Where Loyalties Lie by Rob J. Hayes – SPFBO Review
Geoff Matthews
For some reason, the archetypal pirate accent from Hollywood movies always comes out of my mouth (and pen) as a farmer from deepest Wiltshire or Somerset… it doesn’t have quite…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO)
Sigil Independent – Announcement & Freebies!
M. D. Presley
Fantasy-Faction is happy to host the announcement of a new self-publishers’ guild with aims to help self-pub authors with things most often reserved for those who are traditional published. Sigil…
Tiger Lily by K. Bird Lincoln – SPFBO Review
Lily isn’t supposed to hunt game in the Daimyo’s woods. She’s just the cook’s daughter. It isn’t her place to talk to nobility. And she definitely isn’t supposed to sing…
Chaos Trims My Beard by Brett Herman – SPFBO Finalist Review
Laura M. Hughes
The SPFBO team here at Fantasy-Faction (G. R. Matthews, James Latimer, Kitvaria Sarene, Michael Everest and myself) have been through something of a turbulent decision-making process during these past few…
Stolen Magic by Marina Finlayson – SPFBO Review
Stolen Magic is a fun, compelling and well-paced urban fantasy tale which almost – almost! – became our Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off finalist. Finlayson’s novel, a story of supernatural forces, gods…
Wings of Justice by Michael-Scott Earle – SPFBO Review
Michael-Scott Earle is one of the more well-known names to have entered the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off this year. That Wings of Justice made it so far in the competition (we’re…
Clearwater Dawn by Scott Fitzgerald Gray – SPFBO Review
James Latimer
Clearwater Dawn is a tightly-woven, almost claustrophobic mystery-adventure tale, focusing on the role of one pivotal minor player in major affairs. It features a lot of traditional tropes (a princess,…
The Tale of Gurion Thricebound by Angela Holder – SPFBO Review
Gurion is a long book. I need to get that out there right now. Definitely one of the longest I have ever read for the SPFBO, and I’ve been at…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #3: The Fifth Five Fall
The Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off officially began on July 1st! In case you missed it, here’s what Fantasy-Faction has posted so far. Our Announcement Introducing Round One Cover Contest Winners First…
SPFBO3: The Next Five Fall…
The Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off officially began on July 1st! In case you missed it, here’s what Fantasy-Faction has posted so far: Our announcement Introducing round one Cover contest winners First…
SPFBO3: Another Five Fall
The Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off officially began on July 1st! In case you missed it, here’s what Fantasy-Faction has posted so far: Our announcement Introducing round one Cover contest winners First…
THOSE BRAVE, FOOLISH SOULS FROM THE CITY OF SWORDS by Benedict Patrick – Cover Reveal
Here at Fantasy-Faction we’ve had the pleasure and privilege of hosting an entire bunch of gorgeous cover reveals for indie authors. Look at these bad boys as examples of those…