The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
Richard Bray
Katherine Arden’s debut novel, The Bear and the Nightingale, was as charming and magical a debut novel as you could hope to find in 2016. Drawing comparisons to Neil Gaiman,…
What is Orctober?
Ashe Armstrong
Howdy, y’all. I’m Ashe Armstrong, author of the Grimluk, Demon Hunter series. Welcome to Orctober. I know some of you are probably asking just what the hell that is. And…
Tough Travels: Minions
Laura M. Hughes
At the start of every month, Fantasy-Faction will lead you (yes, YOU!) on a tour of the fantasy genre. From high to low, from classics to new releases, from epic…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Through the Beast’s Eye
Xiagan
Writing often means putting yourself in somebody else’s shoes and writing from their perspective. The barmaid, the warrior, the shady detective, the witch, or the orphan boy. You do this…
Urskuul’s Reading Circle: Age of Assassins by RJ Barker
Dan Sutcliffe
Welcome back everyone to Urskuul’s Reading Circle’s latest newsletter! You will be delighted to hear that this month I was able to lead the meeting, following last time around when…
Ancien and the Magic Tablet (Napping Princess) – Anime Movie Review
Malcolm Pope
Ah… Now, how exactly do I describe this movie to a newcomer? Imagine Inception, except where the dream involved has a significantly more fairy tale/fantasy bent, mixed with a corporate…
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…
Swinging the Scythe
Aaron Miles
Death is an essential part of many of our stories, whether it’s just the threat of it to provide peril for our protagonists, or having some of the characters actually…
Angry Robot Signs Sean Grigsby with Smoke Eaters!
At Fantasy-Faction we enjoy all shades of genre from space opera to sword and sorcery, from horror to steampunk. And while vampires, angry robots, and clockwork time machines are all…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Fanfic
This is the fourth year we’ve done a fanfic month. We didn’t want it to get boring so we’ve tried to change it up each year. The first year you…
The Kaladin Book Soundtrack based on The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson – Call To Action
Sae Sae Norris
Sometimes, when you work in entertainment, you take the gigs that will feed you. Sometimes, you take the gigs that inspire you. Sometimes, the gig pays off. Rarely, a gig…
Small Press, Big Stories: Mrs. Claus Anthology – Cover Reveal
Steven Poore
Summer’s gone, days spent in the grass and sun. And with the drop in temperature come pumpkin spice lattes, fireworks, and eventually Christmas! So with that in mind, it’s more…