Psycho Killers in Love by C. T. Phipps
A. M. Justice
I like books that make me think, including those with layered storytelling and deep metaphors you can peel back like an onion to find more and more thought-provoking material. But…
Black Void – Role-playing Game Review
Richard Marpole
Black Void describes itself as an esoteric RPG. That might set veteran roleplayers to thinking about Unknown Armies or Kult—games set in our world which explore occult symbolism and themes.…
The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart – Spoiler Free Review
Pippa
The Bone Shard Daughter is the first book in The Drowning Empire trilogy and marks Andrea Stewart’s debut into epic fantasy. It is a multi-perspective story set in a fictional…
Dinosaurs and Darkness
Geoff Matthews
Since the age of whenever it was that someone first uttered the word ‘Dinosaur’ to me and showed me a picture of a Stegosaurus, I’ve loved the very concept of…
Nightblade’s Vengeance by Ryan Kirk with Live Interview!
JC Kang
Shogun meets the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy. With over a thousand reviews on Amazon, Ryan Kirk’s Nightblade trilogy is perhaps the most popular Asian fantasy, with the exception of Will…
TorCon 2020: V. E. Schwab & Neil Gaiman
Kellie Doherty
Editor’s Note: This post is a wee bit late. My June got a bit crazy and this article got lost in the shuffle. Apologies to the authors and organizers for…
Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
L. A. Young
The 21st Century has seen a slew of diverse authors writing and releasing stories that have expanded the speculative fiction canon. Not only have these authors written stories for readers…
Breaking Chaos by Ben Galley
S. H. Paulus
Spoiler Warning: This review has minor spoilers. Please read with caution if you have yet to finish the book. As I turned, I gave the city one last glower, and…
The Moonsteel Crown by Stephen Deas – Cover Reveal & Excerpt
Jennie Ivins
This week we are ending on a high note with a cover reveal and excerpt from author extraordinaire: Stephen Deas! His newest book, The Moonsteel Crown, is due out next…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #6: The First Five Fall
* Disclaimer * As my friend and colleague GR Matthews has written in these introductions many times, reading is a subjective exercise. Some readers will see classical character and narrative…
The Museum of Magical Miniatures: Gallery One
With museums and art galleries across the world closed to the public, now seems like a good time to introduce a little virtual museum created just for Fantasy-Faction. Presenting: The…
Open Letter to WSFS Board and Norman Cates as the Chair of the 2020 WorldCon
Anna Smith Spark
Dear WSFS Board members, and dear Norman and Kelly, As writers, publishers and readers of science fiction and fantasy, we are writing to express our concern that Saudi Arabia has…