Free Range Warhammer Quotes and other books sometimes

they/them- Nessie- Book Blog of @niseag-arts books may include nsfw content. be adviced.

[niseag-reads]

finished reading the poetry zine "Ask me About the Birds i Saw Today" by Letty Wilson and I was so ready to tell myself I wasn't vibing with the poet's freeform style, even if the subject matter appealed to me, and then halfway through the book they hit me with a line so banger it made me cry. still unsure if the style's for me but god do you know how to write some impactful sentences.

my favourite poem was Wren. though that did not have the line that made me cry.

[niseag-reads]

many observations about this one, some might be wrong - a ramble

I recently finished De Anti-materie Tovenaars by Theo Barkel and Johan Klein Haneveld. This book is in Dutch, but my observations will be in English.

here are a lot of thoughts in no particular order, and with maybe not particular order. chaotic ramble ahead.

Let's start with a note on sff books written in Dutch, from the perspective from someone that has studied both literary studies and translation studies, but is not an expert at either. There is not a lot of sci-fi and fantasy being written in Dutch as it's first language and dear lord it shows. I am reading this book written by a duo of Dutch authors that has been well received by the Dutch fantasy community but I can still see that there is no proper Dutch lexicon for these genres. Like...the words exist but they somehow feel clunky in the hands of the author, almost unnatural? I don't quite have the words to describe it. It's really interesting to see, though, because works translated from english don't usually have this issue (though works translated from german do). I wonder how that works, perhaps it is simply that sci-fi fantasy in english is well established established as a genre. Though I can't vouch for German. What I do know is what when I was younger almost all fantasy and sci-fi was translated from either English or German, it being written in Dutch was very rare. It's great to see the genre being established I support

[limblesstar]

your favourite witch MAGNUS THE RED is a MARKETABLE PLUSHIE

[transfagrified-in-the-void]

Here is a free pdf of the players handbook

Here is a free pdf of xanathars guide to everything

Here is a free pdf to monsters manual

Here is a free pdf to tashas cauldron of everything

Here is a free pdf to dungeon master’s guide

Here is a free pdf to volo’s guide to monsters

Here is a free pdf of mordenkainen’s tomb of foes

For all your dnd purposes

[tech--romancer]

oh know I sneezed and hit reblog by accident and now I’m typing this by accident too

[tzeentchlordling]

Little morsel of knowledge from The Hidden Library. Lord of Change is proud of you, OP.

[quasi-normalcy]

It’s Not a Plot Hole, It’s Foreshadowing

vs.

It’s Not a Plot Hole, It’s Just Something That They Opted Not to Spoon-feed You Because It Would Be Obvious If You Thought About It For 20 Seconds

vs.

It May Be a Plot Hole, But It Still Works In Terms of the Story’s Themes and Character Logic

vs.

Okay, It Is a Plot Hole, What Are You Going to Do, Cry about It?

[quasi-normalcy]

vs.

All Works of Fiction Represent Constructed Realities and by Demanding a Lack of Plot Holes, You Are Improperly Importing the Rules of Objective Reality into a Subjective Creation that Must Be Judged Primarily on Its Aesthetic Merits

vs.

Dude, Just Come-up With a Headcanon Like A Normal Human Being

[lostsometime]

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Is It Really a Plot Hole, or Are the Characters Just Not Making the Choices You Want Them To?

[primarybufferpanel]

There is a crack in everything, that’s how the fanfic gets in

[dduane]

(Smiling at that last one)

Leave a little space

for the previously unthinkable

to save you.

[devastator1775]

According to my brother, I am "brave" for wanting to read the Warhammer 40K books and that they are "very hard and complicated literature".

He himself has never read the books, as far as I know.

But how right is he?

[niseag-reads]

They take some getting used to, but they're generally quite readable! Expecially if you're at least somewhat familiar with the faction you're reading about you should have no issues :)

[niseag-reads]

For the first, and last, time in his life Corax cried. He cried not for the loss of life, though it was great. He cried not for the degradation that had been heaped upon his dead warriors, though it was obscene. He cried for all astartes. For the shame that Horus had brought upon them. They had been the Emperor's trusted sword. And they had betrayed Him. It mattered not that Corax himself had remained loyal. He was astartes and the shame of one was the shame of all. "will they ever trust us again?" From: Raven's Flight by Gav Thorpe

[niseag-reads]

"The Thaliakron" said Magnus. "You've begun to work on it?" "not yet" said Perturabo. "Soon. When the Crusade is done and we have heroic tales aplenty to fill it with song, then I'll build it. On the mountain across from Father's palace" "I will be there to see it unveiled" promised Magnus, and his enthusiasm for his brother's work was genuine and contagious.

From: Master of Prospero by Graham McNeill

[typewriter-worries]

people will read books they Do Not Like™ and then wonder why they hate reading

[typewriter-worries]

"i don't like long books" read short ones. "i don't like prose" try poetry. "i don't want to pay for a book i might not even like" go to your local library.

reading is the hobby that you make it; make it something you like.

[typewriter-worries]

seeing this mentioned in the tags, but for the love of all that is good and holy please stop making yourself read books you don't like. you know yourself better than any curation or recommendation, if you're not enjoying it, you can put it down.

reading for leisure is supposed to be fun. you can't have fun if you're actively robbing yourself of joy while you do it!

[niseag-reads]

adding to this to say that it's okay to stop reading a book if something about it changes and it's no longer fun to you.

[niseag-arts]

I'm having Feelings (tm) about warhammer books I am reading but I am too shy to post them here or on @niseag-reads because this community is LARGE and Full Of People That Know More Than I Do and that is very scary Anyway, a summary of current Feelings:

i think saying magnus did nothing wrong undermines the tragedy of his story the ending of Mission: Purge is Super Intense. That reveal, the way it leads into [spoilers] woah The audio Drama "Perfection": what the Hell Nick Kyme The Gorgon of Medusa could have been a much better book if it had actually focussed on Ferrus. This is straight up unfair to Ferrus Manus, this book has his name on the cover and he appears like...twice!? Rho-Mu 31 deserves more love

[niseag-reads]

"and what would be wrong with that, the Rainbow Warriors are of the geneseed of Guilliman himself. it is a noble heritage" "yes, but the name, brother"

[niseag-reads]

wtf does that mean, local library?

[niseag-reads]

"I don't want to make a huge fuss. This isn't worth getting into serious trouble over" Ash gave me a quizzical look. "Isn't it?" she asked. I didn't know what to say to that from: Jamie by L.D. Lapinski

[bonecrowneddoe]

I swear, if I hear *one more person* simplify fulgrim to just "yassss queen slay" I am going to break something. He's such an interesting, tragic and relatable character and I wish people didn't simplify him to "haha pretty boy".

[niseag-reads]

I have his book coming in soon, quite excited to learn more about him!

[niseag-reads]

"it is no easy thing for a son to know his father is not who he thought he was" "A pain i know all too well" "perhaps we are all damaged sons, my lord"

From: Morningstar, Graham McNeill

[niseag-reads]

"It will be dangerous" admitted Magnus, "but if there's anyone who can do it...." "it is you" finished Ahriman Magnus smiled and said, "watch over me, my son?" "always" said Ahriman

From: A Thousand Sons: All is Dust, Graham McNeill

[niseag-reads]

Hey, person that is currently holding the library's copy of Magnus the Red, are you aware it's overdue?