Toastmaster for Nebula Awards Named…
Overlord
Whilst we wait to see who replaces Jonathon Ross as the host of the Hugo awards, the SFWA – who have also struggled with their own bout of controversy lately…
Shift Omnibus by Hugh Howey
Jeff Seymour
This review contains spoilers for Wool. If you haven’t read Hugh Howey’s Wool, stop here and go do so immediately. You should do this first because Wool is one of…
A Monster Calls Movie: 2016 Release.
A few years ago I reviewed and raved about a remarkable book, A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. Well, having been ‘optioned’ by Hollywood quite some time ago, it seems…
Fantasy-Faction & Gollancz team up to bring you Chapters 1-7 of Words of Radiance
With just one more sleep until the publication of Words of Radiance, Fantasy-Faction have teamed up with Gollancz Books to bring you a special treat to celebrate this week’s edition…
Introduction to Visual Novels
Dori
Interactive fiction games have been around for some while now: the original grandparents being the old-fashioned, non-linear game books and their more recent, upbeat offspring called text adventures. Whilst the…
Swords of Haven by Simon R. Green
Alister Davison
Swords of Haven introduces us to Hawk and Fisher; they’re husband and wife, the only truly honourable cops in Haven, a violent and corrupt city filled with monsters, wizards, thieves…
Game of Thrones deaths recreated as 8-bit GIFs
An absolutely incredible pixel artist, Antonia Heslop, has recreated the top 14 most brutal deaths of The Game of Thrones series as 8-Bit GIFs. The author has put them in…
Words of Radiance, Stormlight Archive 2: Just £6.99
Hey guys, If you act quickly, you can order Brandon Sanderson’s Word’s of Radiance, Book 2 in The Stormlight Archive Series and Fantasy-Faction’s Most Anticipated Novel of 2014, for just…
The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris
Aleksandra Kesek
Laughter disarms the fiercest of men. – Lokabrenna A child’s fascination with something can last a long time and spark great ideas; ideas that can be turned into books. As…
Elspeth Cooper adds her thoughts on Industry’s Sexism Problem
Fantasy-Faction is lucky enough to have a good number of talented published authors – especially female authors – posting in our forums. Perhaps I am being presumptuous, but I’d like…
Jonathan Ross Withdraws from Hugos
Twitter has been alight with the news that one of the UK’s biggest and best known talk show hosts, Jonathan Ross, has withdrawn from his role as Master of Ceremonies…
A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin – Review Part One
Samuel S. B.
After years of making us wait, 2011 rolled into town and so did Mr. Martin’s long awaited book, number five in a planned seven book series. It is safe to…