The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
Joie
A roller coaster of emotions in the conclusion to the Winner’s trilogy, The Winner’s Kiss is one of the few books I’ve read this year that made it difficult to…
romance
In The Mix: Fantasy and Other Genres
Leo Elijah Cristea
Fantasy is a genre that assimilates elements of other genres, whilst still remaining, for the most part, a genre not often thought of as having a great number of “crossovers”…
The Golden City by J. Kathleen Cheney
Jo Niederhoff
Historical fantasy is something of a weakness of mine. I love anything that combines magic and history, especially when that magic actually has an effect on history. My first reviews…
The Romance of Fantasy
Victoria Hooper
Romance isn’t a word that we usually think of as being inseparable from fantasy; some people enjoy love stories with their fantasy and others vehemently object to them. But romance…
You’ve Got Your Romance in My Fantasy! – You’ve Got Your Fantasy in My Romance!
Marsha A. Moore
Continuing my series exploring subgenres of fantasy, in this post I’ll compare and contrast—the best I can since this one confuses me—romantic fantasy and fantasy romance. Regardless of how we…
Eleri Stone Interview
Dan Hanks
A couple of months ago I reviewed the excellent Reaper’s Touch by Eleri Stone. It was a cracking read, with a brilliant couple of protagonists, and while this follow-up interview…
Reaper’s Touch by Eleri Stone
I’m a big fan of romance. I believe in love at first sight, flowers, and date nights (even if it’s just an hour out of the house, simply to get…
The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
Hierath
The Privilege Of The Sword is the sequel to Ellen Kushner’s legendary novel, Swordspoint, which told the story of the romance between Alec Campion and swordsman Richard St Veir. The…
Genre Blending
Ryan Howse
It should surprise no one, given where I’m writing this from, that I am a fan of fantasy. But while it’s my favorite genre, it’s not my only love. I’m…
Monthly Short Story Winner: Paths
Jennie Ivins
Welcome back writers and readers! Last month was busy wasn’t it? Here at Fantasy-Faction we saw the last day of our Anthology Contest come and go. Amazingly, we received 1,734…
Avoiding the “Instabond”
Amy Rose Davis
Making Your Characters Fall In Love on the Page Last week, I got a little wordy talking about things to remember when creating compelling romantic relationships on the page, and…
Ravenmarked by Amy Rose Davis
When Braedan, the heir regent of the kingdom of Taura, decides to declare himself king after his father’s death, he finds more than just a few upset nobles standing in…