New Worlds, Year Four

by Marie Brennan

Overview

Escape into another world . . .

Bathing and banking, animals and adultery: human culture contains a truly daunting array of elements. The fourth volume of the NEW WORLDS series takes readers on a tour of all-new topics, delving into everything from childbirth to dream interpretation to the importance of generosity, as award-winning fantasy author and former anthropologist Marie Brennan continues her in-depth exploration of worldbuilding in science fiction and fantasy.

This volume collects essays from the fourth year of the New Worlds Patreon.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162483724
Publisher:	Book View Cafe
Publication date:	04/20/2021
Series:	New Worlds , #4
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Marie Brennan is a former anthropologist and folklorist who shamelessly pillages her academic fields for inspiration. She recently misapplied her professors' hard work to The Night Parade of 100 Demons and the short novel Driftwood. The first book of her Hugo Award-nominated Victorian adventure series The Memoirs of Lady Trent, A Natural History of Dragons, was a finalist for the World Fantasy Award. Her other works include the Doppelganger duology, the urban fantasy Wilders series, the Onyx Court historical fantasies, the Varekai novellas, and over sixty short stories, as well as the New Worlds series of worldbuilding guides. Together with Alyc Helms as M.A. Carrick, she is the author of the Rook and Rose epic fantasy trilogy, beginning with The Mask of Mirrors. For more information, visit www.swantower.com, her Twitter @swan_tower, or her Patreon, New Worlds.

Editorial Reviews

New Worlds is an essential worldbuilding reference for writers of speculative fiction. Marie Brennan's deep love and knowledge of cultures around the world makes her eminently qualified to guide us through some of the lesser-known (and lesser thought-of) parts of human behavior. More than once I stopped reading, struck by one observation or another, and said, "Wow, that would make a great story." Highly recommended.

https://www.paolini.net/ - Christopher Paolini