The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley
Lisa Taylor
The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley has been getting a lot of attention through social media and blogging sites. As soon as I read about it, I thought it sounded…
Fantasy Book Club – January 2014: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
January is the time for New Year’s resolutions. It’s too early in the year to give up and have excuses, right? Well, our book club read this month is going…
Top Anticipated Fantasy Books For 2014 – Readers’ Choice
Overlord
Our ‘Most Anticipated’ articles have always been some of Fantasy-Faction’s most popular. As we’ve done for the last few years, we will be presenting a list of our most anticipated…
Harry Potter: My Christmas Movies
Zachary A. Matzo
If your family is anything like mine, movies are a huge part of the Christmas season. When darkness falls in the late afternoon, temperatures drop below freezing and the glow…
Fantasy-Faction’s Best Fantasy Books of 2013
Firstly, and fore-mostly, I want to say a huge thank you to every author, publisher and blogger involved in fantasy literature in 2013. I’ve been involved in the fantasy community…
Why Reading “Terrible” Novels Isn’t A Bad Idea
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
As the holidays roll around and we start interacting with family members who we don’t see on a regular basis, there is always that one person who asks you what…
New Middle Earth Game – Not LOTR/Hobbit
We recently shared the exciting news that there is a Game of Thrones game in development that would offer gamers to explore further into Westeros through the medium of an…
Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce
Aleksandra Kesek
‘No doubt we shall have to sit there all bloody evening listening to some awful drivel about fairies.’ – William Heaney Thousands of people go missing every year in the…
Gaiman reads ‘A Christmas Carol’ & his 8 rules of writing
Yesterday, Neil Gaiman won The National Book Award for his fantastic The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Following our post about his winning, Fantasy-Faction was contacted by an…
Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor
Samuel S. B.
Last time, I shared my thoughts on the magnificent adaptation of Carroll’s Wonderland by Frank Beddor. The Looking Glass Wars has always moved me to the depths of social death.…
Neil Gaiman Wins (UK) National Book Award!
Good news Fantasy fans: Fantasy has proven its place at the forefront of British Literature as Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane wins the public’s vote…
‘Most Anticipated’ & ‘Best Of’ Schedule
Firstly, and fore-mostly, I want to say a HUGE thank you to each and every one of you who has visited Fantasy-Faction in 2013. This site wouldn’t be here without…