SFF in Conversation is a new monthly feature on The Book Smugglers in which we invite guests to talk about a variety of topics important to speculative fiction fans, authors, and readers. Our vision is to create a safe (moderated) space for thoughtful conversation about the genre, with a special focus on inclusivity and diversity in SFF. Anyone can participate and we are welcoming emailed topic submissions from authors, bloggers, readers, and fans of all categories, age ranges, and subgenres beneath the speculative fiction umbrella. We continue our ongoing new series of posts called “SFF in Conversation” with a guest post from Katherine Addison, author of the recently released The Goblin Emperor, hands down our favourite book of 2014 so far. Today, Sarah is here to discuss The Goblin Emperor within the Grimdark tradition. Please give it up for Katherine, everyone! I’ve had a lot of health problems the last few years, and thus haven’t been paying very much attention to what’s happening on the internet. I only became aware of “grimdark” even as a word a couple of months ago, so the first thing I did when starting this post was to look for a definition. TV Tropes, although […]