Superfan Interview: Malazan Book of the Fallen
Overlord
Welcome to the first edition of Fantasy-Faction’s Superfan Interviews feature. The concept of this brand new feature is simple: go out, find some Superfans and interview them about why they…
Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire
Jonathan Thornton
Tor’s novella series was started in 2015, with the aim of promoting this shorter medium. The line includes both established authors and those just making their debut, and has included…
Help Fantasy-Faction do cool things! =)
Fantasy-Faction has a Patreon page! For years, people have been suggesting we set something like this up, but we’ve always held off. I’ve seen Patreon as a great website for…
Cover Reveal for Jay Kristoff’s “Nevernight”
I’ve been a huge fan of Jay Kristoff’s since reading Stormdancer back in 2012. Admittedly, the themes of Japan, Martial Arts, Fantasy, Mythical Creatures and Technology pretty much answered my…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #2: The Fall of the Three
Geoff Matthews
Everything needs an evocative title to draw the reader in and, whilst not quite the hyperbole of a Sun newspaper headline, these three haven’t truly fallen. It is more to…
The Malice by Peter Newman
T. O. Munro
Peter Newman has followed up his remarkable debut The Vagrant with another exceptional tale, The Malice. In The Vagrant, Newman flouted convention with a present tense story of a protagonist…
Fantasy’s Tricksters
Trent Cannon
Fantasy loves a big, strong hero, almost as much as we love a big, scary villain. We love to see a good, old-fashioned epic showdown, preferably on top of a…
Star Wars: Bloodline by Claudia Gray
Zachary A. Matzo
Bloodline is best novel of the new Star Wars unified continuity. It’s certainly one of the best Princess Leia tales ever told. Steeped in the myth, lore and continuity of…
Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay
Eric Christensen
Children of Earth and Sky, Guy Gavriel Kay’s 13th novel, interweaves several individual tales into a larger story highlighting the pain and opportunity and fragility of living between clashing empires…
Game of Thrones: Content vs. Delivery
I’ve just finished the fourth episode of the current season and I’m more engaged with both the show and the world of A Song of Ice and Fire than I…
Faeries and Folklore – Part One: An Introduction
Leo Elijah Cristea
We’re going to talk about faeries. For the purposes of both my sanity and authenticity, leave any and all notions of Disney’s Tinker Bell at the door. Tinker Bell is…
Breaking the Glass Slipper: Podcast Celebrating Women in Genre
Lucy Hounsom
This month, I’d like to officially introduce Fantasy-Faction readers to Breaking the Glass Slipper. The brainchild of Megan Leigh over at Pop Verse, it’s a bi-monthly podcast focusing on women…