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January 3, 2014
Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett – just 99p!!!
In the second of today’s crazy Amazon deals, Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett is at just 99p too! Below is the blurb and link to the book: To the consternation of the patrician, Lord Vetinari, a new invention has arrived in Ankh-Morpork – a great clanging monster of a machine that harnesses the power of […]
The Ocean at the End of the Lane – 99p!!!
“Some books you read. Some books you enjoy. But some books just swallow you up, heart and soul…” That’s just one of the incredible things said about Neil Gaiman’s award winning The Ocean at the End of the Lane and, believe it or not, it’s currently available for just 99p on Amazon’s Kindle in the […]
The End of Shannara (2018)
Following Shawn Speakman’s recent blog post where he wrote: “For those who might not know, Terry is writing the Defenders of Shannara series, which comprises The High Druid’s Blade, The Darkling Child, and a third as of yet untitled book. These three books and the events within them will lead directly into the final Shannara […]
THE HIGH DRUID’S BLADE Extract
The High Druid’s Blade by Terry Brooks will published by Orbit Books (UK) and Dely Ray Books (US) on March 11th 2014! As you may recall, we featured it in our top 25 Most Anticipated books and the reason it has so many people so excited is because it is the first stand-alone novel set […]
Avengers x Star Wars Crossovers?
This won’t come as a huge surprise for you guys, but two of Walt Disney’s companies Lucas film Ltd and Marvel Entertainment will joining forces to bring new Star Wars adventures to readers throughout the galaxy, with it being announced today that Marvel have been granted exclusive rights to create and publish Star Wars comics […]
January 2, 2014
The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley
The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley has been getting a lot of attention through social media and blogging sites. As soon as I read about it, I thought it sounded amazing and when I listed in my “books that caught my eye” post on my blog, I wrote: The blurb of The Emperor’s Blades suggests […]
Fantasy Book Club – January 2014: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
January is the time for New Year’s resolutions. It’s too early in the year to give up and have excuses, right? Well, our book club read this month is going to be Garden’s of the Moon by Steven Erikson. It’s the start to a very established series in the genre, Malazan Book of the Fallen. […]
January 1, 2014
Top Anticipated Fantasy Books For 2014 – Readers’ Choice
Our ‘Most Anticipated’ articles have always been some of Fantasy-Faction’s most popular. As we’ve done for the last few years, we will be presenting a list of our most anticipated novels – which is this article – and then a list featuring 5 of the most anticipated titles from each of our 10 favourite publishers […]
December 30, 2013
Harry Potter: My Christmas Movies
If your family is anything like mine, movies are a huge part of the Christmas season. When darkness falls in the late afternoon, temperatures drop below freezing and the glow of electric candles fill the room, throwing on a blanket and firing up a movie is a great way to spend the evening—particularly when the […]
December 29, 2013
Fantasy-Faction’s Best Fantasy Books of 2013
Firstly, and fore-mostly, I want to say a huge thank you to every author, publisher and blogger involved in fantasy literature in 2013. I’ve been involved in the fantasy community for about four years now and this was BY FAR the very best year I’ve experienced in terms of the amount of quality fantasy published […]
