Queen Rat by Kim Lakin-Smith
Hierath
Queen Rat was first published in 2012 by Murky Depths, but it’s just been released as an ebook. And as it’s been sitting on my TBR pile for a while,…
The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan
Lisa Taylor
I’ll start off by saying that I am a big fan of Michael J. Sullivan’s Riyria Revelations. Most of the books I prefer are dark, gritty and have characters, that…
Sara Megibow Interview – Part Three
Dan Hanks
Welcome to the third and final part of our interview with Sara Megibow of the Nelson Literary Agency, where we talk fantasy specifics. With amazing clients in the genre such…
Scott Lynch’s Gentleman Bastard Read Along – Let’s Go!!!
Overlord
Hi everyone, So, our read along / re-read of Scott Lynch’s Gentleman Bastard series begins today (August 4th 2013). We start with The Lies of Locke Lamora, which has the…
Oath of Gold by Elizabeth Moon
KJ Braxton
The Deed of Paksenarrion has been a little hit and miss throughout but at the end of the second instalment my confidence had been restored. The first few chapters of…
Writing Groups – Part One
Adrian Faulkner
It can never be overstated about the amount of feedback a writer needs. In order to learn and improve having someone else comment on your work is vital. And whilst…
Foundations of Fantasy: The Iliad
Ryan Howse
More than any other genre, fantasy tends to examine ancient epics. Whether it’s the study of archetypes and ectypes, a historical understanding of narrative itself, or simply a desire to…
Winding Up The Wheel of Time
Zachary A. Matzo
I was 13 years old in October 1991. That was when a book called The Dragon Reborn, by a guy called Robert Jordan changed my life. I saw it. I…
Tom Pollock Interview
Max Edwards
Tom Pollock’s debut YA urban fantasy novel, The City’s Son, was released in 2012 to much acclaim. With the newest addition to his Skyscraper Throne series due out tomorrow in…
San Diego Comicon 2013 Report
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
As everyone probably already knows, Comicon landed on the city of San Diego like the usual ton of bricks. All traffic slowed to a crawl in the vicinity of the…
Sara Megibow Interview – Part Two
Welcome to Part II of our interview with literary agent Sara Megibow of the Nelson Literary Agency. If you missed Part I you can read it here. Today we talk…
Scott Lynch’s Gentleman Bastard Read Along
We at Fantasy-Faction are big fans of Scott Lynch’s Gentleman Bastard series. So much so that we’ve teamed up with Gollancz and Scott to do a reread of the first…