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torpublishinggroup · 1 year

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"Masterful, audacious storytelling. Relentless, unsentimental, a completely wild ride. I had a time. Talk about Mass Effect beating up Brave New World in a dark alley." —Tamsyn Muir, New York Times bestselling author of The Locked Tomb series

SOME DESPERATE GLORY is an action-packed queer space opera about the wreckage of war, the family you find, and who you must become when every choice is stripped from you.

#tordotcom pub #tordotcompub #some desperate glory #emily tesh #drowned country #silver in the wood #greenhollow trilogy #science fiction #lgbtqia reads #bookblr #tamsyn muir #tlt #the locked tomb #gideon the ninth #harrow the ninth #nona the ninth #mass effect #brave new world

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noahhawthorneauthor · 7 months

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September was a good month for reading ! I've already started on my first October book, Black Leopard Red Wolf. I can tell you right now it's unlike anything I've read before, is dark as heck, and I'm loving it.

I've got three books under my belt for the 23for23 challenge so far, here's to twenty more. 📚🏳️‍🌈👏

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airic-fenn · 1 year

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Fan cover for Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh. It’s a couple years old now but I wanted to share cause its still one of my absolute favorite illustrations that I’ve done.

Hey tor books if you ever need a cover artist hmu. Jk. Unless…?

#fantasy books #illustration #fan art #book covers #silver in the wood #drowned country #books and literature

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saintmaudes · 2 years

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“I have nowhere else to go,” the fairy said.

“The Wood welcomes you, as it welcomes all the lost,” Silver said. “It may not treat you kindly; it is the Wood. It may not keep you safe; it is the Wood. It will not last forever, but it will last long enough; and the trees grow, and the seasons change, and the wild things come and go, as do the monsters.”

— Emily Tesh, Drowned Country

#emily tesh #drowned country #silver in the wood #the woods are lovely dark and deep #w #upl #book log

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lockedinthelabyrinth · 10 months

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I love the “only one bed”-scene in Silver in the Wood in general but with the additional information that

Silver knew what Tobias was all along

was here to investigate him

this was his very first solo investigation

it becomes so much funnier.

He really took one look at this cryptid and immediately went “Having sex with him counts as investigation, right?”

#Silver in the Wood #drowned country #the greenhollow duology #henry silver #tobias finch #emily tesh

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traeumenvonbuechern · 11 months

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If you like Our Flag Means Death, you need to read this duology. Both books are novellas and less than 200 pages long, and they're soooo good. To quote this article from tor.com:

Despite the lack of pirates, this series is probably the closest readalike to OFMD, tone-wise. You can’t get much grumpier than Tobias or sunshinier than Henry Silver. Tobias is a literal monster from legend and Henry is the charming love interest who sees through the gruff exterior to the kind man underneath. And there’s also the sinister Bad Boy lurking in the background waiting to mess things up for ol’ Tobias.

Seriously, these books feel a bit like Gentlebeard fanfiction - even though they came out years before OFMD.

#our flag means death #ofmd #silver in the wood #drowned country #emily tesh #the greenhollow duology #greenhollow #booklr

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illustration-alcove · 8 months

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Davis Curtis's illustrated book cover for Emily Tesh's Drowned Country.

#emily tesh #drowned country #book covers #david curtis

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poisindonottouch · 11 months

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Queer Reads: The Greenhollow Duology, by Emily Tesh

To kick off our fantasy portion of the queer books you should read list, here’s #12.

These books are a little bit creepy, but so so sweet. These also fit in the subgenre of “Creepy trees, and gay yearning.” (it’s a whole thing, I promise.)

The blurb for Silver in the Wood is this:

There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood. Tobias, tethered to the forest, does not dwell on his past life, but he lives a perfectly unremarkable existence with his cottage, his cat, and his dryads. When Greenhollow Hall acquires a handsome, intensely curious new owner in Henry Silver, everything changes. Old secrets better left buried are dug up, and Tobias is forced to reckon with his troubled past—both the green magic of the woods, and the dark things that rest in its heart.

Henry and Tobias continue their story in Drowned Country, and Tesh does a great job with the creepy, magical vibes. These are both novellas, with Silver in the Wood 112 pages and Drowned Country 160 pages, but the story is so satisfying.

Tesh has recently written her debut novel, a science fiction book called Some Desperate Glory, which is described as a queer space opera, which is on my to-read pile right after I get over this gay hockey romance kick I’m on right now. (stay tuned for some recommendations for gay hockey romances later in the month.)

#sandi reads #queer books #happy pride 🌈#silver in the wood #drowned country #emily tesh #the greenhollow duology

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franticvampirereads · 2 years

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So. I really struggled through this one. I’m pretty sure I hit another wall in my fantasy reading slump 😭. I did really enjoy being back in this world. But I have to admit, Silver was not my favorite narrator for most of Drowned Country. He did grow on me by the end though!

I loved the second half of the book so much. I loved that we got to see more of the Woods and all the creatures that live/move through it. I also really loved the happy ending that we got for Silver and Tobias, they deserved it after everything they went through. So all in all, this one is getting a four out of five stars.

Reading Challenge Prompt Fills:

PopSugar 2022: a duology (2)

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freckles-and-books · 2 years

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Currently reading the sequel to Silver in the Wood

#books #drowned country #emily tesh #silver in the wood #currently reading

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targkso · 10 months

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#sorry this is the only thing im going to think about for a while #silver in the wood #drowned country

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torpublishinggroup · 1 year

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I would rather stand three times in the battle line than give birth to a single child.

SOME DESPERATE GLORY is an action-packed queer space opera about the wreckage of war, the family you find, and who you must become when every choice is stripped from you.

#tordotcompub #tordotcom pub #some desperate glory #emily tesh #greenhollow trilogy #silver in the wood #drowned country #bookblr #lgbtqia reads

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wreckitremy · 1 year

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"There is a myth for example, of a great inundation common to many traditions which describes the coming of a terrible flood. Then there is another which says if you are accosted by fairies in the wood, be sure to cross running water, they cannot bear it."

- Drowned Country by Emily Tesh

#drowned country #silver in the wood #january 2023

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kaleidemaran · 1 year

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