Babylon Steel by Gaie Sebold
Overlord
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…
Tommy Nightmare by J. L. Bryan
Kit
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.…
Our Fans Rule!
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…
Scott Lynch & Elizabeth Bear Reading
Jennie Ivins
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…
To adapt, or not to adapt…
Emma Hays
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…
Back To Reality?
Sandra Norval
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…
Commas With Amy
Amy Rose Davis
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…
Fantasy-Faction Podcast – Episode 3
Wow, incredibly over 6000 people have listened to Mr Wiseall and myself. Now that not only makes me exceedingly proud, but kind of scares the crap outta me – I’ll…
Fantasy-Faction Reviewed by Vision Magazine
Fantasy-Faction was recently reviewed by Vision, which is a magazine for writers. The review is pretty positive, which is why I posted it 😉 – – – Would you like…
EasterCon 2012 Convention Report
Incredibly, 2012 was EasterCon’s 63rd year (it is run by the British National Science Fiction Convention) and having sold out for the first time in 30 years – surely one…
J.K. Rowling’s Next Book Is Coming…and It’s For Adults!
Well, let us all be honest, we’ve been wondering what on Earth J. K. Rowling will write next and who will be publishing it…now we know! Little, Brown Book Group…
The Language of Fantasy: An Introduction
As I continue down my list of suggested topics for writing articles, I come to one that fills me with more trepidation than even the one about religion. This time,…