#fantasy recommendation

[gl4ukopis]

I just want to say one thing: I support Rin's rights but more importantly, I support Rin's wrongs.

I am a Rin girl

[fazilareads]

An Epic Fantasy Comedy?? The Crew By Sadir S Samir | Non-Spoiler Review

An Epic Fantasy Comedy?? The Crew By Sadir S Samir | Non-Spoiler Review

TITLE : The Crew (The God Dust Saga #1) AUTHOR : Sadir S Samir GENRE : Epic Fantasy Comedy, Fantasy Adventure Intended Age Group: Adult Pages: 386 DATE OF PUBLISHING : November 29, 2022 SYNOPSIS Kings of the Wyld meets Deadpool in this action-packed fantasy adventure set in an Arab-inspired landscape. Varcade fled to the deserts of Harrah to escape his past as an Educator, a member of an…

[skepwith]

The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo

Nghi Vo's latest novella in the Singing Hills Cycle finds the story-recording cleric Chih escorting a young bride to the estate of her wealthy husband-to-be. His mansion is lush and sinister, his servants close-mouthed, and his mad son full of dire warnings. Chih fears for their young friend, but maybe they should be worrying for themself…

Vo's Gothic fairy tale is made vividly real by her descriptions of concrete objects: a mildewed book, a sweetened peach, a willow tree. Once again she merges the fancifulness of folklore with the immediacy of contemporary fiction, to intensely readable effect. Clues are woven into the story with skill, tantalizing at first, obvious in retrospect. I sped compulsively through this book the first time, then reread it more slowly, enjoying every minute.

Recommended for fans of dark fairy tales, nonbinary protagonists, and great East Asian–style world-building.

(Note: I received a galley of this book in exchange for posting an honest review.)

[kiesmoviecorner]

10 Best Fantasy Shows Streaming Right Now

Fantasy shows have been a staple of television for decades, captivating audiences with their incredible world-building, intricate storylines, and stunning visual effects. However, with so many great shows streaming right now, it can be tough to decide what to watch. To help you find your next binge-worthy fantasy series, I’ve compiled a list of the 10 best fantasy shows currently streaming.…

[adaine-party-wizard]

WHOEVER DID THIS I LOVE YOU

[ramshacklefey]

I've seen increasing buzz around here about Howl's Moving Castle (book). I think you all deserve to know that all of Diana Wynne Jones's books are filled with characters and plots that are absolutely as delightful and unhinged as that one.

Some Actual Plots include:

Dogsbody - The star Sirius is accused of murder and sentenced to exile on Earth in the body of a dog until he finds a magical item called a Zoi. He's adopted by a young Irish girl living with her abusive and neglectful English relatives. He has to balance his desire to find the Zoi with needing to be a Good Dog for the girl who takes care of him. Also the Wild Hunt is there. Hexwood - A girl finds a magical wood behind her house where she meets a wizard who thinks he's a convict of the intergalactic government, a boy created by the man to destroy said government, and a robot found in a junk heap. The magic wood is actually an alternate reality being generated by an AI who has a grudge to settle with the head of said government. The book is about abuse, PTSD, and trauma. The Dark Lord of Derkholm - Magical world is being destroyed by a company using it as an isekai amusement park for people from another dimension. Bio-wizard is appointed Dark Lord for the year, and he and his family (four of whom are bioengineered griffins) have to find a way to survive the season while everything is going wrong. Deep Secret - Interdimensional detective/diplomat/wizard needs to find a replacement for his deceased mentor. He does so at a fantasy convention, while trying to keep an interdimensional empire from collapsing into civil war after the emperor is assassinated along with all of his heirs.

She's an absolute master at weaving fantasy elements into the mundane world and writing from the PoV of kids. Her books are funny, clever, and full of delightful characters. I'm begging you all to check them out.

[booklovers-hub]

The sluttiest thing a hero can do is showing up at the villain's doorstep while they're hurt and saying, "I didn't know where else to go."

[inafieldofdaisies]

Damsel (2024) | Favorite scenes

I am the sacrifice. I am the sacrifice?

[rocketbirdie]

i feel like i failed you.

[hypogryffin]

Erina and Sophie....

erina and sophie..... perhaps even sophie and erina....

[noahhawthorneauthor]

Be thankful for who you are today, and do better than those who came before you.

I live on Iroquois land, specifically the Mohawk region. The Iroquois, or Five Nations, was brought together by Deganawidah the Great Peacemaker, and it was composed of the nations Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca.

Later on the Tuscaroras joined, and they became Haudenosaunee, or 'six separate nations.'

Happy Thanksgiving, keep your minds open, never stop learning, and don't let history become forgotten. The majority of us are already do a damn poor job of not repeating it.

[rhydart]

Art trade of Tango and Zedaph fighting, with @time-slink ! Check out his post for his original sketch, and the render of mine <3

[experimentfae]

Books to read if you are a fan of ATLA

[asteriass]

Dokja’s phone battery

Being 100% fr, I dead@ss thought that after the apocalypse started Dokja’s phone became magic. In the sense that it had infinite battery. In my defense, I thought it was related to the fantastical existence of the TWSA novel on his phone.  Counterargument, I’m stupid

Reading the novel, I now realise that he does indeed need to charge his phone regularly lol (the manhwa just never really touches on it much since ig it’s just filler info) Like, the poor guy is paying special mind to looking around and asking people for power banks cause his phone can just die on him anytime 😭 (in the start at least) Everybody else is like “?Why do you need a power bank?” [Cuz phones are basically useless now since there’s no network or connectivity. Dokja can’t really tell the exact reason so he just ends up like, “Um, I just have to do something, trust”]

Makes me wonder if somebody ever mistook him for just being CHRONICALLY addicted to his phone, cuz from their POV it makes no sense as to why he still keeps pulling it out or is fretting over powerbanks CUZ ITS THE APOCALYPSE ☠️

[oldshrewsburyian]

hi! i was wondering if you happen to have any recommendations for asoiaf-esque books? something similarly low fantasy and character-focused, but maybe less... violent and closer to the actual medieval age? i really enjoy reading your gripes with game of thrones haha so i'd love to know if there's a story out there that does have its canonical law and has it be important to the world <3

*wipes away single tear* Anon, I am genuinely touched and slightly incredulous. Absolutely delighted and astonished to learn that my gripes about Fantasy Canon Law™ (etc.) have inspired this.

I am going to assume that you've already read Lord of the Rings? Because it's written by a medievalist, it's deeply informed by medieval ideas (about justice, history, magic, power, loyalty, ethnicity, duty, health... and, yes, more!) in ways that are deeply important.

The Book Smuggler, Omaima al-Khamis. The fantasy elements in this one are much subtler, and it mostly reads as straight historical fiction, but there are some elements in it that invoke the fantastical in interesting ways. In any case, I think it's really great.

Victory City, Salman Rushdie. I adored this novel, which is structured around/as a missing medieval epic poem. It involves the history of the Vijayanagara Empire but also immortality, feminist forest utopias, and an alternate history of India's relationship to Europe in the late medieval/early modern period. Did I mention I love this novel?

She Who Became The Sun, Shelley Parker-Chan. Ming China, but with GHOSTS. Also close attention to the importance of Buddhist communities and evolving technologies and inter-regional dynamics and and.) Culpably, I haven't gotten to the sequel yet.

The Apothecary Melchior series, Indrek Hargla. This series of detective novels is set in medieval Tallinn, and I really like them. They're more historical mystery than fantasy, but also the main character has an ancestral curse (??) which I haven't figured out yet.

The History of the Siege of Lisbon, José Maria Saramago, is a gorgeous novel about the power of love, the power of language, and how we think about history (and also maybe time travel)

The Apothecary's Shop, Roberto Tiraboschi. Venice, 1182, but with magic, noir elements, and some of the sensationalism of gialli (and I say that as a compliment)