Summertime Deities
Kellie Doherty
In the Northern Hemisphere it’s finally summertime. Time to shake off the thick winter blanket and step into the warm sunshine. Walking outside, hiking up mountains, biking, camping. A whole…
religion
Autumn Deities
As a writer, inspiration can come from anywhere, and researching your chosen subject can be a useful tool. When creating a new world, researching geographical maps and landmarks is a…
The Origins of Halloween and its Traditions
S. H. Paulus
You might have some fond memories of Halloween growing-up, where you dressed-up as your favorite superhero or mystical entity, to go door-to-door collecting candy. When someone opened the door, you…
The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson
L. A. Young
Speculative fiction is a term used when the common themes found in fantasy, science fiction and horror overlap while incorporating at least one of the many subgenres into the narrative.…
Scion RPG 2nd Edition Review – Part Two – Scion: Hero
Richard Marpole
Okay, round two of my review of Scion—the RPG from the good folks at Onyx Path that lets you play the children of mythological gods in a modern world. Check…
Scion RPG 2nd Edition Review – Part One – Scion: Origin
Scion is an urban fantasy roleplaying game (RPG) of a very particular sort and one that’s likely to appeal to fans of fantasy fiction. It’s not about secretive societies of…
Hell: An Exploration
The nature of the afterlife has fascinated and terrified humanity for tens of thousands of years. What, if anything, waits for us after death? Is there more than one place…
Under the Pendulum Sun by Jeannette Ng
Jonathan Thornton
“So desperate are you to speak to us that you see us everywhere. You look across your borders, your walls, and instead of your neighbours, you see us. As your…
Author’s Debrief: The Godserfs Series – Guest Blog by N. S. Dolkart
N. S. Dolkart
N. S. Dolkart’s journey from debut author to finisher-of-first-series is finally nigh, as this month he published the last in the Gemmell Award-nominated Godserfs series, an epic fantasy series with…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Story Generator
Xiagan
This month’s theme has many fathers and mothers. Lady_Ty who posted the Shakespeare Adaptation Generator in the Ideas Topic on the Fantasy-Faction forum, Raptori who modified it (we kept some…
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…