Agent of Weird: Exploring the Write Fantastic

Agent of Weird: Exploring the Write Fantastic

Old Sorcery, New Edge: Q&A with Molly Tanzer

The award-winning author of 'The Diabolist's Library' trilogy on her route to writing, taming research and penning the official resurrection of Jirel of Joiry, the first lady of sword and sorcery

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Feb 12, 2024
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Jirel of Joiry by Sasha Durdevic

Molly Tanzer is an award-winning American novelist, short story writer and editor with a gift for combining historical fact with fantastical fiction. Reviving an iconic sword and sorcery heroine eighty-five years after her last outing, Molly is now continuing the adventures of the first lady of heroic fantasy in the pages…

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