Dragon Age: The Masked Empire by Patrick Weekes
Kit
The first game series I ever really fell in love with was Dragon Age. The predecessors to this expansive series were also fantastic in their own right (Neverwinter Nights was…
The Adamantine Palace by Stephen Deas
Aleksandra Kesek
It’s hard to believe that dragons once ruled the world. Now they are used by humans as mounts, hunting and war machines, precious gifts to settle diplomatic disputes and as…
‘A Game of Thrones’ without Dragons?
Overlord
Imagine if the gift of A Song of Ice & Fire was never given to the fantasy genre. Yes, it was, but humour me for a minute… In my eyes,…
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
John Cowell
This review contains spoilers for The Way of Kings. Read with caution if you have yet to finish the first book. It was a struggle to try and fit everything…
The Slow Regard of Silent Things – Cover & Synopsis
Patrick Rothfuss fans are split into two camps. One camp is the ‘I want Patrick Rothfuss to write as much material as possible about The Four Corners of Civilization and…
Shadowborn by Moira Katson
Jeff Seymour
I was an ice child, having the ill luck to be born early, in the deepest storms of the winter, when the drifts of snow can bury whole caravans without…
The Emperor’s Edge by Lindsay Buroker
CptNemo
Amaranthe Lokdon is one of the Turgonian Empire’s enforcers. She keeps the streets safe (much like a policewoman) and is known for being fastidious. She chews her fingernails when she’s…
Magic In Fantasy: Alternative Magic Systems
Leo Elijah Cristea
This is the forth article in our series on Magic in Fantasy. To read the earlier articles click the links below. Part One: Introduction Part Two: Real Magic Part Three:…
What Makes This Book So Great? by Jo Walton
Eric Christensen
I want to begin my review of What Makes This Book So Great? where Jo Walton ends the book: comparing literary criticism and talking about books. Walton doesn’t like being…
Fantasy Book Club – May 2014: Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough
Lisa Taylor
For May, our members voted to read Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough. I’ve seen some great reviews for this one, including on here on Fantasy-Faction where it earned a 10 star…
The Collapse of the Star Wars Expanded Universe
Zachary A. Matzo
“I am altering the deal. Pray I don’t alter it any further.” Darth Vader to Lando in The Empire Strikes Back or Kathleen Kennedy, in a recent press release scuttling…
Pokémon – What Kind of Journey Is This?
Nathan T. Dean
Twitch Plays Pokémon changed a lot of things for a lot of people. Mostly it changed the website imgur into a paradise of pseudo-religious iconography for a Bird Jesus and…