It’s Women In SciFi & Fantasy Month at Fantasy Book Cafe — & I’m Talking Leaders
Every April since 2012, Fantasy Cafe has featured Women in SF&F: science fiction and fantasy, that is.
Within that broad umbrella, the topic is completely open: contributors can discuss their own writing, others’ writing, the state of the genre, being a woman SF&F writer — or any other permutation on the topic.
I have chosen to discuss women characters in SF&F who are leaders, both drawing on the work of other writers but also looking at the evolution of Malian as a leader in The Wall of Night series. Here is how the post begins:
“During the course of writing Daughter of Blood, the recently published third novel in my epic fantasy quartet, The Wall of Night, I thought a great deal about leadership. This consideration took several turns, from what makes a leader in the first place, to how the form of leadership may vary depending on circumstances…”
To read more, click on:
Fantasy Cafe: Women in SF & F Month — Women As Leaders in Fantasy Fiction
Enjoy!