Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky
L. A. Young
Many space operas revolve around space exploration and warfare within a galactic empire; and many individuals are drawn to them due to the spaceships and the space battles. Some of…
science fiction
SFF Authors of Hispanic Descent: An Incomplete List
Jennie Ivins
Today begins Hispanic Heritage Month! It goes from September 15th to October 15th. And we are going to highlight some of the best SFF authors of Hispanic heritage! This is…
1st Annual Self-Published Science Fiction Contest – People’s Choice Cover Contest
The 1st Annual Self-Published Science Fiction Contest (SPSFC) People’s Choice Cover Contest is now live! Do you like judging books by their covers? If so go and check out the…
1st Annual Self-Published Science Fiction Contest – Introductions & Book List
Hello Factioners! We have an exciting announcement! This year we are one of the judging teams in the 1st Annual Self-Published Science Fiction Contest! If that sounds familiar then you…
Big List of Julia’s Favourite Women Writing SFF
Julia Kitvaria Sarene
Some years back, I was prompted to look closely at my SFF shelves. Always preferring little to no romance, aside from very few exceptions, I found the ratio was quite…
SFF Authors of Asian and Pacific Islander Descent: An Incomplete List
Good day Factioners! It’s June! I’m sure most of you know this already. I however thought I still had a week of May left. For some reason May always gets…
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
A. A. Freeman
I’ve never been shy about letting my love of strange stories shine through. When I started asking people for book recommendations a friend immediately told me to read This Is…
Anna by Sammy H.K. Smith
Geoff Matthews
The Government has fallen, society is broken, and to survive in the land you need to be intelligent, cunning, and tough. Above that though, you need to be watchful. The…
An Incomplete List of Women Writing in SFF
*Disclaimer* This is, as the title says, an incomplete list. I have tried to put each author in every subgenre they write in. It is very probable there are glaring…
The Combat Codes by Alexander Darwin – SPFBO #6 Finals Review
A. M. Justice
Editor’s Note: Our overall rating for The Combat Codes is 7/10 as stated above. But our SPFBO rating is 3.5/10. See below for more details. “We fight so the rest…
Richard Marpole
Fantasy-Faction’s Most Anticipated Books of 2021
Let us add to your tbr pile once again (we do see that as our main duty and responsibility) with these most anticipated books of 2021!