Review of Cold Magic That Engages Academically with the World-building
I've been avoiding posting reviews here and mostly linking to them occasionally on Twitter/Facebook, but I wanted to note this one on Strange Horizons in particular because it is written by an academic (medievalist Edward James) who (to say the least) knows his stuff, so I'm quite chuffed.
The review is of Cold Magic but references my other two fantasy series as well. There are major spoilers for Cold Magic, for those of you who wish to avoid spoilers.
I believe he is the first reviewer of Cold Magic to specifically note in the review that there are no Germanic-derived place names*.
You have NO IDEA how difficult that was to manage for someone, like me, of no particular linguistic skill, aptitude, or knowledge base.
*except Newfield, which is a translation of the Roman name of the town in question.
The review is of Cold Magic but references my other two fantasy series as well. There are major spoilers for Cold Magic, for those of you who wish to avoid spoilers.
I believe he is the first reviewer of Cold Magic to specifically note in the review that there are no Germanic-derived place names*.
You have NO IDEA how difficult that was to manage for someone, like me, of no particular linguistic skill, aptitude, or knowledge base.
*except Newfield, which is a translation of the Roman name of the town in question.
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