Winter Tide by Ruthanna Emrys
Jonathan Thornton
“It’s one thing to say that humanity is ultimately unimportant in the face of the cosmos. It’s another to stand before someone who believes, deep down, that your pain is…
historical fantasy
Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeannette Ng – Cover Reveal
Laura M. Hughes
Fantasy-Faction is excited to host the cover reveal for Jeannette Ng’s Under the Pendulum Sun! Due out in October 2017 from our friends at Angry Robot, Under the Pendulum Sun…
A Gathering of Ravens by Scott Oden
Joshua Robertson
A Gathering of Ravens was my introduction to Scott Oden’s work, and after completing the mytho-historical story, I am now scouring his backlist for another appealing tale. The story is…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Based On A Random Wikipedia Article
Xiagan
I don’t think we ever had a prompt that was so not fantasy related and so open. We were really curious about the stories this prompt would produce and the…
Interview with Bernard Cornwell
T. O. Munro
As a longstanding fan of the writing of Bernard Cornwell, I was delighted when he agreed to answer some interview questions. The profile of his writing has been raised most…
The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay
T. L. Greylock
Warning: Contains Stage 9 Book Adoration and Booze Let’s just get this out of the way, and then maybe we can level with each other. I loved The Lions of…
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Richard Bray
As a fantasy reader who makes his living in marketing and communications, I am perhaps more jaded than most when it comes to books that are compared to some of…
A Criminal Magic by Lee Kelly
Joie
Think 1920s Prohibition, except alcohol is not what is illegal. Magic is. Enough damage was done by past magic users that any and all evidence of magic is shunned and…
Yseult by Ruth Nestvold – SPFBO Review: And Then There Were Five
The SPFBO team are making steady progress in our search for a finalist. To avoid cruelly stretching things out, we’ll be posting individual reviews for those who don’t make it…
Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal
Eric Christensen
Ghost Talkers by Mary Robinette Kowal presents an alternate World War I where a soldier’s duty doesn’t end when the shell falls or the bullet finds a target. Spiritualism is…
MJ-12: Inception by Michael J. Martinez
Dan Hanks
Michael J. Martinez first hit our shelves with the incredible Daedalus series, which dazzled critics and fans alike with 18th Century battleships in space and multi-dimensional plotlines. It was a…
Medusa’s Web by Tim Powers
“The past,” she repeated, “it is always out there, isn’t it? I hate now. I hate that whenever you look at a clock, it shows a different time. What’s the…