The Death and Life of Schneider Wrack by Nate Crowley
Laura M. Hughes
I first encountered the mad genius that is Nate Crowley via an article on Tor.com last year. In it, the author spoke of how the ocean inspired in him a…
HarperVoyager: ‘Coldmaker’ Announcement
Overlord
A number of the HarperVoyager team (authors and editors) are over in Helsinki, celebrating WorldCon. They’ve been teasing us with pictures of a great event and selfies with George R.R.…
Voyager Takeover Intro & THE BLOODPRINT
Why hello sports fans! Why are you reading this blog? This is about FANTASY. We here at HarperVoyager like to keep you on your toes and what better time to…
Cover Reveal for A Veil Of Spears
I can still remember the first time I heard of Bradley Beaulieu. It was 2011 when he was in the running for the Gemmell Morningstar Award with The Winds of…
Small Press, Big Stories: World Weaver Press
Steven Poore
Small Press, Big Stories is a monthly column focusing on small and independent presses from around the world. This month’s featured publisher is World Weaver Press. So far, all of…
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood – Book Review
Eric Christensen
When I kicked off the Fantastic Literature column, I mentioned that Hulu was producing a series based on Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. And that television show has helped spur…
Urskuul’s Reading Circle: The Management Style of the Supreme Beings by Tom Holt
Dan Sutcliffe
Dear Members of Urskuul’s Reading Circle, This isn’t something I enjoy doing, but I have to remind you all that we do have rules that members are expected to follow.…
The Pros and Cons of a Macro Timescale
Nicola Alter
Most fantasy and science fiction series tend to be, by their very nature, large in scope. We expect stories about the fate of worlds, the rise and fall of empires,…
Angela Bole Interview – Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)
Joshua Robertson
The Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), based in the United States, has served independent publishers and self-published authors since 1983. The organization is one of the few to serve this…
Tough Travels: Strongholds
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…
Cover Reveal & Extract for A TIME OF DREAD by John Gwynne
Michael Everest
John Gwynne is a favourite here at Fantasy Faction. His The Faithful and the Fallen series has been named in our ‘best of’ and ‘most anticipated’ lists time and again,…
10 Tips for Self-Published Authors
Duncan M. Hamilton
In publishing there are outliers who release a book straight to the top of the charts, but they are few and far between. Happily, you don’t need this to happen…