A Dance of Mirrors by David Dalglish
Nicholas Schmiedicker
A Dance of Blades was much the same as A Dance of Cloaks, in fact, as I mentioned, it wasn’t different enough, in my humble opinion, to warrant an entire…
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The Whatnot by Stefan Bachmann
Dan Hanks
I can only imagine that after writing an astonishing debut novel (and one of Fantasy-Faction’s best of 2013), it would be difficult to maintain such high quality in any subsequent…
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Steff Humm
It’s been a year since Peter Jackson took us back to Middle Earth and Bilbo Baggins set out on An Unexpected Journey. After mixed reviews, the consensus seemed to be…
Banished by Liz de Jager
Hierath
Liz De Jager’s debut novel, Banished, is set in a world where the borders between the realm of Faerie and our own world, the Frontier, are thin and porous. It’s…
The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
KJ Braxton
This review contains spoilers! Please read with caution if you have yet to finish The Wise Man’s Fear. When readers have been waiting more than a year for a sequel…
The Violent Century by Lavie Tidhar
Alister Davison
Let me start by admitting this is the most difficult review I’ve had to write. It’s taken me a few weeks to analyse my thoughts and bring them into coherent…
My Neighbor Totoro
Dori
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the family-favourite animated movie, My Neighbour Totoro, Viz Media published the story in novel format, as well as featuring a new edition of the…
The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley
Lisa Taylor
The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley has been getting a lot of attention through social media and blogging sites. As soon as I read about it, I thought it sounded…
Fantasy Book Club – January 2014: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
January is the time for New Year’s resolutions. It’s too early in the year to give up and have excuses, right? Well, our book club read this month is going…
Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce
Aleksandra Kesek
‘No doubt we shall have to sit there all bloody evening listening to some awful drivel about fairies.’ – William Heaney Thousands of people go missing every year in the…
Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor
Samuel S. B.
Last time, I shared my thoughts on the magnificent adaptation of Carroll’s Wonderland by Frank Beddor. The Looking Glass Wars has always moved me to the depths of social death.…
Something More than Night by Ian Tregillis
A. E. Marling
If you’re thirsty for pulp fiction flavored with angels and cosmic rays, then Something More than Night by Ian Tregillis was written for you. Enter a not-too-distant future where a…