Calamity by Brandon Sanderson
Richard Bray
This review contains some spoilers for Steelheart and Firefight. Read with caution if you have yet to finish the first two books. “Life was so unfair. You couldn’t both destroy…
Heroines on the Edge
Antonia Honeywell
Lalla Paul, the main character of The Ship, isn’t born a heroine. It might be the end of the world, what with the military government periodically bombing the hell out…
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
Alister Davison
The Anubis Gates was first released in 1983, and I was fortunate enough to pick up a paperback copy at the time from my local library. Back then, I would…
Steal the Sky by Megan E. O’Keefe
Chris Fagan
Detan Honding is a thief of noble birth, ever accompanied by Tibs, his right hand man. The pair find themselves in the desert city of Aransa, roped in to a…
Small Press Fantasy Titles On Our Radar: March 2016 Edition
Overlord
For the past three months, Fantasy-Faction has been running a very popular ‘on our radar’ post. In this post we show readers which books they should be looking forward to…
Medusa’s Web by Tim Powers
Jonathan Thornton
“The past,” she repeated, “it is always out there, isn’t it? I hate now. I hate that whenever you look at a clock, it shows a different time. What’s the…
Interview with Janisha Chatterjee
Eric Brown is a prolific writer of speculative fiction and whether writing about telepath’s investigating sinister cults on distant spaceports; an isolated populace of New York in 2040; or a…
United States of Japan by Peter Tieryas
Almost as soon as World War II had finished, the Japanese Government issued numerous apologies for the crimes the country had committed during their 14 years of conflicts (they began…
The Malice by Peter Newman: Cover Reveal & Author Video
Fantasy-Faction were such big fans of Peter Newman’s work that we made sure he was at our last Grim Gathering event (which was amazing btw!). We truly believe that Peter…
Black City Saint by Richard A. Knaak
Geoff Matthews
Prohibition is in full swing. The cops are scrambling around, closing down speakeasies, and arresting gangsters whenever they can – those that aren’t on the take that is. And in…
Fantasy Titles On Our Radar: March 2016 Edition
Here we are then… It’s another ‘On Our Radar’ post, this time covering the month of March! Because, our to-be-read lists are never quite long enough, right? This month we’ve…
Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch
Jo Niederhoff
Library book swapping is almost a habit among my family. My mom has borrowed the copy of Girl Waits with Gun that I checked out last week, and I’ve been…