Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick
Overlord
Fantasy in 2010 is different than it was 20-30 years ago. Gone are the days when the genre is filled with whiter than white characters that take on quests for…
Soul Born by Kevin James Breaux
All Opal wanted was to be respected as a wielder of magic, but her teachers passed her over time and time again. When a mysterious warlord embarks on a conquest…
Big Fantasy Book Releases for 2011
The year of 2011 is going to be a huge one for the fantasy genre! Of course, we have releases from favourites such as Erikson, Lynch (maybe), Abercrombie, Hobbs, Goodkind,…
The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie
When Joe Abercrombie releases a new book, the fantasy world goes a little crazy. It would be fair to say that Abercrombie is one of the very best modern fantasy…
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Fantasy-Faction’s first ever book club read was chosen unanimously. Out of our voting members – every single one of them chose Mistborn. This review is going to feature Overlord’s review…
Douglas Hulick Interview
“Oh hell yeah, there’s new talent in the game. Read this book. No really, read this book.” That’s what best-selling author Brent Weeks said about Among Thieves, a novel being…
Top 10 Anticipated Fantasy Books For 2011
What a year 2010 was for fantasy! We had some really, really fantastic books released. Perhaps the biggest story of the year was the full emergence of Brandon Sanderson as…
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Well, I set myself a challenge just over a week ago. There were 10 days left of 2010 and I wanted to find a fantasy book that had me turning…
Top 5 Fantasy Books of 2010
Hello Fantasy Fans! Been a while since my last post, there was a pretty big event, you probably heard of it: Christmas. There is also another one approaching fairly rapidly:…
Fantasy-Faction’s Fantasy Book Club
If you are a member of the Fantasy-Faction Forums you may have heard us talking about our Fantasy Book Club. On a monthly basis (starting January 2011) we are going…
The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett
Editor’s Note: This review contains minor spoilers for The Painted Man (The Warded Man in the US). Read with caution if you have yet to finish the first book. You…
Christmas Treats For A Fantasy Fan
It’s Christmas Time! Sometimes it is hard to choose presents for those who lock themselves away in their rooms and read, or are too busy reading to answer your, “What…