Monthly Short Story Winner: Joker Month
Xiagan
We had a lot great contest themes this year and I know that some people didn’t manage to finish their stories on time for some of the contests or didn’t…
Self-Published Fantasy Redux: Riyria. Revelation.
Zachary A. Matzo
My favorite fantasy books of 2015 have been self-published. For a guy that wrote “Self-Published Fantasy and Me” for this very website, that is quite an admission. And while I…
A Look At Points Of View
Aaron Miles
What point of view to write from is one of the most significant decisions a writer can make about their work, yet with so many aspects of writing craft to…
Laura Lam’s “Dark Circus” to be completed with Tor!!!
Overlord
Fantasy-Faction were heart-broken when we heard that publishing imprint Strange Chemistry would be folding. Authors such as Laura Lam, who had written books like Pantomime that scored 9 & 10…
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Lucy Hounsom
A word of warning before we begin: As soon as I finished this book, it went straight into my top five all-time favourites, so be prepared for raving. I’ve reviewed…
List of Upcoming SFF Masterwork Re-releases
I’ve promised that each month I will bring to you guys a list of the following month’s Fantasy Book Releases (if you missed April/May’s post, click here). However, I also…
Faeries and Folklore – Part Four: A History of the Fae
Leo Elijah Cristea
In this final part of our exploration of the fae, it seems appropriate to take a look at not only the varied and expansive wealth of literature and that features…
New Deal For John Gwynne
Huge congratulations to one of Britain’s finest fantasy talents, John Gwynne, who has had a new fantasy series picked up by Pan Macmillan in a six-figure deal. Many Fantasy-Faction readers…
Rogue Legacy – Video Game Review
Victoria Hooper
When I started this game I thought it would be a fun distraction for a Sunday afternoon, a cute little game that would remind me of the old games I…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Abandoned Places
We’ve been getting such good feedback for the short stories our members have submitted in our Monthly Short Story Competition that we have decided to post them on the main…
So What’s The Fuss About Writing Journal?
Adrian Faulkner
Many writers enjoy tracking their productivity. They’ll keep spreadsheets to see how well they’re writing, filled with rows of word counts, start and end times. This way they can calculate…
The Many Nations of Elves
D. M. Almond
For many of us the words elf and fantasy are as intertwined in our minds as peanut butter and jelly. What self-respecting lover of fantasy among us has not spent…