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quote-tournament · 12 days

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Second round, sixteenth fight

Quote number 65 :

"Dally is tougher than I am. Why can I take it when Dally can't? And then I knew. Johnny was the only thing that Dally loved. And now Johnny was gone."

-Ponyboy Curtis, The Outsiders

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Quote number 66 :

I don't want a happy ending, I want more story.

-Mosca Mye, Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge

#quotes #polls #secondroundooacm #the outsiders spoiler #ooacmq65 #ooacmq66 #the outsiders #ponyboy curtis #mosca mye #fly by night #frances hardinge

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siena-sevenwits · 6 months

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‘But in the name of the most holy, Mosca, of all the people you could have taken up with, why Eponymous Clent?’ Because I’d been hoarding words for years, buying them from peddlers and carving them secretly on to bits of bark so I wouldn’t forget them, and then he turned up using words like ‘epiphany’ and ‘amaranth’. Because I heard him talking in the marketplace, laying out sentences like a merchant rolling out rich silks. Because he made words and ideas dance like flames and something that was damp and dying came alive in my mind, the way it hadn’t since they burned my father’s books. Because he walked into Chough with stories from exciting places tangled around him like maypole streamers… Mosca shrugged. ‘He’s got a way with words.’

-Fly by Night by Frances Hardinge

#fly by night #frances hardinge #coreander's old books #mosca mye

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msunitedstatesjames · 24 days

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Frances Hardinge is a criminally underrated author. If you've never heard of her, I'm not surprised. Even though I'm in several fantasy book groups on Facebook with thousands of members, I've only ever seen one or two other members post about her. And yet, since I first read one of her books in 2020, I've bought every book she's published and read most of them.

Frances Hardinge, for those who've missed out, writes fantasy young adult books. Her books are extremely well written, romance free, unfailingly unique, and somewhat dark, all of which are qualities I find to be more and more rare in today's YA fantasy market (not to hate on YA, I've read tons of it). If you need a comparison, I would say aspects of her books remind me of YA/middle grade books by T. Kingfisher or Neil Gaiman.

If I haven't convinced you yet, here's a little preview of some of her books that I've read:

A Face Like Glass (my personal favorite): A girl named Neverfell lives in a world where people have to be taught how to show emotion in their facial expressions. She has to wear a mask at all times because, mysteriously, she naturally shows facial expressions and if people found out they would freak. If that's not unique enough, this society is underground and produces magical artisinal goods, such as cheeses, wines, and perfumes that can do some wild things. If that still hasn't convinced you, the book critiques the privelege of the wealthy, as in this world only the rich can afford to hire Facesmiths to teach them expression, while the poor languish along with one or two facial expressions for their entire lives.

Fly by Night and Fly Trap (these might have different titles depending on where you are in the world): In a world where reading is illegal and seen as revolutionary activity, Mosca Mye escapes her awful life with her aunt and uncle by forcing an infamous conman (Eponymous Clent, this world has cool naming conventions) to take her under his wing. Joining them is Mosca's only friend, Saracen, the murderous goose. Yeah, you read that right. Highlights of the series include a heartwarming found family tale, an accidental revolution, a city that literally changes its population, personality, and shape when day changes to night, and, of course, an extremely violent goose. I mean, if you've read Pratchett, Saracen the goose is basically the Luggage. There's more than one scene in these books where all hope seems lost, and Mosca is like, "I guess it's up to you now Saracen," and she just straight up lobs her goose at the enemy and he utterly wrecks their shit. If I recall correctly, this happens once during a pitched river boat battle over an illegal printing press.

The Lie Tree: Faith's father, who refused to recognize her potential as a scientist, mysteriously dies. Faith discovers a tree he kept hidden that grows when you tell lies and reveals secrets in its fruit. The bigger the lie you tell the world, the bigger the secret that will be revealed. You can imagine the chaos that eventually ensues. This book critiques gender roles and discrimination, and tackles both the dangers and the necessity of telling lies.

Cuckoo Song: When Triss wakes up after apparently falling in a lake, everything seems wrong. She's missing memories, she has an insatiable hunger, dead leaves are mysteriously appearing in her room, and her sister claims she's a monster. Triss must piece together what's happening to her before it's too late. This book deals with the complexities of life with overbearing parents, siblings who've been pitted against one another, and families that have been torn apart by tragedy.

Verdigris Deep (another one that goes by different titles): A group of friends are cursed by a well witch after they take some coins from her well. She forces them to work for her by granting her wishes. Working with the witch gives them powers, but the wishes are getting increasingly complex. Does that guy really want a motorcycle or does he want to be someone else? And if he wants to be someone else, does that mean what he really wants is not to exist at all? This book deals with issues of self worth, power and control, and toxic friendships.

She has a bunch of other great books as well. So if you're looking for a unique fantasy story with adventure and no romance, definitely check some of Frances Hardinge's books out!

#frances hardinge #a face like glass #fly trap #fly by night #Twilight robbery #Cuckoo song #The lie tree #Verdigris deep #Well witched #books #booklr #Mosca mye #eponymous clent #Neverfell grandible #Faith sunderly #Triss crescent #Saracen the goose

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i-want-my-chirfugging-goose-back · 9 months

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Mosca: Am I a boy? Am I a girl? It doesn't matter. I'm going to burn your house down.

#incorrect quotes #mosca mye #frances hardinge #fly by night

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gonecartographic · 7 months

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Hardinge could write a book about Mosca, Clent and Saracen bringing about the apocalypse and toppling 5 more towns and I'd still love them

#frances hardinge #fly by night #twilight robbery #eponymous clent #mosca mye #saracen #mosca is my baby #goshawk better leave her alone #i dont want a happy ending i want more story

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andytheoverthinker · 9 months

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A moment of appreciation for this fragment from “Fly by night”:

And then one day, to their surprise, the leaders of the Parliament found themselves drinking tea with a group of quietly insistent men in very clean but well-used overalls who explained to them that they were not going to do anything of the sort. The Parliament were surprised, for these men were the heads of the guilds, the leaders of the watchmakers and locksmiths and stationers, and other skilled working men. Mentioning the Stationers, Mye felt a tiny sting of bitterness, but he continued, "If you go to war," said the guild heads, "you will suddenly find that there are no boots or coats for your troops. You will find that there are no flints for your pistols and no shot for your muskets."

"No matter," said the leaders of the Parliament. "Our troops will be so inspired by their cause that they will fight in their shirts and their socks, and will use swords and stones if they cannot have guns." "Perhaps," said the guild heads, "But in the meantime even vou will have no tea or marmalade for your breakfast tables, and no tailors to darn your robes of office when they tear." And so the leaders of the Parliament went pale and asked for time to think about it.

Meanwhile, on their own lands, the Royalist sup porters prepared to march on the Capital. But each and every one found themselves, one day, talking to a group of quietly insistent men in very clean but well-used overalls who explained to them that they would do nothing of the sort. "You will promise loyalty to the Parliament," said the guild heads, "or your cityfolk will have no flour for their bread or slate for their roofs."

“Our cause is so just," said the Royalist leaders, "that our people will hold out against a siege even if they are hungry and the snow piles up in their beds."

"Perhaps," said the guild heads. "But in the meantime no one will set your wives' hair into ringlets, and your horses will be ungroomed." And so the Royalist leaders trembled, and said they would give an answer next day.

#fly by night #twilight robbery #frances hardinge #no i am not obsessed #well maybe a tiny bit #it sounds strikingly familiar to the shit that’s going in the world now #book quotes #mosca mye #homicidal goose #goose

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louisetaylor · 2 years

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Book Review: Fly By Night

Fly By Night, by Frances Hardinge, is the best thing I’ve read in a long time. I vaguely remember reading it in middle school, but its complexity and themes of civic matters make it inaccessible to all but the most precocious of preteens. Though it’s about a twelve-year-old girl in a Realm that resembles early-1700s Britain, the girl herself is old beyond her years, having learned curiosity from…

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#frances hardinge #fly by night #flytrap #mosca mye #alt history #middle grade #young adult #dystopian #book review #thepromethean #theprometheanwriter #prometheanwriter #literature

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wormsmybeloved · 9 months

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Mirror mirror on the wall, pray tell me, do you also think Hark and Mosca Mye would be the greatest besties of them all?

I’m gonna have to out myself as a “fake fan” here and admit I haven’t read whichever book that comes from, but I’ll get to work on it

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obscurecharactershowdown · 11 months

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Rip my girl mosca mye didnt make it in 😔

I look forward to seeing the other contestants though! I recognised just about no one in the lineup lmao

I'm sorry Mosca Mye :( but good, I was going for a lineup where people wouldn't recognize too many characters

#asks #anon #obscurecharactershowdown

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daemondaes · 2 years

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tentative muse list for the upcoming multi

you can tell so much about me from this list it’s kind of disgusting (but please send more suggestions)

LITERATURE

Artemis Fowl, Artemis Fowl

Opal Koboi, Artemis Fowl

Howell Jenkins / Howl Jenkins Pendragon, Howl’s Moving Castle

Mosca Mye, Fly By Night

GRAPHIC NOVELS

Archibald Haddock, The Adventures of Tintin

Felicia Hardy, Marvel Comics

MOVIES / TELEVISION

Ignacio, Nacho Libre

Peter B. Parker, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Cobra Bubbles, Lilo and Stitch

Ralph, Wreck-It Ralph

Klaus Hargreeves, The Umbrella Academy

Jaskier, The Witcher

Yennefer of Vengerberg, The Witcher

The Duke of Detroit, Motorcity

Texas, Motorcity

Eddie Brock (and Venom), Venom

Steven Grant (and Marc and Jake), Moon Knight

Layla El-Faouly, Moon Knight

Austin Powers, Austin Powers

Nadja, What We Do In The Shadows

GAMES

Razputin Aquato, Psychonauts

ANIME

Daisuke Jigen, Lupin III

Fujiko Mine, Lupin III

Kimihiro Watanuki, xxxHOLiC

Mamimi Samejima, FLCL

Arataka Reigen, Mob Psycho 100

Renton Thurston, Eureka Seven

SUGGESTIONS I’M WAFFLING ON

Murdoc Niccals, Gorillaz

Robin Buckley, Stranger Things

Dustin Henderson, Stranger Things

#THE GREAT GARBAGIO — che:ooc.#if u love me u will look under the cut #THIS IS A TOTAL SAUSAGE FEST #i feel like 80% of these muses are so niche #this is why i need help

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quote-tournament · 4 months

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First round, thirty second fight

Quote number 66 :

I don't want a happy ending, I want more story.

-Mosca Mye, Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge

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Quote number 67 :

The heart of being a radical isn't knowing all the right books, it isn't about kings over the sea or the parliament over in the capital. It's... looking at the world around you and seeing the things that make you sick to the stomach with anger. The things there's no point making a fuss about because that's just the way the world is, and always was and always will be. And then it means getting good and angry about it anyway, and kickin' up a hurricane. Because nothing is writ across the sky to say the world must be that way. A tree can grow two hundred years, and look like it'll last a thousand more--but when the lightning strikes at last, it burns.

-Mosca Mye, Twilight Robbery by Frances Hardinge

#firstroundooacm #quotes #polls #ooacmq66 #ooacmq67 #mosca mye #fly by night #frances hardinge #twilight robbery

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knife-dad · 2 years

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🖊!!

Oh gosh I didn't consider how hard it would be to come up with something interesting...

So I've mentioned before that Darwin is based on Mosca Mye from Fly By Night. Because of that, the book she carries as part of her scholar's kit is actually her father's unfinished book. Darwin is also not her whole real name- she's using her dad's surname as a use-name. There's a hint to what her real name is on her playlist too :)

#dnd oc: darwin the wizard #lucy answers #thanks for the ask!

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empress-s · 2 years

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So I reread my favourite book, Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge, and its sequel, Twilight Robbery a while ago

And god i forgot how much i love those books and the characters lmao

Heres miss main character, Mosca Mye, in all her glory (and of course Saracen is here too)

#fan art #fly by night #mosca mye #twilight robbery #saracen

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i-want-my-chirfugging-goose-back · 9 months

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don’t we all just want our chirfugging geese back?

#fly by night #frances hardinge #mosca mye

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gonecartographic · 10 months

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𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐚: Fuck. 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭: We've got to work on your cursing. 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐚: Why? I'm pretty good at cursing already.

#frances hardinge #mosca mye #fly by night #twilight robbery #flytrap #eponymous clent

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andytheoverthinker · 9 months

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i am in desperate need of a frances hardinge fandom, please more people need to read those books

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