Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Eric Christensen
Mythology is meant to be told and retold, down through the generations. Norse Mythology, by Neil Gaiman, is the latest telling. As Gaiman recently described it in an interview with…
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Monthly Short Story Winner: Breaking The Fourth Wall
Xiagan
Most of you are familiar with the term “breaking the fourth wall”. It’s mostly done in children’s books (like Grover in Sesame Street’s The Monster at the End of this…
The Kingfountain Trilogy by Jeff Wheeler – Spoiler Free Series Review
Zachary A. Matzo
Some of the best series I’ve read are series that have snuck up on me—ones that I’ve gone into cold, either based on a random cover, a sale or some…
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson
Jonathan Thornton
Tor’s novella series was started in 2015, with the aim of promoting this shorter medium. The line includes both established authors and those just making their debut, and has included…
Quotes: Making or Breaking
Geoff Matthews
My 46th article for Fantasy-Faction. I have now written more of these than I have years of life and not many to 50. And always the eternal question; what to…
Darkhaven by A.F.E. Smith – Series Review
Laura M. Hughes
You could be forgiven for assuming A.F.E. Smith’s debut is a tame, fluffy tale about a magical unicorn. I assumed the same. But trust me when I say that there’s…
Metronome by Oliver Langmead
Lucy Hounsom
Metronome is an engaging high concept fantasy, incredibly readable and beautifully written. Its unusual hero is William Manderlay, an old sailor who lives in a care home, crippled by arthritis…
Romance in Fantasy – Part One
Amy Rose Davis
I’ve said it before: I write romantic fantasy. I never start out a story intending to write romance, but somehow, romantic threads always show up. I used to fight this…
The Cold Eye by Laura Anne Gilman
The Cold Eye by Laura Anne Gilman is the sequel to Silver on the Road. Isobel, along with her mentor Gabriel, rides the Territory as the Devil’s Left Hand, serving…
Is Violence In Fantasy Less Confronting?
Nicola Alter
The fantasy genre is no stranger to violence. High fantasies are known for their epic battles, sword fights, warrior heroes, merciless villains and clashing forces of good and evil. Many…
Fantasy-Faction’s Best Fantasy Books of 2016
Overlord
2016 was a great year for fans of fantasy fiction, my friends! The burden of choice weighed heavily on us and we’ll be catching up on 2016 titles for years…
The Moonlight War by S.K.S. Perry – SPFBO Review
The Moonlight War is one of ten novels in the final round of Mark Lawrence’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) 2016. Updates on the contest’s progress can be found here. Three…