#dfz series

[fuckyeahheartstrikers]

Heartstriker/DFZ Fic Recs! (No Spoilers)

Heartstriker and DFZ fic recs that are spoiler free! (as in major plot points, but some have character backstory spoilers)

HEARTSTRIKER SERIES

Battle on the Wing— Sheliak_(Sheliak)

AO3: Teen, Graphic Descriptions of Violence, Amelia/Svena, Pre-Canon, Complete, 756 words.

An Impulsive Act of Baby Theft— Sheliak_(Sheliak)

AO3: General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply, Amelia & Brohomir, Pre-Canon, Complete, 901 words.

Enemy Territory— Sheliak_(Sheliak)

AO3: General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply, Amelia/Svena, Pre-Canon, Complete, 809 words.

All Our Hues— LemonsBitter

AO3: General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply, Amelia & Brohomir, Pre-Canon, Complete, 1939 words.

DFZ SERIES

50/50— mimiwrites

AO3: General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply, Nikola Kos/Opal Yong-ae, Post- Minimum Wage Magic, Complete, 766 words.

then i might miss you— mimiwrites

AO3: General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply, Nikola Kos/Opal Yong-ae, Post- Minimum Wage Magic, Complete, 1599 words.

Dinner and a Show— Atomicpom

AO3: Teen, No Archive Warnings Apply, Nikola Kos/Opal Yong-ae, Miniumum Wage Magic, Complete, 1430 words.

#heartstrikers #dfz #dfz series #brohomir heartstriker #amelia heartstriker #svena the white witch #opal yong-ae #nikola kos #fic rec

[pisstachio-pierrot]

Heartstrikers and DFZ series as text posts

#heartstrikers #heartstrikers series #dfz #rachel aaron #text post #julius heartstriker #marci novalli #opal yong-ae #chelsie heartstriker #brohomir heartstriker

[caprisun-wizard]

funny to me how opal in dfz loves her stuff so much she cries at the thought of destantos’ goons breaking it, like she really cares about her stuff

it’s such stereotypical dragon behavior, the very kind of hoarding she chafes so bad with her dad about

#personally i think that she hits it off so well with amelia is bc amelia recognizes opal as a dragon #even before she realizes it #like opal is capable of dragon magic by the end but like she’s a dragon the whole time #anyway i love this series so much #dfz #detroit free zone #heartstrikers #tam talks

[annamelia-art]

I've been on Tumblr a little while now and I gather this is like, "the monsterfucker site"? I was pondering on this today, and realised I consider drow to be on the monstrous end but a regular elf wouldn't be, and I think of an ensouled "good" vampire (like Angel from BtvS) as a non-monster, but Spike would definitely be on the monstrous side.

Please reblog for sample size? This is entirely to fulfil my own curiosity. I expect most people will tap out at level 1 or 2, but who knows!

(edit - I'm still learning Tumblr; definitely meant to say "in notes" - mea culpa)

#poll #curiosity #monsterfucker #i just want to know #monster fucker #like i really know nothing #i love reading werewolf and shifter fic #and sometimes vampires #and i've just started this series about dragons and its so good called DFZ #like if you don't read fantasy with some monsters you're missing out #but don't always go for YA #sometimes read stuff for older adults as well

[happyfoxx-art]

Somewhere in the DFZ these two are being adorable 🥰 making my way Heartstrikers series a second time for good measure (i need to get the next set of DFZ books LOL)

#heartstrikers #julius heartstriker #marci novalli #dfz #nice dragons finish last

[tanoraqui]

Hi I’m the guy who wrote the fluffy baby dragons post. Have you read the first book of the DFZ Changeling series?

Not yet! I just INHALED the Heartstriker series, like, 5 books in 3 days and I have neither slept enough nor paid a remotely responsible amount of attention to my day job that whole time. I’m excited to read the sequel series(s) at a somewhat calmer pace!

#bookwormfan1495

[romancebooksformen]

Nice Dragons Finish Last, book one of Heartstrikers, by Rachel Aaron. Audiobook narrated by Vikas Adam.

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As the smallest dragon in the Heartstriker clan, Julius survives by a simple code: keep quiet, don't cause trouble, and stay out of the way of bigger dragons. But this meek behavior doesn't fly in a family of ambitious magical predators, and his mother, Bethesda the Heartstriker, has finally reached the end of her patience. Now, sealed in his human form and banished to the DFZ--a vertical metropolis built on the ruins of Old Detroit--Julius has one month to prove he can be a ruthless dragon or kiss his true shape goodbye forever. But in a city of modern mages and vengeful spirits where dragons are considered monsters to be exterminated, he's going to need some serious help to survive this test. He only hopes humans are more trustworthy than dragons... (Nice Dragons Finish Last is an urban fantasy set 90 years in the future - featuring a kind protagonist, a kick-ass female mage, and more grumpy dragons than you can shake a stick at.) Winner of the 2015 Audie Audio Book Award in Fantasy! Start the series that won back-to-back RT Magazine Reviewers' Choice Awards!

#books #fantasy books #urban fantasy books #dragons #Rachel Aaron #Vikas Adam #audiobooks

[whalesims]

omg you have read heartstrikers??? by rachel aaron?

i bought the first book in the series ages ago but only read it recently. i thought it was great, the world building was amazing.

Yeah im listening to the series rn! Im on the second book atm. I listened to the DFZ series first so i think im a lil spoiled bc chronology, but i love the setting so much

#heartstrikers #ask #void-imp #non sims #whales speaks

[little-mouse-adventures]

tagged by @zahnie!

Last Song: Whiskey on You by Nate Smith

Last Show: Andromeda. Watched s3e4 last night. it's a weird show; it's space battles, and the main character is all "oh we have to solve problems diplomatically to restore the light of civilization and rebuild the commonwealth of nations!" and then runs around blatantly murdering anyone who disagrees with him. Not a lot of attempts at peaceful resolution.

Currently Watching: is this...is this different from 'last show'? Because I don't generally watch a lot of stuff...I suppose I'm part way through s2 of Elementary, part way through s1 of an ATLA rewatch, and still have the second half of Die Hard to get through from Christmas

Currently Reading: books with bookmarks currently in them are Weird on the Outside by Shelley Stoehr, The Elements of Eloquence by Mark Forsyth, and Every Tool's a Hammer by Adam Savage. Yesterday, I started (and finished, but it's less than 300 pgs) Minimum Wage Magic by Rachel Aaron, and I intend to start the sequel to it (Part-Time Gods) either today or tomorrow, depending on how today goes. I also found my library card while typing this out and moving some stuff on my little table, so that's good! No need to keep manually typing in my account number!

Current Obsession: always and forever Artemis Fowl, but also atm the stuff set in the universe Rachel Aaron created for her Heartstriker and The DFZ series (where Minimum Wage Magic take place).

I think i'm gonna tag @fowlblue, @fowl-fox, @witherydithery, and @orangerosebush, plus anyone else who wants to do it

#tag game #oh also if i ever tag you in one of these and you don't wanna do it that's totally cool

[words-writ-in-starlight]

WAIT, YOU'RE A HEARTSTRIKERS FAN? Man, I am so mad I didn't know this earlier.

FUCK YEAH I’M A HEARTSTRIKERS FAN

THERE ARE LIKE FOUR OF US ON THE ENTIRE INTERNET BUT COME HANG OUT WITH ME

#heartstriker #heartstriker series #dfz #dfz series #i'm so completely in shock about how the election went that i can't think of anything else to say #i'm elated! do not doubt that i'm elated! #but i absolutely unflinchingly believed we were going to lose this #so now i am just...completely blank from the shock of it all #normally i have more to say about the heartstrikers #i don't even know if i'm going to make ask meme stuff happen today i am OUT OF NEURONS #please do feel free to chuck me an ask meme prompt for the heartstrikers if you want though #bonus points for chelsie #a queue we will keep and our honor someday avenge #anonymous #asked and answered

[gaydelgard]

#heartstrikers #detroit free zone #rachel aaron #dfz series #alexi reads #dfzblogging

[dontheckinswear]

So the Heartstriker/DFZ books are my new favorite thing and I was disappointed in their lack of fandom. This is my attempt at Julius the Peacemaker/Dragon of Detroit but I reeeaaally struggle with drawing feathers so I’m not sure if this one will ever make it past the sketch stage unfortunately...

With the lack of color in this sketch, I also wanna note that I imagine all the Heartstrikers as having black scales with only their feathers being different colors. I realized that apparently most other artists who drew Julius don’t have the same opinion.

ALSO people who like this series, please interact 🥺 I’m so lonely

#heartstrikers #dfz series #dfz #julius heartstriker #rachel aaron

[seirnarei]

Having seen about two seconds of Peacemaker in the book and knowing the basic premis of the Heartstriker books had trippled my excitement to read them. I am fully perpared to be in love with him and his acedental world conquering. (Also the dragons of America are based on quetzalcoatl which means their all south american.) (Somebody who actually uses american legends for ameria.).

#also this has some of my favorite dragon worldbuilding #their life is their fire! #very good #dfz series #heartstriker #dfz #i have no idea what the catchcall name for the series is

[penmeetspage]

Did not make that connection the first read through.

#ohhhhh #huh #dfz verse #heartstriker series

[laurasimonsdaughter]

Re: Asian dragons - that makes one of the plot points in Rachel Aaron's DFZ series more satisfying in context. One of the main characters is the adopted human daughter of a Korean dragon, and due to him having shelled out for the best genes money can buy she has ridiculous levels of magical potential. She's called Opal, and referred to as her father's Precious Jewel (when he's being nice). Heartstrikers and DFZ are good myth/cyberpunk, a little dark at times but wholesome, would recommend! - Xan

Hi, Xan! Thank you for the recommendations ^^

At first glance The Heartstrikers Series will probably make me angry about bad parents, but Detroit Free Zone looks more up my alley! Even if it does turn out to be on the dark side for me "Minimum Wage Magic" is a _fantastic_ title for a first book.

I will take them into consideration for when/if I get my novel reading groove back :P

#recommendations #everyone whose into urban fantasy and dragons have a look! #xan

[manuelmueller]

[Die drei ???]: 129 – SMS AUS DEM GRAB

#die drei fragezeichen #die drei ??? #sms aus dem grab #eine meiner lieblingsfolgen #(ich mag die ausland-folgen ... killt mich nicht gleich bitte) #ich glaub' das wird eine serie #*edits #mine #not football #*dfz