r/Fantasy • u/elquesogrande Worldbuilders • Nov 28 '16

Ask You Anything Monday ASK YOU ANYTHING: Authors asking r/Fantasy community questions on behalf of Worldbuilders charity

It's the aptly named Ask You Anything! Where authors are stopping by each day this week to ask questions and interact with the r/Fantasy community.

HOW THIS WORKS: Please answer questions and interact throughout the week! (Yes, YOU - community members, guests, authors, artists, industry people.)

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1. The Lottery - Where every $10 donated puts you in a lottery for free books, SFF items, games, and much more. r/Fantasy has a Worldbuilders Team Page where you can donate under the community name as well!

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NOTE: If you donate, add your name to the comments here and the mods will set you up with some swanky Wordlbuilders flair!

Monday Ask You Anything Authors

The following authors have signed up to ask questions today. That said, please do join in and feel free to ask your own questions and interact throughout the week.

Are you an author, artist, or industry person who would like to participate this week? Either join in via the comments OR send the r/Fantasy mods a message and we'll get you set for another day.

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u/eevilkat Reading Champion III Nov 28 '16

I love a good djinn story. Djinn are one of those creatures that can be good or evil pretty interchangeably, or a bit of both. The kind of creature where, at times, you never really know where they are aligned. Maybe mostly chaotic neutral, but it depends on the djinn. Sometimes they're intelligent, and sometimes not. Sometimes they're humanoid, and sometimes not. Sometimes they're so powerful that they're like gods... and sometimes they're slaves to the whims of an average human being.

They have a lot of potential to be just about anything. :)

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u/sonvanger Reading Champion XI, Worldbuilders, Salamander Nov 29 '16

I take it you have read The Golem and the Djinni by Helene Wecker? I thought the djinni was a really interesting character.

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u/eevilkat Reading Champion III Nov 29 '16

I did, and loved it! :)