Welcome back to the Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment! This is where we shine the spotlight on different parts of the world and their unique contributions to and traditions of…
It’s not often that you read a book and feel sorry for the publishers, but that happened to me with Tom Pollock’s novel, The City’s Son. Oh, it wasn’t bad;…
Two weeks ago, I started this series on language and ended with a promise to look at some of the major language families this week. I’ve changed my mind. After…
I am generally not prone to unmitigated and spontaneous squeeing except on rare occasions or when presented with almost anything that may be described as “adorable.” Since “adorable” is what…
A couple of days ago, Elspeth Cooper guest blogged at Bookworm Blues about a running theme in Songs of the Earth, the first in a fantasy series that has been…
When you’ve been reading within the fantasy genre for a while, you tend to familiarise yourself with the tropes and even find yourself looking for them as you read through…
And he did something that he later wouldn’t believe he had the courage to do. He kissed Esmeralda, the mysterious Latin girl with the supernatural power, right on the lips.…
As you know, Fantasy-Faction is a not for profit website. For the past year we have been releasing articles, reviews and interviews each and every day. In total we now…
Wednesday I got the chance to escape New Jersey and head up to New York City. This in and of itself was a treat, but on top of getting sometime…
The smell of musty, aged paper blew into my face as I opened the thick tome. It was a very different smell from the glossy paper in the book I…
There comes a point in the crafting of many a story where fiction and fact collide. As a writer there is a tough task at hand to decide for how…
I started a series on fantasy language last week, but since I’m still feeling a bit awash in terms of researching that huge topic, and because the Overlord very nicely…
Paolo Chikiamco
Overlord
Amy Rose Davis
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
Leo Elijah Cristea
Kit
Jennie Ivins
Emma Hays
Sandra Norval