The Dragons of Heaven: Cover Reveal
Overlord
Would you deal with the devil to save the world? That’s the question posed on the back cover of The Dragons of Heaven by Alyc Helms and here’s the rest…
Shadows Beneath: The Writing Excuses Anthology by Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells and Howard Taylor
Victoria Hooper
Shadows Beneath is both an anthology of short stories and a glimpse into the writing process, created by the Writing Excuses podcast team: Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Dan Wells…
The Genre Divide
Aaron Miles
As long as there have been books there have been categories for them, Fantasy-Faction itself is a site dedicated to a particular form of literature. But in recent years more…
Exclusive Cover Reveal for ‘NOVA’ by Margaret Fortune
“NOVA grabbed me from the first chapter, and never let go. What a ride! Unforgettable, fast-paced and original, this book kept me guessing to the end.” —Amie Kaufman, New York…
Sir Terry Pratchett (1948 – 2015)
Fantasy-Faction
We at Fantasy-Faction are heartbroken by the loss of such a great man as Sir Terry Pratchett. There is a hole in fantasy and science fiction that will not soon…
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances by Neil Gaiman
Richard Bray
In the introduction to Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances, Neil Gaiman tells us quite plainly that writers live in houses other people built. In this collection of short stories,…
The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
James Davies
In The Drawing of the Three, his second step along the journey towards the Dark Tower, King creates another mind-boggling, wonderful, weird, fascinating, adventure akin to the original but with…
Lamentation by Ken Scholes
Travis Anderson
The world is built on tragedy. Every piece of civilization, from small village to sprawling city, is altered by the events that cause pain and suffering to its people. While…
The Super Relaxed Fantasy Club
Geoff Matthews
An urban nightscape. Soft up-lighting casting blue petals against the wall. Flame captured in tall glass pyramids heat the room. The quiet chatter of people at the bar and staff…
The New World by Michael A. Stackpole
War can be a tricky set-up for the final book in a trilogy. The fights in the first two books that have been leading up to the climactic battle need…
Tie-In Fiction: Fantasy’s Gateway Drug
Zachary A. Matzo
Tie-in fiction—specifically the Dragonlance universe—was my first introduction to wonderful world of epic, serial fantasy. Before Eddings, before Jordan and Feist, there were Weis and Hickman. The Dragonlance Chronicles are…
The Kitschies: 2014 Winners Announced!
Our good friend Jared of Pornokitsch may no longer be heading up the Kitschies (although he is still heavily involved), but they are still one of the most interesting awards…