The Worldbuilder’s Tavern

Discussing dragons as the topic of academic study, worldbuilding inspired by Victorian England, and memoir-style novels in Marie Brennan’s A NATURAL HISTORY OF DRAGONS.

<p>In this episode, we&#39;re talking about writing and worldbuilding in the post-apocalyptic with zombies TV show (based on the video game series of the same name), <em>The Last of Us</em>.</p><ul><li>Proprietor&#39;s Pick: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/104558/9780316334754" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em>The Girl with All the Gifts</em></a> by M.R. Carey (Disclosure: we are a Bookshop.org affiliate, so if you purchase through these links, we will earn a small commission AND you will support an indie bookstore!) </li></ul><ul><li>Intro and outro music: &quot;The Tavern&quot; by Michael Ghelfi</li><li>Visit the Tavern: <a href="https://www.worldbuilderstavern.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://discord.gg/NcMuJwY">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/wbtavernpod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@worldbuilderstavern">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> </li><li>Listen to our Worldbuilding Workshop bonus episodes by joining our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/worldbuilderstavern">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/37ep09h7bc">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support Haneen&#39;s family in Gaza</a></li></ul>

<p>In this episode, we&#39;re talking about writing and worldbuilding in the paranormal romance novel <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/104558/9780316327336" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em>Twilight</em></a> by Stephanie Meyer.</p><ul><li>Proprietor&#39;s Pick: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/104558/9780316570398" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em>Immortal Dark</em></a> by Tigest Girma (Disclosure: we are a Bookshop.org affiliate, so if you purchase through these links, we will earn a small commission AND you will support an indie bookstore!) </li></ul><ul><li>Intro and outro music: &quot;The Tavern&quot; by Michael Ghelfi</li><li>Visit the Tavern: <a href="https://www.worldbuilderstavern.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://discord.gg/NcMuJwY">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/wbtavernpod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@worldbuilderstavern">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> </li><li>Listen to our Worldbuilding Workshop bonus episodes by joining our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/worldbuilderstavern">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/37ep09h7bc">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support Haneen&#39;s family in Gaza</a></li></ul>

<p>In this episode, we&#39;re talking about the writing and worldbuilding in the children&#39;s fantasy (with vikings) movie <em>How to Train Your Dragon</em>.</p><ul><li>Proprietor&#39;s Pick: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/104558/9780593809860" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em>Impossible Creatures</em> by Katherine Rundell</a> (Disclosure: we are a Bookshop.org affiliate, so if you purchase through these links, we will earn a small commission AND you will support an indie bookstore!) </li></ul><ul><li>Intro and outro music: &quot;The Tavern&quot; by Michael Ghelfi</li><li>Visit the Tavern: <a href="https://www.worldbuilderstavern.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://discord.gg/NcMuJwY">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/wbtavernpod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@worldbuilderstavern">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> </li><li>Listen to our Worldbuilding Workshop bonus episodes by joining our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/worldbuilderstavern">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/37ep09h7bc">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support Haneen&#39;s family in Gaza</a></li></ul>

<p>In this episode, we&#39;re talking about the writing and worldbuilding in the urban fantasy novel <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/104558/9780316440882" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><em>Jade City</em></a> by Fonda Lee. (Disclosure: we are a Bookshop.org affiliate, so if you purchase through these links, we will earn a small commission AND you will support an indie bookstore!)</p><ul><li>Proprietor&#39;s Pick: <em>The Sword of Kaigen</em> by M.L. Wang </li></ul><ul><li>Intro and outro music: &quot;The Tavern&quot; by Michael Ghelfi</li><li>Visit the Tavern: <a href="https://www.worldbuilderstavern.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://discord.gg/NcMuJwY">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/wbtavernpod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@worldbuilderstavern">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> </li><li>Listen to our Worldbuilding Workshop bonus episodes by joining our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/worldbuilderstavern">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/37ep09h7bc">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support Haneen&#39;s family in Gaza</a></li></ul>