The Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith-Spark
T. O. Munro
As I recall, the first rumours I heard of the book that became The Court of Broken Knives was seeing the author’s lament on social media that an agent had…
Orbit Books
The Legion of Flame by Anthony Ryan
Richard Bray
Spoiler Warning: This review contains spoilers for The Waking Fire, the first book in Anthony Ryan’s Draconis Memoria series. There is a scene in the second chapter of Anthony Ryan’s…
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn: A Look Back
Zachary A. Matzo
As fantasy readers across the world wait with bated breath for the June release of The Witchwood Crown and Tad Williams’ return to the world of Osten Ard, Fantasy Faction…
Sins of Empire by Brian McClellan
Brian McClellan earned scores of new fantasy fans with the Powder Mage Trilogy. With Sins of Empire, the first book in his new Gods of Blood and Powder series, McClellan…
Nicholas Eames Interview – Kings of the Wyld
Peter Tr
Those who follow my reviews over on Booknest may already know that I found Kings of the Wyld one of the greatest debuts I’ve ever read. I even took a…
Hope And Red by Jon Skovron
Overlord
The short version: Hope And Red is the most fun book I’ve read in 2016 and one of the first I will recommend to people, from now on, who ask…
Snakewood Cover Reveal, Map & Extract!
Publishing giants Orbit have been in touch to tell us about a book they think we should be excited about. It’s called Snakewood, it’s by Adrian Selby and it’s a…
Anthony Ryan’s New SteamPunk Trilogy Signed!
Yesterday we posted the excellent news that Adrian Tchaikovsky had signed a new book deal with Tor.com, well today we’ve heard of another of F-F’s friends, Anthony Ryan, who has…
Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
Jennie Ivins
A single grain of sand can tip the scale. A single beat of a butterfly’s wings can add just enough wind to create a tempest. And the single action of…
The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie
When Joe Abercrombie releases a new book, the fantasy world goes a little crazy. It would be fair to say that Abercrombie is one of the very best modern fantasy…
Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks – Series Review
It takes a special kind of author to write three books and have them sold consecutively on a monthly basis. Typically, a fantasy trilogy will take between three and four…