{"id":34795,"date":"2017-11-13T06:30:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-12T17:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=34795"},"modified":"2017-11-08T22:55:55","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T09:55:55","slug":"a-supernatural-underground-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2017\/11\/13\/a-supernatural-underground-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"“Firsts”: A Supernatural Underground Round Up!"},"content":{"rendered":"

As well as keeping up my own blog I also post on the Supernatural Underground<\/a> on the first of every month — so I thought readers here<\/em> might like a wee update on what’s been featured there<\/em> on the last few “firsts” of the year… \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

We’ll start with the most recent and work backwards in time:<\/p>\n

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Jaransor; art by P Fitzpatrick<\/p><\/div>\n

November 1:<\/strong> “The Magic and Wonder of Trees In Fantasy”<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Today I’m taking a look at the part trees play in Fantasy literature and whether authors in the genre have taken the Victorian poet’s advice to heart. \ud83d\ude42 <\/em><\/span>
\n Overall, it appears we have…<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Interested? Then read on<\/em><\/a>!
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\"\"<\/a>October 1: “Eat, Drink, Magic: Fun With Food In Fantasy Fiction”<\/strong><\/h3>\n

From Persephone’s consumption the fatal pomegranate, which meant she had to spend six months of every year in the Underworld, to Snow White and the poisoned apple, or Hansel and Gretel and the Gingerbread House, food plays a vital part in myth, folklore, and fairytales\u00a0\u2013 just as it does in real life.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Hungry already? Read more here<\/a>…
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Paul Weimer<\/p><\/div>\n

September 1: “In Appreciation: Building on the Past and Helen Lowe\u2019s The Wall of Night Series” \u2014 A Guest Post By Paul Weimer<\/h3>\n

Helen Lowe\u2019s The Wall of Night<\/strong><\/a> series stands as a formidable entry in the realm of epic fantasy.<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n

If you havena already read Paul’s post, you definitely want to after that<\/em> glowing introduction, don’t you?!<\/p>\n

Fear not, all is well — you can read the post here<\/a>.
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Buffy & Willow: besties from the get-go.<\/p><\/div>\n

August 1: “Sisterhood Is Powerful In SFF”<\/h3>\n

I’m declaring August the month of celebrating sisterhood in SFF!<\/em> <\/span>… Yep, I checked out friendships between women as they feature in the genre.<\/p>\n

Join the sisterhood here<\/a>! \ud83d\ude09
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Romance – not ‘just’ Romeo & Juliet style<\/p><\/div>\n

July 1: “Five Favourite Fantasy Romances”<\/h3>\n

…I have been reflecting on the place of romance in Fantasy fiction. The upshot of my reflections are that\u2014just as romance and love are one of the drivers that make human beings tick and the world go around\u2014so, too, Fantasy would be much the poorer without romance in its storytelling.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Check out five that have rocked my world, here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nAnd if you do pop on over to the SU, check out some of the other great posts we featured in October <\/a>— guest spots, interviews, and cover releases all feature.<\/p>\n

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