Just a silly mermay AU where Anakin is an octopus merman and Obi-Wan is a siren (and a bird).
A bit more details is under cut
Obi-Wan is a siren. Many years ago, he and his father were imprisoned on a faraway island by a tyrant. Obi-Wan's father was a skilled craftsman, and so he made wings for himself and his son. He warned Obi-Wan, "Do not fly too high and beware of the sun." However, Obi-Wan, delighted by the feel of freedom, flew too close to the sun, and the gods saw it as arrogance. They crushed his wings, and Obi-Wan fell into the ocean. His father thought his son was dead and had no choice but to fly away.
However, it was not the end for Obi-Wan. As a punishment, he was turned into a siren. His duty now is to find the souls lost in the sea and guide them to the afterlife. And if there are no souls to collect, he lives on the island alone. Well, until he met Anakin.
Anakin is a bit of an outcast among the other merpeople. He and his mother lived away from others, since some of the mermen were convinced she was a witch. There were even rumors she turned a mermaid into a human! A complete nonsense, really. Anakin would know if she did something like that. After her death, the same rumors follow Anakin now. And while he can turn someone into a slug if they annoy him long enough or heal some minor wounds, he prefers to keep it to himself and stays away from the rest. He'd rather explore some old shipwrecks and collect curious little objects made by humans.
Anakin met Obi-Wan on one of such escapades. An odd bird fell from the sky, hit by an arrow (a scared sailor thought it was a bad omen) and Anakin took it to the shore and healed it. And the bird turned out to be a siren.
And they lived happily ever after.That's it, no bad endings here!
Attention ancient history nerds and fans of really weird and unusual fantasy books, THE WISDOM OF EMPERORS kickstarter campaign just launched!
Hello, btw, I'm Alexandra Rowland, the author of A TASTE OF GOLD AND IRON, RUNNING CLOSE TO THE WIND, YIELD UNDER GREAT PERSUASION, and several other books. This is my new one!!
Inspired by the story of the Ancient Roman emperor Hadrian and his lover Antinous, THE WISDOM OF EMPERORS is a second-world adult fantasy novel written in the style of a fictional academic text. It documents the translation and study of a world-changing artifact discovered in an archaeological dig: a manuscript which provides the clues to finally unravel one of the most perplexing mysteries in all of ancient history.
If this sounds like your jam, go back it on kickstarter! If you're not sure whether it is your jam, the merch reveal updates on the campaign include excerpts from the book so you can get a flavor for it -- the ENTIRE Foreword to the book is on there!
I do not have a publisher to help with a marketing and publicity budget, so this book's success really depends on grassroots support from readers -- if you can spare a signal boost, that'd be amazing.
I'M GONNA GO WALK INTO THE SEA NOW AND BECOME ONE WITH THE MOLLUSCS, but before i do, here is the full summary of the book:
SUMMARY:
An ancient emperor who, along with his entire army, vanished from the historical record for ten years, as if into thin air.
A long-suffering scribe, dragged along on a quest that was doomed from the start, furiously scrawling his thoughts in a manuscript that will be lost for millennia.
An enslaved young man, as beautiful as a marble statue, breaking his chains and flying to freedom.
And a patient, steadfast scholar, dauntlessly seeking the answer to a mystery that has plagued historians for two thousand years.
The great tragedy of studying history is that there is so much we will never know. But a recent archaeological excavation has discovered an ancient manuscript, allegedly the journal kept by one of Emperor Cabian’s scribes during the years of his mysterious disappearance. Though most historians initially dismissed it as a hoax or a forgery, Amatio Orlanti took on the challenge—not only proving the authenticity of the manuscript, but translating it, uncovering the most jaw-dropping corroborating sources and, at last, presenting these astonishing revelations to the world: The truth of Cabian’s ill-fated journey, the twin poisons of imperialist violence and desperate, misguided love that drove him relentlessly onwards, and the ultimate fate of his lost beloved, the legendary beauty Anaticula. This new edition of Orlanti’s dissertation, with its academic commentaries and explanatory footnotes now revised for the general public, offers a glimpse of one of the most famous figures of Ancient Lausa—and casts a light on the rot and depravity lying behind the empire’s outward magnificence.
Miracles in history and archaeology just don’t happen… except when they do.
A new fantasy novel by Alexandra Rowland, author of A TASTE OF GOLD AND IRON, RUNNING CLOSE TO THE WIND, & YIELD UNDER GREAT PERSUASION
Oh my god okay so. There are FIVE DAYS LEFT on the campaign, it ends on June 4th, and I just want to go over some of the incredible things this campaign has achieved, which... i'm fucking speechless.
1300+ backers
over $100,000 raised
Audiobook stretch goal reached!
Collector's Edition fully upgraded to its fanciest form: High-quality sewn binding (NOT glued), gold foil and embossing on the cover, ribbon bookmark, sprayed edges, illustrated endpapers (full color) and 7 interior illlustrations (greyscale) by @holographings and @qwertyprophecy
There's still 4 spots available to claim a copy of the luxury HANDBOUND edition made by an incredibly talented bookbinder.
Every physical order comes with 5 art cards (so far) of the illustrations in full color (and we might hit the stretch goals to get a couple more!)
Here is the first illustration that's been completed, by the amazingly talented @qwertyprophecy:
Are you speechless? I'm speechless.
This has truly been one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Like, I've published over a dozen books before this and I've never felt so much an outpouring of love and community and CONNECTION... This is what making art is all about. I'm so, so grateful. Thank you so much.
If you haven't had a chance to check out the kickstarter, YOU SHOULD GO DO THAT THING. I'm making something really cool with the help of some really cool artists!
A new fantasy novel by Alexandra Rowland, author of A TASTE OF GOLD AND IRON, RUNNING CLOSE TO THE WIND, & YIELD UNDER GREAT PERSUASION
Shane & Rose: Queening out, bff vibes for days. Casually intimate in extremely platonic ways; will exchange kisses and fall asleep on top of each other during their bi-monthly in person meetups. Rose is the first person Shane talks about Ilya to in detail and she's the most enthusiastic about it. On the flip side, they encourage each other's disordered eating habits and normalize some extremely fucked up experiences (think that conversation where Shane casually brings up kidnapping threats).
Ilya & Svetlana: Ride or die, extremely emotionally stunted unless they're forced to be mature for the sake of the other person's mental well being. Case in point, will encourage each other to get wasted and pick up rather than deal with their feelings, until they reach a boiling point. Great sexual chemistry, but crossing the line into romantic feels incestuous. Pretend to blackmail each other frequently with silly teenage anecdotes that they wouldn't actually share with other people on the pain of death.
Shane & Svetlana: Stilted and awkward at first because of Shane's unresolved jealousy issues. Lock into the same wavelength once they start talking about hockey and never struggle to connect again. Also bond over their concern for Ilya, which is not as fun for him as he was envisioning it to be because now he's being browbeat into taking care of himself by the only two people in the world he cares enough about to listen to. Svetlana will occasionally bring Shane out to the club just to watch him squirm but she also tells him stories from Ilya's childhood so he will let her torment him a little, as a treat.
Rose & Ilya: Take the longest to warm to each other, not for lack of trying from Rose's end. Once Ilya gets over himself they actually get along great, bitching about every single annoying person in their lives to each other and sharing candid shots they got of Shane being cute (his natural state, so there are a lot of them). Go out clubbing together and give off major power couple vibes on the dance floor despite having negative sexual chemistry.
I'm sure many bisexual guys feel the same and end up doing as I did: letting other people's assumptions of straightness stand uncorrected. Perhaps out of fear of oversharing. Under the guise of privacy, maybe. Probably because "masculinity" is a most fragile currency, ready to nose-dive at the first sign of vulnerability or difference. And because it's really fucking scary to give up your privilege. Without a doubt because stigmas of indecisiveness, infidelity, deception and trendiness are still clinging to bisexuality. But here's the thing. Silence has the perverse effect of perpetuating those stereotypes, making bi guys invisible, and leading people to doubt that we even exist. No wonder it's still a chore to acknowledge bisexuality without getting into lengthy explanations. So, yes, labels are frustrating and words, imperfect. But I've always considered myself bisexual. Not confused or trying to look edgy. Not disloyal. Not ashamed. Not invisible. - François Arnaud
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