This week has truly been win after win for the magical gays, ya love to see it
First, we got the announcement for the official EN translations of not one, not two, but all three of MXTX's series. A surprise, sure, but if you think about all the traction they were getting recently, maybe we should have known it was going to happen. I've been smiling since the announcement like it's Christmas day when you're 6
Not even 24 hours after those three are in the top 10 on Amazon on several countries and in the top 3 of Barnes and Noble. At this point things start to feel really unreal. Right now, it's mostly dedicated fans supporting the author and the translators. What will happen when new people discover these wonderful beautiful emotional books? I've been in several fandoms where I felt like a defibrillator, desperately trying to inject life back into a community in the middle of a content drought. This time it's like sitting in front of a bomb and barely containing my excitement as I watch the counter go down.
And if that wasn't enough, today I learn that The Heralds of Valdemar are getting a tv series. This is a book series that started in 1987 and has over 50 books in it by now. It had LGBT representation from the very start, in the 80s, only about 30 years ago, but far enough back to make it seem impossible. And the trilogy they're going to start from is one of the most emotional, for me at least, I have ever read. I have felt for many characters over the years, but for Vanyel I felt my heart tear itself apart.
Both MXTX's novels and Mercedes Lackey's novels have meant a lot to a lot of people over the years. They have meant a lot to me. Especially in these pandemic years. And I am so happy that they will finally get the recognition they deserve, that more people will discover these beautiful books, that at least one person out there is waiting to discover them and when they do they'll feel less alone. I'm looking forward to all of the new memes, fanarts and fanfics we'll get to experience together one day.
Am I getting my hopes up? Probably. Is it more than I ever thought I'd get? Absolutely.
All of this feels like a dream, but it's real. I feel like I need to repeat it. SVSSS, MDZS and TGCF are getting official english releases. The Last Herald Mage is getting a TV series. This week has been one hell of a win for the magical gays and you love to see it.