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Search results for tag #fantasy

[?]Curt Johnson - Indie Genius ยป 🌐
@indiegenius@mastodon.social

Movie TV Tech Geeks Forget 'Fourth Wing,' This Flawless Fantasy Masterpiece Deserves a Streaming TV Adaptation dlvr.it/TTjHDK

    [?]Waywords Studio ยป 🌐
    @WaywordsStudio@mastodon.social

    ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: "๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—จ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ž. ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ป -

    ๐Ÿฏ-๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„:

    Mytho-poetic
    Knotty
    Humanist

    ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:

    Do communities in any way grow richer from conflict? What path to utopia?

      [?]Solar Phasing ยป 🌐
      @solarphasing@mastodon.social

      [?]Author Krishna Prasanth Guttikonda ยป 🌐
      @krishna-author.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

      "Love is Not a Feeling to Pass Away"

BY CHARLES DICKENS

Love is not a feeling to pass away, Like the balmy breath of a summer day; It is not it cannot be - laid aside; It is not a thing to forget or hide. It clings to the heart, ah, woe is me! As the ivy clings to the old oak tree.

Love is not a passion of earthly mould, As a thirst for honour, or fame, or gold: For when all these wishes have died away, The deep strong love of a brighter day, Though nourished in secret, consumes the more, As the slow rust eats to the iron's core.

      Alt..."Love is Not a Feeling to Pass Away" BY CHARLES DICKENS Love is not a feeling to pass away, Like the balmy breath of a summer day; It is not it cannot be - laid aside; It is not a thing to forget or hide. It clings to the heart, ah, woe is me! As the ivy clings to the old oak tree. Love is not a passion of earthly mould, As a thirst for honour, or fame, or gold: For when all these wishes have died away, The deep strong love of a brighter day, Though nourished in secret, consumes the more, As the slow rust eats to the iron's core.

        [?]Solar Phasing ยป 🌐
        @solarphasing@mastodon.social

        [?]T. Thorn Coyle [They/Them] ยป 🌐
        @thorncoyle@wandering.shop

        Is the Queen of Elfland your ex? No?
        What if she was? How would you rebuild your life after you left her?

        kickstarter.com/projects/thorn

          [?]Author Krishna Prasanth Guttikonda ยป 🌐
          @krishna-author.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

          [?]Empire of Dragons ยป 🌐
          @dragonshortstories.wordpress.com@dragonshortstories.wordpress.com

          Bloodsight is Part of the Summerween Bundle

          Bloodsight, a horror collection that has unseen stories from the EOD Universe, is part of the Summerween Bundle!

          One of my favorite stories in the book is the title story, Bloodsight, about a youthful vampire strutting around. It was meant to be longer, but it will be expanded in later updates.

          The front cover of Bloodsight

          Whatโ€™s In the Bundle?

          Besides plenty of books (descriptions here), Susanne Schmidt has created emotes that you can use on Discord, YouTube, Twitch, etc!

          IT HAS 4 DAYS LEFT!

          BUY HERE: https://itch.io/b/3743/summerween-bundle

          It would be great if we reached our goal!

          And hopefully you love what we have to offer!

          Do you know how long this took to get posted? ๐Ÿ˜ญ I was supposed to have this out days ago. Getting bit by a dog and falling severely delayed this and also squandered my Artfight plans.

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            [?]Michael Whelan ยป 🌐
            @MichaelWhelan@mastodon.art

            LEGENDS: THE GUNSLINGER (1998/2000)
            Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 36" x 24"

            Stephen King doesn't describe the Dark Tower in the early books of the series, but many of the main characters experience dream visions of the object of their quest. 1/3

            Viewed from behind, Roland Deschain in a cowboy hat and tattered leather duster steps through an open doorway that hovers impossibly a foot off the ground. A gun is holstered on his left hip. On close examination, the index and middle finger of his right hand are shortened to stubs. At his feet lies a verdant thicket dotted with red roses and littered with human skulls. Straddling the doorway, the Gunslinger stands in awe of a massive, asymmetrical tower so tall that it blocks the sun. Traces of cloud sweep across the field of view and up the height of the tower, creating a hazy atmospheric effect that obscures the detail of the structure. Ravens circle the field just above the horizon. A pair are settled atop the upper left of the door. Another perches on a skull in the lower right.

            Alt...Viewed from behind, Roland Deschain in a cowboy hat and tattered leather duster steps through an open doorway that hovers impossibly a foot off the ground. A gun is holstered on his left hip. On close examination, the index and middle finger of his right hand are shortened to stubs. At his feet lies a verdant thicket dotted with red roses and littered with human skulls. Straddling the doorway, the Gunslinger stands in awe of a massive, asymmetrical tower so tall that it blocks the sun. Traces of cloud sweep across the field of view and up the height of the tower, creating a hazy atmospheric effect that obscures the detail of the structure. Ravens circle the field just above the horizon. A pair are settled atop the upper left of the door. Another perches on a skull in the lower right.

              [?]Lauren McMenemy ยป 🌐
              @spookygirl@mastodon.scot

              Every Friday, I meet a member of the British Fantasy Society and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). This week we conjure images of roleplaying game stores of the 1980s as we meet Jim Ballard, whose parents ran a store just like that. Guess how he got hooked on SFF?

              britishfantasysociety.org/meet

              On a black background with flourishes of red dots and lines is the text: Meet the BFS members! Jim P. Ballard. Jim is pictured in the centre: he is a white man with receding brown hair, wearing a crisp lilac-coloured shirt and smiling with a closed mouth.

              Alt...On a black background with flourishes of red dots and lines is the text: Meet the BFS members! Jim P. Ballard. Jim is pictured in the centre: he is a white man with receding brown hair, wearing a crisp lilac-coloured shirt and smiling with a closed mouth.

                [?]Michael Martinez ยป 🌐
                @michael@middle-earth.xenite.org

                Q: Were The Shire Hobbits White-skinned?

                ANSWER: This question was inspired by Andy Serkis’ recent response to criticisms about his casting for The Hunt for Gollum. Serkis, according to Variety and other sources, said that “… I donโ€™t think we will be doing a politically correct just-casting-for-the sake-of-casting-and-ticking-boxes version of the film…” He added, “So, itโ€™s where [โ€ฆ]

                https://middle-earth.xenite.org/were-the-shire-hobbits-white-skinned/

                [?]Empire of Dragons ยป 🌐
                @dragonshortstories.wordpress.com@dragonshortstories.wordpress.com

                / the moon fades

                Sometimes you visit the moon

                The footsteps left by the twelve humans have finally faded

                You look upon the moon with dissatisfaction

                A long grimaceโ€”a frown

                โ€œFuck it.โ€

                You donโ€™t land there

                Its just a useless rock that doesnโ€™t speak anymore

                Its long since lost its voice

                You depart for somewhere else

                Someday, the dragon tech keeping the moonโ€™s corpse alive will fail.

                Youโ€™ll be glad.

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                  [?]Empire of Dragons ยป 🌐
                  @dragonshortstories.wordpress.com@dragonshortstories.wordpress.com

                  / .

                  Okay so the moon insulted you ONE TIME and youโ€™re going to hold that against it?

                  It was more than once? Are you sure?

                  Well yeah the feeling of being insulted is there, but maybe you just overreacted?

                  Okay, okay sorry. Sheesh. Didnโ€™t know the moon said all of that.

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                    [?]Ami Angelwings ยป 🌐
                    @ami_angelwings@urusai.social

                    what's a scene in fiction *with no dialogue (singing counts)* you still think about a lot?

                      [?]Curt Johnson - Indie Genius ยป 🌐
                      @indiegenius@mastodon.social

                      Movie TV Tech Geeks 10 Most Influential Fantasy Books of All Time dlvr.it/TTgvRP

                        [?]Solar Phasing ยป 🌐
                        @solarphasing@mastodon.social

                        [?]Curt Johnson - Indie Genius ยป 🌐
                        @indiegenius@mastodon.social

                        Movie TV Tech Geeks 10 Fantasy Books That Are Perfect From the First Page to the Last dlvr.it/TTgPNN

                          [?]Author Krishna Prasanth Guttikonda ยป 🌐
                          @krishna-author.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

                          [?]Ami Angelwings ยป 🌐
                          @ami_angelwings@urusai.social

                          [?]FlyingTerra [She/They] ยป 🌐
                          @FlyingTerra@mastodon.art

                          doodle of a hydrangea fairy with a clover leaf umbrella.

                          fairy with a dress shaped like a hydrangea holding a big blue clover leaf as an umbrella.

                          Alt...fairy with a dress shaped like a hydrangea holding a big blue clover leaf as an umbrella.

                            [?]Bevan Thomas ยป 🌐
                            @bevanthomas.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

                            [?]Owen Tyme ยป 🌐
                            @OwenTyme@mastodon.social

                            50% off @ : smashwords.com/books/view/1944

                            Nicole seeks to collect the missing fragments of the magical city of Kurg from her home world, but the remaining pieces were deactivated and are hard to find. Luckily, she just found the first piece of the Seventh Sage, an ancient stone man that knows the future, which she hopes knows where to find them.

                            @bookstodon

                            (Left) The cover of Stone Prophet, by Owen Tyme.

At the center is a hexagonal coin with a golden appearance,.  That bears a watercolor painting of a woman's face, which drips paint as if it were fresh.

Following the edges of the coin, the background is divided by a spiral of black lines into six images representing vital pieces of the titular stone prophet.

Upper right is an attractive woman with blue eyes and blond hair that's almost white.  She stands in place of Memory.

Right is an eye with a blue iris surrounded by blue skin and golden decorations, representing Vision.

Lower right is a hooded woman in darkness, partially illuminated by a purple triangle that magically restrains her.  She is Skill.

Lower left is a heart made of and resting in blue sand, with yellow light inside.  That shines through cracks, hinting at fragility.  This is Emotion.

Left is a gray sphere covered in black zeros and ones.  More zeros and ones lay over the top, in blurred white.  This is Reason.

Upper Left is a brass statue of justice, wearing a robe and blindfold.  She holds a sword and scales.  Behind her are the stars of space.  This is Heart.

(Right) The same attractive woman from the upper right section of the cover, looking right at the viewer.  The following quote frames her face, above and below:

โ€œDoes the Leader make the hard choices, or do the hard choices make the Leader?โ€

โ€œWill she do what must be done, for the good of all?โ€

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/StoneProphet

                            Alt...(Left) The cover of Stone Prophet, by Owen Tyme. At the center is a hexagonal coin with a golden appearance,. That bears a watercolor painting of a woman's face, which drips paint as if it were fresh. Following the edges of the coin, the background is divided by a spiral of black lines into six images representing vital pieces of the titular stone prophet. Upper right is an attractive woman with blue eyes and blond hair that's almost white. She stands in place of Memory. Right is an eye with a blue iris surrounded by blue skin and golden decorations, representing Vision. Lower right is a hooded woman in darkness, partially illuminated by a purple triangle that magically restrains her. She is Skill. Lower left is a heart made of and resting in blue sand, with yellow light inside. That shines through cracks, hinting at fragility. This is Emotion. Left is a gray sphere covered in black zeros and ones. More zeros and ones lay over the top, in blurred white. This is Reason. Upper Left is a brass statue of justice, wearing a robe and blindfold. She holds a sword and scales. Behind her are the stars of space. This is Heart. (Right) The same attractive woman from the upper right section of the cover, looking right at the viewer. The following quote frames her face, above and below: โ€œDoes the Leader make the hard choices, or do the hard choices make the Leader?โ€ โ€œWill she do what must be done, for the good of all?โ€ (Bottom) https://books2read.com/StoneProphet

                              [?]Solar Phasing ยป 🌐
                              @solarphasing@mastodon.social

                              [?]Curt Johnson - Indie Genius ยป 🌐
                              @indiegenius@mastodon.social

                              Movie TV Tech Geeks 8 Greatest Fantasy Book Trilogies of All Time dlvr.it/TTfX5w

                                [?]Quasit ยป 🌐
                                @Quasit@beige.party

                                Quasit's Daily Book Recommendations: "The Ladies of Mandrigyn" (1984) by Barbara Hambly

                                Age Range: 17 to adult
                                Genre: Fantasy

                                It's been a tough day, but this is an easy book to recommend. "The Ladies of Mandrigyn" is the first book in the "Sun Wolf and Starhawk" trilogy. It's beautifully written; everything comes together in a way that almost seems inevitable, but is surprising and gripping nevertheless.

                                Sun Wolf is the captain of a free mercenary company. His second-in-command is Starhawk, a former nun. When Sun Wolf is kidnapped by a desperate band of women from Mandrigyn, a city recently conquered by the evil Wizard-King, Starhawk sets out to find him.

                                [โ€œStarhawk,โ€ Ari said quietly. The wind fluttered at his long hair; in the shadows she could see the sudden jump of his tensed jaw muscles. โ€œWhat am I going to do,โ€ he asked her, โ€œif someone shows up sometime this winter, without you, claiming to be the Chief? How will I know itโ€™s really him?โ€

                                Starhawk was silent. They were both remembering Little Thurg, speaking to Ariโ€™s double in the square of Kedwyr.

                                Sweet Mother, she thought, how will I know itโ€™s the Chief when I find him?

                                For a moment, a shiver ran through her, almost like panic; the fear of magic, of wizards, of the uncanny, threatened to overcome her. Then the face of Sister Wellwa returned to her, withered in its frame of black veils; she saw the hunched back and tiny hands and herself, as a curious child, helping to sort dried herbs in the old nunโ€™s cell and wondering why, of all the nuns in the Convent of St. Cherybi, Wellwa alone, the oldest and most wrinkled, possessed...

                                โ€œA mirror,โ€ she said.

                                Ari blinked at her, startled. โ€œA what?โ€

                                โ€œPut a mirror somewhere, in an angle of the room where you can see it. A mirror will reflect a true form, without illusion.โ€

                                โ€œYouโ€™re sure?โ€

                                โ€œI think so,โ€ she said doubtfully. โ€œOr else you can take him out to the marshes on a night when there are demons about. As far as I know, Sun Wolf is the only man Iโ€™ve ever met who could see demons.โ€

                                They had both seen him do it, in the dripping marshes to the north of Wrynde, and had watched him following those loathsome, giggling voices with his eyes through the ice-bitten trees.]

                                In Mandrigyn, Sun Wolf is forced to train the women of the city to fight so they can rescue their men. Meanwhile Starhawk tracks him and his captors down. But the Wizard King is waiting for them, and the horrors he has in store are more than memorable.

                                Fair warning: there are some โ€ขveryโ€ข intense moments in this book. It's not quite dark fantasy, I think, but there are moments that definitely stayed with me all my life. That's why I've recommended it for ages 17 and up.

                                Hambly is a truly gifted author. I already recommended her earlier book, "The Forgotten Beasts of Eld". In general, any Barbara Hambly book is worth a try.

                                "The Ladies of Mandrigyn" seems to be out of print at the moment, as is the collection of all three books in a single volume, under the name "The Sun Wolf and Starhawk Series". But they're available as ebooks from the usual providers. You may find physical copies in some used book shops, as well as online (but please, don't use Amazon). You can also borrow it for free from the Internet Archive:

                                archive.org/details/ladiesofma

                                There's a complete spreadsheet of all the books I've recommended here to date (along with links to each post) here:

                                docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d

                                Happy reading! ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ“–

                                  [?]Stars and Sabers Publishing ยป 🌐
                                  @starsandsabers@wandering.shop

                                  Weโ€™re delighted to introduce author J.R. Dawson for our new Oz anthology, Omniboz: Tales from the Land of Oz! Read more about J.R.: starsandsabers.com/2026/07/21/

                                    [?]Owen Tyme ยป 🌐
                                    @OwenTyme@mastodon.social

                                    50% off @ : smashwords.com/books/view/1657
                                    Series Ebook omnibus: smashwords.com/books/1733647

                                    After the death of his wife and child, destruction of his home world, an addiction forced on him by the one responsible and a third of the galaxy falling under the heel of that tyrant, Levi Jacobs, a wizard, seeks to unravel the secrets of time and fate.

                                    @bookstodon

                                    (Left) The cover of The Inverted Glass, by Owen Tyme.

The Background is a pink and purple nebula in space.

The foreground is largely line art, in white, with a black shadow outline.

At the center is an hourglass.  The bottom has black sand, with a white figure standing in it.  The top has is an inverted mirror image of the bottom, with a black figure in white sand.

The hourglass serves as the balance point for a set of scales, which hold a heart and a feather.  The heart is on the left and the feather on the right.  The heart is lower than the feather.

(Right) Lying in blue sand is a heart made of the same sand, full of cracks.  It glows from the inside in a warm, yellow color.  Over that is the following quote:

Nicole felt an extreme kind of loss, realizing sheโ€™d been stolen away from the afterlife, just before finding out if she deserved punishment or not!

โ€œHow dare you do this to me? Why?โ€

โ€œIโ€™m always in need of strong spirits and Iโ€™ve seen none stronger. You have unique talents I refuse to see go to waste.โ€

(Bottom) https://books2read.com/TheInvertedGlass

                                    Alt...(Left) The cover of The Inverted Glass, by Owen Tyme. The Background is a pink and purple nebula in space. The foreground is largely line art, in white, with a black shadow outline. At the center is an hourglass. The bottom has black sand, with a white figure standing in it. The top has is an inverted mirror image of the bottom, with a black figure in white sand. The hourglass serves as the balance point for a set of scales, which hold a heart and a feather. The heart is on the left and the feather on the right. The heart is lower than the feather. (Right) Lying in blue sand is a heart made of the same sand, full of cracks. It glows from the inside in a warm, yellow color. Over that is the following quote: Nicole felt an extreme kind of loss, realizing sheโ€™d been stolen away from the afterlife, just before finding out if she deserved punishment or not! โ€œHow dare you do this to me? Why?โ€ โ€œIโ€™m always in need of strong spirits and Iโ€™ve seen none stronger. You have unique talents I refuse to see go to waste.โ€ (Bottom) https://books2read.com/TheInvertedGlass

                                    The ad flyer for the series The Wizard's Scion.

(Background) View of a planet from space.

(Top Center) A black flying saucer surrounded by this text:
Trolls, boogeymen and witches, oh my!
Just another day for a young wizard.

(Top Left) The cover of Troll Song displays a woman in battered, muddy armor with her two swords crossed against the neck of a dwarf.

(Lower Left) The cover of Forgotten Legends displays a child reading in bed as a black, smoky monster with red eyes peeks out from under the bed.

(Lower Center Left) The cover of The Third Wish displays a wizard on top of a mountain, looking to the sunset, over a city of sky scrapers that have plants growing on them.  In his shadow is the red eyed creature from Forgotten Legends.

(Lower Center Right) The cover of Dark Moon displays a witch and wizard fighting back to back, holding pistols, while objects fall around them, with the moon behind their heads.

(Lower Right) The cover of The Inverted Glass displays a line art hourglass with a white figure in black sand at the bottom, with a black figure in white sand upside-down in the top.  Balanced on a scale are a heart and a feather.

(Upper Right) The cover of The Wizard's Scion: The Complete Series displays several figures in silhouette representing the main characters, as they traverse a wormhole.  Behind them is a red-eyed octopus.

                                    Alt...The ad flyer for the series The Wizard's Scion. (Background) View of a planet from space. (Top Center) A black flying saucer surrounded by this text: Trolls, boogeymen and witches, oh my! Just another day for a young wizard. (Top Left) The cover of Troll Song displays a woman in battered, muddy armor with her two swords crossed against the neck of a dwarf. (Lower Left) The cover of Forgotten Legends displays a child reading in bed as a black, smoky monster with red eyes peeks out from under the bed. (Lower Center Left) The cover of The Third Wish displays a wizard on top of a mountain, looking to the sunset, over a city of sky scrapers that have plants growing on them. In his shadow is the red eyed creature from Forgotten Legends. (Lower Center Right) The cover of Dark Moon displays a witch and wizard fighting back to back, holding pistols, while objects fall around them, with the moon behind their heads. (Lower Right) The cover of The Inverted Glass displays a line art hourglass with a white figure in black sand at the bottom, with a black figure in white sand upside-down in the top. Balanced on a scale are a heart and a feather. (Upper Right) The cover of The Wizard's Scion: The Complete Series displays several figures in silhouette representing the main characters, as they traverse a wormhole. Behind them is a red-eyed octopus.

                                      [?]Author Krishna Prasanth Guttikonda ยป 🌐
                                      @krishna-author.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

                                      [?]Da_Gut [He/Him] ยป 🌐
                                      @Da_Gut@dice.camp

                                      If you have not read this series yet and you enjoy any sort of fantasy - this is a unique world, and itโ€™s some of the best fantasy to come out in a long, long time.

                                      
A Trade of Blood (Ana and Din Mysteries Boo...
Book 3 of 3: Shadow of the Leviathan
$13.99
Available August 4, 2026

                                      Alt... A Trade of Blood (Ana and Din Mysteries Boo... Book 3 of 3: Shadow of the Leviathan $13.99 Available August 4, 2026

                                        [?]Author Krishna Prasanth Guttikonda ยป 🌐
                                        @krishna-author.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

                                        [?]Solar Phasing ยป 🌐
                                        @solarphasing@mastodon.social

                                        [?]Michael Martinez ยป 🌐
                                        @michael@middle-earth.xenite.org

                                        Q: Are Orcs And Elves The Same Race Or Not?

                                        ANSWER: People have asked variations on this question since The Silmarillion was first published. Maybe the question arose even before 1977. There is no definitive answer to the question, given that Tolkien never flatly answered it in any book AND he began revising his thoughts on Orc origins in his private notes.

                                        But the question has reared its [โ€ฆ]

                                        https://middle-earth.xenite.org/are-orcs-and-elves-the-same-race-or-not/

                                        A generic male elf and generic male orc stand side-by-side under the words 'Are Orcs And Elves The Same Race Or Not?'

                                        Alt...A generic male elf and generic male orc stand side-by-side under the words 'Are Orcs And Elves The Same Race Or Not?'

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