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November 26, 2017
Redemption’s Blade by Adrian Tchaikovsky – Cover Reveal
The holidays are coming. And I’m sure the biggest question on your minds is: What is Fantasy-Faction getting us and when do we get to open it?? Well. The answer is awesome and today! The lovely folks at Solaris Books have given us the privilege of sharing the cover for Adrian Tchaikovsky’s next novel, Redemption’s […]
November 23, 2017
Dayraven Reviews The Hidden Face by S. C. Flynn – Guest Blog
A face without a face – an unmasking that leaves the mask. Today’s post is written by Dayraven, a Faustian warrior and son of a great hero. Dayraven spent fifteen years as a hostage in the rival Magian Empire. The Hidden Face begins with his return to Faustia. Here he is, as described by a […]
November 21, 2017
The Black Shriving by Phil Tucker
Spoiler Warning: This review contains spoilers for book one in the Chronicles of the Black Gate series. Read with caution if you have yet to finish The Path of Flames. The seeds (some of them noxious weeds) planted in The Path of Flames start to germinate and sprout in The Black Shriving, book two of […]
November 20, 2017
Seinen Manga: Maturity in Japanese Manga
There has been much talk around the internet about Japanese form of comics known as manga. Most of the focus is on shounens which are manga aimed at children or rather for younger men and boys, generally from eight to eighteen years of age. Many people don’t realize there is another side of manga. Among […]
November 19, 2017
Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff
“A girl like you has no place in this sort of business.” “Believe me, Captain,” Mia replied. “You’ve never met a girl like me.” Jay Kristoff’s Godsgrave, the second book in the Nevernight Chronicles, is not an easy book to review. This isn’t because the book isn’t outstanding – it is. You should buy it. […]
November 16, 2017
Matthew De Abaitua Interview – The Red Men US Release
Matthew De Abaitua is the author of If Then (2015) and The Destructives (2016), both published by Angry Robot. His debut novel, The Red Men, was nominated for the Clarke Award when it was released in the UK in 2007, and is now being issued in the US in a new edition by Angry Robot. […]
Matthew De Abaitua Interview
Matthew De Abaitua is the author of If Then (2015) and The Destructives (2016), both published by Angry Robot. His debut novel, The Red Men, was nominated for the Clarke Award when it was released in the UK in 2007, and is now being issued in the US in a new edition by Angry Robot. […]
November 15, 2017
Thor: Ragnarok – Movie Review
You know, if you had asked me at the beginning of the year what my most anticipated superhero movie of 2017 was, my answer might have surprised you. No, not Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, the most obvious choice considering how fun the first film was. Neither was it Spider-Man: Homecoming’s triumphant return to […]
November 14, 2017
Mendoza in Hollywood by Kage Baker
As I think back to my Sky Coyote review, I have to wonder how I could have prized Joseph over Mendoza. Yes, Mendoza is rather colder and more humorless than Joseph, but she puts so much more meat in a story than he does. That said, be warned: Mendoza in Hollywood is not the light […]
November 12, 2017
Creatures of Will and Temper by Molly Tanzer
When I first heard of Creatures of Will and Temper, I read descriptions calling it a gender-swapped, lesbian The Picture of Dorian Gray with swords and demons. While that was enough to get my attention (and it helped that I was a fan of Tanzer’s Vermillion), that description is both right and wrong. Yes, there […]
