The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie
Juan de Dios Dougnac
One of the many shocks that George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire gave me was how vivid the narration became by writing chapters from the point of…
The Wretched of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler
A. E. Marling
If Hermione in the land of Narnia sounds like your dream come true, then you may love The Wretched of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler. The story begins in proud Oliver…
The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle
Phil Norris
When Tudor explorers returned from the New World, they brought back with them a name out of half forgotten Viking legend – Skayling’s – and following in those explorers wake…
The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
Robbie Cameron
Morat Gurgeh is bored. The game player has reached the apex of his profession and lives a privileged and hedonistic life on his own mountain range playing games, writing papers…
Seven Kings by John R. Fultz
Nicholas Schmiedicker
We’re back to a world of giants, men, and ancient sorcerers in the sequel to the 2012 book Seven Princes. John Fultz has crafted an interesting world that hearkens to…
Cold Days by Jim Butcher
CptNemo
This review contains spoilers for the previous Dresden books. Read with caution if you have yet to read Ghost Story. Cold Days is the latest installment in the bestselling Dresden…
Cover Reveal: Any Other Name by Emma Newman
Jennie Ivins
Emma Newman’s Split World series was picked up by Angry Robot last year after discovering her through her series of short stories. Every week for a year and a day…
Discovering Discworld
Victoria Hooper
Some of the earliest fantasy I remember reading were books from the Discworld series. This isn’t the usual route into fantasy, and is a little odd because Discworld is something…
Fantasy-Faction Is Looking For Contributors
Overlord
I’ve had quite a few messages lately from people asking if they can write for Fantasy-Faction. The answer is sure with the condition that you have talent and are writing…
The Hammer and The Blade by Paul S. Kemp
Alister Davison
Egil and Nix are a pair of tomb robbers, the former a hulking warrior/priest who wields two huge hammers as weapons, the latter a nimble thief/mage who’s also rather handy…
Between Two Thorns by Emma Newman
Hierath
Emma Newman is, in the nicest possible way, crazy. I’ll tell you how crazy she is. She’s spent the last year writing recording and uploading a short story on a…
Rules? Where We’re Going We Don’t Need Rules
Ryan Howse
There’s a strong tendency in critique groups, whether online or in person, or in writing guides, or even just in casual conversation between writers, to talk about The Rules of…