Oh the dilemma of a niche fandom
GRRRRR I WANNA TALK TO MY FRIENDS AND GEEK OUT ABOUT MY SILLY GAY WIZARDS BUT ONE OF THEM IS A FUCKING
webcomic made in Italy about gays in wizard college
AND A FUCKING YA FANTASY NOVEL BY MY FAVORITE AUTHOR
that was published
LAST FUCKING MONTH.
I will write the fanfic myself, I shall craft WITH MY OWN TWO HANDS FUCK AI the fanart, the headcanons, the rarepairs,
I WILL SCULPT ENTIRE FANDOM FOR MYSELF WHERE I SHALL DECLARE MYSELF GOd
May my efforts become the foundation for a thriving fandom in coming years, seedlings of which a forest of worship be made.
Oh God, oh please. hear me.
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i just finished reading infinity alchemist by kacen callendar and boy oh boy, i loved this book, i think it has high potential to become a new big popular series, it just came out in february but i saw a lot of two star reviews on goodreads, mostly from people who flat out state that they didnt finish the book (which, for me, means you dont get an opinion on it) and as someone who actually did read the whole thing, i very much recommend it,
basically everyone is capable of alchemy on some level but some are better then others and in order to do the cool stuff, you need a license, but its a rigged system, so ash learns in secret instead, he meets ramsey, a deal is struck, hijinks ensue, theres trouble and danger, some people die, some people are saved, callum is a steady hand, and the book ends leaving you wondering
its what i feel to be a true young adult book, touching on adult themes without being explict, ie fade to black moments, or dancing around it, ie velvet wrapped steel,
theres a lot of good representation in the book between race, sexuality, and gender and none of it felt forced or shoved in my face, i did know it was likely polyam going in and i fear that mightve been a sort of turn off for some people
a lot of complaints i saw were about pacing issues and how it wrapped up too easily and i think thats quickly dissolved when you know theres a second book in the works because yes the big bad was dealt with, crisis averted, etc. but you get that bigger, badder vibe at the end, hinting at the next book i assume, so, not everything Did wrap up easily,
the magic system was fairly easy to follow but i do wish we had spent more time with ash learning because i thought it was interesting but i also think it would help readers understand some things more
there was a map and a list of the houses and what they do, ie guards vs merchants, but, like above, i wish there was also a list of the alchemy tiers because all i mainly caught about the tier system was the higher the level, the harder the magic and the more regulated it gets and then that ash can do tier four no problem, i want to know how many tiers there are and what exactly is in each one
all in all, this was not a perfect book but it was still a very good one, and, from my understanding, the authors introduction to ya fantasy, id give it a strong 9.8/10 because there are definitely things missing that i feel wouldnt strengthened the story but as far as a first book goes, regardless of genre introduction, i think it did very well, and ive read far worse books with far higher goodreads scores
mildly unimportant but i did see similarities between ash woods and simon snow which i thought were cool, kacen mightve taken inspiration (i truly have no idea) and that might bother some people but it was still fun for me to see
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and here's one of the new wood ash glazes, sourced from the fire I posted about last week.
the intent of this test was to make a toxic lichen/pond scum crystalline. yeah, gross goal, but i am a big fan of 'so gross it's beautiful'
yep, calling this one Swamp Fire 🔥
in person, the red and green contrast so much it gets pretty trippy. will be working on the chemistry end to see if there's a way to enlarge the crystals, but nickel is the prime oxide of this bundle and is the only usable colorant that's uncooperative with titanium, a major go-to for seeding large crystals. nickel in a high magnesium fluxing glaze can promote acid green, but magnesium also inhibits macro crystals. too much nickel and it colors the crystals that do form turn into a prominent steel blue. lots of chemical balancing but will keep looking into this recipe!
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Child of Night
Sins that would be too gruesome in the light of day are made more pleasing in the dark of night.
Artist: Ash Wood
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Opposing Sides
Black Sails Musical Parallels | XV. XXXI. XXXV.
music variation note: the first part of the parallel in XV matches XXXV, while the second part matches XXXI; XV in a minor key and XXXI in a major key.
I spent a year rewatching Black Sails and tracking all the bits of music that repeated at any point during the show, and my findings are reinforcing that Bear McCreary is a genius and this show should have been called 'parallels that will kill you over and over again'* (tag | chronological)
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