#in other lands by sarah rees brennan

[thehobbitwithstickyuppyhair]

secret bookclub theme emerges?

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[fairycosmos]

in other lands by sarah rees brennan

#in other lands #sarah rees brennan #books

[haveyoureadthisfantasybook]

vote YES if you have finished the entire book.

vote NO if you have not finished the entire book.

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#books #fantasy #poll #In Other Lands #Sarah Rees Brennan #result: no #l: English

[sarahreesbrennan]

Is Elliot decently muscular and athletic to the people in the Border Camp? Does he realize this?

Absolutely yes, and absolutely no.

Elliot has two superhuman personal trainers. They are intensely motivated by his wellbeing, and he is intensely motivated by his desire to earn their affection.

... He doesn't have to do this, but he doesn't realise that. It was interesting for me to chart Elliot's development over years, both physically, mentally and emotionally. To me his outside is a mirror for his insides, as he grew more socially adept and confident and able to charm and negotiate, but still thought of himself as a social reject even while using those skills, despite the cognitive dissonance inherent. Elliot doesn't realise his deeper qualities attract people's love as he doesn't realise his surface qualities attract admiration.

Being unloved by your primary caregivers in childhood means you carry with you--despite evidence to the contrary, despite your own intelligence arguing otherwise--a deep-rooted conviction you are unlovable. And if you have a prickly personality (with that conviction, it's likely: neglect, like other forms of abuse, does not produce perfect victims) you're going to receive feedback that looks to you like more evidence to back up those beliefs, and you won't see the arguments against it. Elliot is observant as hell, but only sees a certain amount because of his blinkers.

... Also I do enjoy writing characters who are deeply oblivious, and providing the clues for my readers. Every character is a mystery in themselves! And the mystery is both tragic and comic.

To people in the Border Camp, Elliot's less impressive than on our side of the wall: they're accustomed to said superhuman personal trainers, but he is still remarkable enough to be remarked upon by their commander. That's especially significant as many of the 'humans' in the Borderlands have inhuman blood, and thus everyone's approach to 'can a human jump from a tall cliff and land unhurt' is 'that doesn't sound right, but I don't know enough about the capacities of the species to say...'

Elliot's unquestionably seen as the jock of the council course, which would disgust him if he knew. He's picked to play the homme fatale of his school play and put in revealing outfits, and the very night of the school play while still in sexy costume he sleeps with the (widely-considered) hottest girl in school. (Having already romanced the other contestant for hottest girl in school. And then goes on to hook up with the two best-looking boys. Truly a bisexual icon among the beautiful people.) Extremely fit in all senses of the word, and to those of the Border Camp being visibly athletic is especially attractive because it indicates you're more likely to survive.

To those outside the training camp, well, he gets courted by a harpy on sight ('who is that striking gentleman? I must bring him a bouquet of dead rabbits!), propositioned repeatedly by an elf, and kissed by a mermaid during their first encounter. It is fair to suspect that some of his diplomatic missions have been helped out by people responding to him with 'he's not that diplomatic but... that ass.'

To the people of our world, as Jase testifies, Elliot is clearly the product of fairly intensive athletic or military training.

I remember one post that says 'he is so tall and so ripped' and another one saying he is totally jacked and the fastest man alive.

... I endorse them both.

#in other lands #sarah rees brennan #elliot schafer #personally Elliot is more jacked than I would find attractive #but that is subjective #and hilarious also #answering the real questions

[fideos-de-verdura]

Opening my art blog with my favorite book, In Other Lands by @sarahreesbrennan !! I made some character designs and a little illustration featuring Luke, Elliot and Serene

#in other lands #sarah rees brennan #elliot schafer #luke sunborn #serene heart in the chaos of battle #iol #fideos de verdura art tag #character design #my dream is making an in other lands graphic novel #i'd die for them #i literally read this book like #two times a year #currently rereading lol

[2amcheese]

hyperspecific poll: NO CHEATING!!

edit bc of confusion: first one is bestie has a seven WORD name not letter! like Mary Ellen Kate Susan Junior The Third! obv no judgement on those who misunderstood—lots of people have haha

this is crazy specific so nobody cheat!!! only click if all terms apply! if the two guys who shook you out of a tree were brunettes don’t click that option! If it wasn’t a butter knife don’t click that option!

#polls #poll #hyperspecific poll #hyperspecific #tumblr polls #my polls #hehehe i hope people like this #i love polls they’re so awesome possum sauce #iol #in other lands #sarah rees brennan #elliot schafer #sunbrat #luke sunborn #serene heart in the chaos of battle

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[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Elliot Schafer- In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

Neil Josten- All for the Game by Nora Sakavic

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[ionlydrinkhotwater]

Just remembering that Elliot gave Luke one of his pens and Luke displays it all special in his room like it's a precious item 🥺

#iol #in other lands #sunbrat #luke sunborn #elliot schafer #sarah rees brennan

[agardenandlibrary]

new episode of my podcast Backlog Books is out now (link in pinned post)

In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan

Sarah Rees Brennan made a place for herself on the bookshelf of my heart back in 2015 when I read her Lynburn Legacy trilogy. Which is also very good, just FYI. I have been meaning to read In Other Lands basically since it was published. This gives you an idea of how long things sit on my mental shelf before I pick them up. It may have taken me 6 years, but I finally got around to it. Everyone who told me to hurry up and read it, you were right, it was very good.

Recommended:

Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire

Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan

#cara podcasts #cara reads in other lands #in other lands #sarah rees brennan

[its-blorbin-time]

drew the pals from In Other Lands the only book ever

#in other lands #in other lands fanart #sarah rees brennan #my art #art

[oblivionsdream]

Hear me out- an animated In Other Lands tv show.

#the right style and pretty colors would perfectly illustrate the mood of this book #my sister and i were discussing it and I just want it so badly #in other lands #sarah rees brennan

[fairycosmos]

in other lands by sarah rees brennan

#in other lands #sarah rees brennan #books

[magiclamd]

“I want to be anywhere that guy is not,” says Elliot Schafer in the most hilarious last words ever; and then the Captain is all “sure thing!” as though SHE CAN KEEP THEM APART AT ANY POINT EVER

#in other lands #guess who is rereading #sarah rees brennan

[sarahreesbrennan]

Hello! If IOL were to get adapted into a TV show (or film I suppose), what are some things you'd be excited for, or things you'd want revealed that we don't get from Elliot's POV?

(also fun fact: my name is Elliot too! It may or may not have been very helpful in getting me to read the book three years ago)

Hi Elliot! A fine name. :)

The silver screen by its nature allows us into more points of view - it’s why my TV tie-ins always had more and briefer PoVs than I usually write, to give the same effect as a moving camera. And In Other Lands is a very limited third by design, since we really have to feel Elliot’s feelings to be in it with him. So immediately a visual, more-on-the-surface medium would open the story up to more reveals - there’s a lot to be done with Serene and Luke, and (for my money) with Captain Woodsinger, Golden, Adara and Myra.

The question also arises what the director’s or showrunner’s vision is, because the showrunner would not be me. There are so many different ways to tell a tale.

If they’re going gritty child soldiers, there’s more to be done with the wars between the different peoples, with dryads and dwarves, and with Delia Winterchild and her lost twin. If they’re going, say, romcom like a fantasy Heartstopper, we’re probably putting Wings In the Morning and In Other Lands in a blender and starting with the characters 15 and up. If they’re doing children’s adventure a la (gayer, weirder) Percy Jackson, we might meet the key three waking up in their respective settings on the day they head off to the Border camp - Serene exiting in a rebellious huff after blazing row with her mother, Luke worried under the weight of loving expectation, Elliot totally clueless and friendless in another world - are these children going to meet? What will hap— Holy SHIT the redhead is being rude! But we’d get it, because we saw where he came from.

The mood of a story is often dictated by what information you parcel out when.

And TV throws curveballs. (Movies less often.) What if the Elliot and Adara actors had lightning-in-a-bottle chemistry? What if Luke and Dale did? I hardly dare imagine. But then again, if it was a She-Ra-style animated series, that would be far less likely. So it’s hard to say what I’d be excited for, as I wouldn’t know what to expect!

I’d be really excited if they did any kind of series, because that’s such a show of faith in my work. And it would mean more job security, and new covers, and more chances for me to get more readers and perhaps most important of all to write more in the In Other Lands world… which (more on this later) I would love to do.

A show is always a wild shot - I’d always try to think of the books as my first concern, as they might do something totally bonkers with an adaptation. (Me, if Luke and Serene fell in romantic love while Elliot died a cowardly weasel’s death: What Show? I Cannot Perceive the Moving Pictures, I Just Do Not Know.) Buuuut, if it ever did happen, I would love to see more of the interdynamics at the Border camp, stuff that flew totally over Elliot’s head. I’d love to have Golden introduced earlier. I’d love to have the harpies in sooner, but as a sinister presence until the big reveal. And of course, channeling my inner Elliot, I’d love to see the mermaids. Throw the whole budget at mermaids!

Thanks for asking, and dreaming with me. 💜

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