Small Press, Big Stories: 2018 in Review
Steven Poore
Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape. So, said the great Sir Terry Pratchett, and in the last year…
Grim Solace by Ben Galley
S. H. Paulus
Spoiler Warning: Minor spoilers for Chasing Graves and Grim Solace. “They say avoiding death makes a man do desperate things, but I tell you, it’s only when you’re dead and…
Witchmark by C. L. Polk
Carlyn Atkinson
“Help me, Starred One. I am murdered.” Witchmark, the debut novel of C. L. Polk and the first in The Kingston Cycle, quickly bicycle-raced its way to my favourite book…
Bloodchild Cover Reveal
Overlord
It’s always a pleasure to do a cover reveal, but when it’s for our of our favourite authors it’s all the more exciting! 😀 Today we’ve been asked by publishing…
The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden – Spoiler Free Review
Pippa
This is the third and final book in The Winternight Trilogy. It resumes directly after the events of the second book, The Girl in the Tower. As with the previous…
Seraphina’s Lament by Sarah Chorn – Cover Reveal + Excerpt
Jennie Ivins
Today I have the great pleasure of presenting Fantasy-Faction’s first cover reveal and story excerpt of 2019! And what better way to start, than with a soon to be debut…
Fantasy-Faction’s Best Fantasy Books of 2018
Happy New Year Factioners! 2018 was a difficult year for many of us, but it was an amazing year for fantasy! Our nomination list was the longest it’s ever been…
The Best of r/Fantasy Stabby Award 2018 Winners Announced!
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees! If you’ve not visited the r/Fantasy Reddit, there has never been a better time to check it out. 2018 really was an amazing…
Gryphon Riders Trilogy by Derek Alan Siddoway – Series Review
JC Kang
My first recollection of gryphons in fantasy literature was in Dragons of Winter’s Night. In a world where dragons and their riders were in the spotlight, I was enamored with…
The Blue Mountain by G. R. Matthews
Spoiler Warning: This review contains minor spoilers for The Stone Road and The Blue Mountain. “You were a diplomat, what do you know of war…” I’d like to thank G.…
Karen Lord Interview – 2018 Edinburgh International Book Festival
Jonathan Thornton
Karen Lord is an exciting writer of speculative fiction from Barbados. Her novel The Best of All Possible Worlds (2013) is a powerful science fiction novel that explores two people…
Harlem Unbound by Chris Spivey – Cthulhu Mythos RPG Setting Review
Richard Marpole
I should note that a whole team of people worked on this book, from writers to artists and editors. It’s not clear who wrote on which section, however. So, where…