The Worth of Hair by A. A. Freeman
A. M. Justice
In their original forms, fairy stories were often bloody and almost always filled with grim suffering. The grimmest of all were not the folk tales captured by the famous brothers…
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Sarah Chorn Interview – Of Honey and Wildfires
Sarah Chorn has been part of the fantasy community for many years. On her blog, Bookworm Blues, she does book reviews and has participated in the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off. She…
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
L. A. Young
When an author has an impressive debut year—as in being nominated for and winning several literary awards: the Hugo, the Nebula, etc.—the question is can the author go further and…
Captain Moxley and the Embers of the Empire by Dan Hanks
Richard Marpole
Captain Moxley and the Embers of the Empire is a fantastical pulp novel set during the 1950s. Captain Samantha Moxley herself is a retired British pilot who fought against the…
Livestream Chat with Fonda Lee, Andrea G. Stewart, and K. S. Villoso
Jennie Ivins
On Friday September 18th, we are hosting a livestream chat with Orbit authors Fonda Lee, Andrea G. Stewart, and K.S. Villoso at 4pm EST in our Facebook Group! We’ll be…
Blade’s Edge and Traitor’s Hope by Virginia McClain – Cover Redesign Reveal
Virginia McClain
Covers. We like to pretend we don’t judge books by them, but on some level we do. And that’s really ok. Here’s why: It’s NOT okay to judge people by…
Songs of Insurrection by JC Kang
S. H. Paulus
Spoiler Warning: This review contains spoilers. Read with caution if you have yet to finish the book. A path to glory blazed with the dying heart of an imperial princess.…
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
JC Kang
Reviewer’s Note: Upon finishing this novella, which took six days the first time around, I immediately wrote an initial review where I rated it 6/10 stars. Then, I re-read it,…
The Kingdom of Liars by Nick Martell
2020 continues to present books by debut authors, which continues the expansion of speculative fiction canon. Several works by new authors remind readers the genre is influenced by more than…
The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
Speculative fiction is a term used when the common themes found in fantasy, science fiction and horror overlap while incorporating at least one of the many subgenres into the narrative.…
Peasprout Chen, Future Legend of Skate and Sword by Henry Lien
Mean Girls meets Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon…on ice! (or I, Tonya meets Jin Yong) As an wuxia film aficionado, and the parent of two competitive ice skaters (word of caution…
The Worth of Hair by A. A. Freeman – Cover Reveal & Interview
Good day Factioners! We have a treat for you! A cover made by one of my favorite artists, who also did the cover for the Fantasy-Faction Anthology! But I’m getting…