Nothing Is As It Seems
Edward Cox
I’ve always referred to The Relic Guild Trilogy as a single story chopped up into three books. Mostly because it’s true. It is the tale of a secret band of…
Gollancz
Excerpt from ‘Wrong Place, Wrong Time’ – A short story from Sharp Ends by Joe Abercrombie
Overlord
There are very few authors that Fantasy-Faction forum users and Facebook group members talk about more than Joe Abercrombie. There are many reasons for this, but in addition to truly…
Loss of Identity in Twelve Kings
Bradley Beaulieu
Today we welcome a good friend of ours, Bradley Beaulieu, to Fantasy-Faction. Bradley’s new novel Twelve Kings has been picking up incredible reviews across the Blogosphere and we wanted to…
Cover Reveal of Twelve Kings by Bradley P. Beaulieu
I am honoured to say that I’ve been involved in the cover design of Bradley P. Beaulieu’s Twelve Kings and possibly even played a (tiny) part in how it turned…
ARC Cover Reveal & Competition for Bradley P. Beaulieu’s Twelve Kings
It has been a great year for readers looking to jump aboard a new series and an equally good one for those who like to be wowed by SFF cover…
“The Witcher: Sword Of Destiny” Extract
The Witcher is far more than the title/class of a character in an SFF Book in its native Poland. In its country of origin, the series of novels and short…
List of Upcoming SFF Masterwork Re-releases
I’ve promised that each month I will bring to you guys a list of the following month’s Fantasy Book Releases (if you missed April/May’s post, click here). However, I also…
The City Stained Red by Sam Sykes
If you’ve read Tome of the Undergates you will know roughly what to expect when you pick up a book by Sam Sykes. You take a step away from today’s…
Gollancz sign Dan Abnett Fantasy Trilogy!
We got some pretty exciting news here at Fantasy-Faction today, our friends Gollancz and Dan Abnett are teaming up to publish Dan’s latest series: a self-contained, action-packed heroic fantasy trilogy.…
There and Back Again: A Novice Con-Goer’s Tale
Lucy Hounsom
Prologue No, I don’t live in a hole in the ground, but I do live in Devon, which bears a remarkable resemblance to the green and sheltered Shire. But even…
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
There has not been a book over the last decade that has brought about as much response as Patrick Rothfuss’s The Name of the Wind. Released in 2007, this book…
Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind
ChrisMB
A couple of years ago, whilst my best friend and I were browsing through my local Borders (which also happens to be one of the many affected by the liquidation…