Pat
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N.K. Jemisin:
I'm an audiobook listener, I used to read a lot but just don't have the time to sit for any length nor do I have the concentration anymore. As far as artwork, am I missing a lot of this from your books besides the cover? Do you have maps and the like? Thanks in advance - your books take me to a places I won't ever forget.
N.K. Jemisin
There are maps sometimes. I used to be kind of anti-map -- just don't find them useful, and a little spoilery -- but as of the Broken Earth trilogy I decided to experiment with them more often. And I think the map in THE CITY WE BECAME is actually hilarious, many thanks to Orbit's Art Director Lauren Panepinto. Beyond that, the text versions of the books usually have appendices which are just interesting worldbuilding data -- not necessary, but interesting. If you've already got the audiobook, maybe check out a text copy from the library so you can see the end matter and maps!
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William Cardini
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N.K. Jemisin:
I really love the Dreamblood duology. Setting the story on the moon of a gas giant makes for some really cool imagery. Do you have any plans to return to that setting? Are you the type of author who writes extensive worldbuilding notes beforehand, or do you come up with the setting as you write the story?
Mach Kobayashi
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N.K. Jemisin:
Will San Francisco will make an appearance in your Great City series? I work in San Francisco and I see so much of media that portrays it as just tech, but there's so much more: neighborhoods like Castro, Mission, Chinatown, and Tenderloin; struggles with issues like homelessness and income inequality; and arts and entertainment cultures; not to mention its relationship with East Bay (which is where I live).
Lex
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N.K. Jemisin:
I wanted to ask, briefly, what sorts of things you researched to write the Inheritance Trilogy? And (if it is fun to talk about) what research topics, if any, ended up capturing more of your attention than you needed for the writing you were doing or any resources that you would recommend as generally interesting?
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