Speculative Insight: a journal of space, magic, and footnotes

15/11/2024

Now live: a subscriber-only essay by Mary Fan about the place of music in the written text, and especially SFF.

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05/11/2024

Vetinari: one of the more divisive characters in the ??

Read what Tansy Rayner Roberts has to say about seven of Pratchett's villains... and Vetinari... in this free essay!

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03/11/2024

I didn't love Moist when I first read his books, but maybe I should give him another go.

Tansy Rayner Roberts reflects on the connections between various heroes and villains in this (free!) essay: www.speculativeinsight.com

02/11/2024

Villainy! Paperwork! Being a evil mastermind! ... or something, anyway. Tansy Rayner Roberts looks at seven (or maybe eight) of Terry Pratchett's great villains.

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01/11/2024

Free to read now! Tansy Rayner Roberts.social examines some of the great villains in Pratchett's Discworld.

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31/10/2024

If you've been considering subscribing to Speculative Insight, can I point you to two things?

1. Subscribe before the end of December and get the December ebook (July-Dec essays + exclusive essay by Bogi Takacs) free!

2. Pitch in at the Bedrock Level (AUD$150) and never subscribe again - you'll be a lifetime subscriber!
(2.5 This level increases in cost at the end of the year... just saying.)

Of course, if AUD$30 is easier right now, I TOTALLY get it. You still get the free ebook!
.. and of course, if that's also out of reach: that's why the free essays exist! I hope you enjoy them!

26/10/2024

New Tansy Rayner Roberts essay coming next Saturday: following on from Pratchett's heroes, now she's looking at the villains. What makes a man a villain in the ? What are the common elements? You may be surprised... (or not).

A journal for exploring the ideas and themes that stand behind, inform, and develop out of, speculative fiction.

24/10/2024

24/10/2024

creating visions

22/10/2024

While you wait for Alecto the Ninth to be published, perhaps you would like an essay celebrating the cosy catastrophe narrative that Gideon the Ninth and Harrow the Ninth do so well?

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21/10/2024

I had never thought very clearly about how the combination of humour and horror works, but Paula Aamli thoughtfully discusses that in relation to Tamsyn Muir's Locked Tomb series in this subscriber-only essay.

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20/10/2024

I know a few people who bounced off Gideon and Harrow - and that's ok! This essay still has something for you, even if you found the Locked Tomb completely not to your liking.

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19/10/2024

If you love Tamsyn Muir's Locked Tomb series, you might be interested in reading what Paula Aamli has to say about the idea of the cosy catastrophe...

Available now for subscribers (AUD30/year: ~15GBP, E18, USD20)

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18/10/2024

I am SO excited to present this new essay to subscribers! I adore Tamsyn Muir's books, and Paula Aamli's essay about cosy catastrophes helps me understand why.

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13/10/2024

Coming this Saturday: Paula Aamli looks at the idea of 'cosy catastrophe' fiction through Tamsyn Muir's Locked Tomb novels. Available to subscribers only, so subscribe now to read it! (Annual sub is AUD$30... )
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08/10/2024

Good morning from Detroit - home stretch for the pwyc and bundles. Supporting at *any* amount helps start a Backer Train. Sharing helps. Talking about the books helps. (Did you see our Buzz section?) Thank you - we love you all! -E. https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/atthis-arts/the-factory-by-ihor-mysiak

08/10/2024

Amy Salley thoughtfully approaches why so many of us have visceral responses to learning of a beloved creator's bad behaviour, and considers what fictional redemption arcs might teach us about the situation...

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07/10/2024

Amy Salley on the behaviour of redemption, not just the words - in both fiction and real life.

Free to read! Be encouraged to share!
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