This time around, I'm joined by multiply-Hugo-nominated podcaster and author of the forthcoming novel, A Marvellous Light, Freya Marske (@freyamarske), thus completing the prophecy. Freya reads an excerpt of her story, "One Version of Yourself, at the Speed of Light," which leads us into a great discussion about using our day-job-expertise in our writing, the end of Be the Serpent, a hot take about historical fiction, and of course a lot of talk about fanfic.

Things we mention in this episode:

Be the Serpent 

Alexandra Rowland 

Jennifer "Macey" Mace 

Hurt/comfort 

The Kingston Cycle, by C. L. Polk

Edwardian England 

World War One 

The Hugo Awards 

Worldcon 

My episode being interviewed by Sharon Hsu 

The Archive of Our Own (AO3) 

Kudos (AO3)

Goodreads 

Crack fic 

AUs 

Five things fic 

Brooklyn Nine-Nine 

Ninefox Gambit, the first book of The Machineries of Empire series, by Yoon Ha Lee

A Memory Called Empire, by Arkady Martine

Battlestar Galactica 

Tumblr 

Ted Lasso 

Summer Sons, by Lee Mandello

Dark academia 

Friends at the Table (specifically Sangfielle, their current season)

Hellboy 

Annihilation, by Jeff VanderMeer

Seducing the Sorcerer, by Lee Welch

Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones

The works of T. Kingfisher 

Freya's insta and website 

The Marvel Cinematic Universe 

Infinity Stones 

Join us again next month, when my guests will be Merc Fenn Wolfmoor and Nina Niskanen!