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07 - Dead Gods Double Feature
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This week, Pie and Lulu dive into two fantasy novels featuring dead gods: Deeplight by Frances Hardinge and Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor. We discuss world-building, portrayals of fantasy religions, and how these books use the concept of dead divinities to explore the power of belief and storytelling.
Other Media Mentioned:
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
- The Queen’s Thief Series by Megan Whalen Turner
- The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
- The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski
- Eragon by Christopher Paolini
- Daredevil (Marvel comics)
Content warnings:
Discussions of murder, body horror, ableism, emotionally manipulative relationships, drowning, PTSD, slavery, genocide, infanticide, and rape.
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