Morningstar by David Gemmell
Dominic Stevens
I was 21 when I read my first book by David Gemmell. I had just finished my degree in English Literature, and having spent three years reading the classics, I…
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Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
Hannah
In the realm of Goredd, dragons and humans live side by side in a fragile attempt at peace. Their differences keep them apart; dragons believing humans are irrational, indulging in…
Christopher Paolini Interview
R.T. Kaelin
After graduating from high school at 15, Christopher Paolini began writing Eragon, the first novel of the Inheritance Cycle set in the mythical land of Alagaësia. In 2002, the Paolini…
Why Fantasy?
Dan Hanks
For a writer of fantasy, I’ve written remarkably little about fantasy. I can slip it on like a second skin, but never really stopped to think just how easy it…
The Omen Machine by Terry Goodkind
Kit
Terry Goodkind brought readers into the world of the Sword of Truth in 1994. Over the series of 11 novels, the reader is taken on a journey of magic and…
The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
Overlord
Terry Pratchett – “ the bloke who knows about quantum. I’m the bloke who knows about faeries.” Terry Pratchett is perhaps the world’s finest satirical writer. I believe that everything…
Where. R. U? – Creating a Fantasy World
A. J. Zaethe
Where. R. U? A dream? A fantasy? Both? Alice fell. Through shadow…and flame. Wait. That was Gandalf. But she did fall, and she did face the trials of another world.…
Dragons: An Introduction
Leo Elijah Cristea
Dragons: Why do they permeate fantasy fiction, and moreover, what are they supposed to be? Despite the varied literature in which they appear, the appearance of a dragon—with a little…
The Broken Isles by Mark Charan Newton
Laura Graham
Well, here we are ladies and gents, the finale fling for The Legends of the Red Sun series. And you know what? What a satisfying last jaunt it is. The…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Paths
Jennie Ivins
Welcome back writers and readers! Last month was busy wasn’t it? Here at Fantasy-Faction we saw the last day of our Anthology Contest come and go. Amazingly, we received 1,734…
The Humanised Hero
Emma Hays
If someone were to tell you that you are going to be a hero one day, that you alone must save the world, what would you do? Would you run…
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Celeana Sardothien is an infamous assassin. Yet the seventeen-year-old is living out the rest of her days imprisoned and set to work in Endovier’s harsh salt mines. All because she…