A Nebula Finalist: Black Sun
Episode description
Mythology & Folklore: Pre-Columbian
Resources used for general Pre-Columbian mythology:
- The Britannica article on Pre-Columbian cultures was very in-depth
- Lost World of the Maya (Full Episode) | National Geographic
And here is what Jennifer used in relation to Black Sun specifically:
Paige Presents Fun with Comics: This week Paige talked about New Spring, a graphic novel interpretation of Robert Jordan’s prequel to the Wheel of Time series. Unfortunately, Jennifer was not able to find this on Bookshop...but you can always look on AbeBooks!
Black Sun, Rebecca Roanhorse
- For more info about the author, check out her website, she also did an interview with NPR about Black Sun.
- Buy a copy of Black Sun for yourself.
Creative’s Corner: we had a guest this week! Cameron from Florida Men on Florida Man podcast joined us today to talk about their show. Cameron entertained us with some of his fav stories on Florida Man. They have some exciting things coming up that we talk about in this episode, but make sure to check out their website for all their links and all the latest.
Discussion Questions
- Initial thoughts on the book; did you like it?
- Multiple POV successes and failures, our thoughts
- As mentioned in the discussion, Paige uses BestFantasyBooks and BestScienceFictionBooks.com to help her find awesome new reads.
- What about other fantasies based in Latin or South America?
- These are actually pretty hard to find, but here are the resources Jennifer did come across: a Reddit thread on Pre-Columbian fantasies, a Reddit thread on Latin America-based fantasies more generally, and a BookRiot article on Latinx fantasy.
- Nebula Awards: why do we think this was nominated? What book do we think should win?
- We’re doing a blog series on the Nebula nominees this year! So make sure to check the blog for reviews on all the novels and novellas.
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