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July 26, 2020
The Glamourist by Luanne G. Smith
The Last Jedi in Paris. Figuring the audience for a fantasy sequel is smaller than that of a book one, I haven’t written a review of one for Fantasy-Faction in quite a long while. However, The Glamourist, Luanne G. Smith’s follow-up to her amazing debut, The Vine Witch, had me so engrossed, it deserved more […]
July 23, 2020
SFF Books by Authors of Color: An Incomplete List of Suggestions
People who know me know I love making book lists. And here is one full of fantasy and science fiction authors of color! When we started lockdown here in Germany, I couldn’t go to work for a couple of weeks, so I had a lot of time on my hands! And so, I started a […]
July 21, 2020
A Black Fox Running by Brian Carter
*Spoiler Warning* This review contains minor spoilers. Please read with caution if you have yet to finish the book. “Man is lord in this world, Wulfgar. That’s why we skulk and hide and run by night.” I love foxes and never understood how anyone could kill such beautiful creatures. Though, by the end of the […]
July 14, 2020
Recommendations for SFF Authors of Various Identities
Today’s society claims to be “woke” when it comes to the need for diversity, except we all know that isn’t true. The prejudice and bigotry presented on the news and in other media continues to reflect similar issues seen within the publishing industry. While movies and television have made visual strides to present more diverse […]
Recommendations for SFF Books by Authors of Various Identities
Today’s society claims to be “woke” when it comes to the need for diversity, except we all know that isn’t true. The prejudice and bigotry presented on the news and in other media continues to reflect similar issues seen within the publishing industry. While movies and television have made visual strides to present more diverse […]
July 12, 2020
The Last Page by Anthony Huso
I must admit I started reading The Last Page years ago and got distracted, eventually abandoning it to gather dust in a corner of my flat. Now, like many bookish people, I’ve found myself digging back through my shelves and TBR pile to find ways to pass time in lockdown. And I’m glad I did. […]
July 7, 2020
House Spirits to Keep You Company
Well, friends, there’s no sugarcoating this; we’re in the middle of a pandemic. COVID-19 has ripped through the world and has overturned how we live. Some of us cling to normality while others thrive in the digital workspaces, but one thing is painfully clear. Sometimes we just need to escape. But where can we go, […]
July 5, 2020
The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
Spoiler Warning: This review contains minor spoilers. Please read with caution if you have yet to finish The Eye of the World and The Great Hunt. “The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that […]
June 28, 2020
A Wizard’s Sacrifice by A. M. Justice – Cover Reveal and Excerpt
Although my name—A. M. Justice—might imply I write detective fiction or Westerns, my particular authorial wheelhouse is science fantasy. I also contribute reviews of film, TV, and books to Fantasy-Faction, and I’m honored to lead the Faction’s SPFBO6 judges’ group. For all these reasons and more, I’m doubly honored that Fantasy-Faction is hosting the cover […]
June 21, 2020
We Ride the Storm by Devin Madson
I originally read We Ride the Storm when it was a finalist in the fourth Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO), and I could immediately see why it fared so well in that competition (you can read the Fantasy-Faction review here). I loved it well enough that when Orbit picked it up, I jumped at the chance […]
