The Dagger and The Coin by Daniel Abraham – Series Review
Laura M. Hughes
This review may contain spoilers. Read with caution if you have yet to finish the series. Reviewing an entire series in one fell swoop can be tricky. Luckily, I’ve got…
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Tiffany Aching – Discworld Series Review
Victoria Hooper
Recently, we heard the news that Wee Free Men, the first in the Tiffany Aching series of Discworld books by Sir Terry Pratchett, is going to be brought to film…
The Iron Ship by K. M. McKinley
T. O. Munro
I started off intending to simply review K. M. McKinley’s steampunk fantasy novel. I was surprised at its relatively low number of Goodreads and Amazon reviews despite being out for…
Summerlong by Peter S. Beagle
Richard Bray
Like a warm summer afternoon, Peter S. Beagle’s upcoming novel, Summerlong, is charmingly quiet yet deeply thoughtful, with an ambiance that will keep readers spellbound to the final page. Beagle’s…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #2: Our Final Seven
A.F.E. Smith
After much deliberation, the Fantasy-Faction reviewing team has narrowed down the entries in our group to seven. Our task now is to read and discuss these books more closely, with…
Laura Lam Interview
Leo Elijah Cristea
We are excited to once again have the talented author Laura Lam with us today. Her most recent novel, False Hearts, was released this June and the conclusion to her…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #2: Getting Close To The End…
The Fantasy-Faction SPFBO team are on the verge of announcing their top seven books! But first, here are a final set of five that didn’t quite make the cut. It…
Force Grey: Giant Hunters – YouTube Show Review
Geoff Matthews
I haven’t played Dungeons & Dragons since my teenage years, and there are days when I miss it. Computer games took over, life got in the way; work, family, children…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Flash Fiction
Xiagan
Postcard Fiction. Short, Short Stories. Micro Fiction. 500 words or less. This month, that’s all our entrants got. Wikipedia says that flash fiction ‘often contains the classic story elements: protagonist,…
Teresa Frohock Interview
Today we have the pleasure of interviewing Teresa Frohock, author of several ground breaking fantasy novels and novellas including The Broken Road, Miserere, and the recently completed trilogy of Los…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #2: Farewell To Another Five
Writing fiction is like painting Rorschach cards: everyone sees (and feels) something different when looking at what you’ve created. Every review is subjective. And as AFE and GR have observed…
Flamecaster by Cinda Williams Chima
Flamecaster, by Cinda Williams Chima, is the first of a brand new series set in the same world of the acclaimed Seven Realms quartet, where we leave behind Han and…