Fallout 4: Of Dogs and Desk Fans
Geoff Matthews
It’s been a few a days since I left…since I escaped the vault. The world has changed and I’m saying that as the reigning master of understatement. It’s been destroyed,…
‘The Winds of Winter’ months away from being finished… if the writing goes well.
Overlord
Yesterday fans were disappointed when George R.R. Martin’s promised New Year’s post was lost. Martin used his Live Journal site to explain that the post – which many thought would…
Why Characters Play Their Parts: Human Identity in Storytelling
Steff Humm
The exploration of human nature has been a writer’s responsibility since the dawn of the word. Storytellers are accountable, whether or not they aim to be, for a representation of…
Fantasy-Faction’s Best Fantasy Books of 2015
It’s getting harder and harder to be a well-read and up-to-date reviewer in fantasy these days. It’s also getting incredibly difficult to order the best of the year lists. I…
Black Butler I & II / Kuroshitsuji – Anime Review
Rebekah Loper
Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) can be a somewhat confusing franchise for those new to the material. First, it was a manga, written and drawn by Yana Toboso. The manga was then…
The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
Jonathan Thornton
“There’s never going to be an end to suffering if ‘he deserves it’ is all the justification people need for inflicting pain.” Ken Liu is known in the SFF community…
In The Mix: Fantasy and Other Genres
Leo Elijah Cristea
Fantasy is a genre that assimilates elements of other genres, whilst still remaining, for the most part, a genre not often thought of as having a great number of “crossovers”…
Top 10 Most Popular Posts of 2015
2015 has been a wonderful year for me as the Editor of Fantasy-Faction. Thousands of you have been visiting the site on a daily basis and our team has been…
Fantastic and Forgotten Christmas Stories
Eric Christensen
The holidays are always a time for stories of magic and miracles. Whether the stories are told at a place of worship, at home in front of the fireplace, or…
Luke Skywalker Can’t Read and Other Geeky Truths by Ryan Britt
I think it is fair to say that nerds tend to be obsessive completists who love to study things at a very granular level. And one of our favorite things…
The Thief Who Knocked On Sorrow’s Gate by Michael McClung
Richard Bray
When did I go from being a thief to some sort of hero? When exactly did that happen, and how could I possibly not have noticed? I was introduced to…
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens – Spoiler Free Review
Zachary A. Matzo
Writer’s Note: This is truly a spoiler-free review. And while normally I’d never ask for anyone to censor themselves, allow me to issue this simple plea: don’t spoil the movie…