Small Press Fantasy Titles On Our Radar: April 2016 Edition
Overlord
Welcome to the second edition of the Small Press version of Fantasy-Faction’s popular ON OUR RADAR feature. This is the post in which we show readers all the Small Press…
Javelin Rain by Myke Cole
Richard Bray
This review contains spoilers for Gemini Cell. Please read with caution if you have yet to finish the first book. You can find Fantasy-Faction’s review for Gemini Cell here. Javelin…
Mythology in Urban Fantasy
Leo Elijah Cristea
I’ve talked before about creating a mythology using fantasy, and I’ve delved a little into world mythology and folklore through various articles on dragons, demons, fae, and magic, but this…
Worldbuilding: The Nihilistic Architect and the Negligent Gardener
Nick Clark
George RR Martin’s now famous analogy of the architect and the gardener distilled the craft of novel-writing into two distinct creative approaches. I would suggest that this is a particularly…
Danielle L. Jensen Interview
Today we are lucky enough to have Danielle L. Jensen, author of The Malediction Trilogy with us to answer some questions about the series, which will be wrapping up in…
Bloodfeud by Ben Galley
Just like its protagonist, Ben Galley’s Scarlet Star Trilogy is a series constantly on the move, constantly growing and changing from a coming-of-age fantasy/western hybrid to an adventure set in…
The Rook by Daniel O’Malley
Geoff Matthews
“The body you are wearing used to be mine.” So begins the letter Myfanwy Thomas is holding when she awakes in a London park surrounded by bodies all wearing latex…
Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite by Barry Deutsch
Jo Niederhoff
I’ve done a post on sequels before, and on the difficulty of making them both true to the original book while still building on the world and the characters. I…
‘I actually started worldbuilding…’ by Sam Sykes
Sam Sykes
Today we are delighted to welcome one of our favourite authors Sam Sykes (also known as Samus Sykesimus on the Roman Gladiator circuit) to Fantasy-Faction. I don’t really need to…
Gateway to Fantasy: The Legend of Zelda
Zachary A. Matzo
I was eight years old on August 22, 1987—the day The Legend of Zelda was released in the United States. A month later I turned nine and received a copy…
The Passage Readalong: Chapters 1-5
Hello everyone, Ah… What a week! If this is your first time reading The Passage, then I hope you are enjoying the ride. I think these early chapters may have…
King’s Quest: A Knight to Remember – Video Game Review
Victoria Hooper
King’s Quest is an episodic adventure game, heavy on story, featuring puzzles and challenges along the way. It’s a reimagining from developer The Odd Gentlemen (published under Sierra) of the…