What’s Up On the Supernatural Undergound

March has been galloping by (in the best Year of the Fire Horse fashion) but there’s still time left for an SU roundup.

Starting with my 1 March post on Heroines, which regulars here will be aware featured Yeine Darr, of NK Jemisin’s The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms fame, and Rowan Birchmoon from m’own The Wall of Night series.

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Where Heroines is my theme for 2026, Kim Falconer is focusing on Writers as Seers — and this month’s featured author, Octavia Butler, definitely deserves that accolade, particularly for her now classic Parable of the Sower. A prophetic tale? You bet!

In the From the Backlist quadrant, the SU is refeaturing two great posts:

Modern Day Faery Tales Drawn from Fantasy and Folklore by Terri Garey

But I Don’t Wanna, said Every Hero Ever penned by Amanda Arista

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And if you want a good companion post to Amanda’s “But I Don’t Wanna…”, I reckon two instalments of my Having Fun With Epic Fantasy Tropes series might fit the bill:

A Farm Boy/Gal Goes On A Journey — May 7, 2018