Marc Aplin's Blog, page 45
June 9, 2020
Author Spotlight: Elizabeth Haydon and The Symphony of Ages Series
Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Symphony of Ages series. Read with caution if you have yet to finish the books. The Prophecy of the Three The Three shall come, leaving early, arriving late The lifestages of all men: Child of Blood, Child of Earth, Child of the Sky Each man, formed in […]
June 7, 2020
Kingdom – TV Series Review
On the first glance kingdom might look like just another TV show featuring zombies, trying out the concept in a new setting. But if you start looking deeper you will slowly begin to understand what makes this one so much more. Despite having lots of gore and action, Kingdom depicts a beautifully detailed world with […]
June 4, 2020
The Nine Realms by Sarah Kozloff – Series Review
Robert Jordan, Patrick Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Brent Weeks, Samantha Shannon, Haruki Murakami and Robin Hobb. These names go with epic fantasy, or any fantasy story that has multiple characters, amazing worldbuilding, complicated yet believable plots, and over 600 pages of content. Many people, including other readers, are amazed at how their fans […]
June 3, 2020
The Dresden Files – TV Series Review
Twelve episodes of Dresden goodness, of magic and Murphy. How could you pass this up? How could you not want to watch?
May 31, 2020
6th Annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off: Cover Contest
“I may not know much about art, but I know what I like.” That is the punchline of a Monty Python sketch in which the Pope and Michelangelo argue over the merits of Mike’s version of The Last Supper, a painting that contains 28 disciples, a kangaroo, and Jell-O for dessert. The line has always […]
May 27, 2020
Three Flavours of Binge-Worthy SFF Podcasts
Stuck indoors? Trying to drown out those inner anxiety voices? Just want a new fix of audible SFF goodness? Let us serve you three flavours of podcast. Neapolitan style! Strange Suburban Fantasy Welcome to Night Vale A lone radio host reports the goings-on in a bizarre desert town somewhere in the USA. He really likes that […]
May 24, 2020
Firefly – The Big Damn Cookbook by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel
I am a big damn Firefly fan. You know this about me. It’s an amazing show, and the fandom flowed from my pen many times in the past. (See these Fantasy-Faction articles about A Traveler’s Companion to the ’Verse and Sting.) Well, when I got Firefly: The Big Damn Cookbook for my birthday this year […]
May 21, 2020
6th Annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off: An Introduction to the SPFBO
Fantasy-Faction has been part of the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO)—a fantasy fiction competition sponsored by Mark Lawrence—from the beginning, and as the sixth round of the competition kicks off, we’re itching to get our hands on the next batch of contenders. The submissions seem to get stronger every year, and we can’t wait to see […]
May 17, 2020
A Tale of Stars and Shadow by Lisa Cassidy – Spoiler Free Review
A Tale of Stars & Shadow is the first book in the series of the same name by Australian author Lisa Cassidy. It is a dual perspective story following Talyn Dynan and Shadowhawk. Talyn, a Dumnorix princess and trained warrior, is sent on a mission away from her home to the mysterious land of the winged […]
May 14, 2020
Out of Body by Jeffrey Ford
“There’s so much going on at night, in the shadows, that people who spend most of their waking time in the sunlight have no idea about. Neon and spotlights and bulbs have pushed back the darkness, but night is still largely an undiscovered territory.” Out of Body (2020) by Jeffrey Ford is a surrealist exploration […]
