fueled by queer genre fiction

Bookblr/fandom side blog for samwisethewitch. Sometimes I yell about nerd shit. Wizardposting in a Lord of the Rings/Wizard of Earthsea way, not in a H*rry P*tter way. TERFs and their allies can fuck right off.

[elosva]

Gods I love the prismatic ray so much

Like paizo didn't just make a polyamorous lesbian power thruple, but they made it up of 3 of the strongest and most important goddesses in the setting to insure that no one can ignore them

[kesterite]

THE PRISMATIC RAY. if this uploads incorrectly its not my fault jdownloader is hogging my bandwidth again

[scumashling]

Perhaps not all straight men but many such cases

[punkitt-is-here]

i am genuinely a little sad that Guts' theme from the 90s Berserk anime is just relegated to "the funny sad meme song" for a lot of folks. I think crafting such a haunting, bizarre sounding but deeply, profoundly melancholic track for your character that looks like this is such an incredible encapsulation of Guts as a character. you'd think he'd have this crazy heart pounding head banging metal theme but instead you get something so...meditative and distinctly tragic.

[princerevenant]

i want to be his sword

[yewfae]

[citypopmetal07]

[mihai-florescu]

The lion does not concern itself with the bank account balance when a little treat is calling

[mihai-florescu]

The lion will never financially recover from this

[soupoftheday]

so I learned embroidery recently

[soupoftheday]

@runaway356 tumblr is refusing to let me use replies so I'm tacking this onto the post lol

It took me about a month to stitch everything. The animation itself is only five drawings, so I stitched five pieces plus a test piece.

Here's a pic of them all lined up:

[codasylph]

All the explanations only make this more magical to me.

[lucidseduction]

[onedollopofsourcream]

Ssh, kitten, daddy's making fictional gays experience his specific childhood trauma and fuck about it again

[wildersongstrilogy]

FairyLoot Edition

In case you haven't seen the news, there is now a special edition of Sorcery and Small Magics thanks to Fairyloot's October box! Here are photos from Maiga Doocy's instagram!

If you're not a member of Fairyloot and want a copy, there are currently a few available on PangoBooks.com. Here's a link for anyone who wants to grab a copy!

I'm not usually someone who collects special editions, but how gorgeous is this?!

[yakichoufd]

[samwisethewizard]

Why you should read Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy:

Cozy fantasy with an actual plot and stakes

But not crazy high stakes. Not "save the world stakes." I would describe this as a medium-stakes plot, if that makes sense.

Absolutely delightful prose. I love the way this book is written.

Really cool magic system that basically boils down to: some people can cast spells, some people can write spells, but no one can do both so casters and scrivers (spell writers) have to work together.

Wizard school setting that isn't just a H*rry P*tter copycat.

Queer disaster protagonist who intentionally pushes people away so he can't hurt them (I LOVE this trope)

The other protagonist is a grumpy perfectionist workaholic, but there's more going on beneath the surface

Slow burn romance that's ACTUALLY slow burn

On a similar note: rivals-to-lovers where the rivalry isn't just bullying or outright abuse that gets handwaved away once they fall in love

The romance doesn't overshadow the plot or fantasy elements. (I would describe this as a fantasy novel with a romance, as opposed to straight-up romantasy.)

Delightful side characters

Thoughtful commentary on class politics

The audiobook is also very good if you prefer that to paperback or ebook

[yakichoufd]

[samwisethewizard]

Started listening to ACOSF on audiobook because my fun coworker keeps recommending it to me and I'm trying to Make an Effort to have work friends, and I'm putting this here because I can never ever tell my coworker:

Why is this a fantasy novel for white women who volunteer at church on the weekends?

[samwisethewizard]

One character, who is a High Fae, is described wearing a sweater and leggings. The same character's magical castle is a beachfront property decorated predominantly in white and beige. I'm not kidding.

It's been a while since I read the first book, but wasn't this originally a late medieval/early renaissance setting?

[samwisethewizard]

I'm absolutely unable to comprehend that skintight polyblend workout pants and minimalist home decor exist in the same time and place as a village apothecary and written letters being the main method of communication.

[salmonella-destroyer-of-worlds]