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I admit, I would have more faith in the HTTYD live-action if Art Brown and Douglas Sloan were working on it. They knew how to do HTTYD and its storyline
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Was reading an nsft fic by @evilwriter37 earlier where the narration says of Hiccup, “He could have quite the attitude sometimes.”
And my brain remembered the teenagers with attitude thing from Power Rangers and was like, oh, he’d make a good Power Ranger. (He would. They all would.)
#ashleybenlove posts#how to train your dragon#Race to the Edge#hiccup#Power Rangers#It does bring me so much delight to know that Douglas Sloan worked on Power Rangers in the 90s#(He also played Kimberly's uncle in an episode where he like loses consciousness while they're in an airplane.)#I think I'm gonna watch that episode because it's awesome
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Lust for Life 1956
“To play is to make believe. I got too involved with Van Gogh. It was really scary because I felt the character was taking over...I never felt that on any other movie."
Kirk Douglas
Born on this day December 9, 1916 – February 5, 2020.
#Lust for Life 1956#1956 biographical film#vincent van gogh#vincente minnelli#kirk douglas#james donald#pamela brown#everett sloane#anthony quinn#1950s#1950s style#1950s films#1950s cinema#1950s hollywood
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African American Power Rangers
#aisha campbell#Karan Ashely#shelby watkins#camille hyde#tanya sloan#nakia Burrise#zack taylor#walter emanuel jones#tj johnson#selwyn Ward#jack landors#brandon jay mclaren#Ethan James#Kevin duhaney#Noah carter#John Mark Loudermilk#Kevin Douglas#Najee De-Tiege#Devon Daniels#Rorrie D. Travis#power rangers#power rangers universe#mighty morphin power rangers#power rangers spd#power rangers dino charge#power rangers dino thunder#power rangers megaforce#power rangers samurai#power rangers beast morphers#power rangers zeo
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Meet my MCs | @infamous-if Edition
Picrew used here
Landon Waltz | Sloane "Belladonna" Douglas | Vanya "Salem" Kipp | Finn "Ginger" Coventry | Edith "Eden" Noble | Charlotte Montgomery | Bree Sterling | Angel Rose
How many mcs do you- Yes. I love this if so of course I had to have as much mcs as possible! Everyone go read this and give all the support!
#my ocs#my mcs#infamous if#infamous oc#infamous mc#mc: landon waltz#mc: sloane douglas#mc: belladonna#mc: vanya kipp#mc: salem#mc: finn coventry#mc: ginger#mc: edith noble#mc: eden#mc: charlotte montgomery#mc: bree sterling#mc: angel rose#meet my mcs
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Sloane slug by douglas 💕
#douglas#slug#slugs#gastropod#gastropods#pink#plush#plushies#plushie#plushblr#plushcore#toycore#bug#insect#bugs#(NOT REALLY JUST FOR TAGGING)#snails are gastropods not bugs or insects
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Official DS9 Character Bracket
And here’s the final bracket! Round One will go live tomorrow, 4/13 at 10 am EST!
Full List:
Round One:
Left Side:
Alexander Rozhenko vs. Keiko O’Brien: poll here
Mora Pol vs. Lwaxana Troi: poll here
Vedek Bareil vs. Captain Benjamin Sisko: poll here
Sirella vs. Molly O’Brien: poll here
Mirror! Garak vs. Gilora Rejal and Ulani Belor: poll here
Curzon Dax vs. Quark: poll here
Martok vs. Ishka: poll here
Brunt vs. Maihar’du: poll here
Kai Winn vs. Chief Miles O’Brien: poll here
Rom vs. Mila: poll here
Joseph Sisko vs. Joran Dax: poll here
The Klingon Chef vs. Mirror! Kira: poll here
Elim Garak vs. Jennifer Sisko: poll here
Goran’Agar vs. Weyoun: poll here
Enabran Tain vs. Shakaar: poll here
Sarah Sisko vs. Vic Fontaine: poll here
Right Side:
Leeta vs. Female Changeling: poll here
Solok vs. Dr. Julian Bashir: poll here
Natima Lang vs. Legate Damar: poll here
Grand Nagus Zek vs. Keevan: poll here
Sarina Douglas vs. Gul Dukat: poll here
Admiral William Ross vs. Lt. Commander Worf: poll here
Kasidy Yates vs. Pel: poll here
Nog vs. Morn: poll here
Michael Eddington vs. Tora Ziyal: poll here
Jack, Patrick and Lauren vs. Constable odo: poll here
Tekeny Ghemor vs. Lenara Kahn: poll here
Dr. Elizabeth Lense vs. Jake Sisko: poll here
Luther Sloan vs. Counselor Ezri Dax: poll here
Major Kira Nerys vs. Kor, Kang and Koloth: poll here
Mirror! Worf vs. Grilka: poll here
Baby Changeling vs. Lt. Commander Jadzia Dax: poll here
Round Two:
Left Side:
Keiko O’Brien vs. Lwaxana Troi: poll here
Captain Benjamin Sisko vs. Molly O’Brien: poll here
Mirror! Garak vs. Quark: poll here
Martok vs. Brunt: poll here
Chief Miles O’Brien vs. Rom: poll here
Joseph Sisko vs. Mirror! Kira: poll here
Elim Garak vs. Weyoun: poll here
Enabran Tain vs. Vic Fontaine: poll here
Right Side:
Leeta vs. Dr. Julian Bashir: poll here
Legate Damar vs. Grand Nagus Zek: poll here
Gul Dukat vs. Lt. Commander Worf: poll here
Kasidy Yates vs. Nog: poll here
Tora Ziyal vs. Constable Odo: poll here
Lenara Kahn vs. Jake Sisko: poll here
Ezri Dax vs. Kira Nerys: poll here
Grilka vs. Jadzia Dax: poll here
Round Three:
Left Side:
Lwaxana Troi vs. Captain Benjamin Sisko: poll here
Quark vs. Martok: poll here
Chief Miles O’Brien vs. Mirror! Kira: poll here
Elim Garak vs. Vic Fontaine: poll here
Right Side:
Dr. Julian Bashir vs. Legate Damar: poll here
Lt. Commander Worf vs. Nog: poll here
Constable Odo vs. Jake Sisko: poll here
Kira Nerys vs. Jadzia Dax: poll here
Quarter-Finals:
Left Side:
Captain Benjamin Sisko vs. Quark: poll here
Chief Miles O’Brien vs. Elim Garak: poll here
Right Side:
Dr. Julian Bashir vs. Lt. Cmdr. Worf: poll here
Constable Odo vs. Jadzia Dax: poll here
Semi-Finals:
Captain Benjamin Sisko vs. Elim Garak: poll here
Dr. Julian Bashir vs. Jadzia Dax: poll here
Finals:
Captain Benjamin Sisko vs. Jadzia Dax: poll here
#best ds9 character competition#st#ds9#deep space nine#deep space 9#star trek deep space nine#star trek deep space 9#star trek#best star trek character competition
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HTTYD continuity: Are there two Hiccups?
First of all, thank you for all the likes and reblogs on my ‘there are two Hiccups’ post. It’s seriously blowing my mind how popular it is. So, if you read it and thought “what? There are two Hiccups?”
Well, no… but actually yes. I wasn’t being literal (I know, on the reading comprehension website? Shame on me), but the thing is, I’m actually kind of right? Just look at these examples from the wiki:
The entire series is based on the six main Dragon Riders moving away from Berk for over a year. However, in commentary, Dean DeBlois has said that they all lived on Berk between the first two films. The second film’s Art Book elaborates on this saying that they all had responsibilities on Berk which prevented them from leaving.
In other words, as far as Dean is concerned, RTTE never happened.
The series also focuses on the six main Dragon Riders exploring lands outside the Archipelago together, while both Dean and the second film’s Art Book state that only Hiccup and Astrid ventured outside the Archipelago as they were the ones drawing up Hiccup's map. The other four stayed much closer to Berk.
Again, we have a direct contradiction between what Dean claims happened pre-HTTYD2 in his (head)canon, and what we see in RTTE.
Numerous other "dragon riders" are introduced throughout the series, when the second and third films themselves stress how Berk is the only community who rides dragons. Dean elaborated on this during a convention panel explaining that that’s why Eret and Drago were so alarmed when seeing Vikings riding on dragons, and why Eret assumed Valka was one of them.
In an interview with the series creators Art Brown and Douglas Sloan, it was mentioned that the show was originally meant to have 4 seasons, spread out over the span of a year and a half, leading up to the second film. Following the many clues and mentions regarding the passage of time within the story, the last 7 episodes of season 4 were supposed to have happened during the same summer as the film. However, when seasons 5 and 6 were ordered into production, the show writers had to carry on with the timeline they had set up, which inevitably lead to the series continuing into negative time; going past the second film.
In other words, the last two seasons of RTTE aren’t meant to take place before HTTYD2 - they take place after it. If there’s better proof that RTTE is on its own separate timeline, I don’t know what that is.
The majority of film characters are portrayed severely out-of-character in the series compared to the films and film-verse media; most arguably Hiccup and Astrid. Aside from having similar appearance and even voices, their personalities and behaviors in the series portray them as drastically different people than their film counterparts.
I would argue that they are more in character during RTTE, especially Snotlout, the twins and Fishlegs. Isn’t it amazing what being fleshed out characters instead of comic relief can do? But there you have it. RTTE!Hiccup is portrayed as drastically different to his film counterpart. When push comes to shove, there are two Hiccups.
Or, you know, three, if we count the one from the books 😂.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to get back to lamenting the fact we live in the timeline where THW exists and not the timeline where the writers of RTTE were allowed to make a full length conclusion movie.
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Meet my MC
Meet: Dr. Catherine Valentine
Full name: Catherine Annabelle Valentine
Nicknames: Cat (Parents), Yvonne (Friends), Rookie (Ethan), C (Siblings, Ethan, friends)
Age: 27
Birthday: 19/01/1996
Ethnicity: Irish
Birthplace: Douglas, Cork, Ireland
Hometown: Cork (born and raised till age 15) | London (till age 20) | Baltimore (till age 24) | Boston (current)
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 48 kg
Appearance: Slim, athletic build
Education: Francis Holland School, Sloane Square | University College Dublin School of Medicine | John Hopkins Medical School
Profession: Diagnostician, Internal medicine | Junior Fellow on Diagnostics Team (resident year) | Head of the Diagnostics Team at Edenbrook Hospital (present)
Personality type: INFJ
Love interest: Ethan Ramsey (engaged) | Edward Gomez (JHU)
Marital status: Engaged
Face claim: Anushka Sen
Family: Alexandra Daphne Valentine (Mother- scientist) | Lucas Adam Valentine (Father- biomedical engineer) | David Nicholas Valentine (Brother- ethical hacker) | Isabella Ines Valentine (Sister- lawyer)
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Facts:
Youngest child
Can't cook to save her life. It's take-out, or instant noodles. Sienna was her lifesaver lliterally).
Did an internship at the UN
Favourite word: gobsmack
Favourite colour: Red
Aesthetic: Light academia, glam, red
Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot clutter her bookshelves.
Total bookworm- give her anything with a good storyline and she's obsessed.
Favourite movie- Little Women (2019)
Avid Disney fan- Mulan, Beauty and The Beast are her favourites.
Favourite music genre: Classic, pop
Multilingual- English, Irish, French, Hindi
Plays the guitar and the piano
Arachnophobic
Loves sunsets
Night owl
Loves mountains
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@choicesficwriterscreations
#ethan x mc#ethan ramsey#open heart#ethan ramsey x mc#choices#jamespotterthefirst#open heart choices#choices fic writers creations#ethan ramsey x catherine#dr ethan ramsey#dr catherine valentine#meet my mc#choices open heart#open heart fanfic#open heart fanfiction#choices oh#choices oph
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Hello and welcome to my mixed mosh little corner of tumblr. Here I write for a variety of fandoms and characters. Primarily will be featuring drabbles with the occasional longer piece. Headcanons will feature from time to time.
At the time I do NOT consent for my work to be translated or posted anywhere else.
Below you will find some more information on who and what I write.
MINORS DNI. Due to the nature of potential content, only 18 and older are allowed.
Characters || Rules || Masterlist || Slasher/horror writing blog : @slxsherwriter
What I will write:
Angst
Fluff
Smut
Platonic relationships
Alpha/Omega dynamics
What I won’t write:
Snuff
Rape, rape play, non con
Underage
Inc*st
Real person fic
Marvel: Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Alexei Shostakov, Peter Parker, Victor Creed, Deacon Frost, Peter Quinn, Frank Castle, Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, Bruce Banner, Brock Rumlow, Nathan Summers, Eddie Brock, Cletus Kasady, Otto Octavius
DC Universe: Bruce Wayne, Harvey Bullock, Jim Gordon, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Jonathan Crane, Clark Kent, Arthur Curry
Stranger Things: James Hopper, Steve Harrington, Jonathan Byers
Stargate Atlantis: Rodney McKay, John Sheppard, Ronan Dex, Carson Beckett
Sons of Anarchy: Jackson “Jax” Teller, Harry “Opie” Winston, Filip “Chibs” Telford, Juan Carlos “Juice” Ortiz, Lincoln Potter, Galen O'Shay
The Walking Dead: Rick Grimes, Shane Walsh, Negan Smith
What We Do in the Shadows: Nandor the Relentless, Guillermo de la Cruz, Laszlo Cravensworth
Resident Evil: Karl Heisenberg, Albert Wesker, Chris Redfield
Ted Lasso: Ted Lasso, Coach Beard, Jamie Tartt, Roy Kent
Good Omens: Gabriel, Aziraphale, Crowley
Video Games: Connor RK800, CaptainJonathan Price, Simon Ghost Riley, Sniper
Movies: Finn Brody (Godzilla), Raleigh Becket (Pacific Rim), Terry Malone (Black and Blue), Abe Guevara (Point Blank), Bobby O’Neill (The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard), Guy Clifton (The Crash), Roy Pulver (Boss Level), Sloan (Into the Ashes) Braxton Wolff (The Accountant), Ethan Sawyer (Those Who Wish Me Dead), Bradley James (Grudge Match), Sam Rossi (Sweet Virginia), Mr. McCarthy (Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl), Grady Travis (Fury), Griff (Baby Driver), Adam Frawley (The Town), Buddy (Baby Driver), Clyde Brenek (The Posession), Patrick Sullivan (The Accidental Husband), Harvey Russell (Rampage), Jude Fisher (Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding), Luke Vaughn (Heist), Franklin Clay (The Losers), Max (The Resident), Nicomund the Red/Santa Claus (Violent Night), Doug Dennison (Sleepless), Frank Masters (The Equalizer), Hellboy (2019), Alex Baldr (Max Payne), Matt Graver (Sicario), Douglas Hunsiker (The Rise of the Planet of the Apes), Steve Emmett (Boa vs Python), Joe Braven (Braven), Lee Christmas (The Expendables), Deckard Shaw (Fast & Furious)
Musicals: Jack Kelly (Newsies), Dewey Finn (School of Rock), Hades (Hadestown)
Tv shows: Ike Evans (Magic City), Jason Crouse (The Good Wife), John Winchester (Supernatural), Mason Baldwin (Elementary), Colton Fisk (The Equalizer), Kevin Tidwell (Life), Declan Murphy (Law & Order: SVU), Eugene McGillicutty (Royal Pains), Chuck Martin (ER), Dickie Flood (Th Practice), Malcolm Bright (Prodigal Son)
Tolkien: Boromir, Faramir, Eomer
#fandom imagines#fandom writing#dc comics#marvel#sons of anarchy#lord of the rings#what we do in the shadows#pacific rim#resident evil#Ted lasso#walking dead#stranger things#good omens#obscure characters#obscure writings
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Recommended Reading
Here is a list of books, both prose and graphic, that I think are worth checking out. All of these books are speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, alternate reality, et cetera), since that’s essentially the only genre I read. Entries followed by a ♥ are my extra-special favorites. The ones marked with an H won at least one Hugo Award. Those marked with a ▽ contain prominent LGBTQ+ characters or issues.
Lighter Science Fiction
Douglas Adams: The Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy and its first two sequels, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, and Life, the Universe and Everything. The Hitchhiker’s Guide is a landmark work in SF comedy and is a must-read. If you are an audio listener, then I suggest starting with the 1978 BBC radio play, which was the original version of this story. (If you like THHGTTG, then check out Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency and its sequel.) ♥
John Scalzi: Any of his SF, especially the Old Man's War series and the Interdependency series (The Collapsing Empire and its sequels). Scalzi’s work, with few exceptions, is not only very funny, but also includes some good science-fiction-y “big ideas.” If you are a fan of Star Trek, then his novel Redshirts, which won a Hugo, will be of particular interest. Interestingly in some of Scalzi’s recent work, such as Kaiju Preservation Society and the Lock In series, he never revels the gender of the main character. Almost all of Scalzi’s audiobooks are read by Wil Wheaton. Wheaton does a great job, but his voice does tend to make the listener imagine the main character as a man, even when there’s no textual evidence to support that imagining. ♥H
Martha Wells: The Murderbot Diaries (All Systems Red and sequels), winner of the 2021 Hugo Award for best series. Despite the name, this series of five novellas and one novel follows a human-bot hybrid (not a robot) security unit (SecUnit) as it struggles to protect its stupid humans while coping with social anxiety and finding time to watch soap operas. Plus, it doesn’t really murder all that often. The series is very funny, but it is also a surprisingly serious and insightful examination of sentience, autonomy, and living with neuroses. Wells, who identifies as neurodivergent, will write three more Muderbot books, beginning in November 2023, as part of her six-volume deal with Tor. I particularly enjoy Kevin R. Free’s narration of the audiobooks. I’m counting these books for LGBTQ+ representation because Murderbot is nonbinary and asexual, but since it isn’t human (and doesn’t want to be), nonbinary and/or ace readers (whom I assume to be human) may not find themselves reflected in Murderbot’s experience. ♥H▽
Scott Meyer: The Authorities series (The Authorities and Destructive Reasoning), Master of Formalities, and Grand Theft Astro. Meyer’s books are all hilarious, fun adventures. The Authorities books follow a privately funded taskforce created to investigate crimes that the police cannot solve. Megan Sloan is one of my favorite detectives in fiction. Master of Formalities follows a protocol expert in a far-future monarchy. My favorite gag in this book occurs when someone becomes his own uncle. Grand Theft Astro is a heist story with Meyer’s trademark humor. If you enjoy these books, check out his Magic 2.0 series, which is described in the Lighter Fantasy/SF Mashups section. Luke Daniels, who narrates all of Meyer’s audiobooks, does an excellent job with these stories. ♥
Ernest Cline: Ready Player One. This book is great fun, especially for those that remember the ‘80s or enjoy the popular culture of that era. The audiobook is narrated, very appropriately, by nerd icon Wil Wheaton.
Andy Weir: The Martian and Project Hail Mary. The Martian is the basis of the very faithful film adaption (which I also recommend), and it is super-realistic science fiction with a lot of jokes. Project Hail Mary feels much like The Martian (though far more speculative) at first, but a third of the way in, a major plot development shakes up the story for the better. ♥
Dennis E. Taylor: We are Legion (We are Bob) and sequels (the Bobiverse series). This series begins with the dark premise of the protagonist being uploaded into a von Neumann probe and launched into deep space, but it’s actually very funny. Ray Porter does a great job narrating the audiobooks.
More Serious Science Fiction
David Brin: Startide Rising and The Uplift War. In this universe, sentient species modify or “uplift” presentients to help them bridge the gap to sentence, after which the “client” species is indentured to its “patron” for 100,000 years. Humans, once discovered by the Five Galaxies civilization, only escape indenture because they have already uplifted chimpanzees and dolphins, making humans the lowest-ranking and most hated patron species in the known universe. These books have great worldbuilding and aliens that are very well developed in terms of both biology and culture. The other Uplift books are also good, but these two, which each won a Hugo, are my favorites. ♥H
David Brin: Glory Season. This novel is an amazing extrapolation of an agrarian society built on parthenogenesis. The main character is a rare “variant,” a person who wasn’t cloned but was instead conceived sexually via one of the tiny number of men on the planet. She and her twin must find roles in society without the benefit of membership in a clan of genetically identical women occupying an established niche. Plus, there are fun puzzles and Conway’s Game of Life. ♥
Vernor Venge: A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky. In this universe, the laws of physics vary with the average density in the galactic “neighborhood.” Thus, while the Earth lies at a point where only sublight speeds and human-level intelligence are possible, farther out in the plane of the galaxy and especially off the plane, superluminal speeds and superhuman intelligence can be achieved. Also, on one planet in the “Slow Zone,” there is a race of wolf-like beings who are not individually sentient but who achieve sentience (via ultrasonic communication) in groups of four to six. These books have spectacular worldbuilding, well conceived aliens, and some very compelling science-fictional “big ideas.” Can be read in either order, but publishing order (as listed above) is likely best. Each novel won a Hugo. ♥H
Vernor Venge: Across Realtime. This volume is a compilation of the novels The Peace War and Marooned in Realtime as well as the novella The Ungoverned. These stories revolve around an interesting technology for altering how time passes.
James S. A. Corey: The Expanse series (Leviathan's Wake, eight sequel novels and several shorter works). Fairly hard science fiction based on a politically strained three-way balance of power in a solar system that is confronted with terrifying alien technology. This series is the basis for The Expanse TV/web series, which I also recommend. The Expanse won the 2020 Hugo for best series. ♥H
Ann Leckie: Ancillary Justice and sequels (The Imperial Radch series). A far-future story in which a sentient ship formerly controlling and inhabiting many human bodies is now confined to a single human body (and with its ship self destroyed). These books attracted a lot of attention because the Radchaai language only uses female pronouns, and thus the gender of many of the characters is never revealed, but there's a lot more to this story than that. Ancillary Justice won basically all the awards offered in 2013. Leckie’s novel Provenance and her upcoming Translation State take place in the same universe but follow new characters. ♥H▽
Arkady Martine: A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace. A new ambassador (with the old ambassador’s memories shoved into her brain) is appointed to represent a “barbarian” space station to the “civilized” Teixcalaanli Empire, where she becomes embroiled in a succession crisis and meets people with names like Three Seagrass (my favorite character) and Eight Antidote. Eventually, she must also negotiate first contact with sentient aliens. These books are an interesting examination of imperialism and language. Both novels won the Hugo Award. H▽
Becky Chambers: The Wayfarers series (The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and sequels). This anthology series explores different cultures and locations in a well developed galactic civilization. Wayfarers won the 2019 Hugo Award for best series. H▽
Lighter Fantasy/SF Mashups
Scott Meyer: Off to Be the Wizard and its sequels (the Magic 2.0 series). These books are science fiction disguised as fantasy. An amateur hacker discovers a computer file that can be edited to change the real world. Within 24 hours, everything goes wrong, and he flees from the FBI to medieval England, planning to set himself up as a wizard using his new capabilities. That plan doesn’t go well, either. These books are laugh-out-loud funny and may be of particular interest to computer scientists. The audiobooks’ narrator, Luke Daniels hilariously brings the text to life. ♥
More Serious Fantasy/SF Mashups
Tamsyn Muir: The Locked Tomb series (Gideon the Ninth, Harrow the Ninth, Nona the Ninth, and Alecto the Ninth [not yet published]). Charles Stross described the first novel as “Lesbian necromancers explore a haunted gothic palace in space!” Honestly, I’m not sure whether to put this series under the “Lighter” or “More Serious” heading. There is a lot of humor, especially in the first book, but there is also quite a lot of horror and sadness. The second novel will absolutely gaslight you, forcing you to question your own sanity, but you’ll be glad you trusted Muir before you reach the end of the book. I can’t imagine anyone other than the excellent Moira Quirk narrating these books. ♥▽
John Scalzi: The God Engines. This novella, in which humans use enslaved gods (defeated enemies of their own god) to power their starships, is almost the only Scalzi work without a large dose of humor. It’s very good, though.
Anne McCaffrey: The first six Dragonriders of Pern books. (I've only read the first six.) These are science fiction disguised as fantasy and are classics in the genre. Far in the future, on an agrarian planet that has forgotten its history, humans ride sentient, telepathic dragons into battle against deadly spores that fall from the sky when another planet in an extremely eccentric orbit comes close.
Lighter Fantasy
Nicholas Eames: The Band series (Kings of the Wyld, Bloody Rose, and Outlaw Empire [not yet published]). Mercenary bands are the rock stars of the fantasy world in which these novels take place, attracting rabid fans and touring huge arenas. These books certainly have strong elements of humor, much of which is focused on the central conceit, but there is also a lot of action and pathos to be had. Both published books a great fun to read, and I’m looking forward to reading the third.
Tamsyn Muir: Princess Floralinda and the Forty Flight Tower. This novella subverts fairytale tropes and comments on gender roles while delivering an outsized dose of Muir’s trademark dry humor. Moira Quirk is hilarious as the audiobook narrator. I’m counting this book for LGBTQ+ because one of the characters doesn’t identify with any gender and because the story examines gender roles. ♥▽
Travis Baldree: Legends and Lattes. A female orc warrior retires from adventuring to open a coffee shop. "What's coffee?" everyone asks. This novel is well crafted, full of interesting characters, and very cute. My friend @novelconcepts aptly described it as “a beautiful warm hug of a book.” There's even a tiny touch of WLW romance, if you’re into that. Baldree is writing a prequel. ▽
More Serious Fantasy
Brandon Sanderson: All of the series and standalone books that are set in the Cosmere (rather than on some alternate Earth). Mistborn: The Final Empire is probably a good place to start. The Stormlight Archive (The Way of Kings and sequels) is my favorite series of Sanderson’s, but each of those books is >1300 pages or >45 hours in audio form, so it may not be the best place to start. Era 2 of the Mistborn series (set 300 years after the Era 1) is probably the most fun. Sanderson also has many books not set in the Cosmere that are more than worth reading. His method of taking a break from writing is to write on a different series, so, every year, he puts out ~400,000 words worth of material (3-4 normal novels or a single Stormlight book). If you listen to the audiobooks of the Stormlight Archive, I recommend getting the hardcopy as well, since the art included really helps bring the world of Roshar to life. ♥
Scott Lynch: The Lies of Locke Lamora and sequels (The Gentleman Bastard series). Great worldbuilding of an original fantasy world with dark humor. Lynch finally completed his first draft of Book 4 (of 7 planned) in May 2019 after a 4-year delay, so I’m hoping it will be available eventually. I’m starting to give up hope, though.
China Miéville: Perdido Street Station. Very rich worldbuilding. Very, very dark. Don’t read this book if you aren’t interested in depressing storylines. Miéville’s other work is just as inventive and, in his word, “weird” as this one.
N. K. Jemison: The Broken Earth trilogy (The Fifth Season and its sequels). These books have an intriguing premise, extensive worldbuilding, and an interesting writing style. These novels won the best-novel Hugo for three consecutive years, which no author had done before. H▽
Alternate Reality (Including Alternate History and Steampunk)
Elizabeth Bear: Karen Memory. This novel follows a lesbian prostitute as she teams up with a lawman in a steampunk version of a Seattle-like city in the Pacific Northwest. I also enjoyed Bear’s space opera series, White Space (Night and Machine). ▽
Cherie Priest: Boneshaker and its sequels (The Clockwork Century series). Steampunk + zombies = fun. This story begins with a plague of zombification erupting out of Seattle, and it finally provides a reason for Steampunks to wear goggles. ♥
Ian Tregillis: The Mechanical and its sequels (The Alchemy Wars series). Alchemy + steampunk robots + a little philosophy.
China Miéville: The City and the City. See the Detective Stories section of this document. ♥
Felix Gilman: The Half-Made World. Steampunk mixed with fantasy. Also, sentient, demon-possessed firearms.
Mary Robinette Kowal; The Lady Astronaut series (The Calculating Stars and sequels). This universe is an extremely hard-science-fiction alternate history in which a catastrophic event dramatically accelerates the space program. The Lady Astronaut of Mars, a short story, is chronologically last but was written first. There’s also a short story called “We Interrupt this Broadcast” that comes chronologically first but isn’t closely connected to the rest. Kowal’s second job is audiobook narrator—she narrates Seanan McGuire’s October Daye series, for example—and she narrates all these books herself. Interestingly, Kowal’s third job is puppeteer, so she’s pretty busy.
Scott Westerfeld: The Leviathan series, as described in the young-adult section of this list. ♥
Detective Stories in Speculative-Fictional Settings
Scott Meyer: The Authorities and Destructive Reasoning. See the Lighter Science Fiction section. ♥
John Scalzi: Lock In and its sequel, Head On. This series of detective stories takes place in a world where a disease has left millions of people “locked into” paralyzed bodies and forced to use remotely operated mecha to interact with the world. Scalzi never reveals the gender of the main character, leaving it up to the reader’s imagination.
John Scalzi: The Dispatcher series. As of a few years ago, if someone is intentionally killed, they stand a 99.9% chance of recovering with their body reset to a few hours earlier, which makes murder more difficult, but not impossible. Dispatchers are licensed to kill—I mean dispatch—people before they can die from injuries or illnesses, thus giving them a second chance. One such service provider gets caught up in illegal dispatches and a series of mysteries.
Brandon Sanderson: Snapshot. Two detectives are sent into a snapshot, a detailed simulation of an entire city and its millions of inhabitants on a specific day, to investigate a crime.
China Miéville: The City and the City. This book is amazingly thorough exploration of a ridiculous premise: two cities occupying the same space. This novel is probably my favorite of Miéville’s books. ♥
Richard K. Morgan: Altered Carbon. A murder mystery with an SF “big idea” at its core. The basis for a Netflix series that I haven’t seen.
Superheroes and Supervillains in Prose
Brandon Sanderson: Steelheart and sequels (The Reckoners series). This is a young-adult series in which all super-powered people, called Epics, eventually turn evil.
Seanan McGuire: The Velveteen series. This series is McGuire’s funniest work and is available for free here, but I recommend buying the books to support the author. McGuire also has a number of other fantasy series under her own name as well as some SF/horror series under the pen name Mira Grant.
Comics and Graphic Novels
Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson: Paper Girls. This 30-issue comic follows four newspaper-delivery girls who get swept up in a temporal war on Hell Day, 1988. They travel to the ancient past and the far future, meet their adult selves, and learn a lot about themselves in the process. The comic was adapted into an excellent Amazon Prime series, which is a bit more character-focused than the plot-driven comic. Both comic and show are recommended. ♥▽
Ryan North: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. This comic was my favorite ongoing superhero series until its recent ending. Firstly, it’s hilarious. Secondly, since Doreen Green (Squirrel Girl’s alter ego) is a computer-science student, there are a number of gags about coding and math. Thirdly, the heroine usually solves her problem not by beating up the villains, but by empathizing with them, understanding their problems, and helping them find nonviolent solutions. Since the series ended with Issue 50, it’s quite possible to read it all. ♥
N. D. Stevenson: Nimona. This mash-up of fantasy and science fiction is not only filled with humor but also includes a surprising amount of sweetness. ▽
Various authors: Lumberjanes. This young-adult comic series follows a group of cabin-mates at a summer camp for girls—excuse me, “hard-core lady-types”—as they encounter a surprisingly high frequency of supernatural phenomena over one time-dilated summer. This comic wrapped up its run after 75 issues. ▽
Alan Moore: Watchman. There’s a reason many people point to this graphic novel as an exceptional example of the genre. Honestly the way the story is told is more interesting than the story itself, but the storytelling is well worth the price of admission.
Short Stories in Speculative-Fiction Settings
Various authors: Metatropolis and its sequels. This series of anthologies is a near-future look at how cities (and green spaces) might evolve.
John Scalzi: Shadow War of the Night Dragons, Book One: The Dead City: Prologue. Trust me, read this hilarious fantasy parody for free here.
John Scalzi: Miniatures. A collection of very short science-fiction stories.
Young-Adult Speculative Fiction
Brandon Sanderson: The Rithmatist. In an alternate United States (so not in the Cosmere), geometric drawings are used to defend the world against an onslaught of 2D creatures. If you listen to the audiobook, I strongly suggest buying the hardcopy as well, since the drawings included play such as strong role in the story. I also suggest the Reckoners series, listed above, but The Rithmatist is my favorite non-adult story from Sanderson. ♥
Scott Westerfeld: Leviathan, Behemoth, and Goliath. This series takes place in an alternate-history WWI, where one side uses steampunk mecha, and the other relies on genetically engineered animals. There’s a bonus epilogue online, for those how can’t get enough. The hardcopy contains some very nice illustrations. The companion Manual of Aeronautics provides much additional (full-color) artwork, though the character descriptions in the last few pages contain major spoilers. ♥
Mark Lawrence: The Book of the Ancestor trilogy (Red Sister, Grey Sister, and Holy Sister). On a world being buried under ice, an orphan with magical powers joins others like her training to become warrior nuns. ▽
Myke Cole: The Sacred Throne series (The Armored Saint and sequels). In a land ruled by a religious tyrant who claims to have defeated devils from another plane, a teenage girl must fight to protect those she loves when the emperor’s vicious zealots arrive at her tiny village. Plus, there’s a steampunk mecha suit. The age of the protagonist points toward a young-adult audience, but this book has far more violence than is typical of YA novels. ▽
T. Kingfisher: A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking. “T. Kingfisher” is a pseudonym used by Ursula Vernon for young-adult and adult titles. This book follows a very minor wizard whose magic only works on dough. The story is full of humor and heart, and there’s more than a little (bread-based) action as well.
Anne McCaffrey: The Harper Hall Trilogy: Dragonsong, Dragonsinger, and Dragondrums. These books are a subset of McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series, which is discussed eleshere.
Suzanne Collins: The Hunger Games series. These books are the basis for the kids-killing-kids battle royale film series.
Children’s and Middle-Grade Speculative Fiction
Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events. Very well done, but also very dark. The Netflix series based on the books is also quite good.
Ursula Vernon: Castle Hangnail. This adorable story follows a would-be wicked witch who applies to fill a vacancy at the titular castle.
Brandon Sanderson: The Alcatraz series (beginning with Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians). These books take place on an alternate Earth (thus not in the Cosmere) where most of the world is run by a cabal of evil librarians. There’s a ton of fun adventure and silly humor, which my son loved when I read them to him as an 8- to 9-year-old. Be sure to get the later printings with art by Hayley Lazo; her work is great.
Kazu Kibuishi: The Amulet series (beginning with The Stonekeeper). A portal-fantasy graphic novel with beautiful art and an interesting, magical setting.
#unsolicited opinions#bibliophilia#science fiction#fantasy#speculative fiction#alternate reality#alternate history#detective story#mystery#recommendation#books
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OC Birthdays so far!
Inspired by @daughter-of-melpomene's list because it's a very good ideas! A few of these just have the year because I haven't decided exactly when they're born, but you get the idea!
Steph Taylor (The Flash) - 12th of March 1986
Brianna Thawne (Legends of Tomorrow) - 18th of September 2165 (26 at the start of the story)
Nicky Connors (Miyagi-verse) - 10th of July 1967
Gemma Laura McKinney (Cobra Kai) - 18th of March 1997
Elaine Barnes (Cobra Kai) - 4th of September 2001
Leah Barnes (Cobra Kai) - 1970
Eliana Kent (Supergirl) - 28th of February 1995
Ashley Tanner (Krypton) - 10th of February 1995
Maia Curry (DCEU Aquaman) - 3rd of May 2003
Theodore Edward Thawne (The Flash) - 5th of February 2019 (21 at the start of the story)
Sophia Reynolds (Firefly) - 18th of July 2499
Sarah Thompson (Agent Carter) - 1922 (25 at the start of the story)
Alex Thompson (MCU) - 1977
Hannah Edwards (MCU) - 12th of October 1999
Kate Simons (MCU) - 1986 (28 at the start of the story)
Emma Johnson (Inhumans) - 1989
Caitlin Sherwood (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) - 30th of September 1976
Teri Merlyn (Arrow - Earth-2) - 13th of January 1978 (35 at the start of the story)
Mel Hathaway (Star Trek TOS) - 10th of November 2226
Niamh Cassidy (Once Upon a Time) - 16th of January 2005
Sophie Sloan (Diagnosis Murder) - 1983 (10 at the start of the story)
Áine an Tordarroch (The Witcher) - 1230 (Arc 1 spans from ages 18 to 33)
Joanna Mayfield (Uncharted) - 10th of March 1993
Marie Douglas (The Professionals) - 18th of October 1952
Brianna Louise Wilson (NCIS) - 17th of January 1977 (33 at the start of the story)
Lexa Sullivan (The Old Guard) - 1988
Sheridan Ó Séaghdha (Thunderbirds TOS) - 2040 (25 at the start of the story)
Tiana Everton (Thunderbirds TOS) - 2042 (23 at the start of the story)
Devon Avery (Moonfall) - 12th of April 1980
Tagging (let me know if you want to be added or removed): @shrinkthisviolet @starstruckpurpledragon @vexic929 @negative-speedforce @dream-beyond-the-fantasy @lady-of-the-spirit @fezwearingjellybananas @far-shores
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RADIX GLENDALE RESULTS 2023
TEEN SOLOS:
1st Caleb Abea - LARKIN OTE!
1st Maliah Howard - MLDA OTE!
1st Sloane Dawson - EVOKE OTE!
2nd Lexi Goodwin - EVOKE OTE!
2nd Gage Davis - DANCE DELUXE OTE!
2nd Arden Lujan - CLUB OTE!
3rd Coltrane Vodicka - EVOKE OTE!
3rd Payton Stowe - CLUB OTE!
4th Avery Land - MLDA OTE!
4th Presleigh Kreiensieck - MLDA OTE!
4th Isabella Pham - SGSDANCE OTE!
5th Zachary Gibson - CANDANCE OTE!
5th Alyvia Chen - PREMIER BALLET OTE!
5th Avery Lee - DANCEPLEX OTE!
5th Emmerson Gestring - EVOKE OTE!
5th Amariah Gooden - THE COLLECTIVE PHX OTE!
5th Allie Scrimpshire - CANDANCE OTE!
5th Lyla Bovich - AMD OTE!
5th Kanon Greer - CLUB OTE!
5th Kasey Blackman - THE COLLECTIVE PHX OTE!
5th Claire Wirick - DANCE CONNECTION SCOTTSDALE OTE!
5th Asyah Lewis - AURORA MONROE OTE!
5th Kortlynn Rosenbaugh - CLUB OTE!
5th Garrett Leo - ELEKTRO OTE!
5th Soleil Partes - AMD OTE!
5th Rylee Roper - AMD OTE!
5th Tiana Luna - THE COLLECTIVE PHX OTE!
6th Capro Doolin - CANDANCE
6th Kenzie Cole - AMD
6th Cooper Macaladad - THE BASE
6th Devon Stutz - MLDA
6th Eliana Weiss - ELEKTRO
7th Jinger Richey - SUMMER’S DANCEWORKS
7th Berkley Felstead - IMPACT
7th Amelia Bonham - IMPACT
7th Tyler Pesca - ELEKTRO
7th Ryleigh Hutta - AMD
7th Emery Anderson - MLDA
7th Mia Elizabeth Africa - THE BASE
8th Alyssa Elser - MLDA
8th Logan Marumoto-Kaleimamahu - 24-7
8th Vahnabelle Sor - PREMIER BALLET
8th Carlin Ciocchetti - PREMIER BALLET
8th Ellah Perry - SUMMER’S DANCEWORKKS
8th Lily Douglas - PREMIER BALLET
9th Makayla Blake - THE BASE
9th Dempsey Foxson - THE COMPANY
9th Racquelle Arallano - DANCE CONNECTION SCOTTSDALE
9th Kennie Shen - MATHER
9th Sofia Martinez - THE BASE
9th Sophya Lopez-Prieto - MATHER
9th Kandyce Martinez - THE COLLECTIVE PHX
9th Addy Griffin - ELEKTRO
9th Adeline Purtzer - EVOKE
9th nevada Roberts - IMPACT
10th Kennedy Boyd - THE COLLECTIVE PHX
10th Alexa Zakaras - DANCE STUDIO C
10th Ryleigh Pruett - LA DANCE AZ
10th Logan Adams - DANCE DELUXE
10th Faith Kramb - CANDANCE
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ex's dad/bf's dad is a legit trope in smut, i'm not surprised matthias has a fandom. ITS A THING. your dad will do by katee robert? the doctor by nikki sloane? birthday girl by penelope douglas? matthias stans go get your fill (no i will not be answering how exactly i know these titles, thank you.)
I can only imagine how you know this, anon….
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My favorite songs that I listened to in 2023 (in no particular order)
Mark Knight & Armand Van Helden - The Music Began To Play
Daft Punk - Revolution 909 (Roger Sanchez & Junior Sanchez Remix)
Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz - Miss You (Showtek Remix)
Armin van Buuren & Mr. Probz - Another You
Party Favor - Too Much
Sans Soucis - All Over This Party (Salute Remix)
Lil Wayne - A Milli (Sidepiece Remix)
Elvis Presley & Britney Spears - Toxic Las Vegas (Jamieson Shaw Remix)
Tiesto, Jonas Blue, & Rita Ora - Ritual
Gorillaz - Silent Running (feat. Adeleye Omotayo)
Mau P - Gimme That Bounce
Tiesto - Lay Low
Armin van Buuren & Stuart Crichton - Dayglow
Jay-Z & Linkin Park - Numb/Encore
Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers - Bustin' Loose
Tiesto - 10:35 (feat. Tate McRae) [Joel Corry Remix]
Meduza and Eli & Fur - Pegasus
Whitney Houston - It's Not Right But It's Okay
Gorillaz - Skinny Ape
Red Vox - Forgetter
Olive T - We'll Maintain
Tchami - Shades (feat. Donnie Sloan & Ricky Ducati)
Climax Blues Band - Couldn't Get It Right
Mack Wilds - Own It
Calvin Harris - Miracle (feat. Ellie Goulding)
Genesi - Everything You Have Done (Meduza Edit)
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, & Diddy - Creepin' (feat. 21 Savage)
Gorillaz - Tranz
Foster The People - Sit Next to Me
Tyga - I'm Gone (feat. Big Sean)
Avicii - Heaven
Calvin Harris - Miracle (feat. Ellie Goulding) [Hardwell Remix]
Sunday Scaries & Pickuplines - Chill Like That (Odd Mob Remix)
Gorgon City - Voodoo
The Weeknd - Popular (feat. Playboi Carti & Madonna)
Todd Edwards - The Chant (James Organ Remix)
Luke Combs - Fast Car
Armin van Buuren & Sam Martin - Wild Wild Son
Armin van Buuren & Sam Martin - Wild Wild Son (Richard Durand Remix)
Kaskade - Angel On My Shoulder
Deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember (John Summit Remix)
JC Stewart - Love Like That
Will K - Sun Is Dark
The Band - The Weight
Aqua - Barbie Girl (Tiesto Remix)
Notre Dame - Yumi (Tiesto Remix)
Meduza - Phone (feat. Sam Tompkins & Em Beihold)
Major Lazer - Particula (feat. DJ Maphorisa, Nasty C, Ice Prince, Patoranking, & Jidenna)
Major Lazer - Que Calor (feat. J Balvin & El Alfa)
The Specials - Ghost Town
The Chemical Brothers - Live Again (feat. Halo Maud)
The Chemical Brothers - No Reason
Swedish House Mafia - Ray Of Solar (Mau P Remix)
Swedish House Mafia - Ray Of Solar (Tiesto Remix)
Alesso - Caught A Body (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
Armin van Buuren - Lose This Feeling (Dimension Remix)
Sia - Gimme Love (Armin van Buuren Remix)
The Beatles - Now And Then
100 gecs - Doritos & Fritos
Roy Davis Jr. & Peven Everett - Gabriel (Live Garage Mix)
Casso, Raye, & D-Block Europe - Prada
Tiesto, Tears For Fears, Niiko x Swae, & Gudfella - Rule The World (Everybody)
Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red
Fred again… & Baby Keem - leavemealone
Nicki Minaj - Let Me Calm Down (feat. J. Cole)
Nicki Minaj - Needle (feat. Drake)
Overmono - Good Lies
Tame Impala - Breathe Deeper (Lil Yachty Remix)
Drake - First Person Shooter (feat. J. Cole)
Drake - Virgina Beach
Meduza, Ferreck Dawn, & Clementine Douglas - I Got Nothing
Todd Edwards - Perfect Love (Biscits Remix)
Todd Edwards - When Your Alone (A-Trak Remix)
Fred again…, Skrillex, & Four Tet - Baby again… (feat. Lil Baby)
Lil Yachty - The Secret Recipe (feat. J.Cole)
Lil Uzi Vert - Just Wanna Rock (Malivai & Afrojack Remix)
070 Shake - Cocoon (Martin Garrix & Space Ducks Remix)
Ice Spice - In Ha Mood (O'Flynn Remix)
Gunna - fukumean (Diplo, Maesic, & Chad Harrison Remix)
John Summit - Where You Are (feat. Hayla)
Parisi, Steve Angello, & Sebastian Ingrosso - U Ok?
David Guetta & Hypaton - Be My Lover (2023 Mix) (feat. La Bouche)
Killer Mike - RUN (Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley Version)
Elton John - Daniel
Disclosure - Higher Than Ever Before
Alesso & John Newman - Call Your Name
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
Nick Jonas - This Is Heaven
Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours
Davido - UNAVAILABLE (feat. Musa Keys) [Major Lazer Remix)
James Hype & Major Lazer - Number 1
Willie Hutch - Tell Me Why Our Love's Turned Cold
John Summit - Veridis Quo vs. Human (Daft Punk vs. John Summit)
Kendrick Lamar - Money Trees (Duke & Jones Remix)
Missy Elliott - 4 My People (feat. Eve) (Basement Jaxx Vocal Mix)
Flowdan, Lil Baby, Skrillex - Pepper
Steve Angello - Rejoice (feat. T.D. Jakes)
Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Strangers (feat. A$AP Rocky & Run The Jewels)
Metro Boomin & Future - Too Many Nights (feat. Don Toliver)
Skrillex, Missy Elliott, & Mr. Oizo - RATATA
Chase & Status and Bou - Baddadan (feat. Irah, Flowdan, Trigga, & Takura)
Lil Yachty - Strike (Holster)
#music#edm#hip hop#daft punk#armin van buuren#tiesto#john summit#swedish house mafia#fred again#nicki minaj#drake#missy elliott#metro boomin#major lazer#lil yachty#gorillaz#todd edwards#j cole#alesso#skrillex#flowdan#lil baby#best music of 2023
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