EPISODE · Jul 1, 2026 · 50 MIN
4.13 What Moves the Dead
from The Worldbuilder’s Tavern · host Emma Maione, Allison Alexander, and Christiana Jones
Join us for a chat about the worldbuilding in the adult horror novel What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher. We discuss gross mushrooms, how the author uses line level techniques to create a sense of dread and deliver worldbuilding information, modern pronouns in a historical fantasy, and more. Visit the Tavern: Website | Discord | TikTok | Bookshop Support us and get bonus episodes by joining our Patreon Next month’s novel: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (Disclosure: we are a Bookshop.org affiliate, so if you purchase through these links, we will earn a small commission AND you will support an indie bookstore!) Intro and outro music: "The Tavern" by Michael Ghelfi
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We chat about mushrooms, pronouns, and line-level techniques in T. Kingfisher’s historical horror novel.
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4.13 What Moves the Dead
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