#Fire Logic

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Character, book, and author names under the cut

Rose- Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

Zanja Na'Tarwein- The Elemental Logic Series by Laurie J. Marks

Father Victor Ardelian- What Manner of Man by St John Starling

Sarcean- Dark Rise Series by C.S. Pacat

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Queer Fantasy Books Bracket: Round 1

Book summaries and submitted endorsements below:

The Raven Cycle series (The Raven Boys, The Dream Thieves, Blue Lily Lily Blue, The Raven King) by Maggie Stiefvater

It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive. Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her. His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble. But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can’t entirely explain. He has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he’s looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher of the four, who notices many things but says very little. For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore. Fantasy, young adult, paranormal, urban fantasy, series

The Elemental Logic series (Fire Logic, Earth Logic, Water Logic, Air Logic) by Laurie J. Marks

Submitted endorsement: A 4-book series about transforming war and prejudice into peace and fellowship. Unique, subtle magic system. Lesbian knife-wielder survives the unspeakable to save and be saved by a giant blacksmith who is hiding the fact that she is the most powerful mage in the world! Bisexual paladin gets a new lease on life when he meets a much younger seer boyfriend! Realistic found family!

Earth * Air * Water * Fire These elements have sustained the peaceful people of Shaftal for generations, with their subtle powers of healing, truth, joy, and intuition. But now, Shaftal is dying. The earth witch who ruled Shaftal is dead, leaving no heir. Shaftal's ruling house has been scattered by the invading Sainnites. The Shaftali have mobilized a guerrilla army against these marauders, but every year the cost of resistance grows, leaving Shaftal's fate in the hands of three people: Emil, scholar and reluctant warrior; Zanja, the sole survivor of a slaughtered tribe; and Karis the metalsmith, a half-blood giant whose earth powers can heal, but only when she can muster the strength to hold off her addiction to a deadly drug. Separately, all they can do is watch as Shaftal falls from prosperity into lawlessness and famine. But if they can find a way to work together, they just may change the course of history. Fantasy, adult, politics, secondary world, series

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"Well, of course, I am devoted to you. So why can you accept devotion from Norina and not from me?"

Karis's hand clenched convulsively in Zanja's, her palm sticky with sweat. "I accept Norina's duty," she said.

"But you have no excuse.”

The convulsions began

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I’m actually reading Fire Logic by Laurie Marks because I got this book like 2 years ago and barely cracked it open. I decided if I’m gonna start reading my backlog of books I’ll start with the one I got two years ago lmao. Though Pratchett’s books is on my list as well as the Abhorsen series by Garth Nix.

Anyway … Read about two chapters in.

Thoughts so far:

- Zanja’s very cool (or hot because … fire) and possibly queer??

- Her home seems nice and I’m sure the Elder’s hubris about them not worrying about getting attacked by the warmongering society on their border will definitely not come back to bite them in the ass.

- Emil seems like a nice fellow

- Mabin seems like a grizzled commander who’s done with everyone’s shit

- This is why you always have a successor lined up. Rookie move there Harald. (I’m sure there’s some reason that’ll come up later in the plot)

- I’d like to dropkick a Sainnite in the face

And I like Marks’s writing style. It’s very descriptive and I think she’s got a good grasp on character development (like how she writes her characters to be fairly identifiable and also 3 dimensional).

[badrockbookrecs]

eyooo let's do this

I keep telling people to read a crapton of books/series so let's put em all in one place. Let me know if/when you read them and what you think!! Seriously, anytime.

Off the top of my head, to start:

Leagues And Legends by EJ Lomax (free as ebooks on the author's website!! Link goes to first book of 3). Genre-aware found family fantasy trilogy. Queer characters and side characters, no MC romances (which was refreshing to me).

Fire Logic + subsequent books by Laurie Marks. Exploration of colonialism through fantasy lens (?). Very interesting magic system. Disabled and queer main characters. I have... some opinions about how the series wrapped up but I'd love to talk about it, and I still recommend it!

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky and the two follow-up books. Oh my GOSH please read them and any ROS fans let me know what you think of Children of Memory (3rd book). Arachnophobia warning for the first book lol.

Note: I'm linking bookshop.org for now, because f* that one rainforest conglomerate store, but lmk if you have suggestions as to how I should do that with these, what would make them easiest for you to find and read :)

I will probably also do reviews at some point? Idunno. LMK what you want me to do with this/what ur willing to listen to.

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Wof sona as todays warm up

[risibledeer]

happy christmas or merry holidays <3

i threw symbolism on this thing like glitter on a school diorama.

[parasolladyansy]

PLA Mizumi - Depart / Assist / Apology / Cleared

The climatic chapter at Mount Coronet, where Mizumi saves all of Hisui from the rampaging Dialga & Palkia together with her friends.

Ingo started riding with Victoria when she evolved into Rapidash. He didn’t saddle her, so learned to ride without one (might give her a saddle in DxP as humans become more comfortable with Pokémon).

At this point, Sasmu had become a very powerful trainer herself. She was none too pleased hearing Beni suggesting he was going to “get rid” of Mizumi after their battle, so she & Ryoma stepped in (a tricky moment, as their descendants would become best friends in the future).

Unpopular opinion - Mizumi actually did accept Kamado’s apology. Seeing him ceremoniously bow all the way down, as a grown man of authority to a young girl of low rank, it spoke volumes to her (& to me, surprisingly) of utter humility for the humiliation & distress he caused her. He would do everything in his power to make it up to her all the same.

It was a tough fight, but taking on both Palkia & Dialga was made possible through every trial Mizumi went through. 🩵

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🍃 PKMN Legends: Arceus - Mizumi 🍃

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[archerdepartures116]

Hey hey your art is gorgeous and I appreciate how much you love Liu Qingge. He is the best of all of everything and so under appreciated.

Do you have any Liu Qingge specific headcanons?

HHAHH tysmmm he's the best and I think he needs more appreciation because he as so much potential

my pookie adnsndjkdjeakfjt

anyways here is a list of my personal favorite headcanons:

first off, I hc that he's great with small children or babies, cause he used to take care of his sister when she was very young

He squeezes himself into fuckass crevices or sleeps in trees when he has to camp out and the hunt or mission took longer than he anticipated and there's no inn near (that being said, he would probably kind of suck at making campfires the normal mortal way cause why go through all that effort when you can just blast qi to light up the branches + he never needed to ever since he cultivated a core)

can smoke or grill some banger meat, he sometimes shares it with his disciples and they love it

secretly is a little vain, afterall someone put that braid there and having a long piece of hair dangling in front of ur face isn't very practical for certain situations

probably cuddles with cheng luan, need I say more?

him and his sister look very similar (except for height) so they can usually get away with swapping identities

he looks like he stands on his tiptoes most of the time (based on the eng novel art, Ik that's prolly just for dynamic posing sake but this is such an awkward stance for a normal human being lmfao)

probably autistic, i can feel it in my bones

he can crawl on all fours really efficiently for no reason, sometimes uses this skill to scare/test his disciples

giggly typa drunk, i just think it's cute

mf is stacked so he often overestimates the monetary value of items, great for the seller, excruciating for whoever was assigned to accompany monitor him

views food as another testament to his physical will, loves spicy food (but also really likes sweets)

in a modern au, he would be so untech savy it would make your 90 yo grandpa look like a NASA engineer

his closet is one of those cartoon ones where its the exact same fit across the board

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Queer Fantasy Books Bracket: Preliminary Round

Book summaries and submitted endorsements below:

The Elemental Logic series (Fire Logic, Earth Logic, Water Logic, Air Logic) by Laurie J. Marks

Submitted endorsement: A 4-book series about transforming war and prejudice into peace and fellowship. Unique, subtle magic system. Lesbian knife-wielder survives the unspeakable to save and be saved by a giant blacksmith who is hiding the fact that she is the most powerful mage in the world! Bisexual paladin gets a new lease on life when he meets a much younger seer boyfriend! Realistic found family!

Earth * Air * Water * Fire These elements have sustained the peaceful people of Shaftal for generations, with their subtle powers of healing, truth, joy, and intuition. But now, Shaftal is dying. The earth witch who ruled Shaftal is dead, leaving no heir. Shaftal's ruling house has been scattered by the invading Sainnites. The Shaftali have mobilized a guerrilla army against these marauders, but every year the cost of resistance grows, leaving Shaftal's fate in the hands of three people: Emil, scholar and reluctant warrior; Zanja, the sole survivor of a slaughtered tribe; and Karis the metalsmith, a half-blood giant whose earth powers can heal, but only when she can muster the strength to hold off her addiction to a deadly drug. Separately, all they can do is watch as Shaftal falls from prosperity into lawlessness and famine. But if they can find a way to work together, they just may change the course of history. Fantasy, adult, politics, secondary world, series

The Cursed Heart by Derin Edala (Curse Words: Spellcasting for Fun and Prophet Series)

Kayden was six months old when the doctor found the curse in his heart. From then on, his life was a struggle to manage it, to keep it locked away and dormant and above all secret, dreading the day that it would finally break free and wreak havoc. Now he's fourteen, and that day has come. Things look bad, but there's hope — the world's most prestigious magical school is willing to take him in, keep him safe, and pay his legal fees to avoid bankrupting his family. Most importantly, they can teach him to control his curse, to avoid ever hurting anyone else. It sounds far too good to be true, but what other option does he have? Kayden quickly finds himself embroiled in a large political game he doesn't understand. But he'd better learn fast. Because the secrets of his new school run deeper than he ever expected, and his actions have far more dangerous consequences than he could ever have known.

[aptericia]

Yuri Leclerc from Fire Emblem dressed as Kratos Aurion from Tales of Symphonia! They are both combination magic-/sword- fighters with questionable purple outfits.

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nothing viktor did was more peak engineer behavior than when he so confidently explained evolution wrong except for him confidently explaining evolution wrong while disagreeing with the guy who explained it correctly

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People in the comments of the Assassin's Creed: Shadows trailer becoming armchair historians trying to explain why Yasuke shouldn't be a protagonist actually are hilarious. Like besties this is a franchise where people can control eagles with their minds and a good 5% of the population are descended from evil psychic aliens. I THINK we can expand on a story of Japan's only-recorded African koshō without it jumping the shark.

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The fandom doesn't give Fuyumi enough credit. It's clear from her dialogue here that she knows and acknowledges the wrongness of The Hellish Todoroki Family. From her perspective, it's so warped that it isn't "a real family".

Fuyumi had a clear understanding of what cogs were turning concerning her family. It started with Shouto obtaining a healthy support system for the first time at U.A., which allowed him to reconcile with Rei. Then Rei began to improve after Enji starting putting in an effort after Kamino. (There is an implication that Fuyumi was well aware that Enji was making no effort towards their family until recently).

Sharing a meal is symbolically an act of peacemaking or understanding. Fuyumi kept trying to make her family come together for a meal because she wanted them to come to a mutual understanding and/or hash things out like "a normal family".

But Natsuo would only eat at the table if Enji was not present, and Enji refused to come to the table at all. They could not share a meal together, so Fuyumi felt like she failed.

But Shouto was correct here that this was an improvement. The three Todoroki children were able to come to an understanding with this meal prepared by Fuyumi. Natsuo and Shouto set clear lines about what they could not forgive and the difference between Endeavor and Enji. Fuyumi and Shouto communicated about their expectations for the family. Fuyumi wanted to chase the aspiration of "a real family" while Shouto expressed that he wanted to observe Enji's efforts as a father. Natsuo was able to express his grievances towards his abusive father to his face without pushback.

Fuyumi set the bar too high for herself here. In a family as dysfunctional as the Todorokis, a shared meal with just three of its members where they make peace with one another is a significant accomplishment.