Category Archives: Amnar

Amnar: Reading Catching Fire and the problem with sequels

Posted on April 11, 2012 by joelyblack

I’ve been reading The Hunger Games trilogy, in a bid to make sure I read the books before I see the films. I read the first book, saw the first film, and now I’m making my way through the sequels … Continue reading →

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Amnar: A chapter-by-chapter plot for The Impostor/Shibboleth

Posted on March 24, 2012 by joelyblack

That’s it. It took two and a half hours to finish it last night, but it’s done. I have a chapter by chapter plot for The Impostor/Shibboleth, the sequel to The Inheritor. I’ve never actually done this before. I’ve been … Continue reading →

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The power and the joy of maps, fantasy and not

Posted on March 23, 2012 by joelyblack

At the end of last month, four of my friends went off to SFX Weekender. I wasn’t able to go, but they promised to report back to me on a panel of special interest to me. It was about fantasy … Continue reading →

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Things I do when I should be working 2: Reading Game of Thrones (also including an Amnar serial update)

Posted on March 21, 2012 by joelyblack

I’m sitting here on the sofa, having just finished Clash of Kings, trying to think of a way to justify going straight on to reading Storm of Swords rather than the small pile of fiction I’d bought because it might … Continue reading →

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Getting a look at Amin Duum – Angel Falls in Venezuela

Posted on March 18, 2012 by joelyblack

Landscapes are a key part of writing Amnar. A few years ago, I actually went looking for places that resembled what I had in my head – in some cases I’ve been able to visit them in person to get … Continue reading →

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Amnar Serial: 3.47. Where Do We Start?

Posted on March 13, 2012 by joelyblack

Lower City, Amin Duum Muytil 2, 4765 Nastasia crossed into the gallery to join the other watchers and warriors preparing to leave. She’d kept her head down and protested that she’d need to stay with Nenja, to work, rather than … Continue reading →

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Amnar Serial: 3.46. The End of Everything

Posted on March 6, 2012 by joelyblack

Holy Complex, Rad Ruinn Muytil 1, 4765  Somewhere in the heart of the Holy Complex, a bell rang. It wasn’t an hour bell, but signalled some other shift change deep in the heart of the city. Tahrin barely noticed the … Continue reading →

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Amnar Serial: 3.45. I Can’t See Him Ever Again

Posted on February 28, 2012 by joelyblack

Illegal Infirmary, Lower City, Amin Duum Muytil 1, 4765 “Why won’t she see me?” Irad paced back and forth, trapped in the clean room behind the surgical theatre, at the far end of the infirmary. Zoriel barred the doorway, and … Continue reading →

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Amnar Serial: 3.44. I Want To Know Where Sudir Is

Posted on February 21, 2012 by joelyblack

Holy Complex, Rad Ruinn Muytil 1, 4765  By the time the sun hung as a huge red disk on the western horizon, Tahrin was too tired to focus any longer. His conversation with Anarya was the only one he’d had … Continue reading →

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Amnar Serial: 3.43. You’re Safe

Posted on February 14, 2012 by joelyblack

Illegal Infirmary, Lower City, Amin Duum Muytil 1, 4765 “What now?” Zurov, Daira and Maali stood around the table at the southern end of the infirmary, a map of Amin Duum’s three cities unfurled in front of them, held flat … Continue reading →

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