Nightfall by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski
Sonia Grace
I tore through Nightfall by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski in about two hours, which should give you an idea of its readability. The book drew me in right away,…
Dragon Hunters Cover Reveal & Notes from Marc Turner
Overlord
We here at Fantasy-Faction are delighted to be revealing the cover of the latest Chronicles of the Exile novel by Marc Turner today. When I was first invited to do…
Cold Iron by Stina Leicht
Richard Bray
“Perfection lacks opportunity for growth. Learn the value of error, especially the errors of others. Do not equate good luck with virtue, and do not indulge in superiority. Above all,…
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Steff Humm
The popularity of Noelle Stevenson’s 2012 webcomic Nimona led to its release as a printed graphic novel earlier this year, which immediately leapt to the top of the New York…
Painting With Grey: The Development and Popularity of “Gritty Fantasy”
Idlewilder
In the last ten years, the fantasy community has seen an upsurge in the popularity of so-called “gritty fantasy”. However, this sub-genre of fantasy is evident even earlier than this.…
I Never Planned To Be A Novelist…
Daniel Polansky
I never planned on becoming a novelist, it’s just something I sort of fell into. I have no training as a creative writing and I had never tried my hand…
The Builders by Daniel Polansky
Zachary A. Matzo
Daniel Polansky is an interesting guy. I say this having never met the man and reading exactly 50% of his published output. He reminds me of Warren Ellis (the writer,…
Lessons Learned from the Gollancz Festival for Writers
Chris Fagan
On Sunday, 18th of October, prolific SFF publisher Gollancz held the Gollancz Festival for Writers, as a sort of addendum to the already sold-out Gollancz Festival 2015. It had a…
Swords and Scoundrels by Julia Knight
Aaron Miles
Swords and Scoundrels is the first book of the Duellists Trilogy following the lives of siblings Kacha and Vocho, master duellists thrown out of the guild and into adventure. Think…
iPods in Narnia
Nicole Singer
Okay, so there weren’t iPods in Narnia…but there are in ancient Egypt. Sort of. If you read Rick Riordan’s Kane Chronicles. A lot of fantasy writers find it tricky to…
The Traitor by Seth Dickinson
Lucy Hounsom
The Traitor is a great example of modern political fantasy – as such, it’s entirely new to me. I’ve not read A Song of Ice and Fire so cannot view…
A Look At Secondary Characters
It’s often said that characters are the heart of the story, and most of the time people are referring to the central protagonists when they say this. It’s only natural;…