Jon Courtenay Grimwood Interview
Overlord
One of our regular contributors Alister Davison recently emailed me a review of The Fallen Blade (now online click here). To summarise his thoughts on the novel: “A writer more…
Shadows of the Apt Series by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Books 1 – 3)
Khaldun
Empire In Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky Empire In Black and Gold is the first volume in a dramatic and colourful new fantasy series, Shadows of the Apt, about…
The Company by K. J. Parker
Alister Davison
When freshly retired General Kunessin returns home, he has a plan to reunite the four surviving members of his old team and start a better life with them on an…
Mogworld by Benjamin “Yahtzee” Croshaw
ChrisMB
Fantasy fans and the undead have a bit more in common than we feel comfortable admitting, but I’m going to admit it, if only for what the masses of the…
16-Bit Fantasy
Paul Wiseall
I recently found myself driving up to Cheltenham (UK) armed with enough spirits to make a brick wall wobble. The party hosts were a wonderful and newly engaged couple whom…
WIN: The Zombie Autopsies
We have teamed up with the publishers of the absolutely fantastic The Zombie Autopsies who are providing 5 copies of the book as prizes to readers of Fantasy-Faction! This secret…
Non-Human Antagonists
Amy Rose Davis
I’ve spent several weeks talking about heroes, antiheroes, and villains, and how to define them, so I think it’s time to apply the knowledge a little. But first, I want…
Subgenre Bingo – Urban Fantasy
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
After epic fantasy and sword and sorcery (widely considered the staples of the fantasy genre), it is now time to breeze on over to something a little more modern. There…
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Kit
Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers if you haven’t yet read the first book. If there is nothing else to say about Suzanne Collins, one could say that the woman…
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
Chelsea Haller
My name is Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden. Conjure by it at your own risk. I’m a wizard. I work out of an office in midtown Chicago. As far as I…
Killing Mary Sue
Sandra Norval
Back at the beginning of 2009, I made a momentous decision. I began to take my writing seriously. I’d spent the Christmas period having a complete break from all the…
Conclusion
Ben Godby
It you missed any of this series you can find them here: Part 1: http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/keeping-fantasy-fresh Part 2: http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/sands-of-time Part 3: http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/absense-makes-the-heart Part 4: http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/keeping-fantasy-fresh-a-time-for-heroes Part 5: http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/gold-in-them-hills Conclusion The title…