FanFiAddict
A gaggle of nerds talking about Fantasy, Science Fiction, and everything in-between. They also occasionally write reviews about said books. 2x Stabby Award-Nominated and home to the Stabby Award-Winning TBRCon.
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/author Christian “Miles” Cameron and authors Claire North, Andrea Stewart, R.R. Virdi, J E Hannaford and Joshua Walker for a TBRCon2024 panel on “Success & Satisfaction as an Author.”
Blurb Before a war that ravaged the realms, and claimed the lives of countless souls, Mordred had been the loyal son of a man who would go on to become a tyrant. He was given over to his enemies to be tortured and experimented on, turning him into a twisted and evil monster. It took […]
[This is an updated version of a script for one of my YouTube videos, which can be found here.] The cyberpunk genre is one of my favorite genres, not only in books but also in visual media. I love the aesthetic you typically see within this genre in games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Deus Ex. […]
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Deep Worldbuilding with award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi. During the episode, Paolo delves deep into worldbuilding, laying out how to create immersive worlds, his worldbuilding process, deep vs. broad worldbuilding, keeping track of details, lived-in worlds, worldbuilding in YA and short stories, “stacking” world/plot/character and more.
Kristin (she/her) is a queer fantasy writer who lives with her husband in northeastern Japan, where she works as a freelance Japanese-to-English translator when she’s not wordsmithing, working on nerdy cross-stitching, or cuddling her two cats. THE EXTRAVAGANZA ETERNIA is her debut novella from Ghost Orchid Press. You can find her on Bluesky @kristinosani.bsky.social, Instagram @Kristin.Osani, or […]
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/author Moses Ose Utomi and panelists Martha Wells, Veronica Roth, P. Djèlí Clark, Malka Older and Beth Tabler for a TBRCon2024 panel on “The Rise of Novellas.”
Title: The Famine Cycle Trilogy: The Complete SeriesAuthor: J.D.L. RosellRelease date: 7/17/2024Artist: Ömer Burak Önal | ArtStation | TwitterDesigner: Rachel St. Clair of Claymore Covers | Instagram | TwitterLink: https://geni.us/FamineCycleBoxset Blurb Over 1000 pages of forbidden magic, deadly intrigue, and titanic clashes between gods and mortals. When the God of Hunger reawakens, the final feast begins… […]
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi about his new novel Navola, his breakout hit The Windup Girl, Renaissance Italy, languages and cultural immersion, reading resonance and education, near-future settings and climate fiction, research and lived experience, transitioning into fantasy, burnout, discovery writing and much more.
Title: LightfallSeries: Book 1 of The EverlandsAuthor: Ed CrockerGenre: Epic FantasyPublisher: St Martin’s Press/MacmillanReleasing in: US and CanadaFormats: eBook/Hardback/AudiobookCover Artist: Ervin Serrano (art director, St Martin’s Press)Release Date: January 14th, 2025 Add to Goodreads Amazon Pre-order Barnes and Noble Pre-order Audible Preorder Pitch An epic fantasy of vampires, werewolves and sorcerers. No humans here. Just immortals: […]
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/author Frasier Armitage and panelists Christopher Paolini, Adrian Tchaikovsky, J.S. Dewes, Ada Hoffmann and K.B. Wagers for a TBRCon2024 panel on “Developing Alien Races.”
There are three tools all heroes must possess. Know them by their shape and their names. They are the candle, cloak, and cane.
Magic swords, magical horns, and magic powers. Heroes throughout myth and modern fiction have had no end of magical macguffins to seek or draw upon. But when crafting Tales of Tremaine, I wanted to look back through history, and mythology, to what heroes have often had or needed, but perhaps not always got the spotlight.
So, where did I begin?
His Ragged Company gives us the chance to splatter and swear our way through a kooky western with all the obscene violence of a Tarantino flick. Seriously, what’s not to like about that?
