Writer’s Den: Inspiration’s Inspiration
Thomas A. Knight
I tried to figure out what to write about this month, but couldn’t find the inspiration. Usually something comes to me, but not this time. And then it came to…
Pirates: Fantasy’s Forgotten Scoundrels
Laura Graham
I’m going to start you off with a quiz this month. Nice and simple, five questions, just to see what you really know about pirates. 1. Apart from as a…
Layers of Reality
Max Edwards
As an English Undergraduate at a UK university, I often feel an obscene sense of guilt and embarrassment when asked what, specifically, I enjoy reading. When I respond with “science…
One King To Rule Them All
A. J. Zaethe
Founding Fathers Or Mothers Hope you have been practicing your John Hancocks, because you are about to become a founding father or mother. I am certain that most of you…
Trinity Rising by Elspeth Cooper
Mike Shackle
A year ago, I reviewed my first book for Fantasy-Faction. It was for Songs of the Earth by Elspeth Cooper. It was one of my favorite books of 2011. Fast-paced…
Hybrid Fantasy
Eric Christensen
Once upon a time, fantasy stories had a relatively simple format. Typically, a hero fought a monster, and there was often some magic involved. This format goes as far back…
Mass Effect Series Review
Kit
Mordin: Might go somewhere sunny. Sit on beach, look at ocean, collect seashells. Shepard: You’d go crazy inside an hour. Mordin: Might run tests on seashells. The Mass Effect series…
Raiders of the Lost Art
Dan Hanks
It was always a dream of mine that once my book was published, and the film deal secured, Drew Struzan and Ralph McQuarrie would step into Bespin’s carbon-freezing chamber and…
Video Games: Thank You, Fantasy.
R.T. Kaelin
$17 billion. In 2011, US consumers spent $17 billion on video games. That is $54 for every man, woman, and child in the country. And that’s actually down from the…
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Rachel Riegel
Here’s a title that, until a few weeks ago, had flown completely below my radar. My sister-in-law suggested it to me, claiming that if I loved The Hunger Games Trilogy,…
The Last Hurrah: A Farewell to Fantasy Faction
Amy Rose Davis
It is with a heavy heart that I write this, my final post for Fantasy-Faction. After much deliberation and consideration, I’ve come to the realization that in order to properly…
The Book of Transformations by Mark Charan Newton
Dominic Stevens
The Legends of the Red Sun series has been compared to the Book of the New Sun, and it’s not hard to see why. In both series, a dying red…