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…
Interview with John Kenn: The Post-It Note King
David Carani
The first time I saw something by John, I knew it was something special. His eerily imaginative art on a deceptively simple medium was a thing of wonder. If you’ve…
An Overview of Malazan
Jacob Topp-Mugglestone
There might be a subgenre of epic fantasy, but few readers would dispute that the Malazan novels are among the top even in this category. Not even considering merit, pure…
Strengthen Your Prose: Distancing Verbs
For the next few articles on my “writing craft” weeks, I’m going to talk about some of the ways to improve your writing by eliminating words and phrases that weaken…
Raine Benares Series by Lisa Shearin (Books 1 – 3)
Jo Warne
Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers. Read with caution if you have not yet read the books. Magic Lost, Trouble Found (Book 1 of Raine Benares Series) Synopsis: Raine Benares…
The Zombie Autopsies: Secret Notebooks from the Apocalypse by Steven C. Schlozman
Overlord
As the walking dead rises up throughout the world, a few brave doctors attempt to find a cure by applying forensic techniques to captured zombies. Based on the research of…
There’s Gold in Them Hills
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 There’s Gold in Them Hills We’ve…