780. S&F Clacks #7: The “Problem” w/ Worldbuilding

Totalizing worlds, imagined cultures, and genre limits, oh my! Shaun Duke, Paul Weimer, and Stephen Geigen-Miller join forces to discuss the so-called “problems” with worldbuilding, the impact of worldbuilding obsessions on story, and what SF/F could be without so much worldbuilding!

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Show Notes:

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• The Things We Discussed:
  • “The Lone and Level Sands” by Vajra Chandrasekera
  • “very afraid” by M. John Harrison
  • “But, but, but — WHY does magic have to make sense?” by N.K. Jemisin
  • “Sanderson’s First Law” by Brandon Sanderson

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