(Any mistakes in the summarizing of this thread are Jen’s!) In that thread, Alyssa shared a great article about ableism in the horror genre, and although we loved The Witcher, it reinforced some of the most common problems with putting disabilities on the screen. Often, writers use ableist tropes in their monster-creation, and Alyssa’s thread talks about how and why this is harmful. Soul Song: A Dirk & Steele Novel is written by Marjorie Liu and published by HarperCollins e-books.

M'Cal is a merman who is enslaved to a witch (much as Charlie was enslaved in 'A Dream of Stone and Shadow' in the DARK DREAMERS anthology), who forces him to use his extraordinary vocal powers to steal souls with which to augment. Here’s listener Alyssa Long’s terrific thread about monsters and disability. Liu returns readers to the magical, fascinating world of Dirk & Steele a bit indirectly. She also loved the Gargoyles TV show and the orcs in Lord of the Rings. Soul Song (Dirk & Steele, Book 6) by Marjorie M. Besialisty cartoon that Sarah is going to look forīaby Jenny imprinted on Fantasia, specifically the centaurs and Chernabog. More about what it means to go into the Amazon dungeon-this, of course, is related to attempts to deplatform sex everywhere on the internet. The cartoon Sarah refered to is called The Harkness Test, and it's a reference to Dr. Although no one mentioned on the episode, here is the single greatest monster explanation ever seen on twitter.

Check it out!Īlthough there is lots of crossover with paranormal or alien, Jenny defines monsters as: creatures who don’t shift into humans, you’d definitely scream if you saw them running down the street, but human enough to be able to bang. Her first romance, His Leading Lady, was just released, ( Jen did the final developmental edit!) and she just started the Bonkers Romance podcast with Melody from the Heaving Bosoms podcast. Marjorie Liu is the New York Times bestselling author of the Monstress series, illustrated by Sana.

Soul Song by Marjorie M. Liu