Orbiter 9 – Movie Review
R. S. McCoy
For those that don’t know, I’m a military wife. That means I spend 3-5 nights a week sans husband. Most nights I choose to read (duh!), but every now and…
Creating a Magic System
Aaron Miles
The naming of a thing gives you power over it. Sorcery is the will and the word. Cast fireball now and you won’t be able to again until tomorrow and…
Orconomics: A Satire by J. Zachary Pike
JC Kang
Dungeons & Dragons meets The Big Short. As I have confessed in previous reviews, I am shallow in my book buying habits. All it takes for me to snap up…
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Jo Niederhoff
I first discovered magical realism in twelfth grade, when my English teacher assigned us to read One Hundred Years of Solitude. It was a wonderful book – and still is…
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Jessica Juby
My first introduction to The Man in the High Castle was not in printed format – I first watched the adaptation that Amazon produced. I was intrigued by the concept…
Anna Stephens Interview – Darksoul
Rakib Ahmad Khan
Today we have the honor of interviewing the fantastic Anna Stephens! You might remember Anna’s debut novel Godblind, was our number ten pick for Best Fantasy Novel of 2017. For…
Candy by Lavie Tidhar
Jonathan Thornton
“A long buffet table on the other side was laden with sweet pastries, chocolate and cream, in flagrant violation of Prohibition. They must have been brought in from out of…
Great Fantasy Films From Yesteryear
A. M. Justice
Before I begin, as I wrote this title I thought, “How did the 1970s become yesteryear?” I have to keep reminding myself that there are adults out there—many of them…
The Grey Bastards by Jonathan French
In my review of Phil Tucker’s The Siege of Abythos, I felt like that guy at a sports stadium, trying to start the wave, in my attempt to make the…
Albion Online – First Impressions
Geoff Matthews
I started playing MMOs back when Ultima Online (UO) was only one world, when a red name struck fear into my heart and my armour consisted of a death shroud,…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Rebirth/Renewal
Xiagan
This is a broad theme and it doesn’t have to deal with spring, people, or the New Year. After all, what can’t be renewed? What doesn’t have the right to…
It’s That Time Again: Fantasy-Faction Is Looking For Contributors
Jennie Ivins
Do you read fantasy, science fiction, horror, steampunk, or any other of the many subgenres of SFF? Are you writing the next great epic fantasy novel or are at least…