When it comes to worldbuilding, anything can provide fodder for storytelling, whether that’s regencies, rhetoric, rebellions, or relics. In this ninth volume, the NEW WORLDS series by award-winning author Marie Brennan ventures into fresh terrain, turning its attention to everything from color symbolism to eunuchs, from the magical connotations of puppets to the adventure potential of a traveling judge.
This volume collects essays from the ninth year of the New Worlds Patreon.
Marie Brennan is a former anthropologist and folklorist who shamelessly leans on her academic fields for inspiration. She is the author of more than twenty novels, nearly one hundred short stories, and over a dozen poems; her work has won the Hugo Award and been nominated for the Nebula and World Fantasy Awards. As half of M.A. Carrick, she has also written the Rook and Rose epic fantasy trilogy. For social media links, visit linktr.ee/swan_tower.