#Samantha Lock

[dorkfruit]

the first set of requests i got for the six fanarts post (:

[yuviur]

Post-Odyssey Ron and Terry Jr <3 Gotta love this emotionally available dad/son duo!

[armofianthe]

Queer Fantasy panel with With TJ Klune, Tamsyn Muir, Samantha Shannon and Tasha Suri, in conversation with Mendez.

I figured a lot of TLT fandom would be interested in it, as well as general queer fantasy fans. I found it pretty interesting and fun. Particularly hearing them talk about chussy and chunt, but also in general. Worth a watch if you are a fan of any of their work.

Tamsyn is still working on Alecto and stressed about the ending (and hoping to end the series at AtN).

Edit: This recording is only available to watch till February 9th, so get on it before that if you want to watch.

[bandfrmlyf]

Huge list of fantasy and science fiction books with lesbian characters!

Made by Kuropup from Reddit

[freezingfogsblog]

Is anyone here aware of more captivating british fantasy authors who can't write cishet characters to save their life?

[sensitivehandsomeactionman]

A Love Letter to Supernatural | Episode 10

[sapphic-book-tournament]

Gideon The Ninth by Tamsyn Muir-

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.

The Priory of The Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

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.

[saintalectoshomeforwaywardgirls]

7/1/2024: Snaps from the AGIG Pride Parade!

American Girl Instagram had a pride parade for this, the last weekend of June, and of course we don't have a single straight doll in the house, so here they are!

Posing with the progress flag: Melody (she/her), Beverly (who's Maryellen's little sister - she/her), Addy (she/her), Courtney (she/her), Gideon (she/her except she's also a prince/sir/good boy), Harrow (she/her for now).

(Beverly is wearing a dress by 2debsadorables on eBay; Maryellen is wearing her Birthday Dress; Gideon is wearing the flannel, pants, and shoes from the Cargo Outfit; Harrow is wearing a skirt by kmajor1 on eBay, a sweatshirt by Playful Doll Finds on Mercari, her black flats, and leggings from Courtney's Tights and Leggings Set.

See last week's post for the other girls' outfits.)

The rainbow flag: Kanani (she/her for now), Molly (she/her), Emily (she/her), Ivy (she/her), Nona (she/her), Julie (she/her).

(Molly is wearing Courtney's Denim Jacket and the dress and shoes from the Skateboarding Set; Emily is wearing the sweatshirt from Joss' Meet Outfit, the tank top from Courtney's T-Shirt and Tank Set, one of the skirts from Courtney's Skirt Set, and the boots from Luciana's Meet Outfit; Nona is wearing the Silver-Print Cat Tee and the pants from Julie's Casual Outfit.)

The intersex progress flag: Nellie (she/her), Palamedes (he/him), Samantha (she/her).

(Nellie is wearing the tank top from the "Feeling Great!" Outfit, a purple skirt of unknown origin, and her usual boots; Pal is wearing overalls by StarBriteDoll on Etsy, the top from his last outfit, and his usual shoes and necklace; Samantha is wearing the shirt and shoes from Maryellen's Poodle Skirt Outfit and the skirt from the Roller Skating Set.)

The trans flag: Pyrrha (she/her), Isaac (he/him), Carrie (she/her).

(Pyrrha is wearing the sweater from the Perfectly Plaid Outfit, the shorts from the Soccer Star Set, and her riding boots; Isaac is wearing his usual pants and shirt, plus the shirt from this set by tbiever1 on eBay; Carrie is wearing the tank top from the Skateboard Outfit II, a skirt by clothesbycarole on eBay, tights by fairytaleblessings on Etsy, and the boots from the Skater Dress Outfit.)

The bi flag: Capable (she/her), Pam (she/her), Gwynn (she/her), Eric (he/him), Nora (she/her), Kim (she/her), Rebecca (she/her), Dulcie (she/her).

(Capable is wearing an outfit from sew2repurpose on Etsy and the shoes from Saige's Meet Outfit; Pam is wearing an outfit by ILuvmCreations on Etsy; Gwynn is wearing a shirt by DollClothesbyRocio on Etsy; Eric is wearing Joss' Cheer Team Jacket and the Shark Baseball Cap; Nora is wearing the top from Marisol's Meet Outfit, a skirt by beautifulwomen2012 on eBay, and the tutu from the Sugarplum Fairy Outfit; Kim is wearing the jacket from the Two-in-One Running Outfit, the dress from the Truly Me Outfit, black tights, and sneakers by Sophia's; Dulcie is wearing her usual shoes and a dress by girlsanddollsatelier on eBay.)

The lesbian flag: Marta (she/her), Angharad (she/her), Judith (she/her), May (she/her).

(Marta is wearing the shirt and shorts from the Volleyball Set; Angharad is wearing the dress from the Let's Smile Outfit and the shoes from the Purple Party Outfit; Judith is wearing a jacket by lovvbugg on eBay, a white tank top, Courtney's Pleated Shorts, and boots by BrierRoseDollClothes on Etsy; May is wearing an outfit by Lynniejos on Etsy and shoes by beautifulwomen2012 on eBay.)

The asexual flag: Corinne (she/her), Jeannemary (she/her), Luciana (she/they).

(Jeanne is wearing a shirt and pants by chiquita-fruit on eBay and boots by beautifulwomen2012 on eBay.)

The pansexual flag: Cristabel (she/her), Mercymorn (she/her), Abigail (she/her), Coronabeth (she/her), Kavi (she/her).

(Cris is wearing the sweatshirt from Julie's Two-in-One Summer Outfit, a dress from 23cj31 on eBay, and shoes from dollclothessewbeautiful on eBay; Mercy is wearing an Our Generation sweater with the dress and boots from the Winter Sparkles Outfit; Abigail is wearing her classic dress from anniesetc2006; Corona is wearing a shirt by lilmunchin on eBay, the pants from the Sparkly Sport Outfit, and the headband and shoes from the Brocade Holiday Outfit.)

The genderfluid flag: Camilla (she/they), Lilith (she/they), Ianthe (she/her, except for when she's not), Kaya (she/they).

(Camilla is wearing her usual boots, pants from clothesbycarole on eBay, and a shirt I cannot for the life of me identify; Lilith is wearing Courtney's Splatter Print Dress, the leggings and legwarmers from Corinne's Meet Outfit, and the shoes from the Skateboard Outfit II; Ianthe is wearing the camisa from Josefina's Feast Day Finery, the shoes from Melody's Fancy Floral Dress, and the headband from Julie's Summer Skirt Outfit but as a belt.)

The nonbinary flag: Josefina (she/? still figuring that one out), Joss (she/they kind of tentatively), Kit (she/they).

(Josefina is wearing the dress from the Sparkle and Shine Outfit and unidentified shoes; Joss is wearing the shoes from that outfit, tights, and a dress by TheGlamDoll on Etsy.)

[thegrandempressofinsomnia]

Jack, has been in DC for a few months: so how’ve you been?

Sam, has been in Nevada for a few months: good. You?

Jack: same

Sam: …

Jack: we’re both lying aren’t we?

Sam: oh yah

Jack: great

Jack: beer?

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Book names + authors under the cut

Eadaz uq-Nāra/Sabran Berethnet- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

John Gaius/Augustine the First/Mercymorn the First- The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir

[cage-cat-yt]

Big art dump (click on some for full image + better quality)

Yeah I forgot to transfer the IDs from insta to here so that's why I didn't post here a lot sorry 😭 Also sorry it's not the most diverse? I mean I technically have some variety but I could've done more lol. Then again mental health issues have been acting up so maybe I should be a little nicer to myself.

Anyway, thanks for reading! Remember to hydrate and I hope you have a good day :)

[weareallgoldensunflowersinside]

A friendly reminder that there's a recording available from the British Library Queer Fantasy panel with Tamsyn Muir, TJ Klune, Samantha Shannon, and Tasha Suri.

[poisonandpages]

My parents when I was a child: "After you've taken out the dogs each night you need to go around the entire house and make sure every single door and window is 100% locked. If I find anything unlocked in the morning you are getting a major row before you go to school so you feel shitty for the rest of the day. If some looney gets in through an open door or window and kills us all before stealing our stuff it will be all your fault!"

My parents now that I'm an adult: "Why is your door locked lol I just want to go into your kitchen to take shit."

[lastpagcs]

the average experience reading these two chapters back to back

[magnusth]

Between Gideon the ninth and Priory of the orange tree, it feels like extremely Queer sapphic love stories full of PoC are where high fantasy is at now. The Modern Aragorn is a gay black woman in obsessive love and I'm here for it

Now, i do wish that romances were a little less in focus in my fantasy plots, but honestly, at least this modern crop of fantasy has the romance matter. Better an obsessive character-defining love that shapes the world than a wet fart in the background. The declarations of unending passion and love might get a little much, but at least when Gideon or Ead says something like "i will give you my heart, if it kills me" I can expect that to be the seed of a great quest or a tragedy. Even Jay Kristoff gets this right, even if his books are otherwise, uh.... Not always the best or the best rep.

It's something I wish older fantasy did better. If you need romance, make the passion of your heroes reshape the world. Let your heroes cross the perilous wastes for love. Let them risk all they hold dear to touch their lover one more time. Too much fantasy has Aragorn pining for Arwen with no influence on the plot, or characters hastily getting together at the end. As i said, I'm no huge romance fan, but I infinitely prefer these gay women and their burning passion to that.

[rebiesque]

Glorian: We ride at dawn.

My mind: