Literature of Horror, Fantasy, & Science Fiction

1. What is your reaction to the text you just read? I loved it. I was immediately invested in Butler's storytelling. I like fantasy a lot, especially when it discusses societies and culture which is different from the Tolkien mold. Incorporating fantastical, unfamiliar creatures will instantly draw my attention. 2. What connections did you make with the story that you read? Discuss elements of the work with which you were able to connect. The connection I made with the story was not so much a personal one as it was one based on fascination. I like dense, compelling world building. If attentive craftsmanship is apparent in the text then it will appeal to me. It is what I try to achieve as a storyteller. Stories such as Bloodchild serve as my inspiration. 3. What changes would you make to adapt this story into another medium? What medium would you use? What changes would you make? I am an illustrator, so if I were to adapt the story into a graphic novel, that would mean that m

The reality portrayed within The Anubis Gates is an alternate timeline. Steampunk is often speculative fiction; fiction that takes a certain point in history and hypothesizes on its survival, and because the steam industry was pioneered by the British, steampunk as a genre is often inexorably linked to Britain as a setting. In The Anubis Gates, the British have conquered Egypt and essentially erased its culture, playing on Britain's own history of imperialism to create a realistic antagonist for an otherwise fantastical novel. Though the story involves time travel (which is a perfect format to explore the altered aspects of this new reality), it is still rooted in a historically accurate foundation.