fantasy novels lean on clones of IRL cultures so much because inventing folk knowledge of a culture unlike your own is a staggering cognitive feat, @StevenBrust is either good at it or fakes it well using Magyarisms, the other ones i can think of are LeGuin, Wolfe, and Jemisin
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Understatement of the cycle.
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“Wait, we’re using *what* style of storytelling this time??” Though I loved both “The One That Was A Laundry List” and “The One Where The Character Sat In Front Of A Window The Whole Book”. ;)
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I am full-on wringing my hands in anticipation, villain-style.
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