#The Cormorant I

[viiridiangreen]

losing my Mind over these pics btw

LIKE.... you CANNOT tell me this dude (Fisherman Lao Huang) isn't a wizard. the swag is UNPARALLELED

[cutetanuki-chan]

Baru trying to hide Aminata from Tain Shir seeing her is so precious to me

from now on every woman around Baru should wear armor as strong as Aminata's

they are literally like that one meme of two people bending over each other to protect from a gunshot

I'm still not finished third book but if something happens with Aminata I'm gonna revolt

[great-and-small]

Helpful mnemonic for my beginner birder friends. Wow your companions with your confidence regarding identification of the families Anhingidae and Phalacrocoracidae!

[ancientannoyance]

And Baru cast the first dart at hand, the words that set the coopers and the fishmongers and the bannermen of Lyxaxu and Oathsfire and Unuxekome roaring: “Show them who should rule Aurdwynn, and why.” Vultjag! the poorer parts of the crowd screamed, a raw astonished sound. Vultjag!

[psrj]

the imperial accountant baru cormorant, and the duchess of vultjag

[birds--daily]

mayhaps i ask for a sweet little crested cormorant? :>

day 36

today's bird is the double-crested cormorant!

- the insides of their mouths are actually blue!

- cormorants have less preen oil than other birds, so their feathers get wet easier. they often dry them by standing out in the sun with their wings spread (like in my picture :0) )

- double-created cormorants use just about anything to build their nests, including rope, deflated balloons, fishnet, plastic, and parts of dead birds

[augustameretrix]

on my "baru is a hottie" agenda + a bonus tain shir

[the-golden-vanity]

Day 3 of our sailing voyage, somewhere off the coast of Long Island— I had a little friend with me at the helm. He stayed on our mainsail boom long enough to dry his feathers, and then flew off to wherever he was going.

[thematicparallel]

when you're just trying to do some imperial accounting & the lesbian duchess who owns the estate you're staying at reaches deep into your psyche then later on she trains a bird to dance while she's on her way to die by your own hand which also involves birds because it was a practice in your homeland from which you cannot come back. time cast a spell on you but you won't forget me

[fruitcd]

[filurig]

final 'member' of the sartrill collective - who isnt really a member at all, but rather assigned as their 'bodyguard' when they go on excursions to human cities by the Sartrill Sickleclaws (the defense force of the town)... more info on Herrr

a seeming 'lone wolf' - närsi is a member of the Sartrill Sickleclaws' reconaissance force. while tight-lipped about her background and personal life with most of her crakam coworkers, most of the basilisks in Sartrill look at her with sympathy due to knowledge of an event which happened to her family many years ago - an event which she herself seems to refuse to acknowledge ever happened, not even referring to herself with her family name. what everyone knows for sure, however, is that said event drove her to join the Sickleclaws, insisting upon it ever since hearing of the organisation and what they stand for - protection of sartrill and its inhabitants.

närsi is certainly a bit sour, although the darkness around them isn't as pervasive as their mannerisms makes it appear to be. while lacking a true affinity for it themself, they are an enjoyer of culture and arts, and because of that has spent a decent amount around the art scene in Sartrill when outside of work. they feel a strong urge to protect others - even if they aren't much of a social butterfly, preferring to hang around a few people rather than many. närsi holds grudges strongly and is quite uncompromising, and if an interpersonal issue arises, she prefers to ignore it and 'carry on', doing her best to avoid having to truly deal with it hands on.

friend of ronny and has been friends with her for a very long time - the two knew eachother from their childhoods. it is a complicated friendship, however - as närsi strongly disagrees with ronny's tendency to mingle with humans.

[laurelnose]

a softer masquerade

[lotstradamus]

have you read any books as good as captive prince in terms of plot :/ im desperate!!!

the only series I've read that really evoke that Captive Princeish countries-on-the-brink-of-war, shifting alliances, spies, WHAT IS HAAPPEENNINGING vibe are The Masquerade by Seth Dickinson (The Traitor Baru Cormorant is book #1) and The Queen's Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (The Thief is book #1).

both of those series deliver a Prince's Gambit Patran Soldiers Arriving On The Field At Hellay jaw-dropper and are so SO satisfying. they will also make you cry LIKE a little bitch lmao

OH MY GOD ALSO??? HELLO???? C. S. PACAT'S NEW YA* FANTASY SERIES DARK RISE??????????? (Dark Rise book #1!!!) we're only on book 2 of 3 but I trust her enough to say: you absolutely have to read it now immediately. on the surface the plot seems SOOOO simple and straightforward (it's VERY pastoral English 20th century children's fantasy vibes, but it's C. S. Pacat so...) but thematically it's very similar to Captive Prince: dead brother angst, hidden identities, sexually fraught gold collars, hot blond bitches and WAR. and sis THEE twists. THEE levels. I spent 85% of the first book like yeah okay I guess I'm into this and the last 15% with my mouth open in shock. I read book two in one sitting the day it came out and transformed from a woman into a sentient scream. 10/10.

*I have to laugh... ok girl ! filth !

[hivemire]

I only enforce your precedent. This is the world you chose to live in.

[brbarou]

the bane of wives

[3bagshotrow]

the return of the king, j.r.r. tolkien // my tears ricochet, taylor swift // the handmaid's tale, margaret atwood // the return of the king, peter jackson // the traitor baru cormorant, seth dickinson // gollum’s song, emilíana torrini // the return of the king, peter jackson // giovanni's room, james baldwin // tumblr user ryebreadgf // the return of the king, j.r.r. tolkien // "thomas wolfe was right: you can't go home again," jonathan look (forbes) // the return of the king, peter jackson