#thequickening

[mordicoscomics]

Commission based on the comic 'Interlude 2: The Quickening' by Nauyaco 

[theminorthread]

Day #2267 the Vandals - The Quickening #1996 #nitrorecords #thevandals #thequickening #minorthread #tshirtwars

[mordicoscomics]

Commission based on the comic 'Interlude 2: The Quickening' by Nauyaco on DeviantArt 

[bookvibesandtarotcards]

The Quickening by Claire McGowan

In a Britain where every new law promises to protect society while quietly stripping away women's freedoms, one family discovers how quickly "keeping your head down" stops being enough.

📚 Pre-Reading Thoughts

The premise immediately reminded me of the most unsettling dystopian fiction—not because it imagines something impossible, but because it asks how ordinary people adapt when their rights disappear one law at a time.

Stories like this are rarely easy reads, but they can be important ones.

📖 Post-Reading

As I thought...

This is a genuinely unsettling novel, not because of shocking twists or graphic violence, but because so much of it feels plausible. The horror comes from watching restrictions become normal, each new law accepted because it is only slightly worse than the last.

The multiple points of view work well, showing how different people experience the same increasingly oppressive society. Some comply, some resist, and many simply try to survive.

The pace steadily tightens as what begins as a frightening situation becomes an urgent fight for survival.

It surprised me by...

Just how ordinary many of the oppressive measures feel. The mandated fertility monitoring, the casual erosion of careers, the way fear quietly shapes everyday decisions—all of it is presented as simply the way things are now. That normality is perhaps the novel's most disturbing achievement.

The "frog in boiling water" nature of the worldbuilding. Nobody wakes up in a dictatorship overnight. Instead, freedoms disappear piece by piece until looking back is the only way to realise how much has been lost.

The irony that women seek safety across the Irish Sea. As an Irish reader, it was impossible not to notice the reversal of history, and it added another thoughtful layer to an already uncomfortable story.

This isn't an easy novel, nor is it trying to be. It's a thoughtful, deeply unsettling exploration of bodily autonomy, political power, and how easily people can be persuaded to accept the unacceptable.

🎧 Music Pairing

🎵 Featured Song: Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)

🎶 Vibe Album: Hounds of Love

🎧 Artist Recommendation: Aurora — ethereal, haunting music that balances vulnerability with quiet resistance.

🌈 Vibe Check

Colour Palette: hospital white, government grey, warning red, rain-soaked black

Soundtrack: hurried footsteps, news bulletins, whispered conversations behind closed doors

Season: a cold, overcast winter

Mood: oppressive, urgent, quietly defiant

Scent: antiseptic, rain on concrete, stale office air

🃏 Tarot Pull

Justice

This isn't simply a story about the law—it's about the gulf between legality and morality. As rights are steadily stripped away, every character must decide whether following the rules is still the same thing as doing what's right. Justice asks difficult questions about fairness, accountability, and the systems society chooses to uphold, making it a fitting card for a novel built around those very ideas.

👀 For fans of

The Handmaid's Tale

Vox

dystopian fiction that feels unsettlingly close to reality

[raurquiz]

#otd #startrek #deepspacenine #TheQuickening #sisko #dax #kiranerys #odo #worf #bashir #obrian #quark #ekoria #epran #trevean #norva #ds930 #startrek58 @TrekMovie @TrekCore @StarTrek @StarTrekOnPPlus

[artofthemovies]

Sci-fi controversy! An original one sheet movie poster from 1991 for Russell Mulcahy's sword-fighting immortals sequel "Highlander 2: The Quickening", based on a story by Brian Clemens and William N. Panzer. The second film of the Highlander franchise was a controversial sequel, contradicting many of the ideas introduced in the first movie. In 1995 a 'Renegade' version of the film was released that corrected many of these anomalies. Fans of the franchise will love the return of Connery's 'Ramirez', but the purists will argue that "Highlander III" is the true sequel to the original. One for the fans to argue over! Whatever your view of the film, this single-sided poster is a beauty with fantastic artwork of Connery and Chistophe Lambert either side of a lightning struck blade. A wonderful poster. (By the way, if you know which artist painted it, we would love to know.) #artofthemovies #highlander #thequickening #whowantstoliveforever #christophelambert #seanconnery #illustratedmovieposters #homecinema #originalmovieposters #originalmovieposter #filmposter #filmposters #vintagemovieposters #movieposter #vintageposters #cinema #collectibles #poster #posters #film #art #films #movieposterframes #framedmovieposters #homedecor https://www.instagram.com/p/CMceKRXFXqP/?igshid=4je4furooacu

[dominiqueishoney]

Figure it out and prepare for the next stage. . . . . . . #thequickening #spiritualawakening #spirituality #spiritualwar #spiritualgrowth #spiritualequity #emeraldtabletsofthoth #emeraldtablets #woke #lifeafterdeath #livebydieby #zodiachouses #chess #ponds #thegame #psychiclink #fullmoonritual #voodoo #newmoonritual #thecoven #seeinginthedark #subconsciousmind https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv1VImLhyte/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ftk70y8c466o

[freegreatmovies]

Sean Connery as Juan Sánchez VillaLobos Ramírez in Highlander (1986). Connery also starred in Highlander II: The Quickening (1991). Other than James Bond, Ramírez is the only character that Connery has played in more than one film. #highlander #seanconnery #juansanchezvillalobosramirez #highlander2 #thequickening #immortals #peacockfeathers #80sfantasy #russellmulcahy #whowantstoliveforever #therecanonlybeone (at Eilean Donan Castle) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtsodjxFRxa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4bf1dwa3ykeh