What do I want in a good fantasy book? Court politics and social interactions based around houses and cities. Powerful women and devious men. Drama and action with emotional ramifications. Frocks. Kissing. Swords. An intense impression of history in the… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
History is imperfect and biased, and it always, always has omissions. The most common omissions are the bits that the writer of that history… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
When I was thirteen years old, I didn't exactly discover epic fantasy on my own. I acquired it as a social defence mechanism. — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
“There's something beautiful about the perfect hashtag. Never underestimate what can be accomplished with a few carefully chosen characters strung together behind a number symbol. At its purest, the hashtag contains and defines and reduces a massive idea down to a single word or phrase. The best ones offer subversive commentary on themselves. Truly, the hashtag is the epic poem… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share
One of the most interesting things about science fiction and fantasy is the way that the genres can offer different perspectives on matters to… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
“This is not my tragic backstory. I had a great childhood. My mother loved me. I never wanted for money or support. I get… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
What do I want in a good fantasy book? Court politics and social interactions based around houses and cities. Powerful women and devious men.… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
Issues to do with disability, mental health and not being neurotypical often affect many genuine teenagers but are rarely reflected in the fiction they… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
History is not a long series of centuries in which men did all the interesting/important things and women stayed home and twiddled their thumbs… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
“So this is me: Friday Valentina. Twenty-year old media studies student at MacArthur University. I’m short and my hair is purple this week. I… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
Most historians and other writers of what we now consider 'primary sources' simply didn't think about women and their contribution to society. They took… — Tansy Rayner Roberts Copy Share Image
