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
Overlord
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
Xiagan
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…
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Lew Kelly
A curiously told tale, not driven by words but by pictures; a unique selling point, and probably the reason why Ransom Rigg’s debut novel dominated the New York Times Bestseller…
The City Stained Red by Sam Sykes
If you’ve read Tome of the Undergates you will know roughly what to expect when you pick up a book by Sam Sykes. You take a step away from today’s…
Fear The Old Blood: A look at the narrative of Bloodborne
Stephen Rhodes
It has been several days since I completed From Software’s latest title Bloodborne. Despite this, my mind is still filled with the reverberating echoes of the games cosmic narrative. A…
Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
Joie
I am obviously late to the party having just started this series, but I can certainly understand the enthusiastic following. If this first novel is any indication of what’s to…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Fantasy Clichés
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…
If Mark Lawrence rewrote Frozen…
Is Frozen too cute and cuddly for you? Feel cheated by Disney’s lack of blood and horror? Think it would be for the best if Mark Lawrence, Joe Abercrombie, George…