For our second episode of Starship Alexandria, Adrian puts forward KJ Bishop’s weird fantasy novel The Etched City (2004) for Emma to read and consider.
Other talking points:
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A short discussion about spoilers and different thresholds depending on the work being considered
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The challenges involved with reading and writing secondary world fantasy due to vocabulary
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Adherence to historical accuracy when writing historical fantasy
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Adrian's manifesto for the unacknowledged sub-genre "fantastical realism"
Media Mentions:
Dungeons and Dragons, tabletop role-playing game, Gygax et al
Perdido Street Station, book, China Mieville
Ambergris series, books, Jeff Vandermeer
Viriconium series, books, M John Harrison
A Man of Shadows, book, Jeff Noon
Tyrant Philosophers series, books, Adrian Tchaikovsky
Our next episode will look at:
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K Le Guin (1971)
Adrian's music recommendation:
Minus Sixty-One by Woodkid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHcJepz3QW0
Emma’s latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance
Adrian’s most recent book: Shroud https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/shroud-adrian-tchaikovsky/7656869
Follow us at:
Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk
Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com