#Burning Kingdoms

[geekynerfherder]

'The Burning Kingdoms' by Micah Epstein.

Originally painted as the cover art for 'The Burning Kingdoms' trilogy ('The Jasmine Throne', 'The Oleander Sword' and 'The Lotus Empire'), written by Tasha Suri.

13" x 19" fine art giclee prints, in signed and numbered TIMED Release editions for $55 each, or $145 as a 3 print set.

On sale now until Tuesday January 23 2024 a 12pm ET through Micah's website.

[lordgolden]

me and the three other gay people in my phone who read the burning kingdoms on Nov 12th

[moonivation]

no bcs going from agathario to caitvi to priyamalini to distract me from each subsequent one and just getting my heart shattered i can't -

[jadedbirch]

Girls don't want boys; girls want to battle ancient gods to the death!

My friends, the time has finally come for me to review the entire Burning Kingdom's trilogy by Tasha Suri. I've mentioned it before in my rec list of queer historical novels, but that was before I completed The Lotus Empire, the last book in the series. And now I can say with conviction: Tasha Suri is the only writer out there who truly understands love and romance and WHAT SAPPHICS WANT. 🙌🏻

To back up, the Burning Kingdom's story takes place in the imaginary kingdom of Parijatvipa (a reimagining of South East Asia/India with a lot of magical realism flowing through its veins). One of our heroines, Malini, is a princess who has been told all her life by the clergy and her younger brother the Emperor that her destiny is sacrificial immolation. Our second heroine, Priya, is a priestess in the ancient and mystical temple of the Hirana, where for centuries Temple Elders and Temple Children have worshipped the Yaksa (ancient nature divinity spirits that were supposedly destroyed at the end of the Age of Flowers). Their love story begins when Malini is sent by her brother to repent at the Hirana for her unwillingness to be burned alive and Priya is assigned to be her servant/guard.

The trilogy follows the two women as they clash against each other like waves, or like two powerful tornadoes that destroy everything in their path. Their love might be easier if one of them was softer, but what makes Priya and Malini such a power couple, is that they're both incredible badasses with spines of steel and nerves of fire. The stakes cannot be higher and only keep rising. It starts out as one Princess vs The Patriarchy, and ends with Gods vs Nature, Humans vs. Gods, and Sapphic Love Conquering All. I feel it is very important to let everyone know that the trilogy has a very satisfying ending, despite the many devastating and heart-breaking twists and turns along the way.

While this trilogy is incredibly Girl Power and is full of countless badass lady characters, I must say that one of the reasons I enjoy Tara Suri as a writer is because she also understands how to write good male characters from the female gaze perspective. Sure, some of the men in this book are horrid villains, but then she gives us truly complex and good boys like Rao (I would die for Rao), Aditiya, Jeevan, Ganam, and Rukh along the way.

This series is really riveting and never stops delivering. We get really wonderful gay/lesbian solidarity. We get so much great ladies supporting ladies content (Bechdel test? LOL Tasha Suri straight blows right past it into a different dimension of female solidarity.) We get hot girl on girl under the waterfall action. We get gorgeous rumination on the nature of faith and sacrifice. But most importantly, we get two very deeply flawed women who love each other so powerfully and so beautifully that their love literally reshapes the world.

I am begging everyone to drop whatever they're doing and read this series. It's really up there for me as some of the Best Gay Shit Ever.

[docaletheie]

Lady Bhumika from the Jasmin Throne

[queenoftheferns]

two new pieces of my favorite media coming out at the same time means I currently have a "Malini" playlist made almost entirely of songs from Arcane

[stickypiecolordiplomat]

Ashok: How many kids do you have?

Bhumika: Biologically? Emotionally? Or legally?

[snakeinthebouquet]

oh my god priya after the river with malini she's never broken down like that before aughhhh PRIYA I LOVE YOUUU

[screaming-across-the-sky]

Shoutout to the Burning Kingdoms fanfic writers, you're doing the (nameless) lord's work. All 2 of you

[spacepuffling]

This

[eudaimonia83]

Omg. Oh my fucking god.

Priya and Malini fighting? Reunifying? Priya’s burning sword is terrifying me. And the branches separating them. **nerve endings bursting in joy and terror**

Of course there’s no mention of Bhumika which made me die inside a little…justice for my young mama who tried to hold her kingdom together with both hands… 😭

@camreadsum I’m in the excitement phase, analytical phase to follow shortly 🤣

[geekynerfherder]

'The Jasmine Throne' by Antonello Venditti.

Cover art for the Italian edition of 'The Jasmine Throne', book 1 of the 'Burning Kingdoms' trilogy, written by Tasha Suri, published April 2023 by Fanucci Editore.

[questwithambition]

I just met Tasha Suri and John Gwyne at a book signing. Still on a high. I currently have eight books in my bag.

[athetos]

Halfway through the jasmine throne and it’s so fucking good. I’m hooked. It’s really scratching that itch for queer fantasy about overthrowing your oppressors. It’s inspired by Indian mythology and history and the worldbuilding is impeccable, I’m kind of blown away. I thought the trilogy was finished but book 3 isn’t out yet, so it will be joining locked tomb and the masquerade as my favorite incomplete series about rebellious and morally gray lesbians. That said, I guess book 3 comes out in November, so I’ll get its conclusion sooner than the others!

I have a lot of thoughts but my brain is too scrambled right now to collect them, I’m sure I’ll post stuff about them as I finish reading.

If you’re a fan of the aforementioned tlt or masquerade, or enjoyed neon yang’s tensorate novellas, you should absolutely check this out.

[hatshepsut9]

[queenoftheferns]

the lotus empire is going to break me i just know it