Lorewarden

Vanya, 31 years old, living in Belgrade, Serbia. Disaster lesbian. Sci-fi and fantasy geek.

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

hello fellow non-Black tumblr users. welcome to my saw trap. if you'd like to leave, please name one (1) Black woman author who is not Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, bell hooks, Octavia Butler, or N.K. Jemisin. bonus points if she's published a book in the last five years.

[evegoldenwoods]

For my own future reference, and for anyone else who wants it, a list of authors mentioned in the notes. (I cannot promise this is comprehensive, there are a lot of reblogs and I might have missed some.) I've included a link for each author, where possible I've tried to find one that leads you to their books, prioritising own websites/publishers, falling back on wikipedia otherwise.

If you find any mistakes in the links let me know and I'll edit. This post will be in two parts, because I literally broke tumblr with how many authors there were. I think it's about a hundred and fifty.

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé - speculative fiction

Marguerite Abouet - graphic novels

Elizabeth Acevedo - fiction, poetry

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - fiction

Tomi Adeyemi - young adult fantasy

K Ancrum - speculative contemporary young adult

Lily Anderson - fiction

Ashley Antoinette - fiction

Ama Ata Aidoo - poetry, fiction, plays

Kemi Ashing Giwa - speculative fiction

Kalynn Bayron - young adult, fantasy

Malorie Blackman - childrens' books, young adult

Natasha Bowen - fantasy

Gwendolyn Brooks - poetry

Natasha Brown - fiction

NoViolet Bulawayo - fiction

Constance Burris - speculative fiction

CL Clark - fantasy, speculative fiction

Wahida Clark - urban fiction

Lucille Clifton - poetry, fiction

Alyssa Cole - romance, thrillers, graphic novels

Kamilah Cole - fiction

Claire Coleman - fiction, essays, poetry

Maryse Condé - fiction, non-fiction, plays

Emma Dabiri - non-fiction

Edwidge Danticat - fiction

Angela Davis - philosophy

Carolina Maria De Jesus - memoir

Hayley Dennings - fiction

Tracy Deonn - fiction

Nicky Drayden - speculative fiction

Tananarive Due - horror, comics

Camille Dungy - memoir, poetry

Esi Edugyan - fiction

Zetta Elliot - childrens' books, teen fiction, adult fiction

Bernardine Evaristo - fiction

Conceição Evaristo - fiction, non-fiction

Eve Ewing - poetry, fiction, non-fiction, comics

Radna Fabias - poetry

Namina Forna - young adult fantasy

Latoya Ruby Frazier - non-fiction

Stella Gaitano - fiction

Camryn Garrett - fiction, middle grade

Roxane Gay - fiction, non-fiction, comics

Nicole Glover - fantasy, speculative fiction

Nikki Giovanni - poetry, essays

Jewelle Gomez - fiction, plays

Annette Gordon-Reed - non-fiction (history)

Pumla Dineo Gqola - non-fiction

Deanna Grey - romance

Yaa Gyasi - fiction

Andrea Hairston - fiction

Lorraine Hansberry - plays

Saidiya Hartman - non-fiction, theory

Alexis Henderson - dark speculative fiction

Adriana Herrera - romance

Talia Hibbert - romance

bell hooks - fiction, non-fiction, poetry

Pauline Hopkins - fiction, non-fiction, plays

Nalo Hopkinson - speculative fiction

Jordan Ifueko - comics, fantasy, young adult

Samantha Irby - non-fiction

Justina Ireland - science fiction, fantasy, comics

Meka James - contemporary and erotic romance

Tiffany D Jackson - young adult

Beverly Jenkins - romance

Alaya Dawn Johnson - speculative fiction

Micaiah Johnson - science fiction

Mariame Kaba - non-fiction

Petals Kalulé - fiction, poetry [Petals is noted as using she/they, I'm not 100% sure of their gender identity and past a certain point it feels weird to investigate too much]

Mikki Kendall - fiction, non-fiction

Jamaica Kincaid - fiction, non-fiction

Zaire Krieger - poetry

Nella Larsen - fiction

Karmen Lee - romance

Kirsten R. Lee - young adult

Margot Lee Shetterly - non-fiction

Audre Lourde - poetry, non-fiction

[evegoldenwoods]

And here's part two:

Terry Macmillen - fiction

Robin Maynard - non-fiction

Amber Mcbride - poetry, young adult

Janet Mock - non-fiction, screenwriting

Brittney Moris - comics, young adult, fantasy

Bethany C Morrow - fiction, science fiction, young adult

Leila Mottley - fiction, poetry

Beatriz Nascimento - non-fiction

Leticia Nascimento - I think non-fiction primarily

Gloria Naylor - fiction

Zora Neale Hurston - fiction, non-fiction

Grace Nichols - poetry

Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu - fiction

Trifonia Melibea Obono - fiction

Shirlene Obuobi - comics, fiction

Nnendi Okorafor - science fiction

Melatu Uche Okorie - fiction

Chinelo Okparanta - fiction

Helen Oyeyemi - fiction

Nell Painter - non-fiction

Morgan Parker - poetry, non-fiction

Nikki Payne - romance

Koleka Putuma - plays, poetry

Claudia Rankine - poetry, plays, non-fiction

Sarah Raughley - young adult

Dia Reeves - fantasy, horror, science fiction

Kiley Reid - fiction

Stacy Reid - romance

Djamila Ribero - philosophy

Legacy Russell - fiction, non-fiction, poetry

Layla F. Saad - non-fiction

Sofia Samatar - fiction, non-fiction

Liselle Sambury - fantasy

Analeigh Sbrana - romance, fantasy

Namwali Serpell - fiction

Ntozake Shange - plays, poetry

Christina Sharpe - non-fiction

Nisi Shawl - fiction, alternate history

Jamison Shea - dark fantasy/horror

Patricia Smith - poet

Tracy K Smith - poet

Zadie Smith - fiction

Sister Souljah - fiction

Kiki Swinson - fiction

Mildred D Taylor - young adult/children's lit

Katerina Teaiwa - non-fiction

Teresia Teaiwa - poetry

Angie Thomas - young adult, middle grade

Leah Thomas - non-fiction

Spike Trotman - comics

Tloto Tsamaase - science fiction

Nikki Turner - urban fiction

Maxine Tynes - poetry

Ngozi Ukazu - comics

Shola von Reinhold - fiction

Wanjikũ wa Ngũgĩ - fiction

Jasmine Walls - graphic novels

Alice Walker - fiction, non-fiction, poetry

Jesmyn Ward - fiction

Monica West - fiction

Phyllis Wheatley-Peters - poetry

Rita Williams-Garcia - young adult, middle grade

Stephanie Williams - comics, non-fiction

Tia Williams - fiction, romance

Raquel Willis - non-fiction

Jamila Woods - poetry

Jacqueline Woodson - childrens' books, young adult, fiction, poetry

Alexis Wright - fiction, non-fiction

Zane - erotic fiction

Fiona Zedde - fiction

[bespectacledbunnys]

Attica Locke - Mystery/Thriller Fiction

Oyinkan Braithwaite - Fiction

Isabel Wilkerson - Non-fiction

[grettski]

LGBTQ+ In ASOIAF

In honor of Pride Month, here's a list of canonically queer characters in ASOIAF! There are far more characters than who I have listed, but I was only allowed 30 pictures per post, so I have tried to include central characters to the best of my ability. The progress pride flag has been used for characters with no confirmed sexuality.

Lady Jeyne Arryn, who served as head of house Arryn during the Dance of Dragons, and was seemingly pretty openly lesbian, and lived with and died naturally in her lover's arms.

Renly Baratheon - In both show and book canon, Renly is a gay man, and has a relationship with Loras Tyrell.

Daemon II Blackfyre - Canonically had a male lover, and had interest in Ser Duncan the Tall.

Jon Connington - A close friend of Prince Rhaegar Targaryen's. Many speculate he loved the prince, and he was confirmed by George R.R. Martin to be gay.

Elissa Farman - One of many, although the obvious favorite, lovers of Queen Rhaena Targaryen.

Oberyn Martell - In both books and show canon, Oberyn Martell is bisexual.

Loras Tyrell - In both books and show canon, Loras Tyrell is gay, and the lover of Renly Baratheon. It is speculated that Loras pursued Knighthood to remain unmarried without his sexuality being put to question, however his sexuality is widely known.

Queen Rhaena Targaryen - Queen Rhaena is a canonical lesbian, and had a harem of lovers, namely Elissa Farman, whom she was very openly close with.

Laenor Velaryon - In both books and show canon Laenor is a gay man and takes a few lovers.

Alyssane Blackwood - Alyssane was rumored to have a female lover, but later married Cregan Stark for love. Her sexuality is not confirmed.

Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen - In book canon, Rhaenyra was rumored to have taken male and female lovers, namely Laena Velaryon and Harwin Strong. In show canon, Rhaenyra expresses romantic or sexual desire for the Lady Mysaria. However, her sexuality is not confirmed.

Varys - In show canon, Varys verbally expresses a lack of sexual or romantic attraction.

Laena Velaryon - In book canon, Laena was rumored to have been a lover of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen. Her sexuality is not confirmed.

Daenerys Targaryen - Daenerys has expressed romantic and sexual attraction towards men, and sexual attraction towards women. Her sexuality is not confirmed.

Below are links to the artists I used.

Daemon II Blackfyre Jon Connington Elissa Farman

Rhaena Targaryen Alyssane Blackwood Laena Velaryon

Daenerys Targaryen

[jerreeeeeee]

not every mutual fits neatly into an archetypal medievalism but there are some mutuals that im like yeah addressing you as “my liege” would come strangely naturally

[jerreeeeeee]

what mutual is prev

my liege lord

my loyal knight

my wise wizard

my evil advisor

my brother in arms

my lady muse

my wild mermaid friend

my fellow alchemist

my dashing rapscallion

my monstrous foe

Remaining time: 2 days 14 hours

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Cassandra Pentaghast in Dragon Age Inquisition voiced by Miranda Raison

[tastefullyoffensive]

[cumaeansibyl]

do hats fit my frog

[jonlybonlyfromboldlygo]

do hats fit my frog or do they fit my dog

[bigfatbitchdotcom]

Endlessly diabolical how you can't say words like rape and suicide uncensored without either being criticised by idiots or punished by conglomerates.

[bigfatbitchdotcom]

It's not r*pe, it's rape. It's not su*cide, it's suicide. Not unalive, dead. The backbone needs to be reintroduced en masse because softening the blow of these concepts with advertising language does absolutely nothing but allow people unaffected by them to feel not even a sting of what they can do, prompting inaction.

[bigfatbitchdotcom]

And it's been proven that on certain websites, you don't even face a repercussion for using the words as they are. People just started censoring themselves because they feared the potential lack of views and likes and followers which is so nasty itself.

[its-the-blob]

I attended an anti-suicide seminar in college. One of the big takeaways from it was that stigmatizing suicide increases the rate of suicide, because people who are feeling suicidal feel like they can't ask for help. Every time I see babytalk garbage like 'unalive', I think of that.

[ralfmaximus]

Use the real words. Words have power, and they matter.

[lorewarden]

Fire and Blood fancast - Miranda Raison as Visenya Targaryen

Thoughts?

[lorewarden]

"... Baelon, who reportedly smote Balerion on the snout the first time he entered the Dragonpit."

- Fire and Blood

This is a comedy, actually.

[yumyumpod]

[spookytuesdaypod]

so when are we getting lee cronin’s the mummy the prequel and/or sequel bc i’m gonna need more on this evil(?) diva and her complicated family legacy

[kuwau]

what character(s) do you associate with the person you reblogged this from?

[blondelucretia]

so Deadline has reported Starz canceled House of Ashur, but that Lionsgate is still shopping it around. as of tonight DeKnight is giving me reason to stay optimistic?? but i am always down to clown

we’ll see i guess!

[hegodamask]

Genuinely think the healthiest thing the Star Wars franchise could do right now is take a break from live-action movies* and TV shows all together for a few years, but there's no way Disney will let them do that 😞

*I know we technically haven't had a live action movie for the past seven years, but several Star Wars movies have been in development during that time. What I'm saying is they need to take a break from the live action stuff full stop.

[lorewarden]

I was gonna say we need another Star Wars RPG before I remembered we're getting Fate of the Old Republic ("expected before 2030"), so... here's to hoping it's good!

[tankycinna]

Post Hangout Feedback Form

Was I weird?

Are you sure?

What was the weirdest thing I did? Be as detailed as possible.

How could I be less weird in the future? Be as detailed as possible.

Do you have any complaints or feedback regarding my behavior? Be as detailed as possible.

Would you be open to hanging out again in the future?

Should I give you some space after this? If yes, for how long should I avoid you?

Was I weird?

Are you absolutely sure?

I'm sorry.

[lorewarden]

Which Dragon Age MC did you find most inspiring for role-playing?

The Hero of Ferelden

Hawke

The Inquisitor

Rook

Voting ended onMay 28

Why and how did you play them? Let's talk about it in the comments!

[lorewarden]

Game time

I saw this game a while back (can't even remember where) and it looked fun, so I'm stealing it. The rules - make a poll with 5 of your favorite fictional characters and then tag 5 people to do the same.

Which one of these do you like best?

Dahlia (The Originals)

Liandrin Guirale (Wheel of Time)

Leif Ericksson (Vikings Valhalla)

Cassandra Pentaghast (Dragon Age)

Anakin Skywalker (Star Wars)

Results

( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡° )

Voting ended onMay 27

Edit: Da hell happened with that last "option"? Ignore it.

I feel like I could make a whole top 5 poll just for my Star Wars favorites, but Anakin can be in this one, he's best-known.

Tagging: @tokoyamisstuff @agathas-wife @blondelucretia @anne-in-dreamland @hedas-yellow-pillow and anyone else who wants to do it!

[lorewarden]

Hayat Kamille as the Magician in Lee Cronin's The Mummy (part 6/6)

Yup, 45 gifs in total.