#To Shape A Dragon's Breath

[maplewozapi]

I finally did it, I’ve been itching to make a to shape a dragon’s breath sona for a long time. Also just to draw myself with all the traditional things I actually have and ones I eventually want to make for myself. And Go read the book go hurry it’s by @moniquill 🎀💖🩷💜 please I love it so much

This is a dragon inspired by how we describe giant serpents and one of our sacred beings

#tsadb #to shape a dragon's breath #to shape a dragons breath #character design #native artist #originalart #originalcharacter #my art #indigenous artist

[layaart]

Anequs, Kasaqua, Kasaqua's mother from To Shape A Dragon's Breath by @moniquill!

#to shape a dragon's breath #moniquill blackgoose #illustration #art #books #accidentally got some giraffe vibes in here lmao #patterns copied from the cover....trying to do more with borders on my character art lol #2024 fanart #book fanart #I have some sketches of the other characters too will post later #nampeshiweisit

[traeumenvonbuechern]

🐉 Dragon Books To Read If You Liked "Fourth Wing" by Rebecca Yarros 🐉

The dragon romantasy "Fourth Wing" by Rebecca Yarros has taken over the bookish community, so I wanted to give you some recommendations on what to read after you finished it.

Dragonfall by L.R. Lam

Long ago, humans betrayed dragons, stealing their magic and banishing them to a dying world. Centuries later, their descendants worship dragons as gods. But the 'gods' remember, and they do not forgive. Since they were orphaned, Arcady has scraped a living thieving on the streets of Vatra, dreaming of life among the nobility - and revenge. When the chance arises to steal a powerful artefact from the bones of the Plaguebringer, the most hated person in Lumet history, they jump at it, for its magic holds the key to their dreams. But the spell has unintended consequences, and drags Everen - the last male dragon, who was once foretold to save his kind - into the human world. Trapped, and disguised as a human, Everen soon realises that the key to his destiny, and to regaining his true power, lies in Arcady. All he needs to do is convince one little thief to bond with him completely - body, mind, and soul - and then kill them . . . Yet the closer the two become, the greater the risk both their worlds will shatter.

To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

A young Indigenous woman enters a colonizer-run dragon academy—and quickly finds herself at odds with the “approved” way of doing things—in the first book of this brilliant new fantasy series. The remote island of Masquapaug has not seen a dragon in many generations—until fifteen-year-old Anequs finds a dragon’s egg and bonds with its hatchling. Her people are delighted, for all remember the tales of the days when dragons lived among them and danced away the storms of autumn, enabling the people to thrive. To them, Anequs is revered as Nampeshiweisit—a person in a unique relationship with a dragon. Unfortunately for Anequs, the Anglish conquerors of her land have different opinions. They have a very specific idea of how a dragon should be raised, and who should be doing the raising—and Anequs does not meet any of their requirements. Only with great reluctance do they allow Anequs to enroll in a proper Anglish dragon school on the mainland. If she cannot succeed there, her dragon will be killed. For a girl with no formal schooling, a non-Anglish upbringing, and a very different understanding of the history of her land, challenges abound—both socially and academically. But Anequs is smart, determined, and resolved to learn what she needs to help her dragon, even if it means teaching herself. The one thing she refuses to do, however, is become the meek Anglish miss that everyone expects. Anequs and her dragon may be coming of age, but they’re also coming to power, and that brings an important realization: the world needs changing—and they might just be the ones to do it.

She Who Earned Her Wings by Vaela Denarr & Micah Iannandrea

One does not learn to fly without taking a leap. And one has to fall to be caught. Nomi is a young druid finally taking the chance to spread her wings and leave her home. To see the world and discover its magic, beauty… and maybe love. Calia is a dragon on the hunt for angels, trying to square an old debt. That, and to get Laura, her desired bondmate, to finally return to her side, where she belongs. Nomi immediately catches the eye of the powerful dragons. Calia entices her with honeyed words and a skillful tongue. On the other hand, Laura, much smaller but equally intimidating, takes it upon herself to protect her. Despite the warnings, Nomi can’t help being drawn to Calia's charm, her power, her fangs… and the hidden gentleness in her eyes. She promises danger where Laura promises safety, and Nomi is torn between the two. Luckily there is a convenient cult out for the dragons’ heads, providing Nomi with ample distraction and at least one dragon egg to steal, hatch, and raise by herself. Perfectly normal things for a young transgender druid to get involved in! In the clutches of dragons, battling dark forces from beyond the stars, Nomi faces the questions of who she is and who she wants to be. Whether she deserves the love offered to her, and what it truly takes to earn her wings...

#fourth wing #the empyrean #rebecca yarros #dragonfall #l.r. lam #to shape a dragon's breath #moniquill blackgoose #she who earned her wings #vaela denarr #micah iannandrea #dragon books #trans books #queer books #fantasy books #booklr #bookblr

[grammarpedant]

Ahh, all this renewed Stardew Valley hype is reminding me that the first time I played I was also reading To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose. I'd thought that chub was a made-up type of fish until I read her protagonist catching and cooking one.

And like idk, it made me think that a Stardew-like game could work great for representing traditional or pre-colonial indigenous daily life, I feel like. The scenes of Blackgoose's protagonist's home life were colorful in an ordinary-life kind of way, illuminating to me as an outsider to that culture and (hopefully) comforting to a reader who belongs to that culture, or similar. A novel can represent life experiences to a depth that other mediums can't. At the same time though, there's a breadth of experience that could maybe be better illustrated by a more interactive medium.

It could be really good if you got a team with good writers, game designers, and deep indigenous cultural understanding on it. Foraging and fishing and hunting; native wildlife. Indigenous agricultural practices. Holidays and events and such. NPCs representing social roles and Types of Guy that the folklore tells stories about. A unique time mechanic that reflects an Indigenous understanding of timekeeping, rather than a modern Western one. And so on. Each time you play the game you engage with that history, culture, lifestyle in a new way.

You could get so specific, so in-depth, into the particular lifestyle of a specific culture in a specific time and place like this. You could create a whole series of games that showcase various indigenous lifestyles across the globe and history, in a range of tones from the light and comfortable to the more serious side.

#verso talks #stardew valley #indigenous culture #to shape a dragon's breath #meant to save this draft not publish it. ah well too late #i'll fact-check whether it was chub or a different fish later

[falliblefabrial]

Just finished to shape a dragon’s breath by @moniquill and HOLY CRAP it was so good

#whoops my ink bled all over at the end of this #to shape a dragon's breath #nampeshiweisit #my art #calligraphy

[moniquill]

#to shape a dragon's breath #tsadb

[aroaessidhe]

read in 2023: dragons

To Shape A Dragon’s Breath

Dragonfall

Burn

A Day Of Fallen Night

The Siren The Song and the Spy

The Dragon of Ynys

Royal Rescue

#read in 2023 #dragon books #to shape a dragon's breath #dragonfall #a day of fallen night

[virtuallyleslie]

Congratulations Moniquill Blackgoose!

TO SHAPE A DRAGON'S BREATH is on the official reading list for Best First Novel with the Locus Awards

The Locus Awards are reader awards! You decide the winners!

Just go through the poll: https://poll.voting.locusmag.com

#to shape a dragon's breath #writers on tumblr #own voices #amreading #female writers #book tumblr #booktok #ya fantasy #gaslamp fantasy #fantasy #sff books #debut novel #first novel

[krill-joy]

anyone who is a fan of The Name of the Wind should read To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose. I started it yesterday afternoon and am already 200+ pages in. It's fantastic.

#book recs #the name of the wind #to shape a dragon's breath

[haveyoureadthisfantasybook]

vote yes if you have finished the entire book.

vote no if you have not finished the entire book.

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#fantasy #books #To Shape a Dragon's Breath #Nampeshiweisit #Moniquill Blackgoose #poll #result: no #l: English

[travellingdragon]

Hey look it's Kasaqua's mother from To Shape a Dragon's Breath!

#let's ignore the fact that her feathery mane is supposed to be blood-red i didn't have a red pen ^^ #to shape a dragon's breath #nampeshiweisit #dragon #my art #my dragon art that is not tem

[layaart]

a few extra To Shape A Dragon's Breath sketches!

#all in school uniform because im lazy #to shape a dragon's breath #moniquill blackgoose #I think kasaqua isn't that big yet....... #tbh all of them probably look a bit older than they are but. well theyre gonna grow up sometime #nampeshiweisit #2024 fanart #books #book fanart #probably dragon design should have wingskin attached further down the body and more functional tail feathers...... #my excuse is I've been drawing silly storybook dragons for work

[powersandplanetaries]

I've connected the two dots.

#The hands of the emperor #victoria goddard #to shape a dragon's breath #moniquill blackgoose #cliopher mdang #anequs

[longsightmyth]

I have seen a lot of comparisons between To Shape A Dragon's Breath and Fourth Wing, and while I enjoyed Fourth Wing it cannot be denied that it was a silly romance with some Fantasy Flavor. Something munchy you grab from a gas station on a car trip. A snack.

To Shape a Dragon's Breath is a five course michelin star MEAL

More thoughts to follow later probably

(Like I understand the two dragon school books published around the same time are going to be compared but this is apples and candy corn, people)

#to shape a dragon's breath #myth reads fourth wing

[lacependragon]

To Shape a Dragon's Breath is already one of the best magic school/dragon riding books I've ever read and I'm only halfway through. Fuck this is incredible.

The character work. The subtext. The social intricacies. The politics. The dragons!! The worldbuilding. Adult fantasy at its finest, folks.

#lace speaks #lace reads #to shape a dragon's breath #booklr #bookblr

[moniquill]

To Shape a Dragon’s Breath has been nominated for the 2024 Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction!

#to shape a dragon's breath #tsadb #books #Andre Norton Award #Nebula Awards