#Arthmael de Silfos (Sueños de Piedra)
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Sueños de piedra (ch1)
Okay, I promised (to myself) to check out whatever media won the ultimate obscure blorbo tournament ( @who-do-i-know-this-man (I wasn't sure whether to tag you or not but in the end I figured I might as well, hope you don't mind I guess))
Turns out that it's a guy from a 2015 Spanish YA fantasy book
And turns out there's a free sample available! Which is lucky for me because I'm currently very broke
Sueños de piedra by Iria G. Parente and Selene M. Pascual
I don't speak Spanish so I'm gonna rely on the translator quite a lot lmao (well I understand some Spanish actually, but definitely not enough to read a whole book)
The title translates to something like "Dreams of Stone" I think?
Once upon a time in a kingdom far, far away, a prince rewarded a wizard for helping rescue a young girl in trouble. Charming. Too bad none of this is true. In reality, the prince dreams of glory and revenge; the magician, with her spells not always being a disaster and the young woman in trouble, with fleeing from a past that torments her... and from the memory of the man she has killed. Once upon a time...
(Yes this is just Google Translate, sorry)
Okay so, prince, magician and a damsel in distress? Prince wants revenge for something, who knows what, magician is having trouble doing the magic, and the damsel is in fact a killer? Ok ok
The dedication goes as follows:
To all those who embark on a direct journey towards their dreams every day. May you always reach your destination.
Okay so Marabilia is a place? That's apparently also the name of this book series. Is this like the kingdom then? So it consists of three islands, two small ones and one big? Or is it supposed to be a continent? It definitely seems too small to be a continent
I know the blorbo is called Arthmael de Silfos so I'm guessing he's from the Silfos area in the north of the big island then. I can see what's probably a city called Duan and a forest called "Merlon Forest". We also have different towers around the big island, one of which seems to be called the Tower of Black Magic. (I didn't even need to use the translator for those yay xD)
Okay the first chapter is called Arthmael so I guess we're meeting our blorbo already, which is nice
— Let me make it clear: are you going to give my crown to a bastard?
Okay..... the very first line and I already think Arthmael might be a bit of a spoiled brat (I assume he's in fact the prince)
Apparently Arthmael just found out that he has an illegitimate older brother but I guess this brother's mother is noble anyway so it's legit? I dunno yet. Arthmael thinks this guy is blackmailing his father somehow and is already considering poison as a solution
And anyway, what kind of a name is Jacques for a king?
lmao, so much shade to all the kings called Jacques
Okay so Jacques's family is very powerful and loved by the people of Silfos and the king fears a civil war if he disrespects his claim to the throne. Alright. Kinda weird since based on Arthmael's thoughts, this society has a similar attitude to bastards as in European history, but okay then. I wonder if Jacques is even actually the king's son or is this some kind of a ruse?
Arthmael is very cheeky and even references his dad's love life directly to his face, his dad is not very happy
The king tells him to just be a good boy and hopefully they'll find him some crown princess to marry so he'll get a kingdom that way
I guess these different areas on the map are kingdoms then, that makes sense. They look like very small kingdoms but this is a small place in general.
Arthmael doesn't seem to mind this idea except that there's only one possible princess like that in Marabilia and that's Ivy de Dione. Not sure what's wrong with her.
Well, who knows? Maybe, if I wait a few moons, some other bastard, in Verves or Idyll, will come out from under a rock and come offer me her hand.
Somebody's very snarky, that's cute
Arthmael is very haughty about how the people have always known him as the crown prince and accepted him as such, Jacques laughs and asks what has he even done for the people. He's like well he hasn't really done much yet because he was planning to do things once he became king, but he's been supporting the local business (taverns) and employing servants (lmao). Also apparently there are some girls he's seeing...
Apparently Jacques's family are big traders and business people (despite being noblemen) and create lots of jobs, and also big on charity, so everybody loves them
Arthmael is jealous of how proud his dad looks when Jacques says this, and how he's never looked at him like that
Well, I guess you're kind of a little shit so it makes sense, Arthmael
— If the smartest thing is to become the idol of a few starving people in order to be king, I can do it too.
Oh my god, this little brat
He declares that he's going to be a hero, to overshadow the charity of Jacques' family, because heroes are remembered by history while philanthropist aren't
So he plans to become a storybook Prince Charming, saving damsels in distress etc.
Jacques finds this understandably hilarious, the king is not amused
Once Jacques leaves, the king again offers to arrange a marriage to Arthmael, specifically with the princess of Dione
I'm almost tempted. I have never been to Dione, but they say that their ships are the lightest and fastest, and that sailors come to their shores from the other side of the sea, speaking strange languages that only they understand. Who come from lands where women wear short dresses, if they wear anything at all. Places where war is so normal that, as soon as a child is strong enough to pick up a sword, they push him to the front lines.
Alright then, I see what he fixates on
Was there anything wrong with the princess then or?
Barbarians.
I remove the thought from my mind.
Oh okay. What a charming young man /s
Dione is like right next to Silfos according to the map btw, is this like one of those neighbourly feuds?
Okay he says it's because he doesn't want a foreign kingdom, he wants to keep his home, which is fair I guess
The king is like what do you want me to do, kill Jacques and his pregnant wife? And Arthmael is just like yeah great idea, because he's a dumbass. The king is like wtf
Apparently Jacques' family is from that Duan city that I noted earlier, and his mother died a few days ago and apparently "her loss is greatly felt"
The king regrets spoiling Arthmael too much, and talks about how Arthmael doesn't understand anything about suffering or anything and only cares about girls
Arthmael is already considering faking his death to make them all feel sorry, because of course he is, he's exactly that kind of guy
He says he doesn't want to go try to charm the princess, he'd rather just go off on his own (also there's a whole bit about how only a man can rule Dione or something and the king of Dione won't accept his daughter to become a ruler)
His dad tells him no, just stay here and be a good boy, don't make everybody gossip about drama in the royal family
Arthmael is like hey you managed to hide your bastard son for years, you can hide my disappearance
They fight a bit more but then Arthmael just storms out, grabs a few things from his room and leaves
a change of clothes, a bag of coins, my sword, and my favourite cloak. I do not need anything else.
Okay then, good luck I guess
To be a hero you only need a brave heart.
Or so they say.
I feel like you also need to not be a selfish prick but maybe that's optional
Okay end of first chapter!
Our blorbo seems like a real brat!
But I guess the point is probably that he needs to learn some lessons along the way, or something like that, idk. I'm sure there's a reason for why whoever entered him into the tournament likes him so much
I'm guessing the damsel in distress is not the princess? Probably? She wasn't called a princess anyway. TBH she's the character I'm currently the most curious about. The next chapter is from the point of view of someone called Lynne and I hope that's her. Could be the magician too though I guess? No wait, I think the magician is a guy. Altho idk maybe Lynne could be a guy's name, I don't fucking know.
I'm guessing that Arthmael will try to rescue the damsel so he can be a hero, because that's what heroes are supposed to do, but then it'll go wrong somehow? And then the magician will get involved somehow, I have no clue.
That's all my predictions I suppose. Altho I'm guessing that Jacques might turn out to be a villain somehow, I didn't get the vibe that he was particularly great either, just not as much of a brat as Arthmael, and it would then be something for Arthmael to do when he gets back home. Then again maybe the book will surprise me, who knows. To be honest, it would feel a bit like a cop out if it turns out that the guy he hates actually is evil, but it could be handled well, and it's not like I like Jacques either so far. He seems extremely sus too
No guesses as to what the title refers to yet, it could be anything
Idk, like I said, the damsel's storyline is the one that interests me the most rn, it might actually get me to read further (good job, blurb, you got me)
I still have a surprisingly good amount of the free sample left, there's actually nine chapters here, so idk, maybe I'll keep going? We'll see
I'm pretty happy with how much I was able to follow the text even on my own, altho I definitely had to rely on the translator. I would not have had the patience to try to translate all of this myself. But I definitely understood multiple full sentences! Yaaay xD
Apologies to fans of this book series, I hope I didn't seem too rude
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Titeres de la Magia - Iria G. Parente y Selene M. Petalos. Aesthetic
Hazan and Clarence 💙
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Sueños de piedra es el primer tomo de una saga de libros autoconclusivos ambientados en el ficticio mundo de Marabilia, donde no todo es fantasía.
FICHA BREVE:
Título: Sueños de piedra.
Autoras: Iria G. Parente y Selene M. Pascual.
Número de páginas: 572.
Editorial: Nocturna.
Sinopsis: “Érase una vez un reino muy, muy lejano donde un príncipe premió a un mago por ayudar a rescatar a una joven en apuros. Encantador. Lástima que nada de esto sea verdad. En realidad, el príncipe sueña con gloria y venganza; el mago, con que sus hechizos no sean siempre un desastre y la joven en apuros, con huir de un pasado que la atormenta… y del recuerdo del hombre al que ha matado. Érase una vez…”
Lo recomiendo para: los que busquen fantasía pero también una historia con fondo realista y un mensaje potente.
Booktrailer:
Esta reseña podría titularse Por qué “Sueños de piedra” es un libro necesario en nuestra literatura ya que lo verdaderamente importante de esta novela no es lo que cuenta sino lo que transmite. Esto por supuesto no signfica que la historia no sea buena (que lo es). Vayamos por partes.
Sueños de piedra nos presenta Marabilia, un continente fantástico compuesto de diferentes reinos entre los que destaca Silfos, de donde son los protagonistas de nuestra historia. En este mundo con tinte medieval encontramos hechiceros, torres de magia, mantícoras y otras criaturas. Sin embargo, lo verdaderamente importante no es este
Mapa de Marabilia de Lehenan Aida (imagen vía creandoentredos.com)
lugar mágico ni las aventuras que ocurren en él, sino sus protagonistas.
La historia está narrada por dos personajes que van intercalando sus voces. Lynne, una prostituta que busca escapar y convertirse en una gran comerciante y Arthmael, heredero de la corona de Silfos, que ve de repente cómo le arrebatan su legítimo derecho a la sucesión. Contra todo pronóstico estas dos personas se encontrarán y emprenderán una aventura junto al pequeño Hazan, un aprendiz de hechicero algo torpe.
Es en los personajes donde encontramos uno de los dos puntos fuertes de esta novela. Al ser una narración en primera persona podemos comprender sus miedos y emociones más profundas. Son estos sentimientos de los protagonistas los que dan sentido al libro y marcan el arco argumental, que no es ni más ni menos que su viaje interior y su evolución personal. A pesar de que al final del libro acaben siendo algo distintos a como lo eran al principio, la transformación está bien motivada y sigue manteniendo la esencia presentada al principio de la novela.
Aunque considero que la acción en sí es el pretexto que permite que los personajes experimenten este viaje interior, también hace que te enganches al libro y añade un punto positivo más. En varias ocasiones la historia da un giro, y cuando crees que está por terminar surgen nuevas complicaciones que impiden saber con claridad lo que pasará hasta poco antes del final.
Lynne y Arthmael de Lehenan Aida (imagen vía creandoentredos.com)
Sin embargo, llegamos al punto clave por el cual recomiendo esta novela. Los personajes, la ambientación y la acción son maravillosos pero el objetivo final de este libro no es simplemente contar una historia sino transmitir un mensaje importante. Varios en realidad, que se pueden resumir en no renunciar a nuestros sueños, entender el amor como respeto y, sobre todo, ser nosotros mismos y no dejar que los demás nos digan cómo tenemos que actuar. Tal y como explican sus autoras al final, este libro es una lucha contra el machismo y la cosificación. Lynne es una mujer fuerte que tiene claros sus objetivos a pesar de lo que ha sufrido y no se rinde. Su vida sirve de ejemplo y nos anima a no permitir ciertas situaciones que, desgraciadamente, no son ficción y se siguen dando hoy día. Para lanzar esta idea, las autoras no pretenden esconder lo que ocurre sino expresarlo de forma clara sin llegar a ser muy explícitas.
Por todo ello considero que Sueños de piedra es una novela de la que todos tenemos algo que aprender y no sólo los jóvenes (aunque este sea su principal público).
Por ponerle un punto negativo, estaría bien que se hubiese desarrollado más la ambientación, las criaturas y los paisajes de este mundo ficticio ya que las pinceladas que se muestran dejan con ganas de más. De todas formas esto solo resta un minipunto a un libro que muchos de los que lo han leído califican de “sobresaliente”.
Si queréis conocer más de este y otros libros de Iria y Selene podéis consultar su página web Creando entre dos.
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THE MOST OBSCURE BLORBO IS Arthmael de Silfos (Sueños de Piedra)
Everyone give a big round of applause! And go follow the Sueños de Piedra tag, he deserves it. I want fandom content about him on my desk by the end of the week or you're fired. Haha we like to have fun here.
Fun fact, unless someone somehow knew BOTH in the final round (which I think they would have said so in the notes) only 9 voters know this guy.
Are they gone? Good.
You've been paying attention. You know the actual winner isn't some prince from a non-english book. This guy only won like what, 11 polls? That's nothing. The real winner won over 1500 polls, most by an overwhelming majority. You know who it is. You've known the winner this whole time.
Give it up for the REAL most obscure blorbo, THE BOTH/NEITHER BUTTON!
WOOOOO! YEAH! I always knew he had it in him. I'm so proud.
I don't mean to brag, but I thought him everything he knows.
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We are one step away from the end. Tomorrow The FINAL POLL of the tournament will be posted. Here is the final brackets for each side. Then we can get a bit more into who the contestants are.
Our first finalist is Arthmael de Silfos, who appears to be a prince from the fantasy book Sueños de Piedra, which i think may have had an english translation at some point under the name Dreams of Stone but I couldn't find any place to read or buy it, so I may just be wrong about that.
The other is Varvara Lukinishna from a book called The Slynx. I was unable to find anything about Varvara specifically, but the book takes place 200 years after an apocalypse, and all 3 reviews on Barnes and noble are positive. It's also in english, which I imagine is a big plus for the (I assume) english-speaking majority of my followers
I don't think it's surprising to anyone that the finals will be 2 book characters. Oh and while I have you here, if you are the submitter of either of these characters please let me know how you feel about them getting this far.
May the more obscure win. I don't know about you all but will be following the tag for whichever source wins.
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