this confounded lion hunt

a blog for the Lion Hunters books | join our discord server here!

[vetchtibbles]

oh hey man so is your living weapon single or

[somafalls]

[mayra-quijotescx]

[ID: Tweet by lukesesh2 that says "we all have that one crepuscular homie that awakes to hunt in the hours of waning light." End ID.]

[dashedwithromance]

i love it when you read multiple works from a writer and you start being able to pick out the things that stick with them. like the themes they keep thinking about, that can’t be satisfied with just one poem or novel or story. or the motifs they like to reuse and recycle throughout their works like an extradiagetic thread. it’s like drawing a map through a writer’s collection of all the things that keep them up at night

[mioritic]

Textile fragment with unicorn, deer, centaur, and lion

Scandinavia, ca. 1500

Cloisters collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art

[keatsgay-deactivated20200126]

foreshadowing done well makes me go feral like there’s NOTHING better than getting to the end a book or an important storyline moment and realising that the author laced information so intricately into their writing that weren’t noticeable upon first read but when you read back sections they’re light giant red flags like wow writing is amazing

[antique-scarecrow]

the best stories contain two stories: the one you read the first time, and the one you read every time after that

[cryptlark]

alternate winter prince cover proposal for the discord gang

[red-sea-itinerary]

hey, you should read the Lion Hunters series by Elizabeth Wein

(more memes here)

disclaimer #1: the ambassador referred to in the second one is Constantine! In case there was any doubt. No Priamos slander allowed here.

disclaimer #2: Telemakos is very smart about some things, including passing coded messages under stress and identifying meteor showers. But he does spend the second half of the Mark of Solomon overlooking clues about a few major developments in his life (and we love him for it).

[red-sea-itinerary]

hey, you should read The Winter Prince with our Lion Hunters discord server over here, starting with the Prologue-Ch. 2 on March 30th, 2025!

[red-sea-itinerary]

over in the Lion Hunters discord server, we'll be doing a group read of The Winter Prince over the next couple of months, reading 2 chapters (20-35 pages) a week and holding spoiler-free discussions on Sundays, starting with our first one on March 30th, 2025!

Join us if you'd like to reread or read for the first time!

[red-sea-itinerary]

and ... here are some of these again, featuring art by @cryptidlark (Medraut, Goewin) and by the one and only @tooboredforthis 🥰 📘✨🥶

[valtsv]

i was so sad, i drew a little bat so i wouldn’t be sad. and now i am no longer sad.

[valtsv]

here is a little bat to banish your sadness

[conquerorwurm]

This nice little bat reminds me of this other nice little bat who was drawn in the 1200s:

[trekmemes-deactivated20220205]

[manipulated-pieces]

This is the only website where I routinely see people say things like “oh this reminds me of something I recently saw from the 1200s”

[red-sea-itinerary]

over in the Lion Hunters discord server, we'll be doing a group read of The Winter Prince over the next couple of months, reading 2 chapters (20-35 pages) a week and holding spoiler-free discussions on Sundays, starting with our first one on March 30th, 2025!

Join us if you'd like to reread or read for the first time!

[mariusrenathyrs]

@nekomaidmordred IF IT DOESNT EXIST. I WILL CREATE IT

[cryptlark]

Did you love her? Have you ever loved anything?

[red-sea-itinerary]

happy yes yes all the wrong things sunday to one and all 🥶🤩

[tooboredforthis]

OK I found another one. This I believe is the frontispiece illustration to a friend's copy of The Sunbird.

[chaumas-deactivated20240115]

constantly making airy offhand comments to my preferred younger son about how he’s next in line for the throne after his brother but he still hasn’t killed my detested firstborn for me. kids these days have no fucking initiative.

[chaumas-deactivated20240115]

I keep sending them off on “boar hunts” together and wouldn’t you know? they keep coming back after with big smiles and boar heads and the unmistakable stench of brotherly camaraderie. what sick sad days are these!

[whodunnett1526]

which dunnett-adjacent series is your favorite?

wimsey novels (dorothy sayers)

gentlemen bastards (scott lynch)

vorkosigan saga (lois mcmaster bujold)

queen’s thief (megan whalen turner)

other/results/op you forgot captive prince (sorry i haven’t read it so idc)

Voting ended onJan 31, 2025

[neenarchive]

'not dishwasher safe' don't care i'm crazy. i'd put the holy grail in that thing

[fiollaigean]

i cannot emphasize how necessary it is to have a buddy to participate in fandom with. completely elevated experience. don't have a buddy? find someone you like and message them and be their friend. gush over every sketch and drabble and insane headcanon they have. live life to the fullest.

[elljayvee]

thank u to all my fandom buddies