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Episode 60 - Animorphs: The Reckoning (Guest: TK17/Duncan Sabien)

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Adapting Familiar Canon into a New Narrative

This chapter explores the writer's process of adapting a familiar canon, Animorphs, into a new narrative, relying on memory and wikis for details while balancing the need for established universe elements without overwhelming new readers. They discuss the evolution of readership, concerns about upsetting canon readers, and the challenges of maintaining character integrity in the reinterpretation, particularly focusing on characters like Tobias, Rachel, Cass, and Vissar 3.

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