5.15 When History Meets Magic
Another bite-sized episode for you folks! A shallow dive (as opposed to a deep dive) into the world of historical fantasy fiction. I take you through a few of my favourite books that combine these two genres, and explore the ways in which they use fantasy to tell a story. The clashing of myth and reality has been coming up a lot for me recently, so you can expect more episodes on this topic! A x
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Books Mentioned
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark, 2020
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, 1979
The Deep by Rivers Solomon, 2019
Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown, 2020
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, 1967
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