Infernal by Mark de Jager
Richard Marpole
A man called Stratus wakes up paralysed in the middle of nowhere. He has no memory of how he got there or of anything else, except his first name. Vultures…
The Children of D’Hara by Terry Goodkind – Excerpt
Jennie Ivins
Last year we lost one of epic fantasy’s biggest names, Terry Goodkind. Goodkind appeared on the scene in 1994 with the first book in his world-famous Sword of Truth series,…
Scarlett the Fantasy-Faction Dragon Gets a Makeover
If you’ve been with us for a while you will probably recognize our site mascot Scarlett the dragon. If you’ve not met her before, here she is in all her…
Darkness Forged by Matt Larkin – SPFBO #6 Finals Review
A. M. Justice
Vengeance is wrought. Darkness is forged. The greatest crafts on Midgard come from the dvergar realm of Nidavellir. Volund, a gifted smith and once apprentice to the dvergar, escaped their…
The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison
It was the name that first attracted me to this book. An angel associated with a pagan symbol of death and mysticism; the possibilities set my mind racing. Then, I…
Black Stone Heart by Michael R. Fletcher – SPFBO #6 Finals Review
A broken man, Khraen awakens alone and lost. His stone heart has been shattered, littered across the world. With each piece, he regains some small shard of the man he…
A Wind from the Wilderness by Suzannah Rowntree – SPFBO #6 Finals Review
Hunted by demons. Lost in time. Welcome to the First Crusade. Syria, 636: As heretic invaders circle Jerusalem, young Lukas Bessarion vows to defend his people. Instead, disaster strikes. His…
Fantasy-Themed Cookbooks
Kellie Doherty
Hello fellow nerds! A little while back I wrote about the Firefly: Big Damn Cookbook and how awesome it was to prepare recipes inspired by the show. Well, that got…
Fantasy-Faction’s Most Anticipated Books of 2021
Geoff Matthews
Let us add to your tbr pile once again (we do see that as our main duty and responsibility) with these most anticipated books of 2021!
Holiday Microfiction: “Last Day at the Observatory” by A. M. Justice
Today, on the last day of this year of darkness we have a piece of microfiction from A. M. Justice, “Last Day at the Observatory”, which proves that no matter…
The Name of All Things by Jenn Lyons
L. A. Young
Many fantasy stories tend to focus on a set of characters within one central setting. Then, there are the stories that take place across generations and various locations. The former…
Holiday Microfiction: “An Unexpected Holiday Gift” by Rakib Khan
Today, we have Rakib Khan and “An Unexpected Holiday Gift”. – – – “An Unexpected Holiday Gift” by Rakib Khan “Sir, will you help me?” I was on preoperative night…