In a new interview series for Tor.com, Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light, sets out to explore the tropes we love and why we love them. As one of the hosts of the Hugo-nominated “Be the Serpent” podcast, Freya is our resident expert on the intersections of fandom, literature, SFF (and also, kissing stuff). She’ll be speaking with her fellow authors about the joys of indulging in favorite themes, but continuing to reinvent and rediscover them along the way.
Without further ado, we present Learning the Tropes with Freya Marske: Session One, all about murderous plants, deadly trees, and horror fungi.