{"id":38700,"date":"2020-12-17T06:30:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T17:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=38700"},"modified":"2020-12-06T22:11:31","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T09:11:31","slug":"wrapping-up-a-year-of-worldbuilding-in-fantasy-on-the-supernatural-underground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2020\/12\/17\/wrapping-up-a-year-of-worldbuilding-in-fantasy-on-the-supernatural-underground\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrapping Up A Year of Worldbuilding in Fantasy on The Supernatural Underground"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_29569\" style=\"width: 227px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29569\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29569\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/etching_hill-tower-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/etching_hill-tower-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/etching_hill-tower-108x150.jpg 108w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/etching_hill-tower-740x1024.jpg 740w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/etching_hill-tower.jpg 1759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Ten leagues beyond the wide world&#8217;s end&#8221;;<br \/>art by Peter Fitzpatrick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2020\/12\/03\/on-supernatural-underground-now-worldbuilding-in-fantasy-11-celebrating-our-supernatural-underground-worlds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 3<\/a> I completed a year of Worldbuilding in Fantasy posts on the <a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Supernatural Underground<\/a> (SU), with a final post that <a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/year-of-worldbuilding-in-fantasy-11.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Celebrated Our Supernatural Underground Worlds<\/a> &#8212; which, if you haven&#8217;t read it already, is pretty awesome, imho. En<em>tire<\/em>ly, reflective of my four fellow SU authors who joined me to share their art and insights, and make the final post rock.<\/p>\n<p>With it being the time of year for wraps-ups, here is the entire series from go to whoa, all together in one place for those who love worldbuilding, whether to revisit or to check out for the first time:<\/p>\n<h4>2020: The Year of Worldbuilding in Fantasy<\/h4>\n<p>January: <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2020\/01\/happy-new-year-supernatural.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Welcome To My Year of Wonderful Worldbuilding<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFebruary: <b><a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2020\/02\/year-of-worldbuilding-in-fantasy-1.html\"><em>The Lion, the Witch &amp; the Wardrobe<\/em><\/a><\/b> (Chronicles of Narnia) by CS Lewis<br \/>\nMarch: <b><a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2020\/03\/year-of-worldbuilding-in-fantasy-2.html\"><em>A Wizard of Earthsea<\/em><\/a><\/b>\u00a0by Ursula Le Guin<br \/>\nApril:\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/year-of-worldbuilding-in-fantasy-3.html\"><em>Sparrow Hill Road<\/em><\/a><\/b>\u00a0by Seanan McGuire<br \/>\nMay:\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2020\/05\/year-of-worldbuilding-in-fantasy-4.html\"><em>Palimpsest<\/em>\u00a0<\/a><\/b>by Catherynne M Valente<br \/>\nJune:\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/ships-that-sing-three-books-reviewed.html\"><em>Ship of Magic<\/em>\u00a0&amp; the Liveship Traders\u00a0<\/a><\/b>series by Robin Hobb<br \/>\nJuly:\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2020\/07\/year-of-worldbuilding-in-fantasy-6.html\"><em>Gideon the Ninth<\/em><\/a><\/b>\u00a0by Tamsyn Muir<br \/>\nAugust:\u00a0<em><b><a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2020\/08\/year-of-worldbuilding-in-fantasy-7.html\"><strong>Tymon&#8217;s Flight<\/strong><\/a><\/b>\u00a0<\/em>(Chronicles of the Tree)\u00a0by Mary Victoria<br \/>\nSeptember:\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2020\/09\/year-of-worldbuilding-in-fantasy-8.html\"><em>Dreamhunter<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Dreamquake<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Mortal Fire<\/em><\/a><\/b>, by Elizabeth Knox<br \/>\nOctober:\u00a0<em><b><a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2020\/10\/year-of-worldbuilding-in-fantasy-9-many.html\">The Many Worlds Of Kate Elliott<\/a><\/b><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>November:\u00a0<em><b><a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/blog-post.html\">A Wealth of Fabulous Worlds<\/a><br \/>\n<\/b>December: <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/year-of-worldbuilding-in-fantasy-11.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Celebrating Our Supernatural Underground Worlds<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 3 I completed a year of Worldbuilding in Fantasy posts on the Supernatural Underground (SU), with a final post that Celebrated Our Supernatural Underground Worlds &#8212; which, if you haven&#8217;t read it already, is pretty awesome, imho. 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