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From "Fire of Troy" by Kerstiaen de Keuninck
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worldbuilding

Seven Plot-Friendly Ways to Spur Societal Collapse

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Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) crowning King of Gondor in Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
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The Lord of the Rings

Aragorn’s Tax Policy and Other Weird Shibboleths

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Comment number: 12
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams in Wonder Man
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Wonder Man

Wonder Man Was Great, but Disney Corporate Synergy Still Messed It Up

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Comment number: 11
Stormtroopers at the Starkiller Base in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Science Fiction

Side-Eyeing Science Fiction’s Love of Empire

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Comment number: 46
Top-down photo of an apple pie with a lattice top
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worldbuilding

How to Make an Apple Pie: Building the Ecology of an SFF Universe

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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The Legend of Zelda

What Breath of the Wild Has To Say About Storytelling (and Life)

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detail from the cover of MA Foster's Gameplayers of Zan; art by Michael Whelan
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worldbuilding

Five Ways Science Fiction Can Expand Beyond Homo sapiens

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Comment number: 39
Artist's conception of a planetary disc forming around a new planet
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astronomy

No Two Worlds Are the Same: Planetary Diversity in SF

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Comment number: 21
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, and Joseph Quinn in The Fantastic Four: First Steps
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Fantastic Four

Are the Fantastic Four Leading a Planet-Wide Cult in Their Universe?

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Comment number: 5
Closeup photo of a calendar/planner for the month of June
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worldbuilding

Counting the Days: Five SFF Approaches to Calendars

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Comment number: 41
Syril talking to Samm covertly in Palmo's central square in Andor season 2, week 2
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Star Wars

The Worldbuilding of Andor’s Ghorman Speaks Volumes

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Illustration of a succubus and an orc standing back to back behind the counter of a coffee and pastry shop, from the cover of Travis Baldree's Legends and Lattes
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Five Books About

5 Books That Worldbuild Through Fashion and Food

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