{"id":42168,"date":"2024-06-03T06:30:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T18:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=42168"},"modified":"2024-06-03T16:05:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T04:05:53","slug":"on-supernatural-underground-now-the-year-of-the-villain-5-plus-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2024\/06\/03\/on-supernatural-underground-now-the-year-of-the-villain-5-plus-more\/","title":{"rendered":"On Supernatural Underground Now: The Year of the Villain #5 — Plus More!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Happy King’s Birthday to everyone oot thar celebrating the holiday. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Saturday being June 1, I posted #5 in the Year of the Villain series on Supernatural Underground<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This month I’m focusing on Fantasy where the protagonist is pretty much a straight-out villain, using Joe Abercrombie’s Shattered Sea<\/strong> series and RF Kuang’s The Poppy War<\/strong> trilogy as examples.<\/p>\n

Read all about it here:<\/p>\n

The Year of the Villain #5: Where the Hero Is Really a Villain<\/a><\/h2>\n

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While you’re there, you could also check out Kim Falconer’s latest “Choose Your Weapon” post:<\/p>\n

Choose Your Weapon — Firearms<\/a><\/h3>\n

Plus two great “From the Backlist” posts, both from Margaret Ronald<\/a>:<\/p>\n