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prompt-heaven · 1 month
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a list of 100+ buildings to put in your fantasy town
academy
adventurer's guild
alchemist
apiary
apothecary
aquarium
armory
art gallery
bakery
bank
barber
barracks
bathhouse
blacksmith
boathouse
book store
bookbinder
botanical garden
brothel
butcher
carpenter
cartographer
casino
castle
cobbler
coffee shop
council chamber
court house
crypt for the noble family
dentist
distillery
docks
dovecot
dyer
embassy
farmer's market
fighting pit
fishmonger
fortune teller
gallows
gatehouse
general store
graveyard
greenhouses
guard post
guildhall
gymnasium
haberdashery
haunted house
hedge maze
herbalist
hospice
hospital
house for sale
inn
jail
jeweller
leatherworker
library
locksmith
mail courier
manor house
market
mayor's house
monastery
morgue
museum
music shop
observatory
orchard
orphanage
outhouse
paper maker
pawn shop
pet shop
potion shop
potter
printmaker
quest board
residence
restricted zone
sawmill
school
scribe
sewer entrance
sheriff's office
shrine
silversmith
spa
speakeasy
spice merchant
sports stadium
stables
street market
tailor
tannery
tavern
tax collector
tea house
temple
textile shop
theatre
thieves guild
thrift store
tinker's workshop
town crier post
town square
townhall
toy store
trinket shop
warehouse
watchtower
water mill
weaver
well
wind mill
wishing well
wizard tower
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sarahreesbrennan · 2 months
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LONG LIVE EVIL Cover Reveal
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This is the cover of LONG LIVE EVIL. So many thanks to my cover artist Syd Mills and my designer Ben Prior. The blend of gleeful irreverence and epic fantasy is so dear to me! I hope you like the cover. I hope even more that you enjoy the book…
A TALE FOR EVERYONE WHO’S EVER FALLEN FOR THE VILLAIN… When her whole life collapsed, Rae still had books. Dying, she seizes a second chance at living: a magical bargain that lets her enter the world of her favourite fantasy series. She wakes in a castle on the edge of a hellish chasm, in a kingdom on the brink of war. Home to dangerous monsters, scheming courtiers and her favourite fictional character: the Once and Forever Emperor. He’s impossibly alluring, as only fiction can be. And in this fantasy world, she discovers she's not the heroine, but the villainess in the Emperor's tale. So be it. The wicked are better dressed, with better one-liners, even if they're doomed to bad ends. She assembles the wildly disparate villains of the story under her evil leadership, plotting to change their fate. But as the body count rises and the Emperor's fury increases, it seems Rae and her allies may not survive to see the final page.
This adult epic fantasy debut from Sarah Rees Brennan puts the reader in the villain's shoes, for an adventure that is both 'brilliant' (Holly Black) and 'supremely satisfying' (Leigh Bardugo). Expect a rogue's gallery of villains including an axe wielding maid, a shining knight with dark moods, a homicidal bodyguard, and a playboy spymaster with a golden heart and a filthy reputation.
Preorder here (tales of goodness to come)!
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sparkyava · 3 months
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kal✨
I’ve been currently reading ‘the way of kings’ by brandon sanderson and oh stormfather i am absolutely loving the beautifully well-crafted story of a lifetime. i ADORE the characters and my favorite is none other than kaladin stormblessed and syl 🥹💛 pls read the book if you’re into high fantasy story equipped with lots of adventures, characters that you WILL love, amazing world building, cool magic stuff and moooore and don’t be intimidated by the huge books, it’s so easy to understand everything and its not confusing even though it’s my first time reading an epic fantasy like this book.
thank you, @brandonsanderson for this out of the world masterpiece which i can’t describe with all the words i have just how heartbreakingly beautiful of a story it is. i gotta pick up part two of the first book!
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torbooks · 10 months
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This advertisement is for The Archive Undying—a debut science fantasy epic from Emma Mieko Candon, and book one in their Downworld Sequence.
WHAT IT’S ABOUT
Plugged into his AI god when its corruption renders him unfortunately immortal, sad gay disaster Sunai takes a die-again-or-die-trying approach to his tragically unending life. Despotic police states want to leash him and giant robots want to eat him, but reuniting with the small handful of people he cares about is what’s actually horrifying.
Adrift in the wilds, Sunai makes several unwise decisions such as:
Scavenging old ruins haunted by hostile fragments of another shattered technological deity
Allowing his mind to become further compromised
Sleeping with his mysterious employer for information and fun
Joining a haphazard crew of pirates who all have different motives for hunting a feral remnant of the same god that cursed him, all those years ago
This brain-melting series-starter is like a Neon Genesis Evangelion AMV set to a bass-boosted cover of George Michael’s "Careless Whisper."
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l-otr · 11 months
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Luthien to the Rescue by Juliette Brocal
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st-just · 5 months
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Urist the Dragonslayer by Lily Abdullina
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wafflelovingbatgirl · 3 months
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Men used to write long epic war fantasy series instead of getting psychiatric help for their war trauma.
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imaginarygirltnt · 7 months
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Alright guys I got bored while I was in quarantine for covid and decided to try to make a notebook specifically for writers to jot down all those ideas we're all sure we'll never forget since they're so cool.
Also, with Preptober coming up soon, I thought I'd throw it out for all the wrimos out there!
So we have:
1. Pretty Cover!:
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2: Cute inner page to make you feel like the real writer your imposter syndrome tries to tell you, you aren't:
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3. Map Space! To put down your fantasy lands, insert towns, or maybe those nines seas you decided you had to have cause seven clearly wasn't enough (😭 somebody save me, why did I chose nine?!!)
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4. Timelines! Perfect for keeping track of what's going on in your story or even for you to keep yourself on track!
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5. There are also premade Extensive Character sheets to help you develop your own personal blorbos. Along with space to sketch your OCs if you have a shred of artistic talent (or even if you don't!)
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6. There are also some Basic Character Sheets for those interesting side characters who aren't supposed to take over your story:
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7. And of course, space to write a bunch of notes, complete with doodle boxes for you to draw, well....pretty much anything you want, whether it been a cool weapon, a specific landscape, or to note a specific expression on a character's face.
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You can find the Writer's Notebook here! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Have fun!
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inkcurlsandknives · 3 months
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Finally I can officially reveal the cover for my Filipino Epic Fantasy SAINTS OF STORM AND SORROW.
In which a bisexual nun hiding a goddess-given gift is unwillingly transformed into a lightning rod for her people's struggle against colonization. Perfect if you love lush fantasy full of morally ambiguous characters, like The Poppy War and The Jasmine Throne.
Huge shout out to @missnatmack who did such an amazing job with the cover and incorporated some of my favorite details like Lunurin’s embroidered piña cloth blouse, her salwal style pants featuring the pinilian inspired weaving patterns of Northwest Luzon, and of course her weapon which was inspired by barbed Filipino fishing spears called Sibat.
Saints of Storm and Sorrow comes out June 25, 2024 with Titan books! Preorder links can be found on my linktree in my profile.
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todayontumblr · 8 months
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Wednesday, August 2.
The Lord of the Rings.
As far as trilogies go, you would be hard-pressed to improve on Peter Jackson's quite frankly immaculate #lord of the rings movies. So much has been said about them that it is hard to know where to begin, or indeed say anything that hasn't been said before. The internet loves the word iconic, and with good reason, but each one of these films—The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and Return of the King—have as strong a claim to such an adjective as any. Perhaps the best compliment one can pay to the monumental cast and crew behind these behemoths is that they represent what is likely the outstanding cinematic achievement of our lifetimes. And they did so by, famously, filming the unfilmable.
With much talk on the future of the cinema-going experience in the age of streaming services, perhaps no movies better demonstrate the magic of the big screen experience like #LOTR. It is a fact that all in Tumblr's Tolkien community can remember vividly the first time they saw each of these films in the cinema. It was an experience that, somehow, turned three hours and more into a time that passed in an instant—and created an immersive, vivid fantasy world that no-one wanted to leave. 
We really could go on and, indeed, we'd love to. But time is of the essence, and though a wizard is indeed never late, this post, like The Grey Pilgrim himself, arrives precisely when it means to. In any case, there is a whole #lord of the rings fandom community out there on Tumblr who loves these movies every bit as much as we do, if not more so. They also love the books, too—and know more than a thing or two about Tolkien's enchanting Middle Earth.
You shall not pass (oh go on then) x
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ed-art-studio · 10 months
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Finally, the march of the Ents piece is complete! Thanks to Joshua Webb for this inspiration and request!
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not-poignant · 2 months
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Tradewinds Launch - A Fae Tales Novel - Jan 31st
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FULL NOVEL RELEASE on JANUARY 31st - EXCLUSIVE to REAM & PATREON ONLY
In the dangerous, ethereal realm of the fae, alliances between the Seelie and Unseelie fae merchants are few. Some say impossible. Matan, a Seelie fae and peacock pheasant shifter with a talent for trade, must keep his Seelie alignment a secret as he embarks on a perilous journey to gather wealth and save a loved one from a terrible curse. He joins an Unseelie merchant caravan of fae who would surely eat him if they learned of his alignment. The enigmatic Udir, a paranoid Unseelie master of poisons and bearded vulture shifter, discovers Matan’s secret and threatens to blackmail him in exchange for vile favours. But Udir’s bravado and bluster hides a painful past and Matan isn’t as innocent or as naïve as he seems. Amid bustling markets, savvy clients, and travelling to new lands Matan has never seen before, Tradewinds is a story of love, found family, trust, betrayal, and the healing that can grow in the shadows of the vibrant, perilous southern fae lands.
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Foxhall @ Ream (available on the Gary+Efnisien tiers or higher) Foxhall @ Patreon (available on the Gary+Efnisien tiers of higher)
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lyralit · 2 years
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creating a vivid fantasy world in twenty questions-
does this world resemble earth?
what is a defining characteristic of this world?
what creatures roam this world?
is there a magic that is used?
what languages are spoken?
what is special to this world?
what makes it fantastical?
is earth mentioned in this world?
what clothing do creatures here wear?
describe the aesthetic
is it similar to another fantasy world?
give a brief description of the history
what is the government system? is there one?
how about describing some of the diversity?
what is ideal about this world?
what is a distinct inequality in this world?
is the world a background or woven into the plot?
what is the coolest thing about this world?
what inspired this world?
what would you give to go there? why would you want to go there?
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simpingcorner · 1 year
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I totally get the low growl on ATHENA, sang by Jorge in WARRIORS OF THE MIND.
But why don't I see anybody talking about how much like Percy Jackson the: SHOW YOURSELF, I CAN SEE YOU. I WAS LYING, YOU FELL FOR MY BLUFF. sounds.
And I've now decided that Percy Jackson has done something similar at least once in his lifetime. You can't tell me otherwise.
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torbooks · 11 months
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Waking in a watery tomb after untold years, Kai, a prince among demons, a king among witches, must solve a murder—his own. But first he must gather any allies that still live and navigate a changed landscape.
“A wildly original and complex fantasy exploring how revolutions are won through trust, and destroyed through selfishness. Wells excels at brooding, powerful inhuman protagonists who just need a little kindness to be their badass best.”
—N. K. Jemisin on Witch King by Martha Wells
MORE ABOUT THE BOOK
Kai should be a hero. After all, he helped save the world—but his void-black eyes and demonic powers have always made people hate and fear him. As Kai investigates, he discovers that the world that cost so much to save may just be in danger again.
NYT bestselling author Martha Wells weaves a story of power, friendship, and the family we choose in WITCH KING.
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sarahreesbrennan · 3 months
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my anniversary! … orbitiversary?
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It’s a year ago today that we announced LONG LIVE EVIL was to be published by Orbit, and now this is the year! July 30th, 2024. I’ve been waiting and waiting, and I have so much evil news. I hardly know what to say first! I’ll figure it out. But for now, I celebrate.
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