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Spoilers for the ending of Apostles of Mercy because again, these books are the least subtle thing in existence so stuff like this really jumps out in contrast.

So I guess Cora is effectively dead as the person we've known over these past three books, which I don't mind because jfc, the girl was such an annoying whiny jelly-spine, but I really, really, really like how it's delivered, because you're gearing up for the finish and it's "wow, she's grown quite a lot, hasn't she, I now get what Sol meant about her finally seeming like an actual adult, heh, look, she's even sassing Paris about her silly little journalism, as if that could do anything, and she stopped investing all her emotional well-being into the newest orphan, phew, wonder where the desire to dominate Earth came from, that doesn't have much to do with what the story's been about, does it, and she doesn't even remember why she objected in the first place? eh, whatevs, wonder if the high-language experiments progress in the future books, she did note repeatedly how it was only Ampersand entering her consciousness, never the other way arounOMFG HE ATE HER MIND 🤯"

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Hi! I saw your Noumena fan art, it's amazing. I also saw you mentioned 3d printed figurines. Sorry if you've already been asked this, but do sell the models? I would love to 3d print them. Thanks and keep up the good work.

Sorry those are not for sale.

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My back, Lindsay and 3d printed figurines I gave her on London book event a month ago.

Certified the best day of my life.

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Could you post colored images of the physiterines? I'd like to know how their skin texture is suppose to look like.

I would like to, but they aren't finished yet.

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Durian munching on a durian fruit!

A digital version of a model I gave Lindsay at London book event

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I believe in every queer woman's right to be spirited away by an alien.

Nikola and Paris from Apostles of Mercy!

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My problematic OPT is plotting world domination.

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Paris Wells, a new POV character from Apostles of Mercy.

She develops a very interesting relationship with new alien characters and is an excellent counterweight for Cora's narration. As a former professional charge of Kaveh, she can make everyone question their beliefs - even half a thousand year old aliens.

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There is Apostles of Mercy book giveaway on GoodReads

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Silly question, but how does one go about getting an ARC of Apostles of Mercy?

There is a giveaway on GoodReads right now.

I got mine because I'm working with Lindsay on some promotional material. We are still discussing the details, but it will hopefully come through.

It would really help if everyone hyped up this book on social media. Fanart, fanfiction, recs, etc. so the publisher will pick up the remaining two books.

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Ampersand, Cora, Kaveh, and Nikola from Truth of the Divine.

I started this forever ago and have finally accepted that I’ll likely never finish it. So if you see any unfinished parts, no you didn’t.

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Apostles of Mercy ARC

So through unforeseen sequence of events I received advance reading copy straight from Lindsay. I got a permission to talk about it on social media, but I'm still not sure what I should tell or not. My thoughts are still scattered, but they are positive. This is certainly a fitting next chapter that expands on the ideas from the pervious books in a satisfyingly way.

What a ride!

They really do become the Joker.

I read some of the reviews that pose this books as a conclusion of the series. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE! AoM ends with a very exciting hook that HAS to be explored. The next two books are still in plans so go and preorder Apostles of Mercy. You mother has to preorder it. Your dog has to preorder it.

(And my name is used in one of the newspaper snippets. I exist in Noumena universe. It's canon. It's official. I'm ecstatic.)

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The first review of a pre-read of Apostles of Mercy just appeared on goodreads and it's just that:

HOW I'M SUPPOSED TO WAIT 5 MORE MONTHS??!!!!!?

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I just want those aliens to be happy for once

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MASSIVE APOSTLES OF MERCY SPOILERS!!!!

So I preordered a physical copy of Apostles of Mercy today from my country's Amazon. And to my infinite surprise there was a pretty detailed plot summary here. I haven't seen this on US or Canada Amazons, or nowhere else, so I post it here. Read at your own risk, there are big spoilers there.

I'm so excited! There is so much material here to speculate!

So first - it appears that Cora and Amperand were able to communicate through high language and it went poorly. Yikes! This is the most interesting direction it could have went and I can't wait to read those chapters. It probably will be the highlight of the book. And Ampersand being somewhat vindicated in trying to hide things from Cora... Delicious.

Next - a hostile interaction with transients? When I last speculated, I thought they would provide an alternative for a treatment for Nikola nad Ampersand. Here they seem to be portrayed as antagonists. Buuuut this description can't spoil the WHOLE book. I still believe that transients will become allies. After all this is a series about the empathy. (or not, either way it will be exciting)

The inciting incident seems to be a kidnapping. The aliens take what is "most dear" to both of them. Yeah, it must be Nikola. Or Cora's family. But I'm not sure about the latter, since they were mostly omitted in the TotD.

I'm vibrating in my seat at Cora and Ampersand "taking extreme measures". I really hope they will become Hades and Persephone in this book and it will end at them being true gods of the dead.

My excitement cannot be contained and I don't know how I will survive next 6 months. Take care Noumena fans!

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The Metaphor (with flat version)

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Went feral and drew this all in one sitting. Here is a full reference sheet with my refined drawings of my personal Ampersand head-canons (From the book Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis).

I'm not the type of person to highlight or make notes in my books. So trying to remember every detail of how the author described Ampersand's appearance was difficult. Especially since this book isn't wide-spread enough to have the characteristics listed anywhere online from what I could find.

What I remembered and how my brain interpreted it:

A face like a mask, large enough for a hand to spread on. Since I had "gray aliens" in my head when this was brought up, a triangle shape came to my mind.

Large amber/orange eyes with multiple red pupils like "stars". When closed, the eyes have a membrane like film that slides over top. I envisioned it to be slightly transparent based on that description.

Frills like feathers on the head that spread out into a flower-like appearance. Since he was described as robotic, I went with something that looked akin to blades or scales but still inspired by birds and placed in a crown.

Openings on the side of the neck that admitted sound (while reading, I envisioned them as flaps, almost skin like, that vibrated). Since the sounds were described as dolphin or whale-like, I felt this could be the one thing on the body more "organic" and not rigid.

The body itself is said to have the posture like a dinosaur or velociraptor with a rough exoskeleton shell. My feet were also inspired by this dinosaur/bird theme since the amygdala are described as plantigrades, and Cora described his footprints as "bird-like".

The arms are described as always being in a "mantis pose" or, as I like to call it, the "autism t-rex pose." The length of these arms changed in my mind a lot, but in the end, considering how much they use their arms, I went with long instead of short like a t-rex.

The hands were directly inspired by @deanu's drawing here. I loved their design, because it kept in mind the "spider" aspects the hands are described to have, without them being literal scissor fingers like I see in a lot of other fanart. Since that is not how I envisioned them while reading but wasn't exactly sure how I felt before seeing @deanu's fanart.

The fact this raptor body didn't have a tail was jarring for me to envision upon first reading, but a shell casing on his back that ever so slightly curved past the rear quickly formed in my mind. This made him feel less naked in my head and I don't know why.

In canon, I don't think Ampersand is this tall. I believe it states Cora comes up to his chin(?). But, I had to go against canon here. I love my monsters taaaall.

I hope you enjoyed my ramblings and my head-canons <3