvatore
Come gather ‘round Hardy people of the internets And listen to my look back to a tale of heroes bold And grand deeds told From the Tyrant of Icewind Dale…
Tome of the Undergates by Sam Sykes
I first heard of Tome of the Undergates via Twitter. I had seen the rather interesting @SamSykesSwears tweeter, shouting out about fantasy and generally interacting with users and causing a…
A Dance With Dragons by George R. R. Martin
Matt Maenpaa
It would be fair to say that A Dance With Dragons has been highly-anticipated. One of those unfortunate hazards of such an epic series, combined with a lengthy period between…
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
I’ve heard A LOT about The Dresden Files and after being told by about ten people over in the Fantasy-Faction forums that I ‘HAD’ to start this series, I finally…