#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 -

[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

[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 🤣

[hatshepsut9]

[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.

[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.

[kbookblurbs]

The Jasmine Throne - Tasha Suri (Burning Kingdoms Trilogy #1)

4/5 - love me some toxic yuri; pacing is a little slow for my tastes;

Spoilers below!

Let me start with the obvious: this book is about lesbians!! And they don't hate each other but they would kill each other at the drop of a hat and let me tell you, that makes for some delicious relationship building. Malini and Priya are trusted allies and reluctant partners and lovers and the power dynamics here are all over the place. Needless to say, it compelled me. Priya's own complicated backstory further deepens the plot here.

The plot is somewhat predictable, but I wouldn't put that down to an overuse of foreshadowing. If anything, it's a great use of foreshadowing and I've just been reading too many fantasy novels

I will say that I didn't love pacing - the novel dragged at times, with repetitive statements about the transgressiveness of desire and vengeance that lose their bite after the first two or three utterances. Furthermore, it felt that the novel relied much more on telling me things and less on showing.

The political discussion on rebellion and rebellious violence here was also a very classic split - one side embraces rebellion and the need for violence, while the other strives for the protection and preservation of art and culture through peace. Neither are wrong and the book doesn't entirely paint one or the other as the right decision - rather it almost becomes so entrenched in the negatives of either side that Priya can't ever make a firm decision on her path forward.

But, to end on a positive note, I absolutely loved Bhumika and can't wait to see more of her. With a touch of unreliable narration, the two main characters tell us (over and over) about how they're constantly underestimated and overlooked because they're women. Yet they both do the same thing to Bhumika, who is one of the more politically shrewd minds in the cast. Having her come out on top as a ruthless fighter and a winner was something very special to me

[lordgolden]

Tasha Suri writes some of the best complex female relationships I’ve ever read. Of course there’s the romantic relationship between Malini and Priya with all its complexities- they’re both using each other but love and really know each other at the same time. but equally as important to the story is Priya’s relationship with Bhumika- they love each other but were hardened by their childhood and being the last of the temple children and don’t always know how to express their love for each other as sisters and they argue. Priya and Sima’s friendship is also so wholesome and great and has really become more complex in book 2 with the tension between Sima wanting to pass through the waters vs. Priya trying to protect her. Then there’s Malini’s relationship with Narina and Alori, they’re always haunting Malini and the narrative. I’m excited to see how Malini’s relationships with her court develop too. Overall 1000/10 I’m really enjoying Oleander Sword so far I’m ~100 pgs in. everyone stream the burning kingdoms series

[queenoftheferns]

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

[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.