14.11: Magic Without Rules
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary Robinette, Margaret, and Howard
When we say “without rules” we’re talking about stories whose magic is not held under logical scrutiny for the reader. There are lots of reasons why you might do this, and in this episode we’ll talk about not just about the why, but also the how.
Credits: This episode was recorded by Dan Thompson and mastered by Alex Jackson.
Homework: Take a story with rule-based magic. Now have the rules all go wrong, the characters realize they don’t really understand the rules at all.
Thing of the week: Bookburners, by Max Gladstone, Mur Lafferty, Margaret Dunlap, Andrea Phillips, Brian Slattery, and Amal el Mohtar.
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