A Blight of Mages by Karen Miller
Kit
First and foremost, I must say this: While this book may technically be a prequel to the series Kingmaker / Kingbreaker, for the love of all that is holy, at…
A Feast of Ice and Fire by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and Sariann Lehrer
Elloise Hopkins
Having spotted this on the Inn at the Crossroads blog, I was utterly intrigued and decided I simply had to add it to my reviews list. Firstly because it was…
Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link
Paul Wiseall
Kelly Link is not a name that is commonly heard when discussing contemporary fantasy writers as too often these discussions are populated with names like Rothfuss and Pratchett and R.…
Black Blade Blues by J. A. Pitts
Faith M. Boughan
I first picked up Black Blade Blues because the premise sounded intriguing—a female blacksmith who makes sword props, who suddenly finds out that dwarves, trolls, and dragons are real? And…
Fantasy-Faction’s New Sci-Fi Book Club
Idlewilder
Welcome to the start of a brave new world… As the header shows, we are starting a brand new book club! As this is Fantasy-Faction and not Sci-Fi-Faction we are…
The David Gemmell Legend Awards 2012
Overlord
The Awards The David Gemmell Legend Awards are quickly becoming one of the industry’s most desirable accolades, and it’s easy to see why. Firstly, there’s the fact that the big…
The Monster’s Corner: Stories Through Inhuman Eyes edited by Christopher Golden
Hannah
Have you ever wondered what the monster in any story thought? Whether he was really evil or whether situation and prejudice made him that way? Well here is your chance…
Phantastes by George MacDonald
Nyki Blatchley
It’s been widely argued (for example, by Lin Carter in Imaginary Worlds) that fantasy literature as we know it today began in the 1890s with William Morris’s romances, such as…
Book Expo America 2012 Review
Jennie Ivins
Last week was the biggest book fair in the US, Book Expo America, and I was lucky enough to get to head up to New York for one day to…
Deconstructing “Once Upon A Time” the TV Series
Marsha A. Moore
Editor’s Note: This is a review of season one of Once Upon A Time. It contains spoilers for the entire first season. Read with caution if you haven’t seen all…
T. C. McCarthy Reading – Exogene
As you may have seen, a few weeks back I attended Balticon, near Baltimore, Maryland. While there, I was lucky enough to meet and spend some time hanging out with…
Why Is Fantasy So Popular In 2012?
Eric Christensen
The past few years have been very good for fans of fantasy. We can find more books, movies, and TV shows catering to our interests than possibly ever before. It’s…