#Saga of the Serpent Crown

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What to Read Next

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Why must I gravitate towards series...

(Part 1)

I was planning out my tbr for next year, and I thought I'd go through the series I wanted to finally tackle (they've been on my list for a while), and I discovered to my horror...90 books...90 books (94 including ) I will have to read to read all the series I want to read...fuck me. Alright, lemme show you the list:

The Binding Chronicles: 4 Books

What could be worse than an arranged marriage to a vampire prince? When Luna is sold into marriage to the Prince of Darkness, she thinks she knows what to expect. Arranged marriages happen all the time, right? Wrong. No one could have prepared her for the reality of being married to the vampire prince. Ever since the day he was Made, Sebastian has been living according to Queen Marguerite’s rules. After all, he’s only alive because of her. When she orders him to marry and Bind himself to Luna, a human hailing a neighboring kingdom, he has no choice. He agrees to the marriage but never expects to feel anything for Luna. When their Binding Ceremony goes awry, and they are magically Tethered, everything is thrown into upheaval. Unable to leave each other’s presence, they must learn to live with each other. Or die. Tethered is a slow-burn arranged marriage epic romantic fantasy and is filled with forced proximity, magical bindings, vampires, and world-building. Vampire, Romance, Fantasy, Paranormal, Magic

A 4th stand alone book released yesterday also.

Kindred's Curse: 3 Books + 1 to be released (TBR)

When old secrets catch fire, everything will burn. In a mortal world colonized by the gods and ruled over by the Descended, their cruel offspring, Diem Bellator yearns to escape the insular life of her poor village. Her mother’s sudden disappearance—and the discovery of a dangerous secret about her past—offer Diem an unexpected opportunity to enter the dark world of Descended royalty and unlock the web of mysteries her mother left behind. With the dying King’s handsome, mysterious heir watching her every move, and a ruthless mortal alliance recruiting her to join the growing civil war, Diem will have to navigate the unwritten rules of love, power, and politics in order to save her family—and all of mortalkind. Spark of the Everflame is the first book in The Kindred's Curse Saga, a four-book fantasy romance series. This slow burn, enemies-to-lovers epic is perfect for lovers of magic, dragons, angst, and banter and will appeal to fans of books like A Court of Thorns and Roses, From Blood and Ash, Gild, and The Serpent & the Wings of Night. Dragons, Romance, Fantasy, Magic

Crown's of Nyaxia: 4 Books

Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always – always – guard your heart. The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself. But winning won’t be easy amongst the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival. Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father’s crown… and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him. But there’s no room for compassion in the Kejari. War for the House of Night brews, shattering everything that Oraya thought she knew about her home. And Raihn may understand her more than anyone – but their blossoming attraction could be her downfall, in a kingdom where nothing is more deadly than love. Vampires, Romance, Magic, Paranormal

Scapegracers: Book 3

Skulking near the bottom of West High’s social pyramid, Sideways Pike lurks under the bleachers doing magic tricks for Coke bottles. As a witch, lesbian, and lifelong outsider, she’s had a hard time making friends. But when the three most popular girls pay her $40 to cast a spell at their Halloween party, Sideways gets swept into a new clique. The unholy trinity are dangerous angels, sugar-coated rattlesnakes, and now–unbelievably–Sideways’ best friends. Together, the four bond to form a ferocious and powerful coven. They plan parties, cast curses on dudebros, try to find Sideways a girlfriend, and elude the fundamentalist witch hunters hellbent on stealing their magic. But for Sideways, the hardest part is the whole ‘having friends’ thing. Who knew that balancing human interaction with supernatural peril could be so complicated? Rich with the urgency of feral youth, The Scapegracers explores growing up and complex female friendship with all the rage of a teenage girl. It subverts the trope of competitive mean girls and instead portrays a mercilessly supportive clique of diverse and vivid characters. It is an atmospheric, voice-driven novel of the occult, and the first of a three-book series. Witches, Urban Fantasy, Lesbian, Paranormal

The Bone Season: 7 Books + 2 TBR

The year is 2059. For two centuries, the Republic of Scion has led an oppressive campaign against unnaturalness in Europe. In London, Paige Mahoney holds a high rank in the criminal underworld. The right hand of the ruthless White Binder, Paige is a dreamwalker, a rare and formidable kind of clairvoyant. Under Scion law, she commits treason simply by breathing. When Paige is arrested for murder, she meets the mysterious founders of Scion, who have designs on her uncommon abilities. If she is to survive and escape, Paige must use every skill at her disposal – and put her trust in someone who ought to be her enemy. Fantasy, Dystopia, Adult, Romance, Paranormal

The War of Lost Hearts: 3 Books + 0.5 Novella

A former slave fighting for justice. A reclusive warrior who no longer believes it exists. And a dark magic that will entangle their fates. Ripped from a forgotten homeland as a child, Tisaanah learned how to survive with nothing but a sharp wit and a touch of magic. But the night she tries to buy her freedom, she barely escapes with her life. Desperate to save the best friend she left behind, Tisaanah journeys to the Orders, the most powerful organizations of magic Wielders in the world. But to join their ranks, she must complete an apprenticeship with Maxantarius Farlione, a handsome and reclusive fire wielder who despises the Orders. The Orders’ intentions are cryptic, and Tisaanah must prove herself under the threat of looming war. But even more dangerous are her growing feelings for Maxantarius. The bloody past he wants to forget may be the key to her future… or the downfall of them both. But Tisaanah will stop at nothing to save those she abandoned. Even if it means gambling in the Orders’ deadly games. Even if it means sacrificing her heart. Even if it means wielding death itself. Fae, Romance, Fantasy, High Fantasy

The Roots of Chaos: 2 Books (2 books sure but man are they HUGE)

A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction – but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic. Across the dark sea, Tané has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel. Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep. Dragons, Fantasy, Adult, Lesbian

Zodiac Academy: 14 Books

You have been selected to attend Zodiac Academy, where your star sign defines your destiny. If you're one of the Fae, elemental magic is in your blood. And apparently it's in ours. As twins born in the month of Gemini, we're a rare breed even in this academy of supernatural a-holes. Changelings were outlawed hundreds of years ago but I guess our birth parents didn't get the memo. Which means we're totally unprepared for the ruthless world of Fae. Air. Fire. Water. Earth. No one has ever harnessed all four of them, until we arrived. And it hasn't made us any friends so far. As the rarest Elementals ever known, we're already a threat to the four celestial heirs; the popular, vindictive bullies who happen to be some of the hottest guys we've ever seen. It doesn't help that they're the most dangerous beasts in the Academy. And probably on earth too. Our fates are intertwined, but they want us gone. They've only got until the lunar eclipse to force us out and they'll stop at nothing to succeed. We never knew we had a birthright to live up to but now that we do, we intend to claim our throne. We can't expect any help from the faculty when it comes to defending ourselves. So if the dragon shifters want some target practice, the werewolves want someone to hunt or the vampires fancy a snack then we have to be ready. But we've been looking after each other for a long time and fighting back is in our blood. Today's horoscope: totally screwed.

The Shadows Between Us: 2 Books

Alessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power: 1) Woo the Shadow King. 2) Marry him. 3) Kill him and take his kingdom for herself. No one knows the extent of the freshly crowned Shadow King’s power. Some say he can command the shadows that swirl around him to do his bidding. Others say they speak to him, whispering the thoughts of his enemies. Regardless, Alessandra knows what she deserves, and she’s going to do everything within her power to get it. But Alessandra’s not the only one trying to kill the king. As attempts on his life are made, she finds herself trying to keep him alive long enough for him to make her his queen—all while struggling not to lose her heart. After all, who better for a Shadow King than a cunning, villainous queen? Magic, High Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult

The Locked Tomb: 3 Books + 1 TBR

The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead bullshit. Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse. She packs up her sword, her shoes, and her dirty magazines, and prepares to launch her daring escape. But her childhood nemesis won't set her free without a service. Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Reverend Daughter of the Ninth House and bone witch extraordinaire, has been summoned into action. The Emperor has invited the heirs to each of his loyal Houses to a deadly trial of wits and skill. If Harrowhark succeeds she will become an immortal, all-powerful servant of the Resurrection, but no necromancer can ascend without their cavalier. Without Gideon's sword, Harrow will fail, and the Ninth House will die. Of course, some things are better left dead. Science, Fiction, Adult, Lesbian

Empire of the Vampire: 2 Books

From holy cup comes holy light; The faithful hand sets world aright. And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight, Mere man shall end this endless night. It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise. For nearly three decades, vampires have waged war against humanity; building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Now, only a few tiny sparks of light endure in a sea of darkness. Gabriel de León is a silversaint: a member of a holy brotherhood dedicated to defending realm and church from the creatures of the night. But even the Silver Order could not stem the tide once daylight failed us, and now, only Gabriel remains. Imprisoned by the very monsters he vowed to destroy, the last silversaint is forced to tell his story. A story of legendary battles and forbidden love, of faith lost and friendships won, of the Wars of the Blood and the Forever King and the quest for humanity’s last remaining hope: The Holy Grail. Vampires, High Fantasy, Adult, Dark Fantasy

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Super Small Stardust Saga, Chapter 5

"Captain Skylor bootycalls a fox"

This chapter will be a little bit on the shorter side.

As usual, this is a Cohost archived post. The formatting is busted. Feedback is always appreciated, thanks!

... You're lonely, you've decided.

...This might have something to do with that.

It's difficult to get to sleep when you're this excited and anxious. You're going to explore the universe tomorrow, and you really didn't get to express those feelings. And it's difficult to express them aboard a pillow several times your size. Granted, the pillow's got a cozy mini-mattress-suite for you, and you're actually not too lost on the pillow. But still. You're understimulated. And you've mulled it over long enough to know what you want.

You sit up in bed and offer a simple request. "Computer, ping Nadira and tell her to report to the Captain's Quarters. Privately. Please don't announce it to the whole ship."

The loudspeaker comes on for what you can obviously tell is the whole ship, then goes off again as you finish your request. You breathe a sigh of relief, but doubtless much of the crew now knows someone just tried to use the intercom close to midnight. Geez. Next time, you're going to lead your commands the other way around.

The door to your bedroom opens automatically for Nadira as she arrives. She's silhouetted by the hall light, which is always on when occupied. She steps in without announcing herself, her winter boots producing squeaks on the floor. She takes them off as she enters. The door closes behind her and the light slowly fades up some to avoid the tripping hazard.

"...Where's the... oh I forgot the Captain was a Sellan again on the way over." Nadira blinks as she tries to find you on your own bed. She steps closer. The room shakes slightly, at least from your perspective. Nadira sort of has a plodding gait because she's used to wearing her boots, you suppose.

"Thank you for coming over, Nadira! I was hoping the both of us could hang out. I'm really anxious and lonely and I haven't had anyone to vent to. It's just been an age and I might be touch-starved. I hope it's not too out of line to ask for a snuggle?"

Nadira shushes you as you finish. "We are Princesses of illustrious stature and spectacular repute. Justifications between our kind are only for the lesser nobles to dispute over. And we lack an audience, do we not? So says I, Nadira III. 'Just say what's on your mind and we shall handle it, Princess Skylor.'" The eyes on her snake-head close, but her eye-spots on her fox-head remain open. You suppose that settles it about which ones are her real eyes. You don't stare, though, not that she can probably see you that well in this light.

"I...uhm. Wanted a playmate and think you're cute?" You try again, sitting up in bed and feeling awkward.

Nadira approaches. She kneels beside your bed, looking at you atop the pillow closely. She stops trying to hide the fact that her serpent-crown is looking at you - she seems to have turned off that prey paranoia instinct in your company. That's nice. You smile at her and blush sheepishly.

"The Captain thinks I'm cute..." Nadira purrs dreamily, lost in thought. She snaps to attention, and rises to her feet. "We understand completely, your majesty. The position of your kingdom is clear to us. Clad in naught but bra and panties, you have invited us to your most sacred of realms to confide in our power as a fellow royal. There is much wisdom in your choice. We shall not disappoint."

With that, Nadira re-approaches the door, and makes a sweeping hand motion out into the air. The lights lower to a thin, wispy darkness, hiding Nadira from you over this distance. The Phosfynx in silhouette strips off her sweater and hat(s) and tosses them atop her boots, before fussing with something at her hips. She re-approaches your bed, and hops aboard, her intentions to comply with your request for a playmate crystal clear.

You take one look at her and nearly snort with laughter. "...S-sorry, the eye spots make you look bored. The bigger face is all I can focus on from this perspective!"

Sort of a rude thing to say, but the Translator seemed to handle it elegantly. Nadira laughed, then bounced in her seat. "Certainly! Let's eliminate your distraction, like so-"

[For those curious] [The Translator handled this by altering it significantly. Nadira heard "Could you wipe that dumb look off your face? Your eyes are in the way!"

Acknowledging the Phosfynx' eye spots is a no-go, so the Translator just made the request sound nonsensical and outside the purview of typical realistic expectations. This sounds a lot more like a joke, which is just in better taste over all.]

And then Nadira lifted her paw and swept it across her face, smearing off that goofy bored expression.

Nadira gave a small, yet triumphant chuckle.

"So! What do you think? Do you need a closer look?"

You look up at her. She seems more exuberant, somehow. "I can see you perfectly! Thank you for the offer, though!"

"Oho. My princess has misunderstood. I meant of my panties!" Nadira scooches forward, your view of her face immediately thwarted by lingerie and fluff. As a reminder, your height as a human rivals that of the thickness of a sheet of paper so Nadira's panties were all you could perceive forwards and to the sides when they were this close. A feminine excitement lingered in the air like a mist.

You gulp.

"Your undies..."

"Your palace!" the fox alien chirps with a gleeful fervor. "We insist, tour them at your leisure~!"

"E-eh!?"

You don't have time to wait for a reply. A paw lowers and swipes you from your perch, rolling your tiny body along the endless fuzzy plains of Nadira's underwear before you disappear into the fluff of her fur. Her waistband is hidden, but that doesn't stop her from finding it, poking it open and dropping you inside with little ceremony. Darkness swipes over you, and you are pressed tightly. You don't even squirm or resist.

"I'll be confiscating you to my room. I can't be seen leaving yours in the morning, you understand. We may play more enthusiastically in the morning. For now, sleep well, fellow princess!"

You are held betwixt Nadira's thighs in a tight squeeze, rolled down her body as she gets up and re-dresses herself. As she walks back to her own room, you settle beneath her crotch, held tightly against her body, and the pressure lulls you comfortably to sleep. ...Oh, so that's what was wrong! You needed a firmer bed!

The following morning... {To Chapter 6}

[more-than-a-princess]

【ME & 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗜'𝗗 𝗟𝗜𝗞𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥】

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- ALIAS / NAME: Rae

- BIRTHDAY: August 22

- ZODIAC SIGN: Leo/Virgo cusp and I absolutely live up to it. I have never felt like I'm solely a Leo or solely a Virgo. I'm a combination of both.

- HEIGHT: 5'8"

- HOBBIES: Writing, reading, watching a lot of TV and movies (sometimes for work, sometimes not), cosplay and fan conventions, fashion (especially luxury accessories and classic cuts and patterns. Though much of my style inspo comes from France and Italy! I love a timeless look with a nod to retro fashions, especially from the 50s-70s), visiting cafes, and dreaming of travel.

- FAVORITE COLOR: Sapphire blue! Both my engagement and wedding rings have sapphires for this reason.

- FAVORITE BOOK: This is an absolutely rude and cruel question how dare you expect me to choose-

- LAST SONG: This Is Taylor Swift playlist on Spotify, but mostly going through Folklore, Evermore, and Midnights tracks for RP reply inspo.

- LAST FILM / SHOW: I'm currently watching Only Murders in the Building with my husband and we're loving it! A few of my family members grew up and/or lived on the Upper West Side of Manhattan so seeing all of the familiar architecture is entertaining. As well as the murders, the character personalities, etc. I still don't believe Steve Martin and Martin Short's characters are heterosexual in this show and it should be 'Selena Gomez and her two gay adoptive uncles' but I digress.

- RECENT READS: I finished House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas at the very beginning of February and I've had a book hangover since then! Not that I was 100% satisfied with the ending of Crescent City but it's been hard to get into something new. I've started book 1 in the Crowns of Nyaxia series, The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent, but I haven't managed to finish it or its sequel yet. After that, I'll probably go back to finishing the Letters of Enchantment duology by Rebecca Ross, The Cruel Prince series by Holly Black, or the Hades and Persephone saga by Scarlett St. Clair. I'm tempted to finally dive into some Leigh Bardugo works, some V.E. Schwab, or start Katee Robert's Neon Gods series.

I have 166 books on my Kindle and I've finished maybe 50 of those so far, if it's any indication on how long my TBR list is. And I haven't even mentioned my historical, contemporary, and/or gothic romance picks on that list...

I really love books, y'all.

- STORY BEHIND URL: It's how Sonia wants to be seen by everyone she meets.

- FUN FACT ABOUT ME: I got married in November 2022 but I'm finally taking my honeymoon next month in April 2024. My job takes most of the blame for this, but I'm very close to securing a promotion soon (which means I'll be able to assign some of my work to others!).

That said, a lot of April will be a long hiatus from this blog. I'll be coming back to write when I've returned, but leading up to the trip, two weeks on the trip, and coming back and catching up with everything means much of April will be queued aesthetic posts around here.

That said, I'm so ready for London, Paris, and Disneyland Paris!

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IT'S PAINFUL | multifandom

link: https://youtu.be/Ht2O1Od4r6A

"...If you're going through hell, keep going..."

#multifandom #multifandomedit #sadmultifandom Broadchurch, 9-1-1, Peaky Blinders, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Black Widow, Shadow and Bone, Seberg, The Sandman, Fear the Walking Dead, Stranger Things, LIKENESS directed by Rodrigo Prieto starring Elle Fanning, Teen Wolf, The Crown, WandaVision, Euphoria, Dare Me, The Cry, Supernatural, Fate: The Winx Saga, Killing Eve, Wednesday, The Punisher, Ted Lasso, Shameless, Sorry for Your Loss, Sherlock, Перші ластівки, Squid Game, How to Get Away with Murder, Jessica Jones, Mr. Robot, The 100, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, TWD, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Daredevil, Ginny and Georgia, Modern Love, Torchwood, The Alienist, 12 monkeys, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Vampire Diaries, The Serpent, The Partys Just Beginning

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I'm happy to announce the winner of the FENRIR'S WOOD QUIZ! It was a close call point wise because everyone did extremely well, but I happily announce the winner: KIM! Congrats, your prize is a fan drawing of two characters of your choosing by me. Send your preference to the main [prompt, names, etc.].

I do want to thank everyone for participating! As this is a murder mystery rp, it has been fun to see all the answers and boy was I surprised at the freaking intelligence and wit shown in them, definitely giving me the impression that before the game is over (and the conclusion reached) you'll be able to figure it out together!

I will do another one of these in the future.

The answers to the quiz are below the read more!

QUESTION 1: Name three figures from Norse Mythology used in Fenrir’s Wood lore/locations/etc.

Fenrir's Wood - the Fenrir Wolf, son of Loki Hel Coven - Hel is ruler of the world of the dead, daughter of Loki Saga's Coven - Saga is the goddess associated with the locations of sunken river beds Lukas Thorsun - Thor is the god of Thunder Shrine of Måne - Måne is the moon personified and appears in the Poetic Edda

QUESTION 2: Where did the first murder happen?

In the bike parking lot of the Fenway Pool.

QUESTION 3: What was used to write the messages on the Fenway library and on the trees near the Trail?

Red paint. The police first thought it was blood, but closer inspection revealed it to be paint.

QUESTION 4: What’s Nico’s favourite animal that appears throughout Fenrir’s Wood rather often?

Ducks. : D

QUESTION 5: Why do covens have two leaders?

Division of power.

QUESTION 6: What do spirits like the most?

Gifts! Though I accept the following answer as well: chaos, praise, intense emotions.

QUESTION 7: How many murders have been committed so far?

10 murders have happened so far in relation to the mystery. Four in the summer, six during the winter.

QUESTION 8: What sense do you need to interact with the Wild Hunt?

Hearing. You can not see or smell or feel or taste the Wild Hunt, but you can hear them.

QUESTION 9: Which neighbourhood is the most often targeted?

Fenway. The first five murders all happened in Fenway.

QUESTION 10: What movie has the admin referred to when it comes to cops in Fenrir’s Wood?

Hot Fuzz (aka the best cop film ever). Admin Nico likes to refer to this movie whenever the police of Fenrir's Wood come up.

QUESTION 11: How often has the cloaked figure appeared in the fever dreams?

The Cloaked figure first appeared in the dreams of the SEVEN, later as a ferry man also in the dreams of the SEVEN, and then the same cloaked figure shows up in the dreams of all the Werewolves of Fenrir's Wood, bringing the number to 3.

QUESTION 12: Where did Merrin Rolf die?

In a public bathroom at Fenrir University

QUESTION 13: Which name in Fenrir’s Wood’s lore means Raven?

Brann's Peak is named after Brân (Raven in Celtic) a Celtic deity. Fun fact: I picked Brân for the comparison to a certain other body-less deity in Norse mythology: Mímir. Only Brân is said to bring entertainment in his headless form and Mímir brought knowledge and wisdom. Brân was known in medieval Welsh tales as "crowned king over this island" (meaning Great Britain), and local legend (aka Fenrir lore) says the severed head was moved from London to Fenrir's Wood.

QUESTION 14: Which norse monster of the apocalypse is missing? Which are the other two?

Ragnarok is said to be brought about by the Children of Loki, with three of them playing a central role in some retellings: the Fenrir Wolf; Hel, goddess of the Underworld; and Jormungadr, the Midgard Serpent. Fenrir & Hel are part of Fenrir lore, Jormungadr is missing (for now?). Sleipnir is also accepted as an answer, as is Surtr.

QUESTION 15: Which of the packs is named after a real city in the UK?

Slough is a city in the UK near London.

QUESTION 16: Are there actual ducks in Fenrir’s Wood?

This is the trick question. I've never mentioned there being actual ducks in Fenrir's Wood, aside from once in a the Fever Dreams. But yes, there are actual ducks in Fenrir's Wood, though I accept all jokes that were made on this question.

QUESTION 17: What happens when you get bitten by a Werewolf?

You either die after a long illness, or you become a Werewolf after a long illness. All jokes made on this question were likewise accepted.

QUESTION 18: How many days a year does it rain in Fenrir’s Wood on average?

So, since Fenrir's Wood is based on Oxford, the answer to this question is: 165 days a year on average.

QUESTION 19: What city is Fenrir’s Wood based on?

Good olde Oxford

QUESTION 20: When did Hel Coven come to Fenrir’s Wood?

Around one or two centuries ago, though not all its members came to Fenrir's Wood right away, they've been in the city for a century or two.

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Proxy Decklists

MERFOLK:

1 Mana Crypt 1 Sol Ring 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Emerald 1 Black Lotus 1 Mental Misstep 1 Grafdigger's Cage 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Time Walk 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Mox Ruby 2 Lorien Revealed 3 Vexing Bauble 4 Force of Will 1 True-Name Nemesis 3 Vodalian Hexcatcher 4 Tishana's Tidebinder 4 Thieving Skydiver 4 Tide Shaper 4 Hullbreacher 1 Strip Mine 2 Otawara, Soaring City 4 Urza's Saga 4 Cavern of Souls 4 Island 4 Wasteland Sideboard 2 Null Rod 1 Pithing Needle 1 Karakas 2 Dismember 3 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale 3 Grafdigger's Cage 3 True-Name Nemesis

DIMIR CONTROL

2 Orcish Bowmasters 4 Psychic Frog 1 Time Vault 1 Manifold Key 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Ruby 1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Pearl 1 Vexing Bauble 1 Sol Ring 4 Force of Will 3 Force of Negation 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Flusterstorm 1 Sink into Stupor 1 Mental Misstep 2 Spell Pierce 1 Dig Through Time 1 Vampiric Tutor 1 Repeal 1 Brainstorm 4 Lorien Revealed 1 Timetwister 1 Merchant Scroll 1 Time Walk 1 Gitaxian Probe 1 Treasure Cruise 1 Demonic Tutor 4 Urza's Saga 1 Dress Down 4 Wasteland 1 Strip Mine 4 Underground Sea 2 Polluted Delta 1 Island Sideboard 2 Flusterstorm 1 Lurrus of the Dream-Den 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale 1 Soul-Guide Lantern 1 Pithing Needle 2 Soul Rend 1 Fatal Push 1 Annul 1 Grafdigger's Cage 1 Null Rod 2 Steel Sabotage 1 Hurkyl's Recall

MUD:

4 Sphere of Resistance 1 Black Lotus 1 Chalice of the Void 2 Crucible of Worlds 1 Mana Crypt 4 Mishra's Workshop 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Sapphire 4 Nettlecyst 2 Null Rod 4 Patchwork Automaton 3 Phyrexian Metamorph 4 Phyrexian Revoker 1 Pithing Needle 4 Stonecoil Serpent 1 Strip Mine 1 Thorn of Amethyst 1 Tolarian Academy 1 Trinisphere 4 Urza's Saga 3 Vexing Bauble 1 Sol Ring 4 Wasteland 4 Ancient Tomb Sideboard 2 Null Rod 2 Dismember 3 Grafdigger's Cage 3 Mindbreak Trap 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale 4 Leyline of the Void

HATEBEAR:

1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Jet 1 Sol Ring 1 Mana Crypt 1 Trinisphere 1 Chalice of the Void 1 March of Otherworldly Light 1 Lotus Petal 3 Chrome Mox 1 Solitude 1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben 2 Anointed Peacekeeper 2 Boromir, Warden of the Tower 3 Dauntless Dismantler 4 White Plume Adventurer 4 Seasoned Dungeoneer 4 Witch Enchanter 4 Chancellor of the Annex 4 Archon of Emeria 1 Strip Mine 1 Karakas 2 Plains 4 Cavern of Souls 4 Wasteland 4 Ancient Tomb Sideboard 1 Kataki, War's Wage 4 Containment Priest 4 Null Rod 2 Mindbreak Trap 3 Swords to Plowshares 1 March of Otherworldly Light

OATH:

4 Atraxa, Grand Unifier 1 Black Lotus 1 Bolas's Citadel 1 Mana Crypt 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Null Rod 1 Sensei's Divining Top 1 Ancestral Recall 1 Brainstorm 1 Flash 1 Spell Pierce 1 Force of Negation 4 Force of Will 1 Mental Misstep 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Vampiric Tutor 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Gitaxian Probe 4 Show and Tell 2 Thoughtseize 1 Time Walk 1 Tinker 4 Oath of Druids 2 Oko, Thief of Crowns 1 Bayou 2 Boseiju, Who Endures 4 Forbidden Orchard 1 Island 3 Misty Rainforest 2 Polluted Delta 1 Strip Mine 2 Tropical Island 2 Underground Sea Sideboard 1 Null Rod 1 Force of Negation 1 Oko, Thief of Crowns 2 Abrupt Decay 1 Force of Vigor 1 Long Goodbye 1 Mindbreak Trap 1 Nature's Claim 1 Portal to Phyrexia 2 Serra's Emissary 1 Sphinx of the Steel Wind 1 Steel Sabotage 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale

DOOMSDAY:

1 Ancestral Recall 1 Black Lotus 1 Vampiric Tutor 1 Demonic Consultation 1 Mystical Tutor 4 Force of Will 4 Doomsday 2 Flooded Strand 2 Polluted Delta 1 Dig Through Time 1 Gitaxian Probe 1 Gush 1 Mental Misstep 2 Misty Rainforest 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Demonic Tutor 1 Necropotence 4 Street Wraith 4 Preordain 4 Dark Ritual 1 Island 2 Thassa's Oracle 1 Time Walk 1 Treasure Cruise 1 Undercity Sewers 4 Underground Sea 1 Brainstorm 4 Ponder 1 Force of Negation 3 Flusterstorm 2 Scalding Tarn Sideboard 2 Force of Negation 3 Leyline of the Void 2 Mindbreak Trap 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale 2 Psychic Frog 3 Steel Sabotage 2 Fatal Push

BESEECH THE STORM

1 Sheoldred, the Apocalypse 1 Mana Crypt 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Pearl 1 Black Lotus 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Emerald 1 Sol Ring 1 Manifold Key 1 The One Ring 1 Lotus Petal 1 Bolas's Citadel 1 Sensei's Divining Top 1 Time Vault 1 Mental Misstep 1 Ancestral Recall 4 Force of Will 1 Chain of Vapor 1 Mystical Tutor 1 Vampiric Tutor 1 Brainstorm 2 Flusterstorm 4 Dark Ritual 1 Time Walk 4 Lorien Revealed 1 Tinker 1 Timetwister 1 Gitaxian Probe 1 Tendrils of Agony 1 Yawgmoth's Will 1 Demonic Tutor 4 Beseech the Mirror 4 Urza's Saga 1 Dress Down 1 Necropotence 1 Marsh Flats 1 Verdant Catacombs 1 Swamp 4 Underground Sea 1 Tolarian Academy Sideboard 1 Flusterstorm 1 Pithing Needle 1 Dismember 2 Grafdigger's Cage 2 Cut Down 2 Force of Negation 1 The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale 1 Portal to Phyrexia 1 Opposition Agent 2 Hurkyl's Recall 1 Long Goodbye

PARADOXICAL OUTCOME:

4 Phyrexian Metamorph 1 Black Lotus 4 Coveted Jewel 3 Grim Monolith 1 Mana Crypt 1 Mana Vault 1 Manifold Key 1 Mox Emerald 1 Mox Jet 1 Mox Opal 1 Mox Pearl 1 Mox Ruby 1 Mox Sapphire 1 Mystic Forge 1 Sol Ring 4 The One Ring 1 Time Vault 1 Trinisphere 3 Vexing Bauble 1 Ancestral Recall 4 Force of Will 4 Paradoxical Outcome 2 Sink into Stupor 1 Time Walk 1 Tinker 4 Urza's Saga 1 Karn, the Great Creator 4 Ancient Tomb 1 Island 4 Mishra's Workshop 1 Tolarian Academy Sideboard 4 Argentum Masticore 2 Dismember 2 Force of Negation 1 Grafdigger's Cage 1 Mindbreak Trap 1 Mycosynth Lattice 1 Pithing Needle 3 Wurmcoil Engine

[radroller]

I keep reading classic Avengers arcs and bein like “that was okay.” Like i didnt care for the Korvac Saga as much as i thought i would, and while i liked the Serpent Crown arc more i wasnt blown away by it. Maybe im overlooking some of the really good shit idk.

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

Oh man! The origin of Spider-Man! Its taken so long but I’m glad they are finally gonna tell us what it is!

I know why they do origin retellings all the time, but for some of them it is like... man everyone kinda knows that by now...

[omniversecomicsguide]

ATLANTIS ATTACKS / SAGA OF THE SERPENT CROWN (1989) Ghaur might have gone a little overboard on the hat design. Less is more, dude. MORE: http://bit.ly/AtlantisAttacks-Part1 --- Artist: Mike Mayhew From: Atlantis Attacks Omnibus Featuring: SerpentCrown, Marvel Girl, Invisible Woman, She-Hulk, Dagger, Andromeda, Storm, Scarlet Witch, Attuma, Ghaur, Llyra, Namor the Sub-Mariner, Iron Man, Thor & Captain America --- COMPLETE: The entirety of ATLANTIS ATTACKS has been upgraded on the MARVEL COMICS GUIDE - hit the link in my bio to find out more about the aquatic event of 1989!

[bringbackwendellvaughn]

[comicreadingorder]

Ben Reilly Post-Clone Saga Reading Order

Ben hasn’t been up to much since Revelations, the arc that brought an end to The Clone Saga, probably because he died. But he did show up in a few flashbacks and nods before being brought back proper.

Bold=Important Italics=optional [Brackets=one-shot]

Brand New Day

ASM Annual 36, ASM 608-610 — Also features the first appearance of Kaine since the Clone Saga ended. I considered adding all of Kaine’s appearances because of the overlap but that’s a big list by itself. I wasn’t planning on doing one but does anyone want it?

Spider-Verse

An alternate universe version of him is part of the clone trio in this tie-in, totally skippable but the lineup is great (Ben, Kaine, Ultimate Jessica Drew) and the brotherly bickering is fun. The plot is somewhat self-contained enough to enjoy it even without the rest of the event.

Scarlet Spiders 1-3

The Clone Conspiracy

This is his big return. If you don’t care about the tangential stuff you can just start here. There are 2 chunks, the first is basically a prelude arc, second is the real thing.

ASM (V4) 16-18, [Captain America FCBD (2016) B story], ASM 19

Clone Conspiracy 1, ASM 20, CC 2, ASM 21, CC 3, ASM 22, CC 4, ASM 23, CC 5, ASM 24, [CC Omega]

Scarlet Spider: Ben Reilly

After the events of Clone Conspiracy he peaces out to Vegas. This title starts slow but around issue 7 it really kicks into gear. Stick with it.

SS 1-6

Secret Empire -- This isn’t about Ben but it has an effect on Vegas that is followed up in Ben’s story. For an idea of how crucial it is, I still haven’t read it and got along fine.

SS 7-14

Damnation 1, 2

SS 15

Damnation 3

SS 16, 17

Damnation 4

SS 18-25

Spider-Geddon

After SS: BR is cancelled he next appears in this crossover. I made a post just for it that you can find by clicking on the name above.

Team-Ups

Random appearances that don’t progress his story in any way.

Conan: Battle for the Serpent Crown 2 — He shows up, gets smacked around, and is never seen again. Literally in 5 pages.

Iron Man (V6) 5-? — This story and his being part of it is still ongoing, but presumably when finished it’ll count as having happened before his Beyond stuff. As far as relevant he’s barely there or has any lines, but he does have some good ones in the latest issue (13.)

Beyond

ASM/Venom FCBD 2021 — As Marvel has done with the title since BND, this new era (dubbed Beyond) begins with a free comic book day issue before continuing in the main 3-issues-a-month title.

ASM (V5) 74 — V5 (Spencer’s run) never includes Ben until the last 8 pages of 74, a teaser for Ben’s run, which officially starts with 75.

And that’s where we are at the moment. If you have questions, corrections or suggestions feel free to message me or ask.

[booksociety]

As you may have noticed, at the beginning of this year the Book Society network took a small break. We are now slowly coming back starting with our first event of 2021! Before introducing it, we would like to inform you about a few minor changes to the layout our events. Firstly, there will no longer be a book of the month, but of course that you're still more than welcome to buddy-read any book you choose. Secondly, our events will now be running for two months instead of just one. We hope that this will allow more people to participate and finish their books, especially during busier times of the year. Thank you for your understanding and for your kind support!

And now, without further ado we present our March and April reading event! This time, the members have chosen Author Debuts as our theme. Come and join us by reading the first-ever book published by any author of your choice. This event is open to everyone, not just our members.

✧ how to participate:

optional: reblog this post; check out our network and members

read (or reread) a book of your choice that fits this month’s theme

share what book you’ve chosen, thoughts, reactions, and/or creations

use the tag #booksocietynet in your posts, and include “@booksociety ’s Author Debuts Event: [insert book title here]” in the description of your creations

the event starts on March 15 and ends on April 31

✧ reading recommendations (under the cut):

An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson (young adult, fantasy, romance; 300 pages; tw: violence, death)

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin (A Song of Wraiths and Ruin #1) by Roseanne A. Brown (young adult, fantasy, romance; 480 pages; tw: anxiety attacks, death, animal death, discrimination)

A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum (adult, literary fiction; 339 pages; tw: domestic abuse, misogyny)

Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin (adult, contemporary, romance, retellings; 351 pages; tw: islamophobia, racism, death of a parent, alcoholism)

Blood Heir (Blood Heir Trilogy #1) by Amélie Wen Zhao (young adult, fantasy, retelling; 464 pages; tw: violence, death, blood/gore, mentions of off-page emotional manipulation, indentured labour)

Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women #1) by Evie Dunmore (adult, historical romance; 345 pages; tw: misogyny, miscarriage)

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas (young adult, fantasy, lgbt+; 352 pages; tw: transphobia, blood, death, racism)

Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) by Marissa Meyer (young adult, fantasy, scifi, retelling; 400 pages; tw: abuse, terminal illness, death, ableism)

Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians #1) by Kevin Kwan (adult, contemporary, romance; 403 pages; tw: animal cruelty)

Crier's War (Crier's War #1) by Nina Varela (young adult, fantasy, lgbt+; 464 pages; tw: death, violence, grief, mental illness)

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon (young adult, contemporary, romance; 306 pages; tw: chronic illness, confinement, death)

Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid (adult, romance, contemporary; 321 pages; tw: death, grief, car accident)

Graceling (The Graceling Realm #1) by Kristin Cashore (young adult, fantasy; 471 pages; tw: death, gore, violence)

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (adult, romance, contemporary, lgbt+; 352 pages; tw: self harm, mental illness, panick attacks, racism, homophobia)

How Much of These Hills is Gold by C. Pam Zhang (adult, historical fiction, lgbt+; 288 pages; tw: transphobia, racism)

Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha #1) by Tomi Adeyemi (young adult, fantasy; 544 pages; tw: death, violence, torture, blood, genocide, colourism)

Legendborn (Legendborn #1) by Tracy Deonn (young adult, fantasy, lgbt+, retelling; 501 pages; tw: loss of a parent, grief, mentions of slavery, generational trauma)

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera (young adult, contemporary, lgbt+; 293 pages; tw: homophobia, suicide, death, self harm)

Red Rising (Red Rising Saga #1) by Pierce Brown (adult, sci-fi, dystopia; 382 pages; tw: colourism, gore, violence, death, slavery, body horror)

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (new adult, romance, contemporary, lgbt+; 421 pages; tw: homophobia, drug use mention, panic attacks)

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (classics, historical fiction, romance; 409 pages; tw: grief, misogyny)

Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove #1) by Shelby Mahurin (young/new adult, fantasy, romance; 513 pages; tw: death, religious bigotry, misogyny, physical abuse, violence)

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood #1) by Becky Albertalli (young adult, romance, contemporary, lgbt+; 303 pages; tw: forced outing, homophobia, bullying)

Solitaire (Solitaire #1) by Alice Oseman (young adult, romance, contemporary, lgbt+; 392 pages; tw: mental illness, suicidal thoughts, self harm, suicide attempt, eating disorder, homophobia)

Starstruck (Starstruck #1) by S.E. Anderson (sci-fi, new adult; 495 pages)

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (adult, contemporary; 310 pages; tw: racism, police brutality, body shaming)

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (adult, mystery, thriller; 342 pages; tw: fat shaming, violence, death, suicide, murder)

The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan (young adult, fabulism, mental health; 480 pages; tw: suicide, death of a parent, grief, mental illness)

The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy #1) by S.A. Chakraborty (adult, fantasy; 533 pages; tw: violence, blood, gore, slavery, xenophobia)

The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo (adult, historical fiction, paranromal, romance; 390 pages; tw: death, death of a parent, addiction, misogyny)

The Gilded Ones (Deathless #1) by Namina Forna (young adult, fantasy; 432 pages; tw: violence, torture, death, misogyny, abuse, body horror, confinement)

The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni #1) by Helene Wecker (adult, historical, fantasy; 486 pages; tw: violence, rape)

The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give #1) by Angie Thomas (young adult, contemporary; 444 pages; tw: police brutality, racism, death, violence, addiction)

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne (adult, contemporary, romance; 387 pages; tw: body shaming)

The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar (young adult, contemporary, romance, lgbt+; 400 pages; tw: homophobia, lesbophobia, racism, bullying)

The Kiss Quotient (The Kiss Quotient #1) by Helen Hoang (adult, contemporary, romance; 323 pages; tw: ableism, cancer, sexual assault, sexism)

The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard #1) by Scott Lynch (adult, fantasy; 499 pages; tw: violence, death)

The Near Witch (The Near Witch #1) by V.E. Schwab (young adult, fantasy, romance; 354 pages; tw: self harm, kidnapping, animal death, abuse, death of a parent)

The Orchard by David Hopen (adult, dark academia; 480 pages; tw: death, addiction, grief, animal cruelty)

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (young adult, poetry, contemporary; 368 pages; tw: emotional abuse, child abuse, misogyny, body shaming)

The Poppy War (The Poppy War #1) by R. F. Kuang (adult, historical & high fantasy; 531 pages; tw: death, gore, violence, colourism)

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (adult, mythology, romance, lgbt+; 352 pages; tw: death, violence, grief, blood, rape, gore)

The Star-Touched Queen (The Star-Touched Queen #1) by Roshani Chokshi (young adult, fantasy, romance; 342 pages)

The Trouble with Hating You by Sajni Patel (adult, romance, contemporary; 336 pages; tw: emotional abuse, sexual assault, child abuse, death, grief)

These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights #1) by Chloe Gong (young adult, historical, retellings; 449 pages; tw: violence, blood, gore, death, body horror, self harm)

We Hunt the Flame (Sands of Arawiya #1) by Hafsah Faizal (young adult, fantasy, romance; 472 pages; tw: death, torture, emotional abuse, child abuse, misogyny)

Where Dreams Descend (Kingdom of Cards #1) by Janella Angeles (young adult, fantasy, romance; 464 pages; tw: misogyny, toxic relationship, violence)

Wings of Ebony (Wings of Ebony #1) by J. Elle (young adult, fantasy, scifi; 368 pages; tw: racism, violence, death of a parent, grief, addiction)

Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez (young adult, magical realism, 384 pages; tw: violence, gore, death, torture)

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson (young adult, contemporary, romance, lgbt+; 336 pages; tw: homophobia, panick attacks, racism, chronic illness, bullying)

[cardest]

Norway playlist

The trolls have gathered around to see the Mother North dance at midnight in the Trollheimen fjellområde as they listen to this epic NORWAY pllaylist I put together! Takk!

Are you ready? Have you your wits? This is the it.... NORWAY PLAYLIST songs are right here to listen to: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-iHPcxymC1_gH0U66TKasbEjdbkPxeW7 001 Folket Bortafor Nordavinden - Ur Is Ka Ha So 002 Satyricon - Commando 003 Arcturus -  Fall of Man 004 Dimmu Borgir The Serpentine Offering 005 Borknagar -  The Eye Of Oden 006 NORDJEVEL - Sunset Glow 007 WArduna - Fehu 008 Z-off - Hurra For Norge Norsk punkrock 009 Shakma - Night of the coven 010 Duivelspack - Yggdrasill 011 Enslaved - Path To Vanir 012 Kalenda Maya- Villemann Magnhild 013 Mental As Anything - Beserk Warriors 014 Chontaraz - Rondamauh 015 Manes -  Menn På Helveg Hastar 016 Norske Gutter - Hvem Faen Tror Du Du Er 017 Iron Maiden - Invasion 018 Solefald - Oslo Melancholy 019 Immortal - Sons of Northern Darkness 020 Slegest - Blodets Varme Gjennom Meg 021 Old Man's Child - The Millenium King 022 Covenant - Bizarre cosmic industries 023 In The Woods - I Am Your Flesh 024 Satyricon -  Ageless Northern Spirit 025 Golden Core - Rúnir Skal Rísta 026 Inferno - Metal Attack 027 Nordvegen - Ullensvang 028 Arcturus -  Ad absurdum 029 Ánne Máddji Heatta - Madji  at Dawn Light 030 Eldrim - Heimkomst 031 Hedvig Mollestad Trio - Approaching / On Arrival 032 Sirenia -  The End Of It All 033 Byrdi - Solsnu (feat. Kjell Braaten) 034 Bard Spec - Fire Tongue 035 Eirik Jarl - Norse song 036 The Open Mind - Thor, The Thunder God 037 Seidrblot - Skeggöld 038 Black Moon Circle - The Machine On The Hill 039 Sigmund Eiks - Knepphallingen (Hardingfele) 040 Satyricon -  Now, diabolical 041 Amberian Dawn - Valkyries 042 Gåte - Huldra 043 Enslaved -  Waruun 044 An Danzza - Rúnatal (Canción Rúnica de Odín) 045 Burzum -  Belus' Død 046 Abbath - Harvest Pyre 047 Aura Noir - Abbadon 048 Beatles - Norwegian Wood 049 INCULTER - COMMANDER 050 KAUNAN - Halteguten 051 Mortiis - Across The World Of Wonders 052 Skuggsa - Kvervandi 053 Covenant - Planetarium 054 Kampfar - Daimon 055 Adrian von Ziegler - Vinterns Drm 056 Blind Guardian - Valkyries 057 Ulver - The Argument, Plate 2 058 BigBang - Girl In Oslo 059 Gorgoroth - Bergtrollets Hevn 060 Emperor - Curse You All Men! 061 Tom Trussel - Oslo City Blues 062 Vazelina Bilopphøggers - Borghild 063 Dosdfall - Hemlig Vrede 064 Dimmu Borgir - Progenies of the Great Apocalypse 065 Kryst The Conqueror -  Valhalla 066 The Dogs - Oslo 067 Enslaved - Eld 068 Solefald - Loki Trickster God 069 Dunbarrow - You Knew I Was a Snake 070 A-ha - Take On Me 071 Ulver - Høyfjeldsbilde 072 Mayhem - Freezing Moon 073 Skambankt - Balladen Om Deg 074 Djerv - Headstone 075 Arcturus -  Raudt og svart 076 Øystein Sunde - Bleieskiftarbeider 077 Wardruna - Helvegen (The Way To Hel) 078 Ihsahn - Unhealer 079 Kampfar - Dominans 080 TNT - Seven Seas 081  NRK  Til Dovre faller - 1814 082 skuggsa - Rop Fra Rynda - Mlt Fra Minne 083 Iskald - Innhøstinga 084 Kvelertak -  Rogaland 085 Svarttjern - Hellig Jord 086 Renaissance - Northern Lights 087 Fred Åkerström - Oslo 088 Concrete Steps - Big Fish 089 Trevor Morris -  Northern Lights / Entry to Kattegat 090 KaadaPatton - L'absent 091 Adrian von Ziegler - Einherjer 092 Enthroned - Skjeldenland 093 Jokke og valentinerne - her kommer vintern 094 Styx - Man Of Miracles 095 Residents -  Arctic Hysteria 096 Martine Kraft - Himmelfot 097 Red Harvest -  Anatomy of the Unknown 098 Audrey Horne - Out of the City 099 Darkthrone -  Arctic Thunder 100 Trevor Morris - If I Had A Heart 101 Immortal - The Rise of Darkness 102 Sepulcher - Corporeal 103 Mysticum - LSD (from Planet Satan) 104 Empyrium - Under Dreamskies 105 Slagmaur - Norwegian Giant 106 Aeternus - Fyrndeheimen 107 Thorns - Existence 108 Solefald -  Crater of the Valkyries 109 Tristania - Libre 110 Trevor Morris -  North Sea Storm 111 Arcturus -  The Chaos Path 112 MAYHEM - A Grand Declaration Of War 113 Manegarm -  Odin Owns Ye All 114 Kampfar - Hymn 115 Dimmu Borgir -  Gateways 116 Dødheimsgard -  The Snuff Dreams Are Made Of 117 Satyricon -  The pentagram burns 118 Enslaved - Midgards Eldar 119 Folque - No har Jonsoknatta kome 120 Nekromantheon - Rise Vulcan Spectre 121 Iron Maiden -  Invaders 122 Tsjuder - Throne of the Goat 123 Einherjer - Naar aftensolen rinner 124 Mork - Holdere Av Fortet 125 Nidinger - Baldrs Draumar 126 Arcturus - Du Nordavind 127 Green Carnation - Into Deep 128 Darkthrone -  Too Old Too Cold 129 Pagans Mind - Through Osiris Eyes 130 Kvelertak - Blodtørst 131 Tristania - Year Of The Rat 132 Ulver - I Troldskog Faren Vild 133 Cirith Ungol - The troll 134 Eliwagar - Huldresagn 135 Vårsøg - Fram kom ein skreddar 136 Amethystium - Solace 137 Audrey Horne -  Bridges and Anchors 138 Gayte - Til Deg 139 Nanci Griffith - St. Olavs Gate 140 Folque - Liti Kari 141 Hin Onde - 24th of September 1155 142 Trevor Morris -  Ragnar's Sail 143 Enslaved - Ruun 144 Purple Hill Witch - Astral Booze 145 Thulsa Doom - Machine of Oslo 146 Svarttjern - Code Human 147 Leaves' Eyes -  Vinland Saga 148 Darvaza - A New Sun 149 LUMSK - DUNKER 150 Solefald - Tittentattenteksti 151 Raga Rockers    - Fritt liv 152 Isengard - Landet og Havet 153 In The Woods... - Pure 154 Communic - Conspiracy 155 Dimmu Borgir - Vredesbyrd 156 Arcturus -  The Arcturian Sign 157 Gorgoroth - Carving A Giant 158 Panopticon -  Norwegian Nights 159 Asmegin - Blodhevn 160 DumDum Boys - Lunch I Det Grønne 161 Taake - Nordbundet 162 Gehennah - Deadlights 163 Trønder Thunder - Tordenskjold 164 Årabrot - Maldorors Love 165 Misotheist - Blood Of Rats 166 Windir - 1184 167 BLOOD RED THRONE - InStructed InSanity 168 Deathhammer - Chained to Hell 169 Satyricon - Die By My Hand 170 Myrkskog - Bleeding Wrists 171 Ring Van Mobius - End of Greatness 172 Valkyrja - Crowned Serpent 173 Kjøtt - Hvit Hud / Svart Skinn 174 The 3rd And The Mortal - Why So Lonely 175 Voluspaa - Ferden Går Videre 176 Abyssic - Transition Consent 177 Myrkraverk - Nær Døden 178 Romantic Noise - Sagitario 179 Shining -  The One Inside 180 The Devil and the Almighty Blues - Distance 181 Manowar - Thor (The Powerhead) 182 Djevel - Det Svartner Paa Likbleik Hud 183 Øresus - Angst 184 Turbonegro - City Of Satan 185 Gåte - Sjå Attende 186 Immortal - Where Mountains Rise 187 Cor Scorpii - Fotefar 188 Cadaver - Hypertrophyan 189 Hugsjá - Ni Døtre av Hav 190 Kalandra - Brave New World 191 Borknagar -  Up North 192 Ved Buens Ende - You That May Wither 193 Alestorm - The Sunkn Norwegian 194 Brød & Sirkus - Frykt 195 Burzum -  Jeg Faller 196 Djevel - Et Menniskes Hele Korpus Og Legeme 197 Helheim - Ymr 198 Leaves' Eyes -  Farewell Proud Men 199 Sylvaine - Mørklagt 200 Enslaved -  Convoys To Nothingness 201 Gaahls Wyrd - Ghosts Invited 202 Hagalaz' Runedance -  When The Trees Were Silenced 203 Dismal Euphony - Et Vintereventyr 204 In Vain -  Image of Time 205 Khonsu - The Malady 206 Arctic Sleep -  Pine Mountain 207 Flametal -  I Am A Viking 208 Dimmu Borgir - The Sacrilegious Scorn 209 Trevor Morris - Vikings Attack 210 Wongraven - Tiden Er En Stenlagt Grav 211 Endstille - World Aflame 212 TYR - Eric the Red 213 Synthetic Gentlemen - Kick 214 OBLITERATION - Detestation Rite 215 Judas Priest - Halls Of Valhalla 216 Urarv - Red Circle 217 Old Man's Child - Doommaker 218 Abbath -  Winter Bane 219 A-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV 220 Eldrim - Attergangar 221 Nan Madol - Tidal Waves 222 Vreid - Lifehunger 223 Acârash - Cadaver Dei 224 Triosphere -  The Sentinel 225 Vargvrede - Song of Betrayal 226 Vemod - Å Stige Blant Stjerner 227 Emperor - Inno A Satana 228 Eivør - Í Tokuni 229 Arcturus -  For to end yet again 230 Enslaved - The River's Mouth 231 Nidinger - Ash Yggdrasil 232 Covenant - Planetary black elements 233 Khold -  Forrykt 234 The Wretched End - Tyrant Of The Mountain 235 Voluspaa - Av Sin Klokskap 236 Solefald - Jernlov 237 Vredehammer - Viperous 238 Hellish Outcast - Partition of Lust 239 An Danzza - Rnatalins Rune Song 240 Green Carnation - The Quiet Offspring 241 1349 -  Nathicana 242 Sirenia -  Spor 2 243 TAAKE - Nattestid Ser Porten Vid 1 244 Virus - Black Flux 245 Blood Red Throne - Requiem Mass 246 Edvard Grieg - March of the Trolls (Orchestral Version) 247 Tidfall - Prophecy Horizon 248 Limbonic Art - A Void Of Lifeless Dreams 249 Lindy-Fay Hella - Three Standing Stones 250 Borknagar -  Winter Thrice 251 Panopticon - Håkans Song 252 ULVER - Nowhere (Sweet Sixteen) 253 Vondur -  Panzer Legions Of Vondur 254 JORN - Traveller 255 Disiplin - Liberation 256 Beyond Dawn - When Beauty Dies 257 Ruphus - Inner Voice 258 Leaves' Eyes -  Norwegian Lovesong 259  The 3rd  & the Mortal - Death-Hymn 260 STORM - Noregsgard 261 Satyricon - Hvite Krists Død 262 R. Stevie Moore –  Norway 263 Lucifer Was - In Anadi's Bower 264 Susane Sundfor  - White Foxes 265 Kjeld - Betsjoend 266 Kari Rueslåtten - Sørgekåpe 267 Green Carnation - Sentinels 268 Agenda - Suffer 269 Mortiis -  Tribute to Euronymous Unreleased Outro 270 Sirius - Sidereal Mirror 271 Insidious Disease - Betrayer 272 Gehenna - Through The Veils Of Darkness 273 The Deviant - Atomic Revolt 274 Varde - Halvdan Svarte 275 Carpathian Forest - He's Turning Blue 276  Ragnarok TV show - Outro 277 Sâver - How They Envisioned Life 278 Dold Vorde Ens Navn - Drukkenskapens Kirkegard 279 MANES - Young Skeleton 280 Nattefrost - Nekronaut 281 Cadaver Inc. - Primal 282 Ida Maria - I Eat Boys Like You For Breakfast 283 ragnarok - En Verden Av Stein 284 Mari Boine - Chasing Myself Into Reality 285 Death By Unga Bunga - Don't Go Looking For My Heart 286 Hexvessel - The Tunnel At The End Of The Light 287 Urgehal - The Iron Children 288 Darkthrone - Soulside Journey 289 Theatre of Tragedy - Der Tanz der Schatten 290 Wardruna -  Kvitravn 291 Einherjer - Dragons of the North 292 Thale OST - Thale theme 293 Hedvig Mollestad Trio  -Bewitched, Dwarfed and Defeathered 294 Motorpsycho - Spin, Spin, Spin 295 Susperia - Vainglory 296 MYRKUR - Jeg er Guden, I er Tjenerne (Live at the Mausoleum) 297 ICS Vortex  - Odin's Tree 298 1349 - Beyond The Apocalypse 299 PRISTINE - You Are The One 300 Tristania - Beyond the Veil 333 Immortal - Where Dark And Light Don't Differ 444 Folket Bortafor Nordavinden - Odin 666 Satyricon -  Mother North  Songs are right here at this link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-iHPcxymC1_gH0U66TKasbEjdbkPxeW7 Have I missed a song or band? Let me know. Takk!

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Music for Mondays 85

Also heard this week:

Amenra - De Doorn (Alternate Mix) Big Wreck - Bag of Tricks Cloakroom - Dissolution Wave Dessiderium - Aria Dream Theater - Train of Thought Instrumental Demos (2003) The End Machine - Phase2 Heart Healer - The Metal Opera by Magnus Karlsson Ironflame - Lightning Strikes the Crown Jethro Tull - Live at Tanglewood 1970 Khirki - Κτηνωδία Korn - Requiem Lastera - From the Ashes Lionville - Magic Is Alive Tony Martin - Thorns Maule - Maule NorthTale - Eternal Flame Papangu - Holoceno Paradise Lost - One Second Piledriver - Metal Inquisition Redemptor - Agonia Saga - Images at Twilight Slowbleed - The Blazing Sun, a Fiery Dawn Tension - Decay Tombs - Under Sullen Skies Twilight Force - Dawn of the Dragonstar Two Minutes to Late Night - Covers Vol. 10 Urne - Serpent & Spirit Wolftooth - Wolftooth

Backlog: 295 albums | 3,681 songs | 13:06:03:08 running time

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22 in 2022

Rules! Choose 22 books you want to read or goals you want to achieve in 2022. That’s it! It can be a mix of books and goals, or 22 books, or 22 goals…. it’s up to you. Then tag some friends to play along.  

I was tagged by @sendme-2hell, thank you!

I tried very hard to put books other than sci-fi on the list but... lol. Also these are in no particular order (except for number one)

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (fucking obviously)

Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee

Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard

You Feel it Just Below the Ribs by Janina Matthewson & Jeffrey Cranor (after months my copy finally arrived!!)

The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

Books of the Raksura trilogy by Martha Wells

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

Mijn lieve gunsteling by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley

The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (sequel to A Psalm for the Wild-Built)

In the Serpent's Wake by Rachel Hartman (sequel to Tess of the Road)

Foreigner by C.J. Cherryh (make a start, at least)

The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara

Watership Down by Richard Adams

Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold (make a start, at least)

tagging @yukinojou, @transratsactivist, @comeauch and whoever else wants to do it!