#Sarah prineas

[enbeemagical]

I really love The Magic Thief because Conn is such an enticing protagonist (all sassy and snarky but 90% of it is his internal narration, not spoken aloud, he observes so much, and he's clever!) and also because Nevery, despite his seeming aloofness and the *gestures* crotchety old wizard vibes of him, he's JUST as chaotic as Conn

[yakkety-yak-art]

I am perhaps the only person on the planet who remembers the Magic Thief book series lmao but it was my fave as a kid

(For those who don’t know wtf these books are: Crowe is Maggie’s brother, Embre wing is Crowe’s son, and Connwaer is Maggie’s son. I wanted to practice drawing family members without accidentally drawing them completely identical lol)

[good-morzan-inheritance-cycle]

I found out about a website that lets you make and order a singular thing of your own keychain design (I’m guessing as quality testers and such and are pretty cheep)

And oh boy do I have the urge to turn my favorite authors into marketable keychains

[inky-squid-art]

ok, being so fr rn i forgot i had tumblr.... for like a year.... so uhhh yeah maybe follow my instagram if you want content.. but uh YEAH i made an animatic!! slay!

[can-of-pringles]

So there's a small fandom for another series by Sarah Prineas, but not for her Winterling series?

[bookcoversonly]

Title: Heart of the Land | Author: Sarah Prineas | Publisher: Scholastic (2017)

[heir-of-the-chair]

Have you ever written TMT fanfiction or considered it?

I have not but I definitely have considered it. Namely rewriting the scene where Conn and Rowan been Embre for the first time from Embre’s pov and the long, complex, oc-filled continuation of the series I��ve been brewing in my head since about 2017 baby 👉

First one I could definitely do if I got a text copy of that scene (I’ve only ever listened to the audiobooks which are really good), second one I’m not so sure cause idrk how to write long form fanfic.

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The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas (2008-2014)

In a city that runs on a dwindling supply of magic, a young boy is drawn into a life of wizardry and adventure. Conn should have dropped dead the day he picked Nevery's pocket and touched the wizard's locus magicalicus, a stone used to focus magic and work spells. But for some reason he did not. Nevery finds that interesting, and he takes Conn as his apprentice on the provision that the boy find a locus stone of his own. But Conn has little time to search for his stone between wizard lessons and helping Nevery discover who--or what--is stealing the city of Wellmet's magic.

100 Cupboards by N. D. Wilson (2007-2010)

Twelve-year-old Henry York is going to sleep one night when he hears a bump on the attic wall above his head. It's an unfamiliar house—Henry is staying with his aunt, uncle, and three cousins—so he tries to ignore it. But the next night he wakes up with bits of plaster in his hair. Two knobs have broken through the wall, and one of them is slowly turning...

 Henry scrapes the plaster off the wall and discovers doors—ninety-nine cupboards of all different sizes and shapes. Through one he can hear the sound of falling rain. Through another he sees a glowing room—with a man strolling back and forth! Henry and his cousin Henrietta soon understand that these are not just cupboards. They are, in fact, portals to other worlds.

Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert Murdock (2008)

A girl is transformed, through instruction in life at court, determination, and magic, from sullen, pudgy, graceless Ben into Crown Princess Benevolence, a fit ruler of the kindgom of Montagne as it faces war with neighboring Drachensbett.

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen (2021-present)

Vanja Schmidt knows no gift is freely given, not even a mother’s love. Abandoned to Death and Fortune as a child, she has scraped by as a lowly maidservant with her quick wits and the ability to see her god-mothers’ hands at work in the world. But when they demand her lifelong servitude in exchange, Vanja decides that gifts not given freely…can always be stolen.

When an opportunity rises to steal a string of enchanted pearls, Vanja seizes it, transforming herself into Gisele, the princess she’s served for years. As the glamorous princess, Vanja leads a double life, charming the nobility while ransacking their coffers as a jewel thief. Then, one heist away from funding an escape from her god-mothers, Vanja crosses the wrong god, and is cursed to turn into jewels herself. The only way to save herself is to make up for what she’s taken—starting with her first victim, Princess Gisele.

Valdemar: Mage Wings by Mercedes Lackey (1992-1993)

High magic had been lost to Valdemar when he gave his life to save his kingdom from destruction by the dark sorceries. Now it falls to Elspeth Herald, heir to the throne, to take up the challenge and seek a mentor who will awaken her mage abilities.

The Numair Chronicles by Tamora Pierce (2018-present)

Arram Draper is on the path to becoming one of the realm’s most powerful mages. The youngest student in his class at the Imperial University of Carthak, he has a Gift with unlimited potential for greatness–and for attracting danger. At his side are his two best friends: Varice, a clever girl with an often-overlooked talent, and Ozorne, the “leftover prince” with secret ambitions. Together, these three friends forge a bond that will one day shape kingdoms. And as Ozorne gets closer to the throne and Varice gets closer to Arram’s heart, Arram realizes that one day–soon–he will have to decide where his loyalties truly lie.

Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones (1998-2000)

Everyone - wizards, soldiers, farmers, elves, dragons, kings and queens alike - is fed up with Mr Chesney's Pilgrim Parties: groups of tourists from the world next door who descend en masse every year to take the Grand Tour. What they expect are all the trappings of a grand fantasy adventure, including the Evil Enchantress, Wizard Guides, the Dark Lord, Winged Minions, and all. And every year different people are chosen to play these parts. But now they've had enough: Mr Chesney may be backed by a very powerful demon, but the Oracles have spoken. Now it's up to the Wizard Derk and his son Blade, this year's Dark Lord and Wizard Guide, not to mention Blade's griffin brothers and sisters, to save the world from Mr Chesney's depredations.

Traveler's Gate by Will Wight (2013-2014)

Simon can only watch, helpless, as his family is killed and his friends captured by enemy Travelers-men and women who can summon mystical powers from otherworldly Territories. To top it off, another young man from Simon's village discovers that he's a savior prophesied to destroy evil and save the realm.Prophecy has nothing to say about Simon. He has no special powers, no magical weapons, and no guarantee that he'll survive. But he sets off anyway, alone, to gain the power he needs to oppose the Travelers and topple their ruthless Overlord. It may not be his destiny, but Simon's determined to rescue his fellow villagers from certain death.Because who cares about prophecy, really?

Deltora Quest by Emily Rodda (2000)

The evil Shadow Lord is plotting to invade Deltora and enslave its people. All that stands against him is the magic Belt of Deltora with its seven gems of great and mysterious power. When the gems are stolen and hidden in dark terrible places throughout the kingdom, the Shadow Lord triumphs, and Deltora is lost.

In secrecy, with only a hand-drawn map to guide them, two unlikely companions set out on a perilous quest. Determined to find the lost gems and rid their land of the tyrant, they struggle towards their first goal - the sinister Forests of Silence.

Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi (2016-2017)

There are only three things that matter to twelve-year-old Alice Alexis Queensmeadow: Mother, who wouldn't miss her; magic and color, which seem to elude her; and Father, who always loved her. The day Father disappears from Ferenwood he takes nothing but a ruler with him. But it's been almost three years since then, and Alice is determined to find him. She loves her father even more than she loves adventure, and she's about to embark on one to find the other.

But bringing Father home is no small matter. In order to find him she'll have to travel through the mythical, dangerous land of Furthermore, where down can be up, paper is alive, and left can be both right and very, very wrong. It will take all of Alice's wits (and every limb she's got) to find Father and return home to Ferenwood in one piece. On her quest to find Father, Alice must first find herself--and hold fast to the magic of love in the face of loss.

[gingeredmink]

Have you ever heard of The Magic Theif by Sarah Prineas?

If so, have you ever read it?

I-Is this satire? I've read the whole series several times and used to be super active in the fandom. As a kid with undiagnosed something [doctors agrees there was definitely something there, just couldn't tell if it was autism or adhd] I always appreciated how neurodivergent Connwaer seemed to be.

"Well Conn?" "Not Well, Nevery." always felt so awkward [in a good way] to me.

The not talking to people much and being kind of a loner always struck a cord for me. Forth book felt a bit forced in my opinion but i would love to see the series picked up again someday.

anyways, here's a quick Conn for ya

[transxfiles]

!! i have never seen someone reference a girl who circumnavigated fairyland in a ship of her own making and i ADORE that book. i used it in my capstone project ab portal fantasies <3 any fave portal fantasy movies?

I LOVE THE GIRL WHO CIRCUMNAVIGATED FAIRYLAND!! growing up i was the sorta kid who'd just read whatever i could get my hands on, and my best friend in elementary school had a mom who was involved in publishing , so i read so so many ARCs of children's books through her hand-me-downs. i loved TGWCFiaSoHOM so much that they gave me the book as a gift, and later got me a signed copy of the third novel in the series :] i was pretentious from a very early age i think. i loved alice's adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass growing up, and TGWCF was like a natural progression from that, i think.

as for portal fantasy movies: tbh, i read more fantasy than i watch, and the stuff i read is more often high fantasy or urban fantasy than it is portal fantasy stuff. that being said i ADORED reading portal fantasy novels as a kid bc yknow. "what if i opened a door and i got lost in a magical world" has ALWAYS been appealing to weird lonely six year olds and i'm convinced it always will be.

some portal fantasy books i really liked as a kid included (in no particular order):

13 curses by michelle harrison

100 cupboards by n. d. wilson

dandelion fire by n. d. wilson

winterling by sarah prineas

the magician's nephew by c. s. lewis

this isn't what it looks like by pseudonymous bosch

alice's adventures in wonderland by lewis carroll

alice through the looking glass by lewis carroll

wildwood by colin meloy

the girl who fell beneath fairyland and led the revels there by catherynne m. valente

gregor the overlander by suzanne collins

as for movies:

like i said i don't watch very many portal fantasy films that i can think of.... the number one off the top of my head is probably "spirited away" (2001) i love that movie so much. it's kind of an obvious recommendation but it's SO good. augh!

that being said, i am now officially taking recs for portal fantasy movies i should watch :] i've seen the narnia films already but afaik that;s about it. and a bunch of barbie movies that i'm sure technically qualify.

also i'm so interested in hearing more about your capstone project bc that sounds so cool???? like!!!!!!!

[shrub-jay-blog]

Today’s pixel art bird is the red-winged blackbird! This bird holds a special place in my heart due to the children’s book The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas, in which the protagonist, Connwaer, is named after the magical setting’s name for a specific kind of blackbird. Imagine my surprise as a child when I looked outside one day to see they were real!

In some areas, red-winged blackbirds have a totally red shoulder patch (or epaulet) instead of a red and yellow one. I saw this first hand while living in California, and I was delighted to see the color variation on the East coast after moving.

Another fact I find fascinating is that “[m]ale red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) often cooperate with their neighbours in defending nests against predators.” I find this particularly interesting because otherwise, from what I have read, they are fairly territorial.

P.S. If you want this pixel art bird as a sticker, you can find it here. :3

[lavenderfables]

favorite dragon books?

Burn by Patrick Ness

Dragonfell by Sarah Prineas

Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley

The Priory Of The Orange Tree by Samanatha Shannon

The Memoirs Of Lady Trent series by Marie Brennan

Seraphina Duology by Rachel Hartman

Trelian Trilogy by Michelle Knudsen

[bhaalborn]

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐚'𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭

comfort food(s): two things! (1) nongshim shin ramyun with egg and kimchi (2) tea leaf 2, a chinese resturant near me. it's family owned and my late grandma worked there for a time (and was really close with the owners) and it's literally the first thing i think of when i want some food-related comfort. i've been going there for over a decade shakjhfkhsdkf

comfort drink(s): starry, or maybe sweet barley tea?

comfort movie(s): any non-mcu spider-man movie ever, nimona, monsters vs aliens, any kung fu panda movie

comfort show(s): love, death + robots, sense8, evil, rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles

comfort clothing: joggers!!!!!!!! joggers with POCKETS!!!!!!!!

comfort song(s): i don't consider any of the music i listen to necessarily 'comforting' but blast doors by everything everything is a smth i've been jamming to recently so maybe that (but it terms of auditory comfort what the hell is that term my favorite podcast atm is dungeons and daddies)

comfort book(s): the magic thief book series by sarah prineas!!!! aaaaaa

comfort game(s): baldur's gate III, deep rock galactic, hades, telltale the walking dead (usually watching someone else play because once was enough emotional damage for me LOL), it takes two, rusty lake, and torchlight

tagged by / i stole this from @diaboluse unashamedly. ty beloved bru tagging / bish.... do this and say i tagged you in it

[aretemisapollo]

Book recommendations

The Worldquake series by Scarlett Thomas (book one: Dragons Green, book two: Chosen Ones, book three: Galoglass) and The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas (book one: Magic Thief, book two: Lost, book three: Found, book four: Home (there's also a short story that's only available via ebook))

Both Fandoms are very small and they really deserve more love

[oh-no-another-idea]

Magic thieves for the wip filenames asks! (--@space-writes)

Hi @space-writes, thanks for the ask!

Magic Thieves is still very much in the brainstorming phase, but came into being many many years ago when I picked up the book by the same name written by Sarah Prineas. The cover and title were so intriguing to me, and when I read the series, I realized that although the story was terrific (I have since reread it several times), it was not the story I was expecting, or still wanted to read!

It's going to have a group of kids on the streets who are all conmen of a sort, in an urban fantasy setting, and one of them has the ability to literally take another person's magic/abilities :)

Beyond that, I don't have much yet, but every time I think about it, I get excited again. 😁

WIP filenames game <3

[rjalker]

okay let's do it this way. Each link goes to the story if it's still up on the original site, or to the surviving version on the wayback machine. These are all free to read, it looks like the site just isn't being maintained properly anymore :/

If you click the link and it leads to an error page after I make this post, copy and paste the url into the wayback machine on archive.org. You can also download the official wayback machine extension, which will automatically let you see the archived versions of a page.

Lonestar Stories.

oops they're in backwards order. sorry I'm not fixing that now.

I've only read one of them so the only warnings I have are for casual racism, misogyny, and ableism in Wolf Night by Martha Wells.

Nevermind another warning there's a giant swastika in the art for Die Rache by Steven Utley on a Nazi flag.

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Contributing Authors in alphabetical order. I would link to their wikipedia pages but tumblr said I can't have any more links in this post. I will Not be doing any research to see if any of these are pseudonyms.

Angela Boord

Barth Anderson

Beth Bernobich

Bruce Boston

Catherynne M. Valente

Cherie Priest

Chris Roberson

Danny Adams

David C. Kopaska-Merkel

Deborah P. Kolodji

Greg van Eekhout

J. C. Runolfson

Jaime Lee Moyer

Jason Erik Lundberg

Jay Lake

Jeff VanderMeer

Jenn Reese

Jo Walton

Jon Hansen

Josh Roundtree

Josh Rountree

Karen A. Romanko

Karen L. Newman

Ken Scholes

Kevin Anderson

Lisa M. Bradley (poem not found)

Lynn Tentchoff

M. Thomas

Marge Simon

Marina Lee Sable

Martha Wells

Melissa Mar

Michael Kelly

Mikal Trimm

Mike Allen

Pam McNew

Samantha Henderson

Sanda McDonald

Sandra J. Lindow

Sandra McDonald

Sarah Monette

Sarah Prineas

Sherwood Smith

Stephanie Burgis

Steven Utley

Terrie Leigh Relf

William Goyen (story not found)

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Issue No. 16, August 1, 2006

Wolf Night by Martha Wells Angst in D Minor by Jenn Reese The Great Conviction of Tia Inez by M. Thomas Poetry: Keeping an eye out by Jo Walton Lost Waiters by Greg van Eekhout

Helen in the Underworld by Catherynne M. Valente

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Issue No. 15, June 1, 2006

A Night in Electric Squidland by Sarah Monette The Mountains of Key West by Sandra McDonald Wild Copper by Samantha Henderson Poetry: Circus by Jaime Lee Moyer Rasputin by Karen A. Romanko

Triptych: Three Views of the Capture of the City of Bisanthe by Samantha Henderson

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Issue No. 14, April 1, 2006

Hekaba's Demon by Sarah Prineas The Secret Life of Dave Driscoll by Jeff VanderMeer Thread: A Triptych by Catherynne M. Valente Poetry: Practical Zombies by Mike Allen and David C. Kopaska-Merkel Before I Was Born by Steven Utley

The Frog-Wife by Catherynne M. Valente

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Issue No. 13, February 1, 2006

10 Archetypes in 2000 Words by Cherie Priest Evergreen by Angela Boord Can't Buy Me Faded Love by Josh Rountree Poetry: I Build Engines by Bruce Boston Rosebed by J. C. Runolfson A Candlemass Poem by Jo Walton

Strange Pageantry by Jenn Reese

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Issue No. 12, December 1, 2005

A Lock of Ra by Sandra McDonald Maggie's Christmas List by Pam McNew Scales by Samantha Henderson Poetry: Is this the face? by Jo Walton Two Scifaiku by Deborah P. Kolodji Convolutions and Labyrinths by Marina Lee Sable

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Issue No. 11, October 1, 2005

The Hero and the Princess by Sherwood Smith Accident of Birth by Stephanie Burgis Four Clowns of the Apocalypse by Jay Lake Poetry: A Word before the Ice Wars by Bruce Boston Window on the world by Jaime Lee Moyer Every Thirty Years on Cygnus 5 by Samantha Henderson

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Issue No. 10, August 1, 2005

A Treatise on Fewmets  by Sarah Prineas

The Tailor and the Fairy by Samantha Henderson

Book of the Flagellants by Mikal Trimm

Poetry:

Now, While the Stars are Invisible by Danny Adams

Reincarnation in Andromeda by Deborah P. Kolodji

In Late December by Beth Bernobich

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The Hangman Isn't Hanging  by Jay Lake

No Mosquito is a God by Jon Hansen

A Good Hair Day in Anarchy by Ken Scholes

Poetry:

My Brother, He Has a Wonderful Thing by Pam McNew

Do Over by Karen L. Newman

Reptile Brain by Samantha Henderson

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The Heirs of Cenpa  by Sandra McDonald

Cicada by M. Thomas

Manuscript Found Written in the Paw Prints of a Stoat  by Samantha Henderson

Poetry:

In Retirement by Marcie Lynn Tentchoff

The Art of Becoming  by Melissa Marr

it is the sky that calls to us by Terrie Leigh Relf

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Winged Victory  by Sarah Prineas

Maenad  by Angela Boord

Time, As Seen in a Merry-Go-Round Blur  by Michael Kelly

Poetry:

And We Shall Go A'Questing by Mikal Trimm

Little Dark Stupa Girl  by Pam McNew

The Ivory Lady by Samantha Henderson

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Giant  by Stephanie Burgis

The Artists Pentaptych  by Jason Erik Lundberg

Upstart  by Steven Utley

Poetry:

On Meeting the Surgeon by Melissa Marr

The Children's Crusade  by Karen A. Romanko

Stepping into the Role by Steven Utley

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The Ninth Arrest by Barth Anderson

Friday Night Gods  by Josh Rountree

Die Rache  by Steven Utley (this one has a swastika and a Nazi flag as the story art right at the top of the page.)

Poetry:

The Sipper's Wife by Sandra J. Lindow

The Castaway Bar:  1967  by Marge Simon

More Trouble by Steven Utley

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Crimson Mud, Drying Blood  by Jay Lake

With Stealth and Grace, The Hunter Roams  by Mikal Trimm

Mysterious Ways  by Steven Utley

Poetry:

Abduction by Samantha Henderson

The Weather Knows No Change  by Mikal Trimm

Cosmic Ignorance by Steven Utley

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Thorns by Martha Wells

Conjuring  by M. Thomas

Cool Rejection  by Josh Rountree

Poetry:

Frost on the Saddle by Mikal Trimm

Immobility  by Lisa M. Bradley (No link provided. I can't find it elsewhere.)

Medusa's End by Mikal Trimm

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Bad Medicine  by Martha Wells

The Angle of My Dreams  by Jay Lake

A Garden of Fists by Barth Anderson

Poetry:

Under the Farm by David C. Kopaska-Merkel

Sun's Stroke  by Lisa M. Bradley (No link provided. I have spent 2 hours trying to find it online and cannot. Here's this at least. I have no money to buy the collection it was added to later.)

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Pax Agricola by Jay Lake

Ink Spot by Kevin Anderson

Wishes by Chris Roberson

Fiction from the Dead:

Ghost and Flesh, Water and Dirt by William Goyen (PDF on the Internet Archive from another collection. Only version I've found so far.)

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