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The Expanse Casting Signals a Devastating Season 5
Tor.com Jan 21, 2020 | 14:22 pm
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Amazon has announced that it’s bringing back three characters for regular roles in its upcoming fifth season: Marco Inaros (Keon Alexander), Clarissa Mao / Melba Koh (Nadine Nicole) and Felip (Jasai Chase Owens). Their return signals that the series will indeed[…] -
Stormsong Sweepstakes!
Tor.com Jan 21, 2020 | 13:30 pm
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After spinning an enthralling world in Witchmark, the winner of the World Fantasy Award for best novel that was praised as a “can't-miss debut” by Booklist, and as “thoroughly charming and deftly paced” by the New York Times, C. L. Polk continues the story in Stormsong — and we[…] -
The Next Season of Altered Carbon Will Debut in February
Tor.com Jan 21, 2020 | 13:13 pm
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Netflix has finally revealed when its adaptation of Richard K. Morgan’s cyberpunk novel Altered Carbon will return: February 27th, 2020. Your re-sleeving is now complete. 2.27.20. #AlteredCarbon pic.twitter.com/h4VtaCp6Wh — Altered Carbon (@AltCarb) January 21, 2020 The series is set centuries[…] -
Read Chapter Five of A.K. Larkwood’s The Unspoken Name
Tor.com Jan 21, 2020 | 13:00 pm
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What if you knew how and when you will die? Csorwe does—she will climb the mountain, enter the Shrine of the Unspoken, and gain the most honored title: sacrifice. But on the day of her foretold death, a powerful mage[…] -
Enjoy Life: The Seep by Chana Porter
Tor.com Jan 21, 2020 | 12:00 pm
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The Seep arrives on our planet, and everything changes. It is an alien entity that seeks symbiotic communion with life on earth—human and nonhuman animals, plants, objects—and in return for sharing our embodied being, it collapses distinctions, hierarchies, and systems[…] -
Oscar Isaac Will Play Mitchell Hundred in the Film Adaptation of Ex Machina
Tor.com Jan 21, 2020 | 11:22 am
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Once again, Oscar Isaac will be the star of a film called Ex Machina. Or rather, this time, Oscar Isaac will be starring in a film based on a work called Ex Machina, whose name was changed for the adaptation, presumably to avoid confusion[…] -
Comin’ Straight From the Underground: Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
Tor.com Jan 21, 2020 | 11:00 am
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It’s fitting that Tochi Onyebuchi’s first adult novella, Riot Baby, comes out the day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The roots of activists like MLK run deep through the story, not the sugar-coated, hand-holding, civil rights Santa Claus version[…] -
You’ll Recognize the Main Character of the Hunger Games Prequel Immediately
Tor.com Jan 21, 2020 | 10:54 am
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Entertainment Weekly has released an excerpt of the upcoming Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and it turns out that Suzanne Collins’ new book will delve into the origin story behind the trilogy’s Big Bad: President Coriolanus Snow. Set 64[…] -
Doctor Who Drops Us in the Middle of the Edison/Tesla Rivalry in “Nikola Tesla’s Night Terror”
Tor.com Jan 21, 2020 | 10:30 am
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After taking a brief break from historical name dropping in “Orphan 55,” Doctor Who is back in Earth’s past with “Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror,” spending time with Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. Emmet Asher-Perrin had to have brain[…] -
The Gideon the Ninth Reread: Chapters 1 and 2
Tor.com Jan 21, 2020 | 10:00 am
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Hello, my little sacks of bones, and welcome to the start of the Gideon the Ninth reread! I’m your host, Regina Phalange, and over the next few months, I’ll be walking you through Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir from[…] -
“Where in your affidavit does it say you’re Black?”: Why Worldbuilding Can’t Neglect Race
Tor.com Jan 21, 2020 | 09:00 am
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“Where in your affidavit does it say you’re Black?” I was on the witness stand, and opposing counsel had on a red tie. Suit jacket was either black or a dark enough blue that it might as well have been[…] -
Jared Harris Says He Is Not Playing Doctor Octopus in Morbius
Tor.com Jan 21, 2020 | 08:54 am
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When the first teaser trailer for Morbius dropped last week, two Spider-Man-related Easter Eggs instantly caught our eye. But it looks like some fans have seized on a third detail—Jared Harris’ brief appearance as a seemingly innocuous childhood friend—to fuel a theory[…] -
Does Sentience Bestow Basic Rights? Unveiling Erin K. Wagner’s An Unnatural Life
Tor.com Jan 21, 2020 | 08:00 am
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Erin K. Wagner explores difficult questions of personhood in the science fiction novella An Unnatural Life, coming from Tor.com Publishing in September 2020. Check out Will Staehle’s cover below! Lawyer Aiya Ritsehrer struggles to obtain an appeal and new trial[…] -
Epix Is Adapting Bernard Cornwell’s King Arthur Trilogy, The Warlord Chronicles
Tor.com Jan 20, 2020 | 14:59 pm
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A new adaptation of the life of King Arthur is coming to viewers. Premium cable network Epix announced that it is adapting Bernard Cornwell’s Warlord Chronicles trilogy, starting with The Winter King. Cornwell originally published the trilogy in 1995. Set[…] -
A Collaborative Effort: Andre Norton’s Return to Quag Keep
Tor.com Jan 20, 2020 | 14:00 pm
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For the most part I’ve been reading and rereading Andre Norton’s solo novels. She wrote so many, and there are still quite a few left to go. Once in a while however I’ll pick up one of her collaborations, to[…] -
What Makes an Adaptation “Good” or “Bad”?
Tor.com Jan 20, 2020 | 12:30 pm
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As many (many) hot takes in various media outlets have proclaimed: adaptations are all the rage. Of course, adaptations have been around since the earliest days of moving pictures—and have always varied wildly in quality and success. For every Lord[…] -
5 Books That Leave You With Hope for Humanity
Tor.com Jan 20, 2020 | 11:00 am
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I gotta admit—I really struggle with dark, morally gray stories with heavy, bleak endings. I have to ration those kinds of books, limiting myself to one every 4 or 6 months. Most of it is because of depression, my constant[…] -
Voices: An Ode to Black Science-Fiction & Fantasy Writers
Tor.com Jan 20, 2020 | 10:00 am
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In recent years there has been an uptick, if not an actual surge, of the works by fantasy writers of color finally, deservedly, entering the mainstream. These stories are as broad and wide sweeping as the culture itself. From The[…] -
Avenue 5’s Scattered Space Comedy Often Drifts Off-Course
Tor.com Jan 20, 2020 | 09:35 am
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Avenue 5, the new sci-fi comedy on HBO, starts pretty strong before drifting off into space. I really want this show to be great, and I’m hoping that this first episode is just a bit of a shaky start. Join me[…] -
Oddballs vs. Graboids: Celebrating 30 Years of Tremors
Tor.com Jan 20, 2020 | 09:00 am
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When it comes to creature features—the horror subgenre built around monstrous beasts and the spectacular havoc they tend to wreak—two decades stand out. The atomic anxiety of the 1950s gave birth to classics such as Godzilla, as well as generating[…]
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Christopher Sean and Suzie McGrath on Saying Goodbye to Star Wars Resistance
StarWars.com Jan 21, 2020 | 08:00 amThe actors behind Kazuda Xiono and Tam Ryvora discuss the show’s second season and the series finale, coming January 26.
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Bucket’s List Extra: 7 Fun Facts from “Rebuilding the Resistance” – Star Wars Resistance
StarWars.com Jan 20, 2020 | 08:00 amFind out which long-mentioned Star Wars planet makes its first up-close appearance, and much more!
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Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance Now Open at Disneyland!
StarWars.com Jan 17, 2020 | 10:00 amThe groundbreaking attraction is now accepting Resistance recruits at both Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort.
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10 Ways Resistance Reborn Connects to the Larger Star Wars Galaxy
StarWars.com Jan 17, 2020 | 08:00 amThe bestselling novel builds upon fan-favorite characters and stories, from movies to games.
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Cast and Creator Photos from The Mandalorian Set
StarWars.com Jan 16, 2020 | 13:00 pmThe executive producer of the live-action series shares the first images from production on Instagram.
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The Clone Wars Rewatch: Who are the Real “Slaves of the Republic”?
StarWars.com Jan 16, 2020 | 08:00 amIs anyone in the Republic truly free?
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Updated: Learn More About Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in the StarWars.com Databank
StarWars.com Jan 15, 2020 | 11:00 amStudy up on new characters and updated entries for fan-favorites like Rey, Supreme Leader Kylo Ren, and the Millennium Falcon.
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Quiz: Which Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Character Are You?
StarWars.com Jan 14, 2020 | 10:00 amAre you more like Rey or Kylo Ren? Finn or Babu Frik? This quiz will show you your path.
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Become A Clan of Two with RockLove’s ‘The Child’ Necklace – Exclusive
StarWars.com Jan 14, 2020 | 08:00 amThis is the Way. Soon you can wear your love of The Mandalorian’s mysterious and adorable new character.
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Bucket’s List Extra: 6 Fun Facts from “No Place Safe” – Star Wars Resistance
StarWars.com Jan 13, 2020 | 08:00 amLearn about the creation of the First Order TIE bomber and much more!
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Bucket’s List Extra: 7 Fun Facts from “The New World” – Star Wars Resistance
StarWars.com Jan 13, 2020 | 07:55 amFind out how a Star Wars videogame character influenced a new alien design, plus lots more!
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A Peek at the Disney Magic Powering Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
StarWars.com Jan 10, 2020 | 08:00 amImagineer Brian Orr takes StarWars.com behind the scenes of the bar-raising Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attraction.
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The Clone Wars Rewatch: “Kidnapped” And Enslaved
StarWars.com Jan 9, 2020 | 06:00 amAnakin is haunted by his past when a slaver comes to Kiros.
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The Former Anakin Skywalker Faces His Past in Marvel’s Darth Vader #1 – Exclusive
StarWars.com Jan 8, 2020 | 08:00 amRead seven pages from the first installment in the upcoming series!
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Did You Sense These Easter Eggs in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order?
StarWars.com Jan 7, 2020 | 08:00 amFind echoes of the past in the critically acclaimed game -- no Force powers required.
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Bucket’s List Extra: 5 Fun Facts from “The Mutiny” – Star Wars Resistance
StarWars.com Jan 6, 2020 | 08:00 amLearn the bricktastic secret behind Sidon Ithano's ship and more!
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This Kylo Ren Vegetable Onigiri is a Healthy Dark Side Treat
StarWars.com Jan 3, 2020 | 08:00 amWhen it comes to a delicious meal like this, your family will finish what they started.
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The Clone Wars Rewatch: The Legacy and “Carnage of Krell”
StarWars.com Jan 2, 2020 | 06:00 am“You have to learn to make your own decisions.”
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Bucket’s List Extra: 4 Fun Facts from “Breakout” – Star Wars Resistance
StarWars.com Dec 30, 2019 | 08:00 amLearn about this episode's "lost" bounty hunter and more!
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The Mandalorian Season Two Announced
StarWars.com Dec 27, 2019 | 15:27 pmShowrunner Jon Favreau teases the release date for the second season of the Disney+ series, with new episodes coming 2020.
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Snowpiercer new poster is feeling frosty
SciFiNow – The World's Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror[…] Jan 19, 2020 | 07:42 amJennifer Connolly and Daveed Diggs come up against it in this new poster for TNT's Snowpiercer
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Brian K Vaughan’s The Great Machine film adds Oscar Isaac
SciFiNow – The World's Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror[…] Jan 19, 2020 | 07:40 amOscar Isaac will star in and produce Legendary's The Great Machine
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The Walking Dead: World Beyond reveals a synopsis and air date
SciFiNow – The World's Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror[…] Jan 17, 2020 | 12:24 pmAMC has revealed a synopsis and premiere date for The Walking Dead: World Beyond
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Gretel & Hansel new character posters introduce the players
SciFiNow – The World's Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror[…] Jan 17, 2020 | 12:08 pmMeet the characters of Gretel & Hansel with this new poster collection
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Amazon’s The Dark Tower TV series is cancelled
SciFiNow – The World's Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror[…] Jan 16, 2020 | 13:06 pmAmazon Studios has officially cancelled its TV version of The Dark Tower for depressing reasons
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Snowpiercer new teaser trailer finally reveals an airdate
SciFiNow – The World's Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror[…] Jan 16, 2020 | 12:52 pmFind out when TNT's Snowpiercer will hit TV screens with this new teaser
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Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina Part 3 new trailer hails the queen
SciFiNow – The World's Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror[…] Jan 16, 2020 | 12:43 pmHell's under new management in this trailer for Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina Part 3
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Superman & Lois greenlit for full series by The CW
SciFiNow – The World's Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror[…] Jan 15, 2020 | 12:42 pmSuperman & Lois and Walker starring Jared Padalecki both get a full series from The CW
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Amazon’s Lord Of The Rings series sets a full cast
SciFiNow – The World's Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror[…] Jan 15, 2020 | 12:31 pmThe Lord Of The Rings TV series has finally set a full cast
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Morbius new trailer reveals the monster within
SciFiNow – The World's Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror[…] Jan 14, 2020 | 12:03 pmJared Leto accidentally turns himself into a vampire in this trailer for Morbius
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Books to Read in Fantasy: A Look at Lists
Fantasy-Faction Jan 15, 2020 | 01:00 amRecently a question was asked in the Fantasy-Faction Facebook Group. This is that question and some of the reasons why its answer looks the same, every time the question is asked. Question: What are the books which you think are[…]
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Fantasy-Faction’s Best Fantasy Books of 2019
Fantasy-Faction Jan 13, 2020 | 01:00 amHello Factioners! I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday season full of family, friends, food, and fantasy books! We spent a lot longer working on our Best Of list this year than we normally do, as there were[…]
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Mark Lawrence Interview – The Girl and the Stars
Fantasy-Faction Jan 6, 2020 | 01:00 amToday we are very happy to have back Mark Lawrence! Lawrence is the author of multiple bestselling series: The Broken Empire, The Red Queen’s War, The Book of the Ancestor, Impossible Times trilogy,and his new upcoming trilogy: Book of the[…]
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Figures Unseen: Selected Stories by Steve Rasnic Tem
Fantasy-Faction Jan 3, 2020 | 01:00 amFigures Unseen by Steve Rasnic Tem is a collection of horror tales for grownups. Oh sure, if a reader really wants to find them, there are ghosts and werewolves and corpses and other staples of the commercial side of the[…]
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Year in Anime 2019
Fantasy-Faction Dec 31, 2019 | 01:00 am2019 is coming to its end. Anime has reached new heights in popularity in the Western Hemisphere and now even popular streaming services like Netflix have taken up producing original animes. And despite the volume of anime there is content[…]
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God of Gnomes by Demi Harper
Fantasy-Faction Dec 23, 2019 | 01:00 amI first heard of LitRPG a little over a year ago—and my understanding extended only so far as it was a genre that in some way combined novelisation with role playing games. However, this was not in the R. A.[…]
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To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
Fantasy-Faction Dec 20, 2019 | 01:00 amHave you heard of Becky Chambers? If you’re a regular reader of Fantasy-Faction, then perhaps you remember an article about her back in August 2018. Jessica Juby reviewed Record of a Spaceborn Few, where she chatted about Chambers’ Wayfarer series,[…]
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Cover Reveal: The Girl and the Stars
Fantasy-Faction Dec 18, 2019 | 05:31 amI first got my hands on work from Mark Lawrence back in 2011. He was pitched as the next George R.R. Martin (most authors are!). What I read wasn’t that. It was something much different, but at least as good…[…]
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The War of the Worlds – 2019 BBC Adaptation Review
Fantasy-Faction Dec 17, 2019 | 01:00 amImagine you go to a concert to see a classic band perform their greatest hits. However, the band only performs some of their best-known songs, and many of those are in unusual arrangements. How many songs does the band have[…]
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On Character Agency
Fantasy-Faction Dec 11, 2019 | 01:00 amWhat will a character do next? What can they do next? These are the questions that drive the narrative of a story forward and determine what direction it will follow. While they may follow a greater plot arc, the best[…]
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The Gutter Prayer by Gareth Hanrahan
Fantasy-Faction Dec 9, 2019 | 01:00 amEvery once in a while, a book is released and it’s all everyone talks about. How great the story is, how rich the characters are, how the worldbuilding matched the dark tones and the originality of the story, etc. And,[…]
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NaNoWriMo 2019: My Personal Experience – Part Two: I WON!
Fantasy-Faction Dec 4, 2019 | 01:00 amThis is part two of my experience participating in NaNoWriMo 2019, a writing exercise where one attempts to write a novel (50,000 words) in a month’s time. If you haven’t done so already, be sure to read part one first.[…]
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Blood of Heirs by Alicia Wanstall-Burke – SPFBO Review
Fantasy-Faction Nov 29, 2019 | 01:00 amLidan Tolak is the fiercest of her father’s daughters; more than capable of one day leading her clan. But caught between her warring parents, Lidan’s world begins to unravel when another of her father’s wives falls pregnant. Before she has[…]
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Guns of Liberty by Jamie Mauchline – SPFBO Review
Fantasy-Faction Nov 29, 2019 | 00:55 am“First rule of piracy: be in the wrong place at the right time.” Guns of Liberty is an age of sail fantasy where airships rule the skies, pirates stalk the misty main, and occultists dabble in profane magics left behind[…]
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Nite Fire: Flash Point by C. L. Schneider – SPFBO Review
Fantasy-Faction Nov 27, 2019 | 01:00 amSlated for execution, shapeshifting assassin, Dahlia Nite, flees her world to hide in the human realm. As payment for the shelter they unknowingly provide, Dahlia dedicates herself to protecting humans from what truly lives in the shadows. Moving from town[…]
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Angry Robot Purchases Dan Hanks Debut
Fantasy-Faction Nov 26, 2019 | 08:52 amToday we are thrilled to announce that our own Dan Hanks is to be published by Angry Robot Books! Dan has been with our team since 2012 and we can’t wait to read his debut novel, Captain Moxley and the[…]
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M. A. Guglielmo Interview – Graduate of Odyssey Writing Workshops and Author of Summoned
Fantasy-Faction Nov 24, 2019 | 20:55 pmAs a big fan of the Odyssey Writing Workshops podcasts, I was excited when the opportunity came up to interview one of their brilliant graduates, M. A. Guglielmo, on the release of her debut fantasy novel. Odyssey has been around[…]
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Scarred Lands Player’s Guide – Role-playing Game Review
Fantasy-Faction Nov 21, 2019 | 10:25 amThe Scarred Lands, Player’s Guide was originally created at White Wolf before Onyx Path Publishing and Nocturnal Media took it over. In a 2016 Kickstarter campaign, Onyx and Nocturnal successfully funded both the Pathfinder and the 5th Edition version, raising[…]
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Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #5: Fifth Seven to Fall
Fantasy-Faction Nov 20, 2019 | 01:00 am* Disclaimer * Writing and reading are subjective arts. What some folks will absolutely love, others will dislike. It is a bit like Marmite in the UK—normal people dislike it intensely, but some weird folks actually enjoy the taste of[…]
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Paternus: Rise of Gods – Hardbacks Kickstarter – Ends Today!
Fantasy-Faction Nov 18, 2019 | 15:03 pmWhat can you say about Dyrk Ashton that others haven’t already said? I am frankly at a loss, however I will say that his first book, Paternus, has place on my shelf of books that must be read. It takes[…]
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