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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:
A short discussion about spoilers and different thresholds depending on the work being considered
The challenges involved with reading and writing secondary world fantasy due to vocabulary
Adherence to historical accuracy when writing historical fantasy
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: @[email protected] and www.enewman.co.uk
Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com
By Emma Newman and Adrian Tchaikovsky5
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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:
A short discussion about spoilers and different thresholds depending on the work being considered
The challenges involved with reading and writing secondary world fantasy due to vocabulary
Adherence to historical accuracy when writing historical fantasy
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: @[email protected] and www.enewman.co.uk
Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com

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