Nicholas Eames Interview – Kings of the Wyld
Peter Tr
Those who follow my reviews over on Booknest may already know that I found Kings of the Wyld one of the greatest debuts I’ve ever read. I even took a…
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A Conjuring of Light by V. E. Schwab
Eric Christensen
Spoiler Warning: To the extent possible, I have done my best to minimize spoilers for the entire Shades of Magic trilogy. However, this is a review of the third book…
In the Labyrinth of Drakes by Marie Brennan
Steve Damarell
The fourth book of an ongoing series is a troublesome prospect. Stagnation and repetition are potential pitfalls, and there is no doubt that Marie Brennan totters on a precarious ledge…
Star Wars Aftermath: Empire’s End by Chuck Wendig
Zachary A. Matzo
Spoiler Warning: This review does not spoil Empire’s End. However, events of the first two books in the trilogy are discussed and, to a certain degree, spoiled. I’ve tried to…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Nightmares
Xiagan
Everybody knows about nightmares, so I felt that in this case an introduction wasn’t necessary. Rules: 1. This must be prose or poetry. 2. A nightmare or nightmares must be…
Dragonwatch by Brandon Mull
Joie
If you have not read the Fablehaven series that preceded this book, you are missing out. I will even come right out and say that I think it is better…
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
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…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Breaking The Fourth Wall
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
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…