A Message From The Staff
Jennie Ivins
Merry Christmas Factioners! We at Fantasy-Faction wish you all the best this holiday season! And whether you are celebrating today or not, you can spread good cheer to your favorite…
Web of Eyes by Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime Castle
JC Kang
If 48 Hours was sword and sorcery. As a writer in way too many fantasy author groups on Facebook, I saw an early cover for Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime…
Between the Shade and the Shadow by Coleman Alexander
A. M. Justice
Between the Shade and the Shadow has a haunting, fast paced narrative that kept me enchanted from beginning to end. A gripping coming-of-age story about a rebellious adolescent girl and…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #4: The Final Five and Our Finalist
Geoff Matthews
* Disclaimer * Writing and reading are subjective arts. What some folks will absolutely love, others will dislike. It is a bit like Marmite in the UK – normal people…
Petra McDonald and the Queen of the Fae by Shona Kinsella
Steven Poore
Petra McDonald is a bisexual, pagan artist who lives and works on a small Scottish island. While in a trance, she paints a young girl who has been abducted by…
Peter Haynes Interview – The Willow by Your Side
Jonathan Thornton
Peter Haynes’ debut novel The Willow by Your Side has just been published by Unsung Stories. It is a haunting exploration of British folklore, mythology and landscape set after World…
Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen by Garth Nix – Series Review
Pippa
Five Great Charters knit the land. Together linked, hand in hand. One in the people who wear the Crown. Two in the folk who keep the Dead down. Three and…
5 Supernatural Tales to Scare Away the Christmas Cheer
Emma Rose Hollands
What’s better than roasting chestnuts on an open fire? How about reading a novel to send shivers up your spine? The holiday season is almost upon us, and it’s high…
Chasing Graves by Ben Galley
S. H. Paulus
Spoiler Warning: This review contains minor spoilers. Read with caution if you have yet to finish the book. “They must die in turmoil. They shall be bound with copper and…
Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Toby Frost
The Dragonlance books were published between 1984 and 2011, and are a group of connected fantasy novels set in the world of Krynn. Krynn was an official setting for Dungeons…
Elizabeth Haydon – The Cauldron Interview
Spoiler Warning: This interview contains spoilers for The Symphony of Ages and The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme series. Please read with caution if you have yet to finish the…
Spellbound by Debbie Viguié and Nancy Holder
Jo Niederhoff
Somehow, I forgot that it got weirder, but I really should have expected that. To recap: I have been going on a reread of the Wicked series by Nancy Holder…