• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
FanFiAddict

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.

  • Home
  • About
    • Reviewers
    • Review Policy
    • Stance on AI
    • Contact
    • Friends of FFA
  • Blog
    • Reviews
      • Children’s / Middle Grade Books
      • Comics/Graphic Novels
      • Fantasy
        • Alt History
        • Coming of Age
        • Epic Fantasy
        • Fairy Tales
        • Grimdark
        • Heroic Fantasy
        • LitRPG
        • Paranormal Fantasy
        • Romantic Fantasy
        • Steampunk
        • Superheroes
        • Sword and Sorcery
        • Urban Fantasy
      • Historical Fiction
      • Science Fiction
        • Aliens
        • Artificial Intelligence
        • Alt History
        • Cyberpunk
        • Dystopian
        • Hard SciFi
        • Mechs/Robots
        • Military SF
        • Space Opera
        • Steampunk
        • Time Travel
      • Thriller
    • Guest Posts
    • Lists
    • Neurodivergence in Fiction
    • Why You Should Read…
    • Interviews
      • Book Tube
      • Authorly Writing Advice
  • Fear For All
    • Demons
    • Ghosts
    • Gothic
    • Lovecraftian
    • Monsters
    • Occult
    • Psychological
    • Slasher
    • Vampires
    • Werewolves
    • Witches
    • Zombies
  • SFF Addicts
    • SFF Addicts Clips
    • SFF Addicts (Episode Archive)
  • TBRCon
    • TBRCon2025
    • TBRCon2024
    • TBRCon2023
    • TBRCon2022
  • FFA Book Club
  • FFA TBR Toppers
    • Advertise Your Book on FFA!
  • Writer Resources
    • Artists
    • Cartographers
    • Editing/Formatting/Proofing

The Coward

SFF Addicts Ep. 112: Writing the Opposite Gender with Stephen Aryan (Mini-Masterclass)

July 9, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Writing the Opposite Gender with author Stephen Aryan. During the episode, Stephen bridges the gap between genders, exploring the importance of writing outside your own gender, stereotypes and how men often write women badly, how to enjoy writing the opposite gender, the advantages of writing in SFF, how to research other genders, gender norms and little details, intent and power dynamics, awareness, biases, empathy and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, angry robot books, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, Stephen Aryan, The Blood Dimmed Tide, The Coward, The Judas Blossom, The Warrior

SFF Addicts Ep. 111: Stephen Aryan talks The Blood Dimmed Tide, Persia, Worldbuilding & More

July 2, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Stephen Aryan about his new novel The Blood Dimmed Tide, the world of The Coward, ideas and distraction, heroes and PTSD, Persian and Mongol history, research and accuracy, magic systems and weird shit, the publishing landscape, working a day-job and much more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, angry robot books, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, Podcast, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, Stephen Aryan, The Blood Dimmed Tide, The Coward, The Judas Blossom, The Warrior

Enjoying Baldur’s Gate 3? Try these books!

August 18, 2023 by chilcottharry Leave a Comment

If you’re loving Baldur’s Gate 3 right now, then you need to check out these books!

Filed Under: Blog Posts, List Tagged With: Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate 3, Between Two Fires, Chris Wooding, Christopher Buehlman, DnD, Dragonlance, Drizzt, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Forgotten Realms, Gotrek & Felix, Jeffery Speight, Jen WIlliams, Kings of the Wyld, Larian Studios, Lord of the Rings, Malazan, Malazan Book of the Fallen, Never Die, Of Blood and Fire, Paladin Unbound, PC Games, Rob J Hayes, role playing, Ryan Cahill, Steam, Tabletop RPG, The Blacktongue Thief, The Coward, The Last Ranger, The Ninth Rain, The Sword Defiant, TTRPG, Warhammer

Author Q&A: Stephen Aryan – The Warrior Blog Tour

August 13, 2022 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

Author Interview with Stephen Aryan, Author of Quest for Heroes Duology – The Coward & The Warrior.

Filed Under: Author Chat, Blog Posts, Blog Tour, Book Tour, Interview Tagged With: Angry Robot, Quest for Heroes, Stephen Aryan, The Coward, The Warrior

Review: The Coward by Stephen Aryan

February 7, 2022 by Neil Williams Leave a Comment

Synopsis The Coward, by Stephen Aryan, is an adventure that takes place a decade after the world was saved from the Ice Lich thanks to the young hero Kell Krissia who returned alone after all the other heroes perished alone the way. Understandably so, that’s not the kind of life Kell wants to be a […]

Filed Under: Adventure Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews, Sword and Sorcery Tagged With: Angry Robot, Fantasy, Mental Health, PTSD, Stephen Aryan, The Coward

The Coward (Quest for Heroes #1) by Stephen Aryan

June 28, 2021 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Adult Fantasy, Angry Robot, angry robot books, Book Blog, Book Review, Heroic Fantasy, SFF, Stephen Aryan, The Coward

Book Tour: The Coward (Quest for Heroes #1) by Stephen Aryan

June 3, 2021 by David W Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Adult Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Angry Robot, angry robot books, Audible, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, fantasy book, Fantasy Book Review, Fantasy Book Reviews, Fantasy Books, Matt Wycliff, Online Tour, Quest for Heroes, Stephen Aryan, The Coward

Review: The Coward (Quest for Heroes #1) by Stephen Aryan

May 22, 2021 by Arun Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Angry Robot, angry robot books, Fantasy Book Review, Stephen Aryan, The Coward

Primary Sidebar

Sponsored By

Use Discount Code FANFI For 5% Off!

FFA Newsletter!

Sign up for updates and get FREE stories from Michael R. Fletcher and Richard Ford!

What Would You Like To See?(Required)
Please select the type of content you want to receive from FanFi Addict. You can even mix and match if you want!

FFA Author Hub

Read A.J. Calvin
Read Andy Peloquin
Read C.J. Daily
Read C.M. Caplan
Read D.A. Smith
Read DB Rook
Read Francisca Liliana
Read Frasier Armitage
Read Josh Hanson
Read Krystle Matar
Read M.J. Kuhn

Recent Reviews

Recent Comments

  1. Mark Matthews on COVER REVEAL: To Those Willing to Drown by Mark MatthewsJanuary 7, 2025
  2. Basra Myeba on Worth reading Jack Reacher books by Lee Child?January 5, 2025
  3. Ali on Review: Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory by Yaroslav BarsukovJanuary 5, 2025
  4. Carter on So you want to start reading Warhammer 40,000? Here’s where to start!January 4, 2025
  5. M. Zaugg on Bender’s Best LitRPG reads of 2024January 3, 2025

Archive

Copyright © 2025 · Powered by ModFarm Sites · Log In