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Ships that Sing - Three Books Reviewed

Shark Ship by Daniel Dociu


Hi Everyone, 



I wanted to share today three novels that have an underlying theme - sentience vessels. (Shoutout to Helen Lowe and her inspiring post on the Live Ship Trader Series.)



The three books I'm talking about today have their own style and grace, SF wonder and amazement. Each author writes with ability, power and insight. But what really excites me

Year of Worldbuilding in Fantasy #5: "Ship of Magic" & The Liveship Traders Series by Robin Hobb

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#YoW Year of Worldbuilding#WiF Worldbuilding in Fantasy

Introduction:

My blogging theme for 2020 is worldbuilding in Fantasy, chiefly because it's one of the vital elements that holds all the different strands of the genre together. I also believe the distinctive worlds are a big part in what makes Fantasy fiction such fun. 



I'm trying to look at a range of Fantasy worlds and types of

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An Interview With AJ Fitzwater, Author of “The Voyages Of Cinrak The Dapper”

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Hermits as Heroes and Mad Women

Notes on fictional representations of isolation between genders... The Hermit by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law In the art of Tarot, The Hermit card represents many things: introspection, solitude, seeking and offering guidance and the insights and awareness that come from being alone. Zerochan  MAGI: The Labyrinth of Magic  Ja'far It's the art of shining the lantern inward, not out. In this

Birthing a Book

Yep- here's the book cover again. Year of Genesis: Timeline to publishing I have often compared writing a book to having a baby. There are aches and pains and lets downs and you feel like it just takes forever. But I think that most mothers, like writers, will tell you that once it has been done and you see the fruits of your labor out into the world, you sort of forget how hard it is when

Year of Worldbuilding in Fantasy #3: "Sparrow Hill Road" (Ghost Roads #1) by Seanan McGuire

. #YoW Year of Worldbuilding #WiF Worldbuilding in FantasyI chose "worldbuilding" as my Supernatural Underground theme for 2020 because (imho) it's a glue that holds all the different strands of Fantasy out there together. I kicked off the year with two influential examples from mid-twentieth century children's literature, The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe by CS Lewis and A Wizard of Earthsea by