The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Steff Humm
It’s been a year since Peter Jackson took us back to Middle Earth and Bilbo Baggins set out on An Unexpected Journey. After mixed reviews, the consensus seemed to be…
Half A King by Joe Abercrombie gets a cover!
Overlord
I’ve been waiting to say this for agesssssss and finally I can! Half A King, Joe Abercrmbie’s upcoming novel aimed at young adults, has got a cover! The reason I…
Banished by Liz de Jager
Hierath
Liz De Jager’s debut novel, Banished, is set in a world where the borders between the realm of Faerie and our own world, the Frontier, are thin and porous. It’s…
Updated: 16yr old Muslim Girl is Marvel’s latest hero & Lady Transformer too
A new hero comes to the Marvel Universe next year with her own all-new solo title. Following the epic events of Marvel’s INFINITY, a 16-year-old Muslim girl from New Jersey…
Heroes vs Superheroes
Jesse Flohrs
Greetings, Faction readers! If my writing seems muffled, it is because I write to you from beneath a pile of boxes, books, and clothing, as I frantically prepare for my…
Cannon Fodder: Music
Tegan Beechey
Today I will introduce a topic I hope to return to from time to time: Inspiration. This one word is incredibly important to writers of all stripes, and is the…
Game of Thrones Return Date is…
Well, we knew it would be around this kind of time, but during a press tour HBO have announced that the fourth series of Game of Thrones will hit HBO…
Hugo Award & British Fantasy Award Voting Open!
Nominations for the British Fantasy Awards and Hugo Awards are now open. As is often the case with these types of award, nominations are limited to people who attended or…
The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
KJ Braxton
This review contains spoilers! Please read with caution if you have yet to finish The Wise Man’s Fear. When readers have been waiting more than a year for a sequel…
Way of Kings on Kindle just £1.99!!!
We’ve been posting up Fantasy Book bargains a lot these last few months and they’ve proven really popular. Where as we don’t want to break your bank or floor our…
The Violent Century by Lavie Tidhar
Alister Davison
Let me start by admitting this is the most difficult review I’ve had to write. It’s taken me a few weeks to analyse my thoughts and bring them into coherent…
Brandon Sanderson responds to F-F Most Anticipated Award with ‘Words of Radiance’ teaser
I’m sure most of you by now have read and enjoyed last week’s Top 30 Most Anticipated Fantasy Novels of 2014 post, right? Well, if you have, you will know…