The Week In The World Of SFF – 20/12/12
Paul Wiseall
Welcome back to the Fantasy-Faction weekly round-up of all the best SFF news, fun and nonsense from around the web. In case you didn’t know, those pesky pranksters the Mayans…
Between Two Thorns by Emma Newman
Victoria Hooper
Magic is closer than any of us could imagine; hidden but powerful, existing parallel to our own world. Perhaps even in your own living room, only a thin veil away.…
Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere – A Primer
Nicholas Schmiedicker
Brandon Sanderson has made himself into one of the top authors in the fantasy genre today. Perhaps most famous for taking on the role of finishing The Wheel of Time…
Reality Made Fantastic: Using the Real World in Fantasy Fiction
Faith M. Boughan
More than once, I’ve heard a reader of fantasy remark that the reason they love fantasy so much, and that they continue to read/watch/engage with fantasy literature and film is…
Becoming a Fantasy Writer
Overlord
There is something unique about the fantasy genre that draws us in as readers far more than the likes of crime, romance, western, or even horror, or science fiction. Fantasy…
Fantasy Book Club – Jan 2013: Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin
Lisa Taylor
We’re kicking of the new year with vampires! Our first Fantasy Book Club read of 2013 will be Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin. “A THRILLING REINVENTION OF THE…
Parents and Children in Fantasy
Amy Rose Davis
Tis the Season for Novel Fodder: Parents and Children in Fantasy For many of us in the western world, December marks the annual party season that brings us in contact…
Lou Morgan Interview – Part Two
Leo Elijah Cristea
This is part two of our interview with Lou Morgan author of the début fantasy novel Blood and Feathers. If you missed part one, you can read it here. Now…
Light Boxes by Shane Jones
Robbie Cameron
In Shane Jones’ compact, experimental fairy tale, the month of February has lasted for hundreds of days. Winter persists, unshakeable. The skies over a small, nameless town have grown cold…
Lou Morgan Interview – Part One
Earlier this year Lou Morgan’s stellar urban fantasy début, Blood and Feathers, published by Solaris books, burst onto the scene and has been gaining non-stop praise ever since. With its…
The Week In The World Of SFF
Hey there Hobbits and Ents. Welcome back to the weekly round up of the very best genre news and nonsense from the wonderment that is the interwebs. Did you know…
The Craft – Part Five: Criticism
Adrian Faulkner
This is the last in a series of articles talking with fantasy authors about the craft. You can read the previous posts here: Part One: Breaking In Part Two: The…