Hive Monkey by Gareth L. Powell
Hierath
The attack macaque is back! Fresh (well, ish) from saving the world from nuclear meltdown in Ack-Ack Macaque, our titular monkey is having a bit of a meltdown of his…
‘Shannara’ Pilot in Development
Overlord
It seems logical that following the success of A Game of Thrones television studios would be jumping on the multi-book series of the fantasy genre, but none have been confirmed…
Government Open Consultation on PLR: My Idea
In an article I wrote yesterday I spoke about how British authors are entitled to just over 6 pence (10 cents) per book loaned from local authority run libraries through…
Shadow of the Colossus – Video Game Review
Juan de Dios Dougnac
Thanks to Sony’s marvelous PSN Plus service, I recently got the chance to play Shadow of the Colossus, one of the great classics of the Playstation 2 era that, in…
Public Lending Right Payments frozen – Authors hit by Government’s library cuts.
Earlier this week I picked up on a Tweet by one of Britain’s best loved Fantasy Authors, Juliet McKenna. Juliet was somewhat dismayed about a Government announcement – no surprise…
She Who Waits by Daniel Polansky
Mike Shackle
Welcome back to Low Town and the world of the Warden, a disgraced secret police enforcer turned drug dealer. It’s not a place for the faint-hearted but for anyone who…
Subgenre Bingo – Steampunk
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
For a lot of people, steampunk is less a speculative fiction variant and more a fashion and decorating aesthetic. That’s okay (far be it for me to say it isn’t)…
Happy Hour in Hell by Tad Williams
Alister Davison
Happy Hour in Hell sees angel Doloriel–AKA Bobby Dollar–make a welcome return, following on from his adventures in The Dirty Streets of Heaven. If you haven’t already pounded those pavements…
How many of the Top 100 Fantasy Authors have you read?
Here’s a quick question for you… How many of the Top 100 Fantasy Authors have you read? No idea? Well, it is time for you to find out! Fantasy-Faction has…
NaNoWriMo Type Along with Stephen Deas – The Finish
Stephen Deas
Follow along as Stephen Daes shares his week by week experience doing NaNoWriMo. If you missed Stephen’s intro article, you can read it here. If you missed any of the…
G.R.R. Martin on which character changed most in TV Series
Last night, George R.R. Martin appeared on a BBC One documentary to discuss the 500th anniversary of Machiavelli’s notorious book The Prince, which he said had a profound influence on…
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
KJ Braxton
Are you ready for adventure, magic and drug fuelled dragons? Come sit down with Kvothe and get consumed in his world. The blurb alone is enough to convince anyone to…