An Ember In The Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Overlord
An Ember In The Ashes has landed with a huge splash in an ocean full of Hunger Games-esque titles; perhaps due to the incredibly favourable 5* reviews amongst the usually…
The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher
Trent Cannon
I should, in the interest of fairness, begin with two disclaimers. The first is that I freaking love Jim Butcher, to an extent that would make both him and my…
Sídhe in Fantasy: From Gaelic Origins, To The Modern Market
Leo Elijah Cristea
Recently on Fantasy-Faction, Janie wrote an excellent article on some of the origins behind faeries in mythology. This piece will both go a little further back, and a little farther…
Time Salvager by Wesley Chu
Stephen Rhodes
It’s always an exciting time when an author you follow releases something new. Not new, as in the next book of an established series, but something brand new. Something you…
The War of the Worlds – Sequel Signed!
Gollancz have announced that they are set to publish The Massacre of Mankind in 2017, an ‘official’ sequel to The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. The book will…
Women Dominate Graphic Novels in 2015
Looking at the Goodreads Choice Awards for 2015, of the top 8 Graphic Novels, 7 of them have women on their covers. It’s also worth noting that Attack on Titan,…
Writer’s Den: Describing the Indescribable
Thomas A. Knight
Hoglers don’t exist. You’ve never heard of them, and I’ve certainly never heard of them. As an object of the imagination, they defy description. This is a challenge that faces…
Joe Abercrombie update and Sharp Ends cover reveal
Fantasy-Faction is a huge fan of Joe Abercrombie. He has spent a great deal of time at the top of our ‘Most Anticipated’ and ‘Best Novel’ lists over the years…
What To Do In December Now NaNoWriMo Is Over
Adrian Faulkner
It’s done. After 30 solid days of eye-bleeding writing NaNoWriMo is over. You step into December blinking, the ordeal over and your life strangely empty. After frantically trying to spend…
In Defence of the Chosen One
Victoria Hooper
One of fantasy’s most commonly mocked tropes is the chosen one. This makes sense; it’s also one of fantasy’s most recurring tropes, and there are a lot of very good…
Game of Thrones Season 6 Teaser… Is Jon Snow Dead? If not… how not?
This post contains spoilers for the show and book. I didn’t disguise the title as the subject has trended on the news, Facebook and Twitter… I don’t think there are…
Steve McHugh Interview
Geoff Matthews
Today we have the pleasure of interviewing Mr. Steve McHugh, author of the Hellequin Chronicles, an urban fantasy series that currently spans five full length novels and two short stories.…