What’s Up on Supernatural Underground?

In addition to my latest “Great Leaders in Speculative Fiction” post, that is — which as you’ll know from last week, is honing in on a great leader who’s the antagonist rather than a hero. Still a great leader, though! So just in case you missed it, the post is here:

Great Leaders in Speculative Fiction #6: Ulric in David Gemmell’s Legend

But wait — there is definitely moar! Starting with Kim Falconer’s two-part post on The Art of Adaptation and Monsters:

Part 1 looks at Fantasy’s traditional monsters (e.g. vampires, fae, and dragons, to name just a few) and how so many are shapechangers, but also how their representation in literature is adapting and changing.

In Part 2, Kim looks at some of the new twists on monsters themselves and the exciting new books they appear in. Definitely of interest for all Fantasy aficionados.

Here are the links in full:

The Art of Adaptation: Fantasy Monsters Part One

The Art of Adaptation: Fantasy Monsters Part Two

There’s also some great ‘From The Backlist’ posts to check out:

Forbidden Fruit — And Don’t We Love It! by Karina Cooper

It’s a great post — well worth clicking on through to read the full original, too.

Morgana & Arthur

What Love Means

Again by Kim Falconer, this is a great post that looks at the differing Greek words for love, and how, from philia to agape, the love they define shapes so much storytelling.