@fantasyfaction
World's leading SFF book community! Posts by 🏹 @kitvaria.bsky.social & 🐉 @jennieivins.bsky.social. Hater of trolls. Lover of books. Probably not a real dragon. ;) http://fantasy-faction.com/ Feed: https://bsky.app/profile/fantasyfaction.bsky.social/
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Teenage Girls Can be Demons by Hailey Piper - cover shows a girl with her moth appearing to be a demon with large teeth
A list of books read this year - no commentary and not all will be reviewed 1 - Teenage Girls Can Be Demons by Hailey Piper
March marks the turning of seasons. What better time to celebrate diversity with this bundle of Queer books!
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#booksky #readersky #readers #books #booksonbluesky #queersky #readingcommunity #writingcommunity
Delighted to say we’ve already got over 120 reviewers signed up to the BookMatch community, including bloggers, podcasters, bookstagrammers and booktubers. Calling all #bookreviewers of #fantasy #sciencefiction or #horror - come join us! #bookstagram
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Beth couldn't wait to drive straight back into Amélie Wen Zhao's sumptuous realms in this second part of her xianxia romantasy duology THE DRAGON AND THE SUN LOTUS
"An accomplished conclusion to a breathtaking tale of love and sacrifice"
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don’t doomscroll.
read a chapter instead.
Service model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Latest review on the blog:
This book manages a perfect balance: entertaining, playful, and full of heart, while also offering thoughtful commentary on identity, consciousness, and morality.
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@torbooks.bsky.social
Cover of Mumbai Singularity by Nym Coy, photoshopped onto Boox ereader, on a mandala background
Our latest review:
...stepping into a different storytelling tradition and letting it unfold in its own voice. The mix of grounded character work, big concept ideas, and mythic scale left a strong impression on me.
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Cover of the novel Shroud, depicting a yellow pod crashing on a dark alien moon.
I recently reread Shroud by @aptshadow.bsky.social. While he's known for stellar worldbuilding—and this book is no exception—the character work truly struck me on the second go. Taken together, the physical and psychological terrors draw the narrative as taut as a garrote. Just brilliant.
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57TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS® DEATH OF THE AUTHOR A NOVEL Nnedi Okorafor NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR WINNER OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK - FICTION
Photo taken by Nollywood director Tchidi Chikere, 😏
My novel DEATH OF THE AUTHOR has won the 2026 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction!!
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Sigh…wow. 🥹
AND IT LOOKS LIKE ADJOA ANDOH IS NARRATING THE AUDIOBOOK WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT I AM SO HAPPY
Tilly Wallace - Grace Designs Mysteries Collection
...gentle, character driven cosy mysteries with a historical flavour & a light fantasy touch. They shine through their protagonist, their sewing room setting, & their quietly determined tone..
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@tillywallace.bsky.social
Three books by M.R. Carey as a collage: The Book of Koli The Trials of Koli The Fall of Koli
Next we got:
The Rampart Trilogy is thoughtful without being preachy, emotional without being manipulative, and intelligent without ever feeling cold. It is a series that lingers
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@orbitbooks.bsky.social
Mistlight by JA Andrews
Slight avalanche of missed posts, starting with the wonderful @jaandrews.bsky.social
The blend of humour, heart, magic, and moral complexity is rare, and Andrews nails it.
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Don't open this. I just looked and within seconds was adding to my tbr list. Thankfully it seemed more fantasy than science fiction, or I'd be in real trouble. #booksky
Great to see Future’s Edge at number 27 in this countdown of the top 50 SFF books of 2025!
oh wow. super cool! thank you
Congratulations again to @robertjbennett.bsky.social! And congratulations to everyone who made our list! The regulars, the debuts, the unexpected, all of you have made our lives better with your stories.
And don't forget, the best way to support authors is to review their books! - JI🐉
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And Fantasy-Faction's #1 SFF Book of 2025 is…
1. A Drop of Corruption (Shadow of the Leviathan #2) by @robertjbennett.bsky.social.
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2. Empire of the Dawn (Empire of the Vampire #3) by @misterkristoff.bsky.social.
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3. The Devils (The Devils #1) by @joeabercrombie.com.
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4. The Raven Scholar (Eternal Path Trilogy #1) by Antonia Hodgson.
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5. The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy #2) by James Islington.
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6. Hemlock & Silver by @tkingfisher.com.
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7. The Everlasting by @alixeharrow.bsky.social.
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8. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab.
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9. Of Monsters and Mainframes by @barbaratruelove.bsky.social.
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10. Isles of the Emberdark (The Cosmere #21) by @brandonsanderson.com.
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11. Brigands & Breadknives (Legends & Lattes #2) by @travisbaldree.bsky.social.
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12. Death of the Author by @nnedi.bsky.social.