Tag: Byzantine Empire

Monday musing

Maps and fantasy

Monday musings on fantasy writing By Scott Bury A map is a necessary feature of any fantasy novel. Tolkien’s map from The Hobbit Ever since Tolkien and Lewis, and maybe before, every fantasy novel has a map at the beginning or the end of the book. It’s not necessary, but […]

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Thursday teaser

A Constantinopolitan wedding

A Thursday throwback teaser from The Bones of the Earth By Scott Bury This week’s teaser is from the novel set in the late sixth century CE, in the capital of the Roman Empire. Javor wandered around the wedding hall, looking at the mosaics on the walls, nibbling on cakes and […]

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