5 - "Galloping Narwhals"

After a hiatus last week, I'm back talking about book signings, my initial troubles with Uprooted and why I think Grace of Kings is an important books. 

Also a memory of Lord of the Rings.

Links:

Rocket Talk discussion of Uprooted (which I am saving until I finish it, but you will probably enjoy now!)

My post about telling The Hobbit to my 4-year old.

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Interview with Troy L. Wiggins

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This episode I am joined by Troy L Wiggins (@troylwiggins) to talk about some of his history with the genre.  Troy blogs at afrofantasy.net and is a published author as well as reader.  Two recent posts from Troy's blog include - In Defense of Sword and Soul and Heart of the City: Examining Half-Resurrection Blues and the Urban in Urban Fantasy. 

Some early genre book titles (and authors): Chronicles of Narnia, David Eddings, The Hobbit, driven from the genre by Lord of the Rings and brought back by Redwall, also Eragon.

Other formative authors and titles: Zora Neale Hurston, Walter Mosley, Hampton Sides - Hellhound on his Trail

Minister Faust Interview with N. K. Jemisin

Some Sources - Apex, Shimmer, Skiffy & Fanty (Short and Sublime roundups by @cecilykane), Io9 roundups

SFF Authors / Stories/Anthologies/Books recommended in this podcast -

Short Fiction reviewers - @ClowderOfTwo / QuickSipReviews.Blogspot.com, Ethan Robinson's Marooned Off Vesta, @sffmicroreviews

David Anthony Durham's Acacia - "Directly responsible for deciding to write Fantasy"

 

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Ancillary Justice (2 of 2)

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Ethan (@esjewett) and I continue our discussion of Ancillary Justice (part 1).  Beginning with discussion of the politics and ideology of the book, and continuing with the contrasting roles and psychology of Breq and Seivarden.  

Also a bit on the structure of the book, and then Ethan and I discuss my initial dissatisfaction with the conclusion of the novel.  I am somewhat persuaded.

Oh, yeah, spoilers.

Finally, Ethan shares a series he returns to frequently - Susan Cooper's Dark is Rising sequence.

Quotes -

"The platonic ideal of the novel"

"Ann Leckie should make as much money as possible off of this book"

"Literally shooting the body"

Links - 

Part 1

My initial review of Ancillary Justice

Book Smugglers recent reread of Susan Cooper's Dark is Rising sequence

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Ancillary Justice (1 of 2)

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My friend Ethan (@esjewett) and I discussed Ancillary Justice in depth.  (All of the spoiler warnings!)  In this episode, AI identity, and how the use of "she" throughout affected our reading of romantic relationships and social signifiers.

Warning that there will be a spoiler-filled upcoming episode of Elysium in a few weeks if you'd like to get a head start on that.  

Finally, my love for Katherine Kurtz's Deryni novels, and an upcoming re-read.

Links - 

My initial review of Ancillary Justice

Kari Sperring's "The Women Who Made Fantasy"

I'm tweeting my re-read of Kurtz' Deryni novels, tracked here.

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Kickoff - Book History & Buried Giant

In this episode - Vision, History, Worldbuilding and A Book Dragon

My Vision for Cabbages & Kings

My history with the genre

  • Lots of Secondary World fantasy because Tolkien
  • Very little Harry Potter or Pratchett
  • Plot criticism rooted in the Renaissance (episodic Romances vs. Epic plots with a beginning, middle, and an end)
  • Chasing Kate Elliott books through used book sales
  • My re-reading habits
  • Would like to read more short stories and space opera.  Recommendations?

A recent reaction to The Buried Giant and worldbuilding (or lack thereof)

  • Thoughts about criticism
    • Reader response
    • What project is being attempted
    • How well is it accomplished
    • How well does it execute on other conventions (i.e. worldbuilding in Epic Fantasy, which Buried Giant isn't trying to do)

Remembering A Book Dragon, the book that's always been on the shelf without knowing how it got there.

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