#estraven

[haridraws]

The Left Hand of Darkness

[czarcikrag]

Estraven the traitor

[madragingven]

paintings i did as a gift for my partner from ursula k. leguin's "the left hand of darkness". begun in winter of 2024, finished in winter of 2025

happy birthday @dave-matthews-band

[evelasco-art]

♦️ The Keystone ♦️

Wiping sweat from his dark forehead the man—man I must say, having said he and his—the man answers, “Very-long-ago a keystone was always set in with a mortar of ground bones mixed with blood. Human bones, human blood. Without the blood bond the arch would fall, you see. We use the blood of animals, these days.” —Ursula K. Le Guin

Proposed interior illustration for 'The Left Hand of Darkness', chapter 1: Parade in Erhenrang. Made as personal work for an ongoing portfolio project.

Edit: you can now get prints of this illustration at INPRNT.

[kailysander]

The Left Hand of Darkness

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Queer Book Character Tournament Round Two

Estraven- The Left Hand of Darkness

Magnus Chase- Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

Voting ended onApr 24

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Estraven- The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin

Magnus Chase- Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard by Rick Riordan

[shifgrethors]

therem harth rem ir estraven you are so dear to me

[queereads-bracket]

FINAL: Queer Adult SFF Books Bracket

Choose a book:

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir

Voting ended onJan 11, 2025

Book summaries and submitted endorsements below:

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants spend most of their time without a gender. His goal is to facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the completely dissimilar culture that he encounters.

Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction.

Science fiction, classics, speculative fiction, anthropological science fiction, distant future, adult

The Locked Tomb series (Gideon the Ninth, Harrow the Ninth, Nona the Ninth, and others) by Tamsyn Muir

Endorsement from submitter #1: "An extremely fun, humorous romp! A heart-breaking, soul crushing catharsis inducing tragedy! A thoughtful piece on imperial structures and trauma. On queerness, Muir flawlessly and without announcement, cracks gender open like an egg and spills its disproven guts across the page. The Locked Tomb does it all also bones, bitch."

Endorsement from submitter #2: "Lesbian necromancers in space. So many fascinating, sort of fucked up sapphic relationships going on."

The Emperor needs necromancers.

The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.

Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead bullshit.

Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis won't set her free without a service.

Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. The Emperor has invited the heirs to each of his loyal Houses to a deadly trial of wits and skill. If Harrowhark succeeds she will become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the Resurrection, but no necromancer can ascend without their cavalier.

Without Gideon's sword, Harrow will fail, and the Ninth House will die. Of course, some things are better left dead.

Fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, humor, series, adult