by Sarah Deeming | April 6, 2021 | Blog, Reviews
Mika’s position as a princess in the Kisia Kingdom has never been secure. Her life is dogged by Emperor Kin’s, her stepfather, assassination attempts to remove her and her brother from the line of succession, and she is often overlooked because of her gender....
by Lucy Hounsom | March 4, 2021 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe world as we know it has historically been ruled by men. But when it comes to fiction, writers can choose what power structures they create and how they are depicted. Despite the free rein this allows authors,...
by Megan Leigh | February 11, 2021 | 5 Q's, Blog
What do you get when you mix science fiction with fantasy… and a lot of queer orcs? A. K. Larkwood’s debut novel, The Unspoken Name! Why did you want to mashup scifi and fantasy tropes within the one narrative? How did you manage readers’...
by Megan Leigh | January 28, 2021 | 5 Q's, Blog
At Breaking the Glass Slipper, we want to promote diverse voices in fiction. Thankfully, the SFF community seems to be opening up and we are seeing more and more texts written by and about more than the traditional white, male medieval European narratives. Ownvoices...
by Lucy Hounsom | January 21, 2021 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn last year’s episode on magical realism, we talked about this genre’s ability to take a recognisable setting and tilt it a few degrees, creating something familiar and yet not quite what we’re used to. Alternate...
by Megan Leigh | November 26, 2020 | 5 Q's, Blog
With the sequel to The Empress of Salt and Fortune, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain, out next month, we took the opportunity to sit down with Nghi Vo! The Empress of Salt and Fortune is described as being about ‘the anger of women’. What does that...
