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Thanks to my little friend Ger for creating the beautiful animated maps in the book!
0:00 An ode to the card book
1:19 Introduction
1:55 World Anvil
4:20 My first experiences with maps and worldbuilding (Dutch books)
8:55 a.m. Books in English with maps
6:33 p.m.
// Video notes
Yes, I mispronounced Matriarchal
There are indeed many translations by Koning van Katoren, even an English version (which is no longer in print) from the 1970s! More info here: https://bit.ly/KoningvanKatorenVertaling
I can't believe I said "Hunger Game" instead of "Hunger Games." It was impossible to save while editing.
Books cited:
// Dutch
– Kinderen van moeder aarde
– Kruistocht in Spijkerbroek
-King of Katoren
– Niemand houdt mij tegen
// English
– Sabriel (The Old Kingdom series)
– The Fifth Season (Broken Earth trilogy)
– Extinction games
– Warstone
– Ray bearer
– The promise of winter
– The hunger Games
– The Priory of the Orange Tree
– Six of Ravens
– Twisted Kingdom
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Hi ! My name is Sanna. Nine years ago I moved from the Netherlands to London, where I currently work as a freelance social media producer in the publishing industry, event organizer and content creator. I've been making videos for 12 years and on my channel I talk about books, translation, the publishing industry, London, travel, as well as career and creativity advice. If you're looking for your next book to read, need a confidence boost before starting your internship/new job, or want to follow my journey in trying to achieve new creative and independent goals, you've come to the right place place !
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To all the books I will never read
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