Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice by James Branch Cabell
Nyki Blatchley
A strange thing happened to the American fantasy author James Branch Cabell in 1920. Cabell was a writer of novels, short stories and poetry who’d been published regularly for about…
Colloquialisms
Lady Rosalie Skinner
When writing fantasy we are always looking for ways to bring color, culture and a unique perspective to the world we create. Although we try to avoid clichés, we can…
The Kitschies – Steampunk Evening
Pornokitsch
This coming Thursday – 8 December – The Kitschies are hosting a Steampunk Evening at Blackwell’s Charing Cross, the flagship branch of one of the UK’s most respected booksellers. The…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Spooky Woods
Jennie Ivins
Winter is coming. Well if you live in the northern hemisphere it is. I can’t believe it’s already December and next month will mark the one-year anniversary of this writing…
The Emperor’s Knife by Mazarkis Williams
Overlord
Never judge a book by its cover…that’s the rule, right? I kinda broke it on this occasion. Yes, I know, I am a respected (?) reviewer of fantasy literature and…
World Fantasy Convention 2011 Report
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
I’ve been to conventions before and this year I started going to more small cons. I learned about the World Fantasy Convention being in an easily accessible place this year…
Choose Your Own Adventure: Books vs RPGs
Jesse Flohrs
Anyone else remember Choose Your Own Adventure books? I can remember spending hours in the school library repeatedly devouring the dozen or so CYOA books in the collection, trying every…
Spellbound by Blake Charlton
Elloise Hopkins
You can read Fantasy-Faction’s interview with Blake Charlton here. Spellbound is the highly anticipated sequel to Blake Charlton’s debut Spellwright, and continues the story of Nicodemus Weal as he journeys…
The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
To Arlen the night was a thing to be feared. In his world things didn’t just lurk in the night, they owned it. The only safe place to be when…
Disney Parents: Dead Mothers and Absent Fathers
Amy Rose Davis
Quick, think of an animated Disney movie that features a hero or heroine with two parents who are alive and present in the main character’s life for the entire movie.…
Fantasy Book Club – December 2011: Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick
Well guys, you are in for a treat this month! Fantasy-Factioners have spoken and we will be reading Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick for December’s Book Club. I’ve actually read…
The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson
Chelsea Haller
The Mistborn Trilogy has become a firm favourite with fantasy fans the world over. The imagination that Sanderson brought to the series, his skill at marshalling epic storylines and dramatic…