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Ex Urbe Ad Astra Ep. 3: Hopepunk and positive futures with writer Ruthanna Emrys

Ex Urbe Ad Astra by Ada Palmer

Oct 13, 202101:15:28Society & Culture

Ruthanna Emrys is an author of science fiction and fantasy such as The Innsmouth Legacy series and Deep Roots, which are hopeful Lovecraftian fantasy, and the forthcoming A Half-Built Garden, a hopeful science fiction no...

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