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…
epic fantasy
Miles Cameron Interview – The Fall of Dragons
Rakib Ahmad Khan
Five years ago The Red Knight came into the world to high acclaim. This year The Traitor Son Cycle concluded with The Fall of Dragons. We at Fantasy-Faction have been…
A War in Crimson Embers by Alex Marshall
Eric Christensen
A War in Crimson Embers is the third and final book in Marshall’s Crimson Empire trilogy that began with A Crown for Cold Silver. What started as a revenge tale…
The Last Sacrifice by James A. Moore
Grimdark as a genre has become quite predictable now a days. There is some quality writing by quality authors yet it is becoming more and more difficult to find original…
THE MIDNIGHT DUNES by Steven Kelliher – Cover Reveal
Steven Kelliher
Working with artist Aaron Nakahara on the covers for the Landkist Saga has been a dream for me and… probably something else entirely for him. While the production processes for…
The Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams
Zachary A. Matzo
Spoiler Warning: This is the third and, for now, final* installment in Fantasy-Faction’s Osten Ard retrospective. With the release of The Witchwood Crown, Tad Williams has returned to the land…
The Belgariad by David Eddings – Over Thirty?
Hands down, one of the greatest fantasy series of all time. You’re still here? Great. The books, the first five that make The Belgariad, are over thirty years old and…
The Heart of What Was Lost by Tad Williams
Author’s Note: As we prepare for the imminent release of The Witchwood Crown, we now look at The Heart of What Was Lost, Tad Williams’ “bridge” novella. This review is…
Tyrant’s Throne by Sebastien de Castell
Richard Bray
Sebastien de Castell’s four-book Greatcoats series feels like a direct rebuttal to the term “grimdark,” and I mean that in the best way possible. That’s not to say that I…
The Legion of Flame by Anthony Ryan
Spoiler Warning: This review contains spoilers for The Waking Fire, the first book in Anthony Ryan’s Draconis Memoria series. There is a scene in the second chapter of Anthony Ryan’s…
The Emerald Blade by Steven Kelliher
Laura M. Hughes
Eight months ago, I wrote a (fairly critical) review of Valley of Embers, the first book in Steven Kelliher’s Landkist cycle. Kelliher’s debut, I felt, had a solid and interesting…
The Black Guard by A. J. Smith
Aaron Miles
The Black Guard has been described as “Martin meets Lovecraft,” and doesn’t disappoint on either count. With bleak personal stories of loss and hardship, wars between rival nations and a…