Cinda Williams Chima Interview
Leo Elijah Cristea
Cinda Williams Chima is a YA high fantasy writer from Ohio, America. A New York Times bestselling author, Chima comes from a long line of fortune-tellers, musicians and spinners of…
Romeo Spikes by Joanne Reay
Sandra Norval
I’ve been writing articles for Fantasy-Faction for a while now and been honing my writerly skills for longer than that. When I was asked if I’d like to review a…
The Way of Kings – Part One by Brandon Sanderson
Ben Galley
We’ve all heard of Sanderson. We’ve all encountered his books, whether in a curious flip-through or in a one-weekend devouring of the Mistborn series. We’re fully aware of his staggering…
Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig
Hannah
With a mere touch of your skin Miriam Black can tell when and how you will die. She’s seen old age take its toll, car crashes and heart attacks. Watching…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Mythical Creatures
Jennie Ivins
Welcome back everyone! I hope you all had a great leap day. The Fantasy-Faction Anthology Contest is now in full swing! The amount of entries coming in is amazing! If…
Outline Failure
Jamie Provencher
In December, I made a decision to finish my book in 90 days. Why 90 days? Well during one of my many motivational hunts, I found a quote from Stephen…
Creating God: Religion in Fantasy, part 3
Amy Rose Davis
If you missed Part One of this article you can read it by clicking here. If you missed Part Two of this article you can read it by clicking here.…
Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed
Mike Shackle
Throne of the Crescent Moon is a refreshingly different book in so many ways. For a start, its setting is a mythical Arabia rather than a version of medieval Europe.…
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Elloise Hopkins
I first heard about this book when I got my hands on a graphic novel sampler of it at FantasyCon and then afterwards I kept hearing good things about it…
The Shadowy Realistic Types of Fantasy: Magical Realism, Mythic Fiction, and Mythpunk
Marsha A. Moore
In my survey of fantasy subgenres, I’ve saved a comparison of perhaps the most elusive until the end of my series. These three purposely walk the line between reality and…
Jenny Romanchuk Interview
ChrisMB
After I had put up my review of Jenny Romanchuk’s webcomic, The Zombie Hunters, I had gotten in touch with the artist and writer to discuss the creation of her…
Infinite Kung Fu by Kagan McLeod
Paolo Chikiamco
There’s something fascinating about Kung Fu. Wuxia is an ancient genre of Chinese literature, centered around martial arts in general and Kung Fu in particular. It has been so co-opted…