Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment: The Netherlands
Paul Wiseall
Welcome back to the Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment, where I aim to shine the spotlight on individual nations and their contributions to the fantasy world. So up to now…
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Monthly Short Story Winner: Freedom
Jennie Ivins
Summer is finally coming to a close. And with autumn beginning, so begins another round of Writing Challenges. We have some familiar faces in our entries this month and also…
Dreadnought by Cherie Priest
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
As is my habit, when I enjoy a book I go looking for more by the same author. Such was the case when I picked up Dreadnought. The story is…
The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan
Overlord
The Steel Remains is an interesting book to say the least… It seems to be the results of renowned science fiction author Richard K. Morgan’s attempt to shake up the,…
Elspeth Cooper Interview
Leo Elijah Cristea
Elspeth Cooper, brand new SFF author—with her novel just released in June this year—is a special brand of writer: she’s likeable, quirky, and she’s got a lot to say about…
The Halfling’s Gem by R. A. Salvatore
ChrisMB
So here we come, my friends, to the end of our journey through Icewind Dale and the Forgotten Realms. It’s been a fun ride for some, a bland ride for…
Fantasy Book Club – September 2011: Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton
Hello Fantasy Fans! This month we will be reading Nights of Villjamur by Mark Charan Newton. Political intrigue and dark violence converge in a superb new action series of enthralling…
Fantasy-Faction World Tour of Wonderment: Scotland
Welcome back to the Fantasy-Faction World Tour Of Wonderment, where I aim to shine the spotlight on individual nations and their contributions to the fantasy world. Last time we had…
Streams of Silver by R. A. Salvatore
We’ve dug our holes and plumbed the depths Carved our views of novels as epithets. This day my work has just begun In the mines of silver and rum Beneath…
Assassin’s Quest by Robin Hobb
Well, I guess I should start off by saying this series was absolutely fantastic. I had Assassin’s Apprentice (which I rated 5/5) sitting on by bookshelf for about 2 or…
Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock
Elric. The name is legendary. Even those who don’t really touch fantasy tend to know the name Elric or at very least Stormbringer. Those older will know the name Moorcock…
Movie Adaptations: Is the film version ever allowed to best the novel?
Ashley Barnard
Up until a few years ago I was one of many book lovers who firmly believed it’s virtually impossible for a film adaptation to be better than the novel it’s…