Sara Raasch Interview
Leo Elijah Cristea
Sara Raasch is the author of the New York Times Bestselling Snow Like Ashes trilogy. Whilst eagerly awaiting the third and final instalment of the trilogy, why not check out…
Monthly Short Story Winner: The Seven Tenets of Roguishness
Xiagan
Each month in our forum we run a short story contest. The winning stories are then posted here on our main site. If you are interested in entering our contest…
Richard A. Knaak Interview
Geoff Matthews
Who doesn’t know Richard A. Knaak? You know what, don’t answer. You all should. This is the author who has written more books than you realise, in more worlds that…
Getting Started In Scrivener
Adrian Faulkner
You’ve probably heard your fellow writers rave about the writing software, Scrivener. You may have even downloaded it and used a free trial. But if you are coming fresh to…
Evelyn Skye Interview
Evelyn Skye’s hotly-anticipated debut, The Crown’s Game, is due out in the spring. Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls…
The Last Exodus by Paul Tassi
Overlord
I don’t read much Science-Fiction, but: “What would happen if you threw Independence Day, The Walking Dead, and Guardians of the Galaxy into a blender? I can’t say for sure,…
Sun Wukong, AKA The Monkey King
Wei Ming Kam
It’s Chinese New Year, and in honour of the Year of the Monkey, I’ve gathered some my favourite adaptations of the Monkey King stories. The Monkey King is one of…
A Guide to Banking in Fantasyland
Victoria Hooper
This article may contain mild spoilers – though not what I would consider story-breaking spoilers – for The Folding Knife by K.J. Parker, Making Money by Terry Pratchett and Best…
Kingfisher by Patricia A. McKillip
Joie
This is the first McKillip book I’ve ever read and proves to be very different from my usual fantasy selections. I want to say it is like a cross between…
Expecto Patronum Named Best Harry Potter Spell
What!? You didn’t know that it was Harry Potter Book Night last night? You didn’t make it to one of the 10,500+ parties scattered across the UK? Missed out on…
The Builders by Daniel Polansky
Richard Bray
“Is it true you killed High-Hand Lawrence and Hotpants the squirrel during the same card game?” Nothing from Cinnabar. No words, no change in his demeanor, no breathing, only the…
Bloodmage by Stephen Aryan – Cover Reveal
Jennie Ivins
It seems this is cover reveal week on Fantasy-Faction! Today with have the pleasure of revealing the second book in Stephen Aryan’s Age of Darkness series: Bloodmage. The first book,…