Street Savoir-Fae

On today's episode, we talk about the books of one of our favorite authors: Patricia Briggs! You can check out her website at: http://www.patriciabriggs.com/ If you're curious about "Intersectionality" is, check out this great starter: http://www.care2.com/causes/what-is-intersectionality-and-why-is-it-important.html To check out the anime Kekkai Sensen, see:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Blockade_Battlefront To find out more about Cassandra Clare and her books, see: http://shadowhunters.com/ And for those curious about the copyright infringement lawsuit, see: https://www.themarysue.com/shadowhunters-lawsuit/

In today's episode, we talk about two staples of Urban Fantasy: Werewolves and Vampires. We talk about origins, what tropes we see in urban fantasy, and what trope-breakers we see. Additional Info: Countess Elizabeth Bathory: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_B%C3%A1thory - http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-prolific-female-murderer Vlad the Impaler: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler - "do not expand list" http://s.dk0.us/bb3a0.png Werewolf lore: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf Edward dildos: - https://news.avclub.com/the-latest-ridiculous-twilight-product-a-sparkly-dildo-1798217439 Octavia Butler's "Fledgling": https://www.betterworldbooks.com/Fledgling-id-9780446696166.aspx Rob Thurman's Cal Leandros series: https://www.betterworldbooks.com/Nightlife-id-9780451460752.aspx Patricia Brigg's Mercy Thompson series: https://www.betterworldbooks.com/Moon-Called-id-9780441013814.aspx Carrie Vaughn's Kitty Norville series: https://www.betterworldbooks.com/Kitty-and-the-Midnight-Hour-id-9780446616416.aspx Caitlyn Kittredge Nocturne City series: https://www.betterworldbooks.com/Night-Life-id-9780312948290.aspx

On this episode, we discuss the books of Ilona Andrews, one of our favorite authors in the Urban Fantasy genre--as well as a few sidetracks Sources referenced: About Ilona Andrews: http://www.ilona-andrews.com/ About Wolf Pack behavior: https://io9.gizmodo.com/why-everything-you-know-about-wolf-packs-is-wrong-502754629 About female hyena anatomy: https://today.duke.edu/2002/11/dreahyena1102.html

This is an introduction to Street Savoir-Fae, a podcast about urban fantasy. We'll talk about what urban fantasy is, why we chose to do a podcast about it, what kinds of features you'll expect in future episodes