Republic of Thieves – Autumn
Overlord
We are huge fans of Scott Lynch here at Fantasy-Faction and therefore we are saddened by the news that Scott’s book is being delayed a little longer. At the same…
City of Ruin by Mark Charan Newton
Dominic Stevens
Often these reviews begin with comparing the writer in question with another; or even to a combination of two or even three writers. The novel features boats, then compare the…
Culture Building Through Holidays
Amy Rose Davis
When I was a kid, I wanted to be an archaeologist. This desire had nothing to do with Indiana Jones. I wanted to dig up bones and potsherds before the…
The Fantasy-Faction Anthology
It is with great pleasure that I release to you today the news that Fantasy-Faction is releasing an Anthology. Wow, I can’t tell you how great it is to say…
The Great Bazaar by Peter V. Brett
Paul Wiseall
Last year I reluctantly read The Painted Man. I say reluctantly because everyone told me that I had to read it but based on the tagline, ‘Sometimes, there is very…
Rise of Empire by Michael J. Sullivan
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
Since I really enjoyed Theft of Swords, and my habit is to keep reading something until it ceases to be entertaining, I picked up Rise of Empire. As before, the…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Cities
Jennie Ivins
Happy New Year Everyone! 2012. It’s hard to believe we’ve been doing this monthly writing contest for a whole year now. At the same time, it’s hard to believe that…
Top 10 Anticipated Fantasy Books For 2012 – Part One
Last year we ran an article where we chose our top 10 most anticipated novels for 2011. It proved overwhelmingly popular, amassing just shy of 20,000 hits! This year we…
Top Anticipated Fantasy Books For 2012 – Publishers’ Choice
You’ve heard of Gollancz, Orbit, Tor, Voyager, Jo Fletcher, Solaris, Abaddon Books, and Angry Robot, right? These are the publishing houses who are standing at the very forefront of our…
The Best Of 2011
Right, OK! I know we are a little late compared to the other 2011 ‘Best Of’ lists… however, we decided that we would wait until the initial burst of them…
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson is, without doubt, one of the very best fantasy writers around today. What I think Brandon does better than anyone else out there is create a world that…
Control Point by Myke Cole
Mike Shackle
“Write what you know,” is normally the first advice any aspiring author is given. But when you write fantasy books, perhaps it’s not the most practical, as magical abilities do…