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January 13, 2016
Small Press ‘On Our Radar’ – Call for Monthly Releases
Following a discussion on Reddit that proved demand, Fantasy-Faction has decided to run a Small Press edition of our monthly ‘On Our Radar‘ post. What this means is that every month we will be inviting Small Press from around the world to submit up to three titles that they are releasing for the coming month and that […]
January 11, 2016
Angel of Storms by Trudi Canavan
I reviewed the first book in the Millenium’s Rule trilogy – Thief’s Magic – back in 2014 here on Fantasy-Faction and I’m sorry to say I was rather harsh. Angel of Storms, however, was superb and everything I’ve come to expect from such an accomplished author. A note from Canavan included in the hardback edition […]
The Last Mortal Bond by Brian Staveley
“The ancient Csestriim are back to finish their purge of humanity; armies clash outside the capital city; leaches, solitary beings who draw power from the natural world to fuel their extraordinary abilities, maneuvre on all sides to affect the outcome of the war; on the islands of the Kettral, the survivor’s of Valyn’s wing return […]
January 9, 2016
Susan Dennard Interview
Susan Dennard has come a long way from small-town Georgia. As a marine biologist, she got to travel the world before settling down as a full-time novelist and writing instructor. She is the author of the Something Strange and Deadly series as well as the forthcoming Witchlands series. Today she was kind enough to stop […]
Fantasy Titles On Our Radar: January 2016 Edition
From January 2016 we will be running a monthly feature called ‘On Our Radar‘. The aim of this post will be to show you the Fantasy titles that we are looking out for and remind you what’s hitting shelves over the course of the coming month (a couple of Sci-Fi titles may slip on there […]
January 7, 2016
The Only Bit of Writing Advice You’ll Need in 2016
If you’re anything like me then every time an interview with an author is posted, you’ll find yourself scanning it for information about their writing process. It doesn’t matter whether they write literary classics or dinosaur erotica, I’ve long held a fascination with the way other writers work. Are they plotters or planners? Do they […]
Most Anticipated Fantasy Novels of 2016: Publishers’ Choice
Can you believe it… It’s 2016 already! And you know what that means, right? It’s time for another one of Fantasy-Faction’s most popular posts of the year: “Most Anticipated Fantasy Novels of 2016: Publishers’ Choice”. If you are new to Fantasy-Faction, the Publishers’ Choice article is where we spend a few weeks going to each Publishing […]
January 6, 2016
Peter V. Brett confirms more books
I recommend you only read this post if you have finished The Skull Throne. There will also be a review of the first chapter of Peter V. Brett’s The Core. Peter V. Brett has published a blog post today that will delight his fans. I recommend you check the whole blog post out, it outlines […]
Top 10 SFF Films of 2015
I don’t think 2015 was quite the year for cinema we were hoping. There were a number of SFF titles that didn’t quite live up to expectations and a few more that absolutely bombed. That said, it wasn’t all bad… there were a number of surprisingly deep, moving and powerful movies that bulk up this year’s […]
January 4, 2016
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
“Well, we’ve managed to get ourselves locked into the most secure prison in the world. We’re either geniuses or the dumbest sons of bitches to ever breathe air.” Fantasy-Faction recently named Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows the 24th-best fantasy book of 2015. Not to criticize Marc Aplin and the rest of the Fantasy-Faction team, but […]
