#the gilded ones

[mysticallilac]

i feel like i should just go and make a discord server for all those fantasy wlw books whose fandoms aren't big enough for a server on there own

so... if there's anyone interested in helping me moderate it-

#criers war #crier x ayla #the jasmine throne #priya x malini #the traitor baru cormorant #tain hu x baru #she who became the sun #apparently i haven't read it yet #gearbreakers #sona x eris #the gilded ones #these feathered flames #the hollow heart #the priory of the orange tree #girls of paper and fire #this is how you lose the time war #fireheart tiger #gideon the ninth #griddlehark #red x blue #ead x sabran #sweet and bitter magic #the final strife

[words-writ-in-starlight]

Hello, I came across your Kencyrath rec post and I am tentatively intruiged. That said I wanted to ask about a trigger before I dive in. Suicide is pretty strong trigger for me. I can handle it if it's mentioned, but detailed descriptions of the act or a lot of time spent in a suicidal character's head/thoughts dealing with suicidal ideation would not be. Is this an issue in the Chronicles of Kencyrath, and if it is, do you have a different recommendation?

Okay SO.

The Kencyrath exist in a honor/shame society, in which going against the code of honor (lying, breaking your word, etc) is considered a sin that can only be forgiven through an honorable death. Sometimes this takes the form of going into battle without the intention to come back, generally without armor, but it also takes the form of ritualized suicide with a specific kind of knife. I would call it a very specific kind of suicidal ideation, in which it doesn’t come so much from a depressive headspace as it does from a kind of rigidly religious one. There isn’t a ton of time spent in the heads of characters actively pursuing ritual suicide, nor what I would call traditional depressive suicidality, but it IS a very present element of the society, including people freely making choices with the understanding that they will be expected to take their own life afterward, or people being forced to take their own life as an alternative to being dishonored. Think samurai rules or Imperial Chinese rules and you’ll be in the right ballpark. Ultimately I can’t know the inside of your brain, but if onscreen suicide discussion or aftermath is a concern, I might table this series until you feel more ready for it.

In terms of alternative recommendations, buckle up, I have a list based on what part of the Kencyrath pitch you were into. These recommendations are made with the assumption that all the OTHER content warnings for the Kencyrath are not a problem, but I’ll note any really major ones and include a broad rating according to AO3 rules. Anything with an asterisk by it heavily features the big Chivalric Devotion vibes of the main Kencyrath dynamics. I read a lot of that.

Sprawling politics:

The Unbroken* (drafted soldier impresses daughter of the empress, they try to stop a war, full of double-crossing schemes and gallant ladies, cw colonialism, M for violence, sex, and extremely real colonialism)

The Captive Prince* (dethroned prince is sold into slavery under his mortal enemy, definitional enemies-to-lovers content, cw sexual assault, E for a very sexually relaxed culture in a bad way)

A Taste of Gold and Iron* (unambitious prince gets tangled up in a currency fraud scheme and gets a shiny new bodyguard, E for a very sexually relaxed culture in a good way)

October Daye series (starts out classic urban fantasy, rapidly becomes Blood Magic and Politics The Series, for those committed to a long series, T for violence)

Pulp fantasy adventure vibes:

Hero and the Crown/The Blue Sword* (classic sword and sorcery fantasy, for DnD lovers and people who read Horse Girl Books as kids, General Audiences)

Silver Under Nightfall* (vampire couple teams up with vampire hunter to cure a magical plague, the polyamorous murder romance you need in your life, cw coercive assault and body horror, E for gore and numerous threesomes)

Heaven Official’s Blessing***** (translated Chinese novel, very old fallen god returns to Heaven and Does His Best, for those committed to a LONG book, currently on volume 8, T for violence)

Witch King (body hopping demon tries to solve his own murder with his found family in tow, perfect standalone book, T for violence)

Spicy magic systems:

The City We Became/The World We Made (sentient cities and extra dimensional invaders, for everyone who read a lot of Avengers In NYC fic back in 2012, cw racism and survival sex work, M for sex)

Gideon the Ninth/The Locked Tomb series***** (everyone knows about this series, it’s the one with the lesbian space necromancers, cw for just the craziest flavors of abuse, M for violence and cannibalism I guess, also fits the below category)

The Gilded Ones* (what if all the misogynists who said women were demons were absolutely correct, and it was fucking rad, cw for SO much sexism and also religious indoctrination, T for violence)

A Soul to Keep* et al (okay oKAY LOOK THIS IS MONSTERFUCKER CONTENT BUT I RECOMMEND IT, local cursed woman gets forced to marry a demon, they argue a lot and the sex scenes are REAL bizarre, cw kidnapping and the second book deals with a character coming out of a severe depression, HARD E for monsterfucking, obviously)

Interpersonal relationships that are just SO fucked up:

A Dowry of Blood (a letter from Dracula’s first wife to the man himself, cw domestic abuse, M for adult themes and sex)

Remnants of Filth/Yuwu* (translated Chinese novel, loyal general becomes the jailer for his traitorous ex-lover, cw slavery and discussion of sexual assault, E for sex)

The Salt Grows Heavy (homicidal Little Mermaid and plague doctor wander through an apocalypse together, actually read everything Cassandra Khaw has ever touched, the absolute pinnacle of horror, cw all her stuff for really creative violence and body horror, M for violence and gore)

Anyway if you have any other book recommendation questions and/or you read any of these and enjoy them, hit me up, recommending books to people is genuinely one of my great joys in life.

#Kencyrath #book rec #chronicles of the Kencyrath #hooooo boy howdy let’s get into these tags huh #the unbroken #the captive prince #a taste of gold and iron #October daye #the blue sword #silver under nightfall #heaven official’s blessing #tgcf #witch king #the city we became #the locked tomb #Gideon the ninth #the gilded ones #a soul to keep #a dowry of blood #remnants of filth #Yuwu #the salt grows heavy #cassandra khaw #listen i fucking L O V E recommending books #i AM the person who will ask what you like about your favorite books and recommend five things off the top of my head #i flatter myself I’m quite good at it #oh the other cassandra khaw book i recommend is hammers on bone #which is about an elder god working a day job as a private investigator #and has the vibe of a magnus archives Meat Episode(TM) #but that one doesn’t really fit the kencyrath tone except a couple niche scenes in the master’s house and jame’s nightmares

[bookishlyvintage]

a rainbow for this dreary winter day ~

#book stack #rainbow stack #rainbow #books #stack challenge #daughters of the dawn #the inheritance games #sisters of the snake #the hawthorne legacy #the gilded ones #the future king #bookblr #booklr #lgbtq #ya fantasy #young adult #lotr #stenciled edges #special edition

[nailsonblackwomen]

#finesseyourclaws

#gold #gilded #nails on black women #nobw #nails #beauty #the gilded ones #manicure #melanin #nail blog #mani #art nails #art #pretty nails #stilettos #stiletto nails #pointy nails #short nails #short #the gilded age

[curlyhairedbibliophile]

Cover Art | The Eternal Ones by Namina Forna

The dazzling finale to the groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling Gilded Ones series. One girl holds the power to defeat the gods—but can she become one?

Mere weeks after confronting the Gilded Ones—the false beings she once believed to be her family—Deka is on the hunt. In order to kill the gods, whose ravenous competition for power is bleeding Otera dry, she must uncover the source of her divinity. But with her mortal body on the verge of ruin, Deka is running out of time—to save herself and an empire that’s tearing itself apart at its seams.

When Deka’s search leads her and her friends to the edge of the world as they know it, they discover an astonishing new realm, one which holds the key to Deka’s past. Yet it also illuminates a devastating decision she must soon make…

Choose to be reborn as a god, losing everyone she loves in the process. Or bring about the end of the world.

Artwork by Johnny Tarajosu

Release date | Feb 13, 2024 Storygraph

#the eternal ones #the gilded ones #namina forna #book cover art #book cover reveal #black authors #bipoc authors #booklr #bookblr

[fantasybooktournament]

#the old kingdom #garth nix #the gilded ones #roshani chokshi #sabriel #round 2 #polls #fantasy book tournament

[fienyx]

Been reading the gilded ones recently and wanted to try drawing one of the death shrieks

#epos’s art #the gilded ones #death shriek #doodle #warm up #this was so fun to do

[iamchaos1234]

Hey yall just a random post I decided to create to share a bit more about me 🍂

I am a pollotarian, also known as a vegetarian except poultry.

I am a therian! My theriotypes are a wild silver Maine coon, a giant brown bat, something I can't quite figure out with large claws and a more lumbering walk, and some sort of canine. Still figuring it out 😅

I have unusually sensitive skin, resulting in quite a bit more cuts and scrapes than I should have

I am a soccer player! My position is center right defense, and I love it :>

I volunteer at my local animal shelter and socialize cats, meaning I play with them, pet them, and get them used to human interaction

My top three favorite book series are wings of fire, Heartstopper, and the Gilded Ones

My top three favorite shows are The Owl House, Helluva Boss, and Hazbin Hotel

And my top three favorite video games are Cult of the lamb, Zelda (particularly TOTK and BOTW), and Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Thats all I guess unless I think of anything else I want to share, thanks for reading ^^

#about myself #get to know me #get to know the artist #Therian #therianthropy #theriotype #alterhuman #The owl house #Toh #legend of zelda #Zelda #Kirby #Soccer #Wings of fire #the gilded ones #heartstopper #Helluva boss #hazbin hotel #cult of the lamb #Cotl

[morriemollu]

Okay, so having read both of Namina Forna's Otera books thus far.

CAN WE PLEASE, discuss how the first and second books compliment each other so well and guide us through the typical feminism process.

Misogny > Femininine Power > Misandry > Gender Awareness > Equality for All.

Like you gotta do that awful hard swing into Misandry to realise how bad it gets before you come to a balance.

Also the magic system in this and the religious components of this just make is INCREDIBLE.

The found family and feminine rage and fallible gods just MWAH.

Loved them both, devoured it in days, just wish I paid better attention to death shriek descriptions early on

Also the first person POV added a whole new level of wow!!

#the gilded ones #namina forna #otera #akali #jatu #world of otera

[noemiealaska-blog]

I need Fanarts !!

Has somebody read ''the gilded ones'' by Namina Frona ? I have so much trouble to vision what a deathskrieks looks like because I have a visual memory and each time forget how it's described. Could someone pleeeeease draw it ?

#the gilded ones #namina forna #nofanbase #fanart #deathshrieks

[maisietheweltoncow]

where is the hype for the gilded ones and the merciless ones. They’re amazing books where is the fandom. All the romantic pairings are cute, there's plenty of lgbt representation and warrior women! what more could you want from a book!

#there's no fan art or anything #the gilded ones #the merciless ones #namina forna

[pikminenjoyer]

Ok I absolutely hated a study in scarlet im sorry lmao

But!!!! This means I get to poll my next book

#sistersong #the night circus #sense and sensibility #the red palace #2001 a space odyssey #2001 aso #the gilded ones #anti booktok #booklr #poll #my next read #i honesty was hoping sherlock was more like agatha christie but oh well

[hot-take-media]

Namina Forna really said no TERFs allowed in my feminist fantasy series and I love her for it.

This was a really refreshing take on gendered magic systems. (A trope I previously believed to be impossible to do right.)

It was so amazing to see a character preciously from a sheltered conservative village fight tooth and nail for her trans and non-binary companions and put transphobic characters in their place, as well as be instantly supportive when they come out to her.

This book made my NB heart so happy. I can’t recommend it enough.

#book reccs #book recommendations #feminist fantasy #feminist fiction #antiterf #anti terf #diverse books #black authors #namina forna #the merciless ones #trans inclusion #the gilded ones #deka #feminist books #ya books #minor spoilers

[kpopandbookschild]

Book poll round 2 #3

#the heir chronicles #cinda williams chima #all of us villains #amanda foody #c.l. herman #we were liars #e. lockhart #the gilded ones #namina forna #dragon slippers #jessica day george #book of a thousand days #shannon hale #feed #m.t. anderson #fireborne #rosaria munda #the royal diaries #assorted authors #kimberly brubaker bradley #the war that saved my life #half moon investigations #eoin colfer #shadow falls #c. c. hunter

[stardustdiver]

rating/mini reviewing books i finished this month (bc i finally finished rebel fire)

edit: i realised i forgot the 'rating' part of this post

rebel fire - ann sei linn - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️☆ good continuation to rebel skies, if you liked avatar: legend of aang/korra you'd probably enjoy, also set in fantasy asia but instead of water/air/fire/earth control powers its paper they can control, and also cool giant origami creatures. got a bit drama spicy 3/4 through but it just kind of ended abruptly and vague on if theres a 3rd book

the gilded ones - namina forna -⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 started out being angry on the protags behalf bc well, people around her and her situation, took a bit to get into it, but once i got into it i was just "i need more i need to know what happens", i read from page 60 to 411 in 2 days, and then got the 2nd and 3rd books to read asap

sea of tranquility - emily st john mandel - ⭐️⭐️⭐️☆☆ it was okay, didnt quite grip me as well as other books did, also you can tell it was written during covid

up next is the merciless ones - namina forna, bc i really want to know whats going on in there

#book #reading #booklr #rebel fire #rebel skies #the gilded ones #sea of tranquility

[fantasybooktournament]

#his dark materials #the golden compass #phillip pullman #namina forna #the gilded ones #round 2 #polls #fantasy book tournament