Survey of Fantasy Subgenres – Part One: High and Low Fantasy
Marsha A. Moore
A big hello to Fantasy-Faction readers! I’m happy to be a new member of the Fantasy-Faction staff and would say thanks for the great opportunity. As my first series of…
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Fantasy Book Club – April 2014: Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts
Jennie Ivins
This month we are reading Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts as our selection for an Asian inspired SFF. Magic and murder engulf the realm…
The Palace Job by Patrick Weekes
Travis Anderson
BioWare has created a number of my favorite video game franchises. Alongside the critically acclaimed Knights of the Old Republic, their blood soaked fantasy world of Dragon Age and alien…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Betrayal
Xiagan
We’ve been getting such good feedback for the short stories our members have submitted in our Monthly Short Story Competition that we have decided to post them on the main…
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
KJ Braxton
This review contains some spoilers. Read with caution if you have yet to finish the book. After thoroughly enjoying The Northern Lights I was eager to get onto The Subtle…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Underdog
We’ve been getting such good feedback for the short stories our members have submitted in our Monthly Short Story Competition that we have decided to post them on the main…
The Curious Case of Game of Thrones
Zachary A. Matzo
Show of hands: how many people believed, back in 1997, that George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire would become a full-blown cultural phenomenon? Anybody? I didn’t think…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Doors
We’ve been getting such good feedback for the short stories our members have submitted in our Monthly Short Story Competition that we have decided to post them on the main…
RealmShift by Alan Baxter
Dan Hanks
I’ve been following British/Australian author Alan Baxter online for a while now. He’s one of a group of very passionate and talented writers in the land down under doing great…
“House of Dreams” by Michael Swanwick
Nathan T. Dean
I would often sit with my friends and argue over which were the best or worst superpowers. The worst superpowers regarded were having the ability to see three seconds into…
Recap: “The State of Short Fiction” Roundtable
Eric Christensen
Recently, the Baltimore Science Fiction Society (BSFS) hosted “The State of Short Fiction” Roundtable featuring editors Neil Clarke (Clarkesworld), Scott H. Andrews (Beneath Ceaseless Skies), Jonathan Laden (Daily Science Fiction),…
Historical Research with Miles Cameron and Anthony Ryan
CptNemo
The fantasy genre has always been happily aware of its deep connection to history. Pull a book at random from the fantasy section of your bookstore and you’re sure to…