#moonscript

[accidental-spice]

Can't wait to get a hold of Collusion, the second Kings of Aselvia book, and lose my MIND

[healerqueen]

Thanks for the recs! What Comes of Attending the Commoner's Ball is a recent release that I've been looking forward to reading. The author is a friend of mine, and I've heard very good things about the book. I enjoyed a novella she wrote. I haven't read Moonscript for similar reasons. It's too dark for me. But I love the author and her work, all the same. (She's another good friend of mine, as is the author of Illuminare.) I HAVE read Illuminare, and it is phenomenal!! I highly recommend it. It's intriguing adult epic fantasy with a heist story, a brotherly friendship, and a few frenemy relationships. I own it in paperback and ebook, and it's gorgeous.

Heads up for people who like fantasy: There's a two-day sale (12/6 and 12/7) with a whole bunch of free indie ebooks. It's billed as "no-spice fantasy", but in a lot of cases, that just means "the book is focused on things besides romance", which I appreciate because that can be really hard to find in this marketplace.

There are some that look like fluffy tropefests, but also a surprising number of books that I've wanted to read for a while, and several that sound decent-enough to make me go, "Well, for the price of free, I can taste it and throw it away if I have to." It's definitely worth checking out.

[kanerallels]

I broke into my mom's Amazon account and am now aggressively reviewing a bunch of books we got for Christmas

[thanook]

Have you ever messed with moonscript or yuescript before?

oh yeah, those exist. i almost forgot they did. i know pretty much nothing about them. what was their objective again?

[healerqueen]

Book sale time!

Readers of Tumblr, can I interest you in an e-book sale? It is a very big, very good sale, and I can tell you about some very good books. The sale lasts till Monday night. All books in this sale are discounted to $0.99 on Amazon, and a few of them are free. And I have recommendations! I recommend all these books highly. Visit https://blackfridaybooksale.com/ to browse the sale, or search the title and author of each book on Amazon.

Stay tuned for some really good books in many different genres, for every kind of reader. These are some of my favorite books to recommend year-round, and they're all on sale today. You can get five books for the price of one, the same price as a cup of coffee.

Book Recommendations

BREAK THE BEAST by Allison Tebo (epic and glorious fantasy retelling of Beowulf)

THE RELUCTANT GODFATHER and the TALES OF AMBIA series by Allison Tebo (hilarious, heartwarming, and quirky romantic comedy fairytale retellings)

THE GOBLIN AND THE DANCER (standalone sweet fairytale adventure)

SUMMON THE LIGHT by Tor Thibeaux (fantasy retelling of The Tempest from the perspective of Caliban)

REBEL WAVE: Seasons 1 and 2 by Tor Thibeaux (futuristic undersea adventure)

THE REALM BENEATH (brand-new multi-author anthology of undersea short stories featuring fantasy sea creatures, mermaids, and the like)

ILLUMINARE and DAWNSONG by Bryn Shutt (epic fantasy with deep themes, characters, and worldbuilding)

SEVENTH CITY by Emily Hayse (Alaskan-inspired fantasy with platonic relationships)

THESE WAR-TORN HANDS by Emily Hayse (Western historical fantasy retelling of King Arthur, the first book in a trilogy)

FAIREST SON by H. S. J. Williams (beautiful, wintry retelling of Snow White featuring deep themes and characters with fae elves and goblins)

MOONSCRIPT and COLLUSION by H. S. J. Williams (epic fantasy featuring elves, other fantasy creatures, family drama, and the battle between light and darkness)

MOUNTAIN OF THE WOLF by Elisabeth Grace Foley (Western historical fiction retelling of Red Riding Hood with mystery and adventure)

LOST LAKE HOUSE by Elisabeth Grace Foley (1920s historical fiction retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses)

Other Westerns and historical fiction books by Elisabeth Grace Foley (Elisabeth Foley's vintage Western suspense novel LAND OF HILLS AND VALLEYS is on sale for $2.99, 50% off, and so is her excellent new anthology THE SMOKING IRON)

Historical fiction fairytale retellings by Rachel Kovaciny (excellent historical fiction reads, period, and strong, interesting retellings)

THE ACCIDENTAL CASES OF EMILY ABBOTT series by Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick (contemporary spy mystery series; fun, humorous, and sweet; the first three books out of eight are free today and the rest are $0.99)

Snap up a few of these before the deals are gone (or after!). It's a great time to stock up on good books to read. This is the only Black Friday shopping I do each year, and I'm always pleased with the good books I buy for such a low price. (By the way, you can read Kindle books on a laptop in your browser if you don't have a Kindle, or use the Kindle app on your phone.)

[aconitecafe]

Dive Into 2024 CFA Finalist H.S.J. Williams

Check out the 2024 Indie Fantasy Book of the Year Finals! Behind the Writing of Collusion Tell us about a theme within your work and why you wanted to highlighted in this book. COLLUSION follows the steps of finding purpose and power in the recovery of trauma. It takes place seven years after MOONSCRIPT in which the elf prince Errance has finally returned home after a long, tortured…

[the-american-writer-from-narnia]

TBR Tag

Tagged by @noisette-tornade

Rules: share nine books you read last year, and nine you want to read this year.

2024:

Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

20,000 Leagues Under the Seas by Jules Verne

Dracula by Bram Stoker

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Lexoux

The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens

The Invisible Man by H.G Wells

Moonscript by H.S.J Williams

Crown of Sand and Sea by H.S.J Williams

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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2025

The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker

Collusion by H.S.J Williams

Ground Zero by Kevin J Anderson

Ruins by Kevin J Anderson

Mountain of Dragons and Sacrifice by Tara Grayce

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas

The Weeping Knight by Lauren Hildebrand

Monster by Frank Peretiti

The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett

(I can’t think of anyone to tag, I’m too shy.)

[accidental-spice]

Top 5 books?

Gosh this is always a hard one (except for the first one, of course)

Enchanted Origins, by S. H. Dontell

Moonscript, by H. S. J. Williams

Prophet, by R. J. Larson

Illuminare, by Bryn Shutt

The Green Ember, by S. D. Smith

Thanks for the ask!!

[accidental-spice]

Thanks for the tag!!

Three non-romantic duos: Tim Bradford and John Nolan (The Rookie), Errance Celestrum and Tellie Carlson (Moonscript), and Schmidt and Nick from New Girl

A ship that might surprise others: John Nolan x Genny Bradford (The Rookie). They've only interacted a handful of times, and they already have more chemistry than Nolan and his current love interest

Last song: So Long, Moses, by Andrew Peterson

Last film: Guardians of the Galaxy 2

Currently reading: I'm actually between books. I just finished The Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone, by Jaclyn Moriarty, and I'm about to reread The Shuttle by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Currently watching: Leverage, Downton Abbey, Sanditon, and occasionally New Girl

Currently consuming: guacamole and tortilla chips, off and on

Currently craving: more guacamole. If you will excuse me...

Tagging @backgroundagent3 @misscrazyfangirl321 @aintinacage @trapezequeen @hecckyeah @fairytale-lights @saxifrage-wreath and anyone else who wants to play!!

Tagged by @saxifrage-wreath to do this tag game—thanks for the tag!

1. Three non-romantic duos: Ten and Donna Noble (Doctor Who), Harry Potter and Ron Weasley (Harry Potter), and Christopher Rowe and Tom Bailey (The Blackthorn Key)

2. A ship that might surprise others: Harry Potter x Luna Lovegood. Objectively there’s nothing wrong with Harry and Ginny, I just don’t find it all that compelling. And wouldn’t it be cute?? Wouldn’t it???

3. Last song: Autumn Sweater by Yo La Tengo

4. Last Film: Oh dear, I think it was Wild Mountain Thyme. I had a fever and I’d never been more confused in my life.

5. Currently reading: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Susanne Collins, The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands (reread), Sense and Sensibility (reread)

6. Currently watching: Bia, Endeavour, rewatching NuWho season 3 with my roommate, Friends, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (albeit, very slowly), and I’m attempting to watch the X-Files. There’s also a k-drama or two that I’ve been in the middle of for a WHILE that I need to finish.

7. Currently consuming: Lemon Coke (I shouldn’t be, I’m about to go to bed)

8. Currently craving: Creativity, motivation, a back rub from my mom 😂

Gently tagging @o-lei-o-lai-o-lord @kanerallels @accidental-spice @novelmonger @rainintheevening @valiantarcher @braveheartstoryteller @faeriefully @the-tiny-dragons-tea-room

[psifitopia]

book rec

If you enjoy Christian fantasy, I highly recommend Moonscript by H.S.J. Williams. It reminds me a lot of Madeleine L'Engle's writing style, though set in a fantasy world.

This book is just gorgeous. It grippingly portrays, love, despair, evil, friendship, and redemption. The characters are very human...even when they aren't. lol

Errance...oh, Errance. His internal struggles are so raw and wonderful.

There is a moment where Ayeshune, God, is confronted and questioned about his love and the response is just heart-rending and beautiful.

[wisegurlll]

Fan Fridays

Not very good at drawing people but here's my favorite Moonscript fanart of my girl Tellie by Vanessa Roades. She captured Tellie perfectly! I LOVE IT SO MUCH😭🥰 Go give her a follow on Instagram:)

(Vanessa Roades Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vl_roades/)

[accidental-spice]

Thanks for the tag!!

Favorite color: it varies, but currently blue, I think

Last song: Rhythm 'N' Moves by Capital Lights

Currently reading: Moonscript, by H. S. J. Williams (my beloved)

Currently craving: Lemonade, chocolate, and I second the cooler weather

Coffee or tea: I prefer hot chocolate, but I also really like this iced black currant tea I've had a few times before

Tagging @ladysongmaster @misscrazyfangirl321 @saxifrage-wreath @backgroundagent3 @fairytale-lights @hyperfixationstheseries @theonewithallthefixations and anyone else who wants to play! (No pressure, though)

Tagged by @cakeyouareoh, thanks so much for the tag!!

Favorite color: hmmm like dark blueish green, the color that mountains are when they’re really far away or sometimes a really dark pacific sea.

Last song: Dances for Harp and Orchestra, L. 103:2. Danse Profane, by Lavinia Meijer

Currently reading: The Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates. Don’t come for me ok I study history

Currently craving: baked Mac and cheese with breadcrumbs, cooler weather

Coffee or tea: tea, but only herbal. Anything with caffeine makes my legs stop working and also makes me blind. I specifically like any tea with lavender and also celestial seasonings honey vanilla chamomile

Tagging @jabba-the-fett @abigailspinach @starbeets @skynapple @kanerallels @accidental-spice

[lost-in-books94]

I'm so excited to start this! Love the cover art by @morgana0anagrom and honestly this book just sounds so cool!

[jemmathedragonslayer]

"It is said that Darkness is empty and whatever vanishes into its depths is lost forever. I know this better than anyone. For I have suffered here in the shadows, and there are none who might find me.” Seventy years. Seventy years the elven prince has been lost to the darkness, assumed dead by his people and endlessly broken for a book that connects to the hidden realm of his ancestors, a land untouched by evil. And now a light in the shadows. A chance for freedom. But those willing to help him come from the unlikeliest of worlds. The orphan girl, yearning for a loving family, and the boy who won’t leave her side. A healer maiden given an unexpected chance for a life beyond narrowed expectations. A grieving creature flown far from home. They all search for something and now their fates are tied to his. If their quest for life can pull him from the dark mire in which his soul drowns, then perhaps he can be saved. Or else he will drag them all down to a fate worse than death. The beginning of an epic saga, MOONSCRIPT is a journey of innocence, despair, and redemption.

Buy At:

mybook.to/MoonscriptPaperback

mybook.to/MoonscriptEbookLink

[deborahocarroll]

Moonscript Cover Reveal!

I’m thrilled to be part of the cover reveal for Moonscript by H. S. J. Williams! I’ve been hearing about this book for years so I’m super excited that it’s releasing soon — in May! :O

Here’s the info, and then I’ll share the gorgeousness that is the cover. 😀

Moonscript by H. S. J. Williams

“It is said that Darkness is empty and whatever vanishes into its depths is lost forever. I know this better…

[partyonmoon]

20 Years

Please make it stop.

I clutch my head and turn off my phone, the light of Instagram going dim as the screen melts into blackness. Letting go of the phone, I lean back until my head hits the wall, although the usually comforting feeling of knowing there’s something secure behind me isn’t working this time. I don’t know what to do. I don’t know what to do.

Please make it stop.

I’ve seen this message in different parts of my life. First it was on a wall of an alley, something I laughed about. Funny joke, I thought. “Wake up, please wake up. You’ve been in a coma for 20 years. We’re trying a different technique to communicate with you. Please help us. Wake up.” I walked by, shaking my head and didn’t think much else of it. I forgot about it in the next minute.

Until it happened again. And again.

And finally, on Instagram, that new post by @writing-prompt-s. Same message, same idea. Too similar to my other experiences.

Please make it stop.

I don’t know who I’m talking to. Is someone seeing this? Can you hear me? Please tell me you can hear me. I don’t know if this is some sort of elaborate joke, or some social experiment, but it’s gone too far. I’m terrified. I’m fucking terrified. Someone is stalking me and somehow invaded my life and

I think what scares me the most is that it might not be a joke. It might be real. I’m 16 years old but I’ve actually been in a coma for 20 years. How would I know? Oh God, how would I even know?

There’s no way to test it. There’s no way to find out. It’s not like where you’re scared this is all just a simulation and scientists are testing you and you have to like rob a bank or something in order to prove that you think this isn’t real. If that were the case, the mere thought that this world isn’t reality would be enough for them to bring you back.

But this isn’t a test. Being in a coma means everything around me is a figment of my own imagination, something I’ve dreamt up and never woken up from. Please tell me how to wake up. Please tell me how to wake up. Please tell me how to wake up. And if you can’t...

Please make it stop.

In whatever way you have to.

Just make it stop.