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Thursday, February 6, 2014

A Discussion About Muslim American Fantasy - VIDEO



Fantasy author Saladin Ahmed discussed Muslim American Fantasy at the Grand Rapids Community College library last November. It’s an interesting discussion that I’m sure most fantasy fans of the western world do not think about. Saladin reads a couple of stories that may or may not interest some of you, but it helps illustrate what he’s trying to convey. You can fast forward through his readings if you only care to hear him talk about the topic. See the video below…  




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Saturday, February 1, 2014

The Problem with Fantasy Societies



Author Kameron Hurley wrote an interesting guest post on author Suzanne Mcleod’s blog about economy and society issues in fantasy. Most of the problematic points listed in the post are pretty spot-on and are worth addressing.

To see the post, click here.