Books You Should Buy With Your Holiday Money
Jennie Ivins
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Factioners! At this festive time of year whether you celebrate Yule, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, or any other December holidays, you may end up facing a…
Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi – Spoiler Free Movie Review
Zachary A. Matzo
“Let the past die. Kill it if you have to. That’s the only way to become what you were meant to be.” And with those words, The Last Jedi’s writer/director…
Clearwater Dawn by Scott Fitzgerald Gray – SPFBO Review
James Latimer
Clearwater Dawn is a tightly-woven, almost claustrophobic mystery-adventure tale, focusing on the role of one pivotal minor player in major affairs. It features a lot of traditional tropes (a princess,…
Help Us Choose The Best Fantasy Books of 2017!
2017 was a heck of a year wasn’t it? Unforgettable! One that we’ll remember for a long- No, no. Please don’t cry. We know this year has tried to beat…
Smoke Eaters by Sean Grigsby – Cover Reveal + Excerpt
If you read Fantasy-Faction there is a high chance you like dragons. We sure do! We even made our mascot a dragon (her name is Scarlette btw). <3 So, we’re…
The Tale of Gurion Thricebound by Angela Holder – SPFBO Review
Geoff Matthews
Gurion is a long book. I need to get that out there right now. Definitely one of the longest I have ever read for the SPFBO, and I’ve been at…
Red Sister by Mark Lawrence – Paperback Cover Reveal
Overlord
Mark Lawrence’s Red Sister has already had a number of awesome covers. If you’re in the US you’ve been able to enjoy the Hunger Games inspired one with Nona holding…
A Fantasy Romance Lover’s Most-Anticipated Releases of 2018
R. S. McCoy
When people say fantasy, most tend to think of titles like The Hobbit or Harry Potter. Likewise, when people say romance, most think of titles like Pride and Prejudice or…
Urskuul’s Reading Circle: It Devours! by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor
Dan Sutcliffe
Hello all, and welcome to the latest newsletter from Urskuul’s Reading Circle. It has been a while since the last one was issued, and I’d like to extend my apologies…
Small Press, Big Stories – Skyhorse Publishing
Steven Poore
We’ve been quiet for a while – blame the day job and an inexplicable desire to hibernate until February – but you can’t stop the signal, so we’ve been having…
Justice League – Movie Review
Malcolm Pope
Hoo boy. I’ve not made any secret to anyone who knows me that, Wonder Woman aside, I have not been at all impressed with DC Extended Universe. In fact, I…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Find the Story in the Picture
Xiagan
This month our entrants got three pictures to choose from. Every picture a frozen moment from an unknown story. They convey atmosphere and (part of) a setting. The rest is…