The Mythcreant Podcast dabbles into the depths of worldbuilding. Emily discusses how she starts the process for new stories, and Mike puts some of his military history knowledge to work in spec fic. Plus examples from Star Trek and Discworld, laser catapults, and a couple of other tangentially related short topics.
Show Notes
- By order of mention:
- The Sleepwalkers, Dresden Codak’s “alternative evolution comic”
- The Ender’s Game Quartet by Orson Scott Card
- Star Trek TOS: Errand of Mercy
- TV Tropes Planet of Hats
- Star Trek TOS: A Piece of the Action
- Star Trek TOS: Bread and Circuses
- Battlestar Galactica
- Ender’s Shadow series by Orson Scott Card
- The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
- Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
- Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
- Honor Harrington by David Weber
- Ankh-Morpork Thieves’ Guild
- Ankh-Morpork Assassin’s Guild
- Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
- Granny Weatherwax, Discworld character
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