#The Pariah

[asterizmz]

rain world consuming my brain a little lately... slugcat oc time :]

#rain world #rain world oc #slugcat #slugcat oc #my ocs #the pariah #the courier #clenching my teeth and opening the w3schools csharp tutorial. i want to make them real. so bad

[captainsvscaptains]

Battle of the Ships

Round 1 Part 2 Poll 2

Description for Paragon : Age of sail trading vessel, capable of both nautical and river navigation. It may be more specified in the books but I don’t have them in front of me :(

Propaganda for Paragon : Paragon is captained by Brashen Trell, with first mate Althea Vestrit (one of the main characters of the series) He is sentient.

Description for Kingdom Come : The Pirate ship of Captain Brandish

#tournament polls #battle of the ships #round 1 #paragon #liveship traders #robin hobb #realm of the elderlings #rote #the mad ship #the pariah #kingdom come #orth godlove #friends at the table

[goldnnavy]

I don't normally go about praising books, but I just finished the last book in the Covenant of Steel trilogy by Anthony Ryan and oh my god. These books, this story, has been one of the best things I've read in such a long time. The writing is wonderful, as is the world he crafted. The characters are believable (with all ranges of people represented!! Including poc and queer people!!) and it is not smutty at all (there is only two scenes in which there is some sex, but the description is more fade-to-black, which I appreciated immensely). There is a lot of thematic ties to the idea of martyrdom and the power of religion as a source both of corruption and comfort. And the battles, knights, and fighting techniques... *chef's kiss* There's also just enough magic involved that it can be called fantasy, but it's done is a very interesting way.

So 10/10, definitely check them out if you're looking for something to read. I can't say they're for everyone, but I know some people here who would enjoy it.

#the pariah #the martyr #the traitor #alwyn scribe #anthony ryan #covenant of steel trilogy #personal #ok to rb

[candyredmusings]

            Dating boys with exes                      No, I wouldn't recommend it

because i liked a boy - sabrina carpenter

#musings #the betrayed #the black sheep #ship inspo #exes #the desolate #the pariah #the fallen angel #source: because i liked a boy - sabrina carpenter

[libertyreads]

Someone was let loose in a bookstore unattended this evening.

#i've been missing reading The Expanse lately so I dove head first into the SFF section #science fiction #fantasy #book haul #post-Christmas book haul #the pariah #the last watch #the way of shadows #booklr #books #bookstagram #bookish #goodreads #goodreads challenge #book #bookblr

[boooklover]

“All ambition is folly when it fails to be matched by reason.”

Anthony Ryan, The Pariah

#books #book quotes #booklr #bookworm #bookaddict #booklover #booknerd #book blog #anthony ryan #the pariah #high fantasy

[geeklyinc]

The Traitor Review - The Suffering of Scribes

The Traitor Review - The Suffering of Scribes

The Traitor, the last installment of Anthony Ryan’s The Covenant of Steel, staked me through the heart. The ending of the previous book, The Martyr, left little doubt that the events of Alwyn Scribe’s life would be entering the heartbreak section of the trilogy when it ended with not only Alwyn sleeping with Evadine covered …

#Anthony Ryan #books #fantasy #Orbit Books #Reviews #the covenant of steel #the martyr #The Pariah #the traitor

[filipmagnuswrites]

Trope Check: The Pariah by Anthony Ryan

What is a trope but a key to genre conventions, a shorthand for the various concepts by which the genres we love become instantly recognizable? Today, I take another look at The Pariah by Anthony Ryan, which I reviewed earlier this week. Prepare yourselves, for these are a post and video most Spoilery! If you’d like to check out the spoiler-free review. The link you find on each title will take…

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#Anthony Ryan #book blog #book review #Covenant of Steel #Dark Fantasy #epic fantasy #Fantasy #High Fantasy #The Pariah #Trope Check #tropes #tv tropes #writer #Writing

[ravens-shadow-series]

#anthony ryan #Raven's Shadow #Ravens Shadow #Raven’s Blade duology #Raven’s Blade #Ravens Blade #The Draconis Memoria #Covenant of Steel #Blood Song #Tower Lord #Queen of Fire #The Pariah #The Martyr #The Traitor #The Waking Fire #The Legion of Flame #The Empire of Ashes #The Wolf's Call #The Wolfs Call #The Black Song #The Lady of Crows #Many Are the Dead #The Lord Collector #A Duel of Evils #Songs of the Dark #Fantasy #Book #readblr

[orlissa]

The narrative: So our protagonist, Alwyn, is not handsome. He was once locked in the gallows for a day, got thrown rocks and other objects at him, which caused considerable facial scarring. It's exolicitly mentioned that his nose is crooked because it has been broken, and that his lips also scarred.

Cover artist: Gotcha.

The cover art:

#lol #anthony ryan #the pariah #the martyr

[ufonaut]

Pariah’s story in Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis (2022) #1

(Philip Kennedy Johnson, Leila del Luca)

#pariah #the pariah #kell mossa #justice league: road to dark crisis #dark crisis #the great darkness #dc #dc comics #u can reblog #GENUINELY SOBBING CRYING THROWING UP....GODDDDDD

[theresah331]

#Dononvan series #The outpost #Abandoned #the Pariah #Unreconciled #Adrift #Reckoning

[radiance1]

There was a boy walking towards the invading army.

There was a civilian child walking towards the invading army from the infinite realms lead by their tyrannical ruler. The Justice League tried to stop force their way through, save the boy.

Instead of that, however, they were blocked by multiple ghosts, all hellbent on not leaving them alone. Superman tried to get close to the kid? Piles upon piles of ghosts knocked him back. Wonder Woman? The same thing happened.

The thing was, that wasn't even the ground army who did it. But the ones in the sky.

So the kid was walking towards an entire army by himself. One hellbent on taking over Earth and have no qualms about ending the short life of a human boy.

Instead of watching a child die, a life they failed to save. Something else happened.

The army parted for him.

Just as Moses parted the Red Sea, the same happened with the ghosts. They made a clear-cut line for him to walk straight towards their king with no obstacle, even clearing the way of anything that could pose as one.

Again, the Justice League tried to go down to drag the boy away, only to again be denied by the ghosts flying through the sky. Only to stop chasing as soon as they retreated a certain distance.

The ghosts stood still, and only moved as they got close, unlike their previous acts of causing havoc and mayhem. So, the Justice League, as much as they didn't want too, stood still and watched.

The boy stood at a stop before the king, painfully tiny in comparison to the massive ghostly tyrant standing before him with his arms crossed.

"Yo, dad." The boy said, and the Justice League froze in shock.

===

"Yo, dad." Danny lifted a hand up in greeting, before dropping that hand to rub at his neck. "Funny seeing you here, I guess."

"Phantom..." Pariah Dark's voice was soft yet booming and seemed to echo throughout the battlefield. "We meet once again on the field of battle, come to challenge me again, little one? Without your armor, no less?" Pariah tilted his head to the side slightly, questioning.

"Oh that? Yea that got destroyed ages ago," Danny shrugged, as if not having it didn't bother him at all. "Parents couldn't exactly, you know, finish it. Plus, they had other things to work on, so they just decided to scrap the thing altogether." He put his hands in his pockets and shrugged again. "So, yea..."

Pariah looked the boy over, his eyes hardening and he clicked his tongue at what he saw.

"You come here, not with armor," Pariah began, strength in his voice and a fire (literally) in his eyes. "Nor a weapon, or a shield, and no allies of any kind-"

"Well those guys are there" Danny pointed behind him, straight at the Justice League.

"-Walk up to a hostile force with no gauge of their strength." But Pariah just barreled on as if the Justice League were an afterthought. "And face their leader and do not expect to come to harm!?" The Ghost King scowled, and the Justice League tensed.

But just tilted his head slightly. "Well, are you going to harm me?" He asked.

Pariah Dark blinked, then whispered. "I could, child. I could kill you." He put a strong emphasis on the word kill.

"You could," Danny nodded. "But are you going to hurt me?"

The Ghost King remained silent, but his gaze intensified.

Danny shrugged, this time with a smile. "See? You wouldn't hurt me so it's fine. Ya big softie."

Pariah's scowl intensified. "I am not soft, child."

"Oh really?" Danny leaned forward and his smile took on a more playful edge. "Then what's you're reason for visiting Earth, hmmmm?"

"To wage war and fight against this world's mightiest heroes." The Ghost King answered quickly.

"Annnnnnnd?"

The king remained silent for a moment and Danny stepped forwards before he face planted onto concrete. "C'mon, dad. Tell me the other reason you came here." Danny crossed his arms, mimicking the Ghost King's pose.

They stared each other in the eyes for a moment, before Pariah looked off the side with green dusting his cheeks. "You have not visited in 50 years, son..." He whispered, but everyone heard it.

"Hah! Knew you missed me!" Danny said shamelessly with a satisfied and smug smile.

"And your father forced me out of the realms because I upset him." Small embers started igniting themselves on the tips of the king's hair.

Silence echoed over the battlefield, before Danny burst out laughing. Pariah Dark's hair fully exploded into green fire as he reached a hand to cover his face. "Of course, alongside the shameless and cheekiness, you get Clockwork's sense of humor as well..."

The Ghost King, at least this very moment, seemed more and more like a tired dad than some fearsome, tyrannical Ghost King.

#dc x dp #dp x dc #dpxdc #dp x dc crossover #dcxdp #dc x dp crossover #pariah dark #dp dark ages #dp darkages #darkages #ghost prince danny

[charlietheepicwriter7]

Hey, does anyone remember that one episode of the OG teen titans where it was that contest of champions or whatever? Becuase...

"Welcome, champions all! I am the Master of Games, and you are hereby invited to compete in the Tournament of the Strongest! Each of you have been specially chosen as the smartest and strongest each species has to offer."

"Hey, isn't that a fourteen-year-old?"

#dc x dp #dpxdc #dcxdp #dp x dc #c: danny fenton #teen titans #i'm just imagining this as the best of the best #batman's there aquaman's there wonder woman's there #along with a ton of villains too #and then there's danny who looks like a wet sock of a human boy #is danny there representing ghosts or halfas #bc if he represents halfas then who is representing ghosts #the strongest of ghosts... pariah dark??? #but if he's representing ghosts then vlad must be representing halfas #“The Champion of Ghosts Pariah Dark... was not invited because screw that guy!”

[boooklover]

“All ambition is folly when it fails to be matched by reason."

Anthony Ryan, The Pariah

#book quotes #books #bookworm #booklr #bookaddict #quote #booknerd #reading #book #anthony ryan #the pariah

[geeklyinc]

The Martyr by Anthony Ryan Review - The Lies We Tell Ourselves

The Martyr by Anthony Ryan Review - The Lies We Tell Ourselves

Anthony Ryan has a gift. A gift for writing war and mysticism then entangling the two together so you cannot have one without the other. In the fantasy genre, war has become rather tiresome. Yet, whenever Ryan writes a new battle, he has me intrigued, glued to my book until the battle is won or …

#Anthony Ryan #fantasy #joshua s macdougall #Reviews #the covenant of steel #the martyr #The Pariah