The Chonicler Recommends: Reading List for Castora
Jalinar recommends four books inspired by the Commander’s adventures in Castora.
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd.
His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V. E. Schwab
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
The Chronicler Recommends: Haunting of Hill House & Mexican Gothic
Jalinar explains the main themes of Gothic fiction in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818), Shirley Jackson’s Haunting of Hill House (1959) & Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic (2020) then shows how these influences have shaped Guild Wars 2’s Foefire.
The Chronicler Recommends: Tommy and Tuppence & Magpie Murders
Jalinar investigates the evolution of Detective Fiction from Edgar Allen Poe to Anthony Horowitz by way of Agatha Christie. Through this investigation, Jalinar bring in the character of Majory Delaqua to answer how she fits into this mystery.
The Chronicler Recommends: Dracula & Yellowface
Jalinar exposes duplicitous characters with a discussion surrounding Vizier Khilbron, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and R.F. Kuang’s Yellowface.
The Chronicler Recommends: Rosemary’s Baby & The Lost Apothecary
Jalinar explores the concept of motherhood through Soo-Won’s tale, Ira Levin’s Rosemary’s Baby and Sarah Penner’s The Lost Apothecary.
The Chronicler Recommends: Fahrenheit 451 & Babel
Jalinar analyzes the thematic parallels surrounding knowledge between the Durmand Priory in Guild Wars 2, Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and R. F. Kuang’s Babel.
