{"id":37452,"date":"2020-02-03T06:30:26","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T17:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=37452"},"modified":"2020-02-02T20:21:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T07:21:04","slug":"on-supernatural-underground-now-surprised-by-delight-i-kick-off-my-year-of-celebrating-worldbuilding-in-fantasy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2020\/02\/03\/on-supernatural-underground-now-surprised-by-delight-i-kick-off-my-year-of-celebrating-worldbuilding-in-fantasy\/","title":{"rendered":"On Supernatural Underground Now: “Surprised By Delight” — I Kick Off My Year of Celebrating Worldbuilding in Fantasy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Yes, it’s that happy time of month when I post on the Supernatural Underground<\/a> — and on February 1st I posted #1 in my 2020 post series that aims to celebrate worldbuilding in Fantasy literature:<\/p>\n

On the first of every month for the rest of the year I’ll be featuring one of my personal favourites among the wonderful and wondrous worlds of Fantasy.\u00a0 As with last year’s Romance in Fantasy series, I’m endeavoring to feature older and newer works. So in that spirit, I’ve kicked things off with a classic:<\/p>\n

Surprised by Delight \u2013 The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe<\/em> by CS Lewis<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Original, Pauline Baynes’ cover<\/p><\/div>\n

Some readers may be thinking: “Lewis, isn’t he regarded as awfully old hat now?”<\/p>\n

More reasons for starting with Lewis and The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe, <\/em>including their being among my earliest introductions to Fantasy worldbuilding, are set out in the post. But I would also say that I believe that when it comes to the art and\/or craft of worldbuilding, he knew what he was about.<\/p>\n

To find out why I think that, click on through and have a read<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A, if not *the*, definitive image for Narnia & worldbuilding<\/p><\/div>\n

Meanwhile, I’m heading back to my own worldbuilding with WALL #4. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Have an excellent week out there!<\/p>\n

#YoW YearOfWorldbuilding; #WiF WorldbuildingInFantasy<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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