Tome of the Undergates by Sam Sykes
Jennie Ivins
On a ship in the ocean, bound for a faraway place, in search of an ancient magical gateway, a group of adventurers fight off a band of evil pirates and…
(S)mythology by Jeremy Tarr
Chelsea Haller
When contacted about doing an interview with Jeremy Tarr on his debut book (S)mythology, there were quite a few emotions. Excitement that someone had purposefully wished for me to do…
The Colon
Amy Rose Davis
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the much maligned and unjustly despised semicolon. Okay, that was kind of biased wasn’t it? It’s pretty clear that you’ll have to pry my…
FantasyCon 2011 – Convention Review
Overlord
By far the most anticipated event on a British fantasy fan’s calendar this year was FantasyCon 2011. Held in the Victorian city of Brighton and within a huge, huge hotel…
Zombie Fallout 2: A Plague Upon Your Family by Mark Tufo
ChrisMB
If you haven’t read part one of the Zombie Fallout series, click here to read a review. Welcome to Month of the Living Dead! A month-long look at novels that…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Water
Yet another month is behind us and October is officially here. Last month was a great month for writing on Fantasy-Faction. And next month promises to be even better! For…
Hayao Miyazaki: Worlds in Animation
David Carani
An Academy Award winning director and animator, Hayao Miyazaki has come to be known as the Walt Disney of Japan. In a country known for its animation, that’s quite a…
Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
It should be noted that some of the first fantasy stories I ever read fell quite solidly into the sword and sorcery sub-genre. I remember liking them and then starting…
Weird and Wonderful…Introducing Jonathan Pinnock
Sandra Norval
As writers, we all have tales of books we started a long time ago. We all want to get our work out there but find our resolve is swayed by…
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J. K. Rowling
Dear Mr. or Ms. Reader, It is my duty to inform you that you have been accepted to delve into an enchanting world that exists alongside ours. A world that…
Once Walked With Gods by James Barclay
Once Walked With Gods, was perhaps one of the most raved about new series in 2010. Author James Barclay is indeed one of the most accomplished British authors in the…
Story Structure – Part 10: The Art of the Subplot (part 2)
You can read the rest of the Story Structure series here: Part 1 – Story Structure: Beginnings Part 2 – Revisiting the Three-Act Structure Part 3 – In the Beginning……