Fantasy-Faction Turns Five!
Jennie Ivins
Fantasy-Faction began as Marc Aplin’s way to geek out about the fantasy books he’d discovered way back in 2010. His first adventure into the world of fantasy was The Way…
fantasy
Signal To Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Jonathan Thornton
And that was that. You don’t get to rewind your life like a tape and splice it back together, pretending it never knotted and tore, when it did and you…
Cold Iron by Stina Leicht
Richard Bray
“Perfection lacks opportunity for growth. Learn the value of error, especially the errors of others. Do not equate good luck with virtue, and do not indulge in superiority. Above all,…
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Steff Humm
The popularity of Noelle Stevenson’s 2012 webcomic Nimona led to its release as a printed graphic novel earlier this year, which immediately leapt to the top of the New York…
Painting With Grey: The Development and Popularity of “Gritty Fantasy”
Idlewilder
In the last ten years, the fantasy community has seen an upsurge in the popularity of so-called “gritty fantasy”. However, this sub-genre of fantasy is evident even earlier than this.…
The Builders by Daniel Polansky
Zachary A. Matzo
Daniel Polansky is an interesting guy. I say this having never met the man and reading exactly 50% of his published output. He reminds me of Warren Ellis (the writer,…
Swords and Scoundrels by Julia Knight
Aaron Miles
Swords and Scoundrels is the first book of the Duellists Trilogy following the lives of siblings Kacha and Vocho, master duellists thrown out of the guild and into adventure. Think…
The Traitor by Seth Dickinson
Lucy Hounsom
The Traitor is a great example of modern political fantasy – as such, it’s entirely new to me. I’ve not read A Song of Ice and Fire so cannot view…
Song of Susannah by Stephen King
James Davies
Wow, did this series get super weird. I don’t even know where to begin with Song of Susannah (SOS as I like to think of it). Considerably shorter than Wolves…
The Iron Dragon’s Daughter by Michael Swanwick
This review contains spoilers. Read with caution if you have yet to finish the book. The changeling’s decision to steal a dragon and escape was born, though she did not…
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
This review contains spoilers. Read with caution if you have yet to finish the book. “Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall; Death is the fifth, and master of all.” N. K. Jemisin’s…
Under A Colder Sun by Greg James
Geoff Matthews
A city in peril, a king with a daring plan, a mysterious bandit and a guard driven by idealistic honour. It all makes for a good set-up and promises a…