#a book with a map

[namgination]

gorgeous

[buppkizz]

engie birthday pt 2...a gift from spy

[hanafubukki]

Lilia's impersonation of Malleus is always so funny and cute and makes me laugh 😂😂💞💞

The way he deepens his voice and then does those gestures before laughing makes me so happy because he’s having so much fun 💕💕💚💚

Malleus on the other hand...

He is not amused 😂😆💚💚

[futchbookslut]

I've been guilty of this in the past, but I'm old now, and tired of seeing a bunch of little shits on every author's post going "okay so you mention the representation and some tropes, but what is it ABOUT???" Gee, if only there was some way for us to figure out what the book is about beyond the author-provided trope map? Mayhaps the author-provided link to where the book is being sold, which also contains the blurb? Maybe we do an ounce of work instead of filling ops replies with the same comment?

Maybe we can also acknowledge that trope map/rep-based book advertising gets more attention, and far too many people will see a promo post with full blurb and go "hmmm that's too many words." Maybe we can acknowledge that self-pubbed authors are working with a very different beast in the publishing industry and might need to promo their books in ways you don't prefer, and you yourself can help by clinking a single link? I promise, in the time it takes for you to bitch about a struggling author marketing via a trope map, you could have already read the blurb.

[clumsypuppy]

@heropartnerweek 2025 day 1 - home

[torpublishinggroup]

"this book was confusing"

have you considered thinking harder, or rereading it with a corkboard, string and a wall of annotated maps?

[egophiliac]

Since book 7 part 5 (the part where we meet Meleanor/Maleanor 👀) is coming to EN this month, i would love to see your take on lilia’s proposal to meleanor! i mean they were like little kids right? it couldn’t have been that serious…i think the only reason she even brought it up again is because she could tell lilia still genuinely loved her…(even if he didn’t realize it himself?) but, oh well! Let’s think about silly childhood shenanigans to numb the pain! ^_^ (orz)

oh shit?! get ready for a doozy guys, it's comiiiiiing ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

I chickened out of posting the whole thing (look, I get VERY carried away when it comes to these wacky kids and their Tragedy), but I do believe that it probably ended with Lilia getting embarrassed and just shoving the first thing he sees into his mouth to try and cover for it.

(we're just lucky it wasn't a frog this time)

[mcversipellis]

The map of Six Duchies because my time in hospital has never been funnier

[camelidae]

You can’t have a piratey sea adventure without a map and a deserted island!

[namgination]

divine

[laotwormz]

wanted to draw more dc

[mistiedoesart]

Poe and bread

Fan art of Poe (a fairy brownie) from Emily's Wilde Encyclopaedia of fairies

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[victusinveritas]

[aroaessidhe]

I had an idea the other day to make a list of ace & aro books based on where in the world they're set! Which, since I'm mostly excluding the US and there's a lot of secondary world sff, is ridiculously small

see my database for details on aspec content, a couple of these are side characters or brief mentions, or one character in an ensemble; not inherent recommendations, etc

Oceania

The Bone People (Aotearoa)

The Space Ace of Mangleby Flat (Aotearoa & Australia)

The Spider & Her Demons (Australia)

Two Can Play That Game (Australia)

An Accident of Stars (portal fantasy, starts in Australia)

Summer Bird Blue (Hawai'i)

Be The Sea (Hawai'i)

Asia

Small Gods of Calamity (South Korea)

Breasts & Eggs (Japan)

Convenience Store Woman (Japan)

She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat (Japan)

Is Love The Answer? (Japan)

Foul Lady Fortune (China)

She Who Became The Sun (China)

Stuck In her Head (Hong Kong)

Kaikeyi (Ancient India)

Nigeria

Until The Last Petal Falls

Vagabonds!

Jamaica/Caribbean

Sailing by Orion's Star (colonised, piracy era)

Europe

Smile and Be A Villain (Denmark/Germany)

The Reckless Kind (Norway)

The Spy With The Red Balloon (Germany/US)

Little Black Bird (Poland)

Let The Dead Bury The Dead (Russia)

The Last (apocalyptic Switzerland)

UK

Song of the Huntress (Ancient Britain)

Life Underwater (England)

The Murder Next Door (England)

Small Joys (England)

Fallen Thorns (England)

Cupid Calling (England)

If You Still Recognise Me (England)

Something Extraordinary (England/Scotland)

Other People’s Butterflies (England)

That's What She Said (England)

Loveless (England)

North America

note: I'm excluding the majority of US books here, because otherwise this section would be 3x as long as the rest combined. I am just including Canada, Alaska, Hawaii (under Oceania, above), and then books by Indigenous authors (which is all below except BLTG)

The Summer of Bitter and Sweet (Canada)

Before I Let Go (Alaska)

Elatsoe (Texas)

A Snake Falls To Earth (Texas)

Màgòdiz (postapoc US)

Godly Heathens (Georgia)

#aspec books / aspec database / tumblr masterpost

[egophiliac]

What was your favorite of the flashbacks in Silver’s walk?

the acorn bracelet is VERY good, but I really really love Malleus humming (hummalleus? hummus?) to Silver. especially now that the song has Context. >:) we are in a soup of angst and I'm here with a spoon in each hand and a silly straw that leads directly to my brain.

[monomatica]

Type Maps for the Captive Prince trilogy by C.S. Pacat 🍊🌴

Prince Laurent of Vere is surrounded by words from Prince's Gambit, and Damen is surrounded by words from The Summer Palace. I recently read this series and loved it so much.

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