I Tried Reading Non-European Fantasy - & What I Learned @cronkthebookguy
I Tried Reading Non-European Fantasy - & What I Learned  @cronkthebookguy
Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Fantasy spends most of it's time in copy-paste European settings. But there's so much more out there! Whole new countries, histories, mythologies and cultures! Here's a little breakdown of what I learnt when I read a little more outside the norm.

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0:00 Intro
0:16 1) Think Beyond Our Culture
0:50 2) Read Diverse Voices
1:13 3) Challenging Issues
2:03 4) Fantasy Outside of Europe
2:34 5) Mythology
3:00 6) Bringing People Together
3:42 7) Diverse Stories
4:12 Outro
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I Tried Reading Non-European Fantasy - & What I Learned

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