Monster of the Dark by K. T. Belt – SPSFC 1st Place Semi-Finalist
Jennie Ivins
Carmen Grey always knew she was different. None of the other children seemed able to read minds. None of the other children were able to manipulate their toys without touching…
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Captain Wu by Patrice Fitzgerald and Jack Lyster – SPSFC 2nd Place Semi-Finalist
Captain Wu’s the name. Smuggling’s her game. To be fair, they only started shooting after she started insulting them. She was just about to hand off the package—Wu didn’t know…
What Branches Grow by T. S. Beier – SPSFC 3rd Place Semi-Finalist
A quest through post-apocalyptic America, where human nature is torn between the violent desperation to survive and the desire to forge connection. Thirty-five years ago, the world was ravaged by…
1st Annual Self-Published Science Fiction Contest – Our Semi-Finalists
Good day Factioners! 2021 certainly was a thing wasn’t it? Let me answer my own question. This post was supposed to go up at the beginning of December. So, yeah…
Empire of Shadows by Alicia Wanstall-Burke
A. M. Justice
Toxic mother-daughter relationships are uncommon in fantasy. All too often, mothers are already dead on page one, or if Mama lives, she’s warm and nurturing. Even Cersei Lannister dotes on…
Spirits of Vengeance by Rob J. Hayes
Richard Marpole
Spirits of Vengeance is an epic, martial arts, horror fantasy. It follows an ensemble cast of aging martial artists and mischievous spirits as they wander the sundered empire of Ipia,…
Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olson
I loved this book. I loved this book. I loved this book! I went back over the reviews I’ve written for Fantasy-Faction and found I’ve used love to describe aspects…
Burn Red Skies by Kerstin Espinosa Rosero – Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #7: Round One 1st Place Winner
And today we come to the end of Round One in the 7th Annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) with our pick for the winner of the semi-finals! Congratulations to Kerstin…
Seasons of Albadone by Élan Marché and Christopher Warman – Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #7: Round One 2nd Place Semi-Finalist
After much deliberation we have come to our picks for our Round One semi-finalists! This year was tricky, because each judge picked a different book as their overall favorite, meaning…
Dragon Mage by M. L. Spencer – Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #7: Round One 2nd Place Semi-Finalist
After much deliberation we have come to our picks for our Round One semi-finalists! This year was tricky, because each judge picked a different book as their overall favorite, meaning…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #7: Round One 4th Place Semi-Finalists
* Disclaimer * Everyone is different and likes and dislikes different things. Reading is no exception. One person’s all-time favorite might seem too bland or too high stakes for another.…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #7: The Last Four Fall
* Disclaimer * Everyone is different and likes and dislikes different things. Reading is no exception. One person’s all-time favorite might seem too bland or too high stakes for another.…