Help Wanted Up-and-Coming Hero Seeks Wise Old Mentor Qualifications: Applicants must have broad experience and knowledge, particularly of the Evil that threatens all our lives. Persistence, commitment, and keen perception skills required. Applicants must be wise, learned in arcane yet extremely relevant knowledge, and have a store of aphorisms – or else be able to…
Month: October 2014
CSFF Blog Tour: Keep the Salt, Shine the Light
The most outstanding element of Jill Williamson’s Safe Lands Trilogy is its world-building. From the opening pages of Captives, she created two worlds, orbiting no more than a rising mountain apart and yet utterly distinct. In the Safe Lands, all is pleasure and comfort and convenience, greased by the omnipresent wonders of technology. In little…