Author Graham Joyce 1954-2014
Overlord
Fantasy-Faction is very sad to learn that author Graham Joyce passed away today, September 9th 2014. Born in 1954, Graham was a much loved member of the British fantasy and…
Abercrombie’s ‘Half A War’ Cover & Progress Report…
The cover art for Joe Abercrombie’s third and final book in the Shattered Sea trilogy, Half A War, has been released. This completes the set of US covers, all shown…
The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers
Alister Davison
Tim Powers may be familiar to many as the author of the novel On Stranger Tides (on which a Pirates of the Caribbean movie was based), but to me he’s…
The Tawny Man Trilogy by Robin Hobb (Spoiler Free Review)
Lew Kelly
Spoilers follow for Hobb’s first and second trilogies. No spoilers for the The Tawny Man trilogy. The Tawny Man, Hobb’s second trilogy relating the story of Fitzchivalry and third overall,…
British Fantasy Award Winners
HUGE congratulations to the British Fantasy Award winners who were announced today, Sunday 7th September 2014 at FantasyCon 2014 in York. For those unfamiliar with the award, the British Fantasy…
Good Omens audio drama coming this Christmas
Exciting news for fans of fantasy, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s version of the Armageddon, Good Omens, will be dramatised for Christmas! For those unfamiliar with the novel: Events have…
Forms Of Fantasy
I haven’t written an article for Fantasy-Faction in a while and so, I thought I’d better start by saying something interesting. “As a fantasy/science-fiction fan you are deeply nostalgic and/or…
Fantastical Biology – Part Three: Prey
Shambralyn Baker
Some of the most popular fantasy creatures are predators, and the last fantastical biology article focused on them and the strategies they use to catch their prey. Today we’ll move…
No Brandon Stark or Hodor for Game of Thrones Season 5
Kristian Nairn, the actor who plays Hodor on HBO’s The Game of Thrones, has told fans that neither he nor Isaac Hempstead Wright (Brandon Stark) will be appearing in series…
The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley
Eric Christensen
The Mirror Empire is not an easy read. It’s not a fluffy piece of forgettable fiction you casually pick up in the airport before a long flight. It’s a challenging…
Kameron Hurley Interview
I conducted this interview before the Hugo Awards ceremony. Back then, Kameron Hurley was “merely” a Hugo-nominated author. Now, she is a multiple-Hugo winning author! So congratulations are definitely in…
So What’s The Fuss About Aeon Timeline?
Adrian Faulkner
Timelines – they are the bane of many a writer. Whether it be discovering that your character has to be half a world away in a day with only a…