Maleficent – Movie Review
Karl Wolfenden
Maleficent shows us how far the modern fantasy genre has come, and not just in terms of the subject matter and frequency of adaptations either, but also in terms of…
Faeries and Folklore – Part Three: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Leo Elijah Cristea
Last time we looked at how faeries have evolved, through some of their integral folklore as well as the genre as a whole. Some changes have been marked, others more…
Ursula K. Le Guin’s Show-Stopping Speech
Eric Christensen
On November 19, Ursula K. Le Guin received the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, celebrating her lifetime of achievement. The author of A Wizard of…
Two Serpents Rise by Max Gladstone
Nicholas Schmiedicker
In a genre that is dominated by the gritty and dark following the recent popularity of Game of Thrones, Max Gladstone delivers an impressive tale with an ultimate message of…
Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron
Joie
I can’t resist all things dragon. I admit it. When I saw that Rachel Aaron/Bach had a new series out about a dragon society in the midst of a future…
The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Chris Riddell
Lucy Hounsom
Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell: a partnership fated to succeed from the start. Gaiman’s modest, restless prose teamed with the trademark art of Riddell results in a frank and glorious…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Portal Fantasy
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…
Jay Kristoff Interview
Hey all you Factioners! I had the amazing opportunity to talk to Jay Kristoff about the finale for his Japanese steampunk series The Lotus War. If you haven’t heard about…
Fantasy-Faction Anthology: Order the Paperback (UK, US & Canada!)
Overlord
It is hard to believe that the Fantasy-Faction Anthology that we worked so hard on for almost three years is now out there and being read by Fantasy fans around…
The End of ‘Requires Hate’ (a.k.a. Benjanun Sriduangkaew)
A few weeks ago the vast majority of authors, publishers and bloggers punched the air when Requires Hate was finally outted – shockingly – as author, Benjanun Sriduangkaew.For those unaware…
The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel
Sonia Grace
Will Everett has spent a long time wishing adventure would find him, but when it does it’s not quite what he expects. In one eventful day he meets the rail…
Fan Favourite, Wesley Chu, offered nice new deal by Angry Robot Books
In news that is good for a number of reasons, Angry Robot Books has announced that award winning author, Wesley Chu, has been offered a rather hefty new six figure…