{"id":39498,"date":"2021-09-02T06:30:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T18:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=39498"},"modified":"2021-09-01T23:39:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T11:39:11","slug":"on-supernatural-underground-now-magic-in-fantasy-9-drawing-on-fairytale-folklore-myth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2021\/09\/02\/on-supernatural-underground-now-magic-in-fantasy-9-drawing-on-fairytale-folklore-myth\/","title":{"rendered":"On Supernatural Underground Now: Magic In Fantasy #9 &#8212; Drawing on Fairytale, Folklore &#038; Myth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here we are in September, the first of spring here in the Southern Hemisphere, while it\u2019s autumn\u2014or fall\u2014for those\u00a0 in the north.<\/p>\n<p>Definitely time for some more magic, Supernatural Undergound style. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Not to disappoint, this month&#8217;s post features three YA novels where the magic is grounded in fairytale, folklore and myth. While that applies to all Fantasy, to some degree or other, these are books where the grounding really caught my attention.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-29045\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/The-Godmother-97x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"97\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/The-Godmother-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/The-Godmother-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/The-Godmother.jpg 308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 97px) 100vw, 97px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-39499\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Guardian-of-the-Dead-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Guardian-of-the-Dead-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Guardian-of-the-Dead-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Guardian-of-the-Dead.jpg 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-39500\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Library-of-the-Dead_2-98x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"98\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Library-of-the-Dead_2-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Library-of-the-Dead_2-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/The-Library-of-the-Dead_2.jpg 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 98px) 100vw, 98px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To find out more, head on over to the SU and check it all out:<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/supernaturalunderground.blogspot.com\/2021\/09\/magic-in-fantasy-drawing-on-fairytale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Magic In Fantasy &#8212; Drawing on Fairytale, Folklore &amp; Myth<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here we are in September, the first of spring here in the Southern Hemisphere, while it\u2019s autumn\u2014or fall\u2014for those\u00a0 in the north. Definitely time for some more magic, Supernatural Undergound style. \ud83d\ude42 Not to disappoint, this month&#8217;s post features three YA novels where the magic is grounded in fairytale, folklore and myth. 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