Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
Jo Niederhoff
When I first said I wanted to review this book, I mentioned the prologue as what drew me in. That wasn’t entirely true. While I did enjoy the prologue (and…
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Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
L. A. Young
Trail of Lightning is the first book in The Sixth World series and debut novel by Rebecca Roanhorse. It is about the return of the gods after the world ends.…
Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer – SPFBO #4 Finals Review
Geoff Matthews
*Disclaimer* Writing and reading is a subjective art. What some folks will absolutely love, others will dislike. It is a bit like Marmite in the UK—normal people dislike it intensely,…
Monthly Flash Fiction Winner: Fire
Xiagan
This month we asked our entrants to write about fire. The beauty of fire is its ambivalence. On the one hand we need it to survive (cooking our food, keeping…
Out of Nowhere by Patrick LeClerc – SPFBO #4 Finals Review
* Disclaimer * Writing and reading are subjective arts. What some folks will absolutely love, others will dislike. It is a bit like Marmite in the UK—normal people dislike it…
Seven Deadly Swords by Peter Sutton
Steven Poore
For every sin, a sword For every sword, a curse For every curse, a death Reymond joined the Crusades to free the Holy Land from the Saracens and win glory…
Chasing Embers by James Bennett
Behind every myth there is a spark of truth. There’s nothing special about Ben Garston. He’s just a guy with an attitude in a beat-up leather jacket, drowning his sorrows…
Paternus: Wrath of Gods by Dyrk Ashton
JC Kang
Stephen Hawking meets the Dalai Lama. (And they agree on everything about the universe.) In my review of Paternus: Rise of Gods, I mentioned my first impression was it felt…
Edinburgh Seer by Alisha Klapheke
Outlander meets National Treasure (thankfully, with no Nic Cage). Having heard amazing things about Alisha Klapheke’s Uncommon World series, I decided to check out her Edinburgh Seer for two reasons:…
Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews
Joie
Spoiler Warning: This review contains spoilers from the previews books. Read with caution if you have yet to finish the series. Here we are, at the culmination of more than…
Paternus: Rise of Gods by Dyrk Ashton
American Gods meets Clash of the Titans. When Sigil Independent offered me free books to review, I felt like a kid going out on Halloween. Offered a mini Hershey’s Bar,…
Black City Dragon by Richard A. Knaak – Cover Reveal
Today Fantasy-Faction would like to welcome Richard A Knaak to the site so that he can show off the cover for his new book, due out November 13, 2018. I’ve…