The Double-Edged Sword by Sarah Silverwood
Overlord
Sarah Silverwood is actually a pseudonym; the author of The Double-Edged Sword’s real name is Sarah Pinborough. For anyone who hasn’t heard of Sarah Pinborough before, let me begin by…
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The Dying Earth by Jack Vance
Nyki Blatchley
Fantasy authors who want to get away from familiar contemporary or historical surroundings have various broad types of setting to choose from. They can create a fictional prehistory, as both…
Arsenic and Old Leaves: The Art of Poisoning Your Fantasy Characters – Part 2
Faith M. Boughan
If you missed part one of this series, you can check it out here. So… poisoned anyone lately? Based on the comments on Part One, it seems that subtle murder…
Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Philippines – Part Two
Paolo Chikiamco
Welcome to part two of the Fantasy Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Philippines! If you missed part one, you can read it here. In this installment, we will look…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Luck
Jennie Ivins
Hello everyone! I’m a little late with my article this month. I blame April. It didn’t give me adequate notice it was ending until May had already begun. Anyway, lots…
Irenicon by Aiden Harte
In the world that Irenicon is set, just after Jesus Christ was born, he was murdered. Torn from the arms of his mother, Mary, Jesus was killed by King Herod…
Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Philippines – Part One
Welcome back to the Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment! This is where we shine the spotlight on different parts of the world and their unique contributions to and traditions of…
Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
I am generally not prone to unmitigated and spontaneous squeeing except on rare occasions or when presented with almost anything that may be described as “adorable.” Since “adorable” is what…
Disability and Imperfect People in Fantasy
Leo Elijah Cristea
A couple of days ago, Elspeth Cooper guest blogged at Bookworm Blues about a running theme in Songs of the Earth, the first in a fantasy series that has been…
Babylon Steel by Gaie Sebold
When you’ve been reading within the fantasy genre for a while, you tend to familiarise yourself with the tropes and even find yourself looking for them as you read through…
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath by H.P. Lovecraft
We all know what to expect from a story by H. P. Lovecraft. It’ll be a tale of cosmic horror, in the which the Old Ones, such as Cthulhu and…
How to Use Mental Illness in Your Writing
Laura Graham
Mental illness is always a tricky topic to discuss, especially in the politically correct society of the present. I can tell you though, I work in a psychiatric hospital, and…