Picked up the Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec for vacation next week. I loved her first book The Witch's Heart, it's a retelling of the Norse story of Ragnarok told from the perspective of Angrboda, who is a hermit witch living in the woods. Loki and Thor make appearances. I haven't read any summaries of this book because I know it will be fabulous and I want to be surprised, but I expect it's also based on Norse mythology. @bookstodon#Bookstodon#Fantasy#Mythology
I loved SCARLET so much that I read it last night in one sitting then came to work today and grabbed another Cogman, THE INVISIBLE LIBRARY. I didn't know I needed a Scarlet Pimpernel retelling with vampires, but this novel is oodles better than it sounds! What a ripping yarn! @bookstodon#bookstodon#sff#fantasy
@jillrhudy@kimlockhartga@likewise@bookstodon Yes! Why that as the foundation, as opposed to all the other stories she wove in as… um… texture and flavour alongside. Apparently her next one will be about water-based mythologies. Can’t wait.
@DarkMatterZine@kimlockhartga@likewise@bookstodon I keep forgetting that AFTER THE FOREST just came out since I read ahead. Kell Woods and water-based mythology, huh? Mermaids maybe? Will grab an ARC the day it is available. #KellWoods
Can't wait for the release of SUNBOLT by Intisar Khanani? Fill the void with an all-new prequel novella! SHADOW THIEF (The Sunbolt Chronicles, Book 0.5) is releasing on August 29. It will also be included in the print edition of SUNBOLT, releasing on September 19!
See E. E. "Doc" Smith, Gray Lensman, Chapter 7. This is an Oglon if ever I saw one.
"It is not a bird, but a winged mammal; and is armed not only with the gripping, tearing talons of the eagle, but also with the heavy, cruel, needle-sharp fangs of the wildcat. And its mental attitude toward all other forms of life is anti-social to the nth degree."
Anybody have recs for single-author science fiction and/or fantasy/paranormal short story collections? I'm especially interested in marginalized authors.
My faves so far:
'Nathan Burgoine's Of Echoes Born (paranormal)
Zen Cho's Spirits Abroad (fantasy/paranormal)
Iona Datt Sharma's Not For Use In Navigation (mix of science fiction and fantasy)
The epic conclusion to New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatore’s electrifying trilogy, The Way of the Drow, finds Drizzt Do’Urden coming to understand his role as a friend, a father, and a man caught between the darkness and the light.
Once in a generation, the matriarchs of Jeska choose a new king to manage the government and command the Guard — protecting Jeskans from crime, invaders, and insurgency.
Corren's been training for that job since he was six, but this is an unsettled time: rumors of strange incursions, grumbling discontent, and increasing brigandry. (1/2)
Corren’s problems are multiplying. His father is missing, His polyamorous brother keeps interfering with his business. And the king needs him to track down the conspirators behind a simmering insurrection.
When a strange woman turns up wearing a shaman’s cape, speaking a weird language, hiding knowledge that doesn’t belong in this world, all his plans have to change.
Es ist Mittwoch 🍴meine Kerle!
Heute habe ich voll vergessen das heutige Bild hier zu posten, deswegen kriegt ihr gleich 3 Seiten des bald erscheinenden Buches als eine Entschuldigung.
Das erste Rezept mit ca 10-12 Seiten ist sehr bald fertig und wird auf Patreon, sowie für DIE Kickstarter*innen präsentiert 😎 paar Leute haben die Sketches bereits gesehen und haben lauthals gebrüllt.
📖 According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, the world will end on a Saturday. A Saturday quite soon, in fact.
The whole of our six-part adapation of @neilhimself and Terry Pratchett's wonderful 1990 fantasy Good Omens is on BBC Sounds now - and you can listen from anywhere in the world. Tell your friends, good or evil.
@Osvaldoilustrador Nice! I don't know anything about the source material, but the way you did the fabric folds and shading (especially for the two on the right) is fantastic!
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I liked very much. Althought the end of the book can be guessed soon, there were interesting happenings in the book that you did not expect. You can't always be sure what's going on, what are characters true motives, etc. There are lots of mysteries and romance. I enjoyed the descriptive writing style.
Perfect for spending a Friday night under a blanket.
I have now read the last part of the trilogy. Mainly I just repeat the same pattern as in the previous books: I like the author's style and the world she has created. Some of the plot twists were surprising, some were not.
A few things were left unexplained in my opinion: I didn't see a logical reason for some of the characters' actions: Why did some decide to do what they did.
Now I feel sad for ending the reading trip. Of course, the next trilogy in the same world exists, although I guess it hasn't been completely translated yet. I'm not sure if I should try to read it in English or Finnish. Mostly I usually preferred translations. But I am also quite impatient.