The Changing Face(s) of Fantasy – Guest Blog by Adam Dalton
Adam Dalton
It’s obviously blasphemy to criticise Tolkien, even indirectly, but for me his work is more important in historico-cultural terms than modern literary terms. Before you send me a load of…
Spotlight on Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets – Guest Post by David Thomas Moore
David Thomas Moore
So, hey. I’m David Thomas Moore, commissioning editor at that there Abaddon Books and editor of Abaddon’s first ever anthology, Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets. And your Marc has…
The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb (spoiler free)
Lew Kelly
For Robin Hobb, the power to construct such masterful, compelling stories must be innate. With thirteen books set in the Farseer world already written and the next instalment due in…
What’s Your Favorite Fantasy Sword?
KevinBreaux
Everyone loves Excalibur; I mean it’s the sword of swords! One land, one King! And all that jazz. I could sit here and talk about all the times I drew…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Grimdark
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…
Sam Sykes’s ‘The City Stained Red’ Gets A Cover… And It’s AWESOME!
Overlord
We really like Sam Sykes. Him. His novels. His Tweets. His Pugs. There isn’t really anything not to like in all honesty. Well, earlier this week Sam announced that he…
The Martian by Andy Weir
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
Book recommendations and I have a torrid relationship. Most of the time it doesn’t work out for me due to a great deal of impatience with many traditional tropes, inability…
Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 Teaser Trailer
Has it been a year since the last film already? We quite enjoyed the second Hunger Games movie, although we will admit it was really just a slightly different version…
Patrick Rothfuss’s ‘The Slow Regard of Silent Things’ cover reveal
Our good friends over at Gollancz have finally released the cover for Patrick Rothfuss’s brand new novella, The Slow Regard of Silent Things. Fantasy-Faction covered just what this story is…
World Fantasy Award Nominations
Today, I and Fantasy-Faction got nominated for a World Fantasy Award. This is a huge deal for me personally and for the community that we have built here, at Fantasy-Faction.…
Terry Pratchett signs deal for ‘Dragons at Crumbling Castle’ & UPDATE: Cover Reveal
In news that flew gently under the radar, Sir Terry Pratchett has signed a book deal for a collection of middle-grade stories that will be titled Dragons at Crumbling Castle.…
Five Reasons To Cast Your Novel
Adrian Faulkner
At the heart of every great novel are great characters. Love them or hate them, their escapades propel the narrative forward. Readers empathise with them, cheer them on and cry…