Christina
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N.K. Jemisin:
I don't have a question I just wanted to say you're awesome and I really loved the Inheritance Trilogy. Parts of the mythos reminded me of Gaiman's Sandman in a very good way. Or actually, now that I start writing I do have a question - what are 3 authors/series you'd recommend because you like them?! I found your series via a Reddit thread and am constantly looking for new series to read
N.K. Jemisin
I kinda hate giving recommendations, because people always want some infinitesimal number and I want to give multitudes. :) Reduce my favorite reads to a mere 3? Impossible! But I'll just list the last three things I liked, and maybe that will help.
-Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy. Only the first 2 books are out so far, but they're delightfully creepy.
-Kate Griffin's Matthew Swift series. Modern-day fantasy set in London, about an "urban sorcerer" and his existentialist adventures. Hilarious, marvelously-written, wonderfully imaginative.
-Kate Elliott's Spiritwalker series. Complete gonzo fantasy -- swashbuckling heroines punching sharks and chasing love through two worlds (one of which is an AU Earth in which Africans colonized Europe) with dragons, the Wild Hunt, and dinosaurs.
-Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy. Only the first 2 books are out so far, but they're delightfully creepy.
-Kate Griffin's Matthew Swift series. Modern-day fantasy set in London, about an "urban sorcerer" and his existentialist adventures. Hilarious, marvelously-written, wonderfully imaginative.
-Kate Elliott's Spiritwalker series. Complete gonzo fantasy -- swashbuckling heroines punching sharks and chasing love through two worlds (one of which is an AU Earth in which Africans colonized Europe) with dragons, the Wild Hunt, and dinosaurs.
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Steven Ramirez
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N.K. Jemisin:
First, I’d like to say that your books with such diverse characters and brilliant story telling is inspiring! I was curious to hear how you think about putting together magic systems? For example, The Fifth Season with orogene is very unique to that series and where power comes from.
Teresa
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N.K. Jemisin:
If it's not too sensitive a topic to discuss here, I want to ask, as a fellow woman of color and a reader/writer of sci-fi, how supportive do you feel SFWA, and the SFF community in general, had been during the whole Sad Puppies debacle? I would hope SFWA is not as bad as RWA but maybe I'm being too optimistic? Thank you!
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.
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