The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Richard Bray
As a fantasy reader who makes his living in marketing and communications, I am perhaps more jaded than most when it comes to books that are compared to some of…
The Wall of Storms by Ken Liu
Jonathan Thornton
“History is the long shadow cast by the past upon the future.” “Killing the emperor was easy. Building a world that is more just and persuading those in power to…
Red Sister by Mark Lawrence – US Cover Reveal
Jennie Ivins
When Fantasy-Faction started out it was just a tiny review site with a forum full of readers and writers with too much free time on their hands. One of the…
Fionn: Defence of Ráth Bládhma by Brian O’Sullivan – SPFBO Review
Laura M. Hughes
Fionn: Defence of Ráth Bládhma is one of ten novels in the final round of Mark Lawrence’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) 2016. Updates on the contest’s progress can be found…
Fantasy-Faction Convention Survey
Overlord
Fantasy-Faction is holding a convention in 2017. Please, please help us plan it by filling out the survey below 🙂
John Gwynne Interview – Wrath and The Faithful and the Fallen
Here at Fantasy-Faction we’re delighted to host John Gwynne, author of the epic fantasy quartet The Faithful and the Fallen. John’s books have been nominated within all three categories at…
Larcout by K. A. Krantz – SPFBO Review
Larcout is one of ten novels in the final round of Mark Lawrence’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) 2016. Updates on the contest’s progress can be found here. I’m not sure…
A Question Of Technology
Aaron Miles
When people think of the fantasy genre the concept of technology isn’t usually at the forefront of their minds. They’ll be thinking of the magic, the monsters, the castles and…
The Path of Flames by Phil Tucker – SPFBO Review
Geoff Matthews
We have entered round two of the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off. To avoid cruelly stretching things out, we’ll be posting individual book reviews as we eliminate them rather than waiting till…
Veiled Intentions by Michael R. Miller – Cover Reveal
Today we are lucky enough to be hosting the cover reveal for Michael R. Miller’s next novel, Veiled Intentions, second book in The Dragon’s Blade series. If the author’s name…
Conspiracy of Ravens by Lila Bowen
Eric Christensen
Spoiler Warning: This review contains mild spoilers for Wake of Vultures. Please read with caution if you have yet to finish the first book. Conspiracy of Ravens, by Lila Bowen…
Arm of the Sphinx by Josiah Bancroft
T. O. Munro
Spoiler Warning: This review contains spoilers for Senlin Ascends. Please read with caution if you have yet to finish the first book. Having steadily accelerated in devouring Senlin Ascends (the…