“The Red Scholar’s Wake” by Aliette de Bodard
I have meant to read a book from Aliette de Bodard’s "Xuya Universe" series. With the recent release of The Red Scholar’s Wake, I had the perfect excuse to do…
I have meant to read a book from Aliette de Bodard’s "Xuya Universe" series. With the recent release of The Red Scholar’s Wake, I had the perfect excuse to do…
Before I started the Hessan’s County blog, this all started out as me doing informal book reviews on the Rule of Lore discord’s Media Club. I wanted to bring back…
How does one describe a book like Iron Widow? Amazing, raw, and angry is a start, but let's try to do better.
In Today's blog, I examine "五德: The Five Powers." Also known as WuDe, its Elemental Dice System is the basis for entries to the Five Powers Jam.
One thing to think about when worldbuilding is how citizens get the things that they need. These included cash currency, does it always evolve to that?
I was first introduced to the worlds of Aliette de Bodard through her Obsidian and Blood series and then In The Vanisher’s Palace, both works I hope to review for…