#ferryshaft

[ikrutt]

What's in a Name?, 2026 Illustration for @ashanimus

Moashi and Halvery teaches Flyleap the cub to read. Saxifrage the ferryshaft belong to @bookshelfpassageway and the other cub to @olimnia.

This was the grand prize my book review contest, which is over now, but if you're looking for a summer read, why not try one of @alhilton's novels?

What's that behind the bush??

[leona-florianova]

Intelligent talking creatures of Lidian from Hunters Unlucky

[sleepy-space-lizard]

Splish Splash goes a Ferryshaft!

I did a fan-art! The critter is from Abigail Hilton's Hunters Unlucky, you all should go read it if you haven't already!

[elliejaybird]

Hunters Unlucky Size Chart

Redrew the creature lineup I drew *checks watch* four years ago. Here’s all the animals featured in the size chart at the beginning of the book, with a focus on staying true to their canon sizes and designs, even though I really wanted to give the sea snakes little seal ears.

[lucky-fydraws]

Hunters Unlucky

Hunters Unlucky by Abigail Hilton, follows the story of Storm, a ferryshaft, as he navigates a post-war world of secrets and defies the expectations of his herd by surviving against odds again and again (and we love him for it).

The book was recommended by @ibenkrutt, who painted the beautiful covers, and I decided to give Hunters Unlucky a shot, going in blind.

I certainly don’t regret doing so! I think the book should be a must-read to any fan of xenofiction (stories from the point of view of animals or non-humanoid characters), but I believe any enjoyer of speculative biology and ethology, like me, would enjoy giving the book a chance too.

Hilton’s writing is very pleasing to read; the words flow easily and are chosen with care, depicting scenes and actions with welcome precision. The dialogues are quite exquisite (I’m envious!).

Plot points get foreshadowed, and every single scene builds upon the other in meaningful ways, making active reading a very rewarding experience. Truly, I couldn’t have chosen a better story to make my first live-blogging commentary on! You can check it (beware of spoilers) in the following blog @chainsawing-time-wha where each post is accompanied by fanart by me :)

Depiction of animal death below.

[cabsaula]

Storm, yeeting

Sketches

[ashanimus]

A ferryshaft investigating volcanic activity. Species from @alhilton’s Hunters Universe.

[whisperingdusk]

Valla and Sauny, a canon wlw couple from Abigail Hilton’s Hunters Unlucky! I so rarely see lgbt representation in xenofiction, so it was a joy to read about these two.