The Aeneid by Virgil
CptNemo
The Aeneid is The Iliad’s lesser-known younger brother. It was written by the Roman poet Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, 800 years after Homer. The story begins directly after…
Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Nicholas Schmiedicker
In a world filled only with supervillains and no superheroes it’s up to the average citizen to rise up and administer justice. That’s the basic premise of Brandon Sanderson’s latest…
Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
KJ Braxton
It’s a common theme that the second book in a series is the most difficult to write, think of all the time you can spend on your first novel when…
Locke and Me
Alister Davison
For many years – particularly my late teens – fantasy was my genre of choice. I devoured anything I could get from my local library (back then, they seemed to…
Five Ways To Use NaNoWriMo As Your Writing R&D Department
Adrian Faulkner
November sees the arrival of NaNoWriMo, the challenge to write a 50,000 word novel in just 30 days. In a couple of weeks many of you will be writing like…
Save the Star Wars EU: An Open Letter to Mickey Mouse
Zachary A. Matzo
Dear Mr. Mouse, First off, on behalf of my five-year-old son and myself…THANK YOU! We are firmly in the “the more Star Wars the better” camp. Whether it is the…
Red Seas Under Red Skies – Read Along Launch
Overlord
Hey Fantasy Factioners & Gollancz Geeks, I hope you enjoyed The Lies of Locke Lamora Read-Along and share the same burning desire as me to continue on with the series…
Gentleman Bastard Read Along – Chapters 13-16
Welcome to the final week of our Lies of Locke Lamora Read-Along. I hope you’ve enjoyed the last four weeks as much as I have and that you’ve gotten a…
Fantasy Book Club – October 2013: The Steel Remains by Richard Morgan
Lisa Taylor
Our theme for October was Dark Fantasy and our members voted to read The Steel Remains by Richard Morgan. I’ve heard good things about this one and am looking forward…
The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch
Alex Shepherd
So, it’s finally here. You’ve finished your re-read of The Lies of Locke Lamora and Red Seas Under Red Skies. You’ve laughed and cried along with Locke and Jean. You’ve…
Sci-Fi Book Club – October 2013: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
In October, our Science Fiction Book Club will finally be reading Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. This book has been nominated and come in a close second a number of…
Runewars – Fantasy Board Game Review
Juan de Dios Dougnac
Since I started playing board games, I have developed quite a liking for those that are epic in scope: from the gigantic Twilight Imperium – a masterpiece of galactic conquest…