#Thoraiya Dyer

[hesperleveret]

Are you going to WorldCon this weekend? I am!

I’m on the panel about unicorns (alongside Regina Hansen, Sultana Raza, Thoraiya Dyer, and none other than Peter S Beagle)

It’s on Sunday at 14.30, I hope to see you there!

🦄

And in preparation for the panel, I have made my story “Before the Unicorn Hunt” available to read on my website for free!

[esevik]

Book review: Defying Doomsday

My thoughts on all the short stories.

Short review:

It was good.

Long review:

This is a collection of short stories from different authors. The thing all stories have in common is that the protagonist has some kind of disability (mental or physical) and are doing their best surviving during an apocalypse. It’s an interesting concept and I found most of the stories to be enjoyable. Every author brought their unique take on the theme and even the stories that I weren’t particularly fond of had at least one good idea in it.

Overall this is a book I can recommend and I think most people will find at least one story that they like in this book.

Rating: B

[shadowboxmind]

idk if anyone else has read the Titan’s Forest trilogy, but I just finished Tides of the Titans and can I just say [spoilers kinda]: Hunger deserved better. Like, everything else that happened, cool, whatever, but Hunger! She deserved so much better and she was punished for something that’s not even really her fault. And Aforis. Poor Aforis. He deserves the world.

Also the winged were described as people with leaf wings but the description in this book just sounds like... a dragon? A wyvern if y’all want to get specific but hmm I’m confused

[torpublishinggroup]

32 Books for American Gods Fans

Sometimes they walk among us. Sometimes they empower us. They try to trick us, or don’t care for us, or don’t even notice we’re there. Whatever their agendas, the gods of fantasy literature rarely make characters’ lives any easier. Sometimes, they’re even willing to descend from on high to get their divine hands dirty. Inspired by the brilliant television adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods—in which the old gods are at war with the gods of modernity—here are 32 books in which deities take direct action.

[torteen]

Have you heard about our Fantasy Firsts program? Our mission this year is to introduce you to some amazing fantasy series, and we’re continuing to do that today with an exciting sweepstakes. We’re offering the chance to add to your TBR stack with nine fantastic reads. Plus, we’ll be including a book dragon mug for your hot beverage of choice. Head over to our blog to enter for a chance to win!

[tsanasreads]

#ReadShortStories (46 to 50)

This batch looks like a Yoon Ha Lee binge, and it is a bit, but I also had a pretty long break between stories here. Life stuff and my escaping the aforementioned through Zelda: Breath of the Wild (a video game) has lead to reduced reading. Whoops. Anyway, <3 Yoon Ha Lee and his stories. The three included here are all set in the Machineries of Empire series (see also my reviews of Ninefox Gambit and Raven Stratagem), and I really love that world and the characters. I can't wait for book three to come out, and hopefully there are more stories set in that world that I haven't read left for me to get to. I would also like to highlight the last story, "The House That Creaks" by Elaine Cuyegkeng as a pretty great horror story (and not overly gory, as far as I'm concerned). The author is a relatively new discovery for me (yay reading a bunch of short stories) and I've been enjoying her work. Go have a read if horror is your thing. Extracurricular Activities by Yoon Ha Lee — Set in the same universe as Ninefox Gambit and Raven Stratagem, this story follows Jedao while he is still young. He goes on an undercover mission to extract a friend from academy. I really enjoyed this story. It was funny with serious moments. A good read for both readers of the novels and new comers to the world. Source: https://www.tor.com/2017/02/15/extracurricular-activities/ The Battle of Candle Arc by Yoon Ha Lee — Shuos Jedao leads a Kel army to victory against heretics. I had some memory of this particular battle being mentioned in the novels (Ninefox Gambit and Raven Stratagem), but misremembered the context. In any case, an interesting read, even more so since it was published years before the novels. Clearly the authors has been living in this world for a long time. Also, the explanations of the factions and calendar were done particularly well, especially given how complicated they can get. This story is a good introduction to the world. Source: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/lee_10_12/ Yowie by Thoraiya Dyer — A story about being overwhelmed and lost. And yowies. A look at a dreary life amid a fantastical discovery. Not a bad story, but not exactly a pleasant read either. Source: Sprawl edited by Alisa Krasnostein The Robot’s Math Lessons by Yoon Ha Lee — An adorable flash story about a robot making friends with a little girl (who I think is Cheris from Ninefox Gambit). Source: http://www.yoonhalee.com/?p=793 The House That Creaks by Elaine Cuyegkeng — The story of a haunted house told fro the house’s point of view. A really interesting take, but also pretty creepy since we learn about the (supernatural) rituals that made the house haunted, as well as it’s pre-haunted past in the Philippines. Source: http://thedarkmagazine.com/the-house-that-creaks/ Content imported from Blogger http://ift.tt/2CJCbnz. If you would like to leave a comment, please do so at the aforementioned link.

[my-lady-knight]

Review: Crossroads of Canopy by Thoraiya Dyer

Luscious rainforest fantasy at its finest.

Setting a fantasy novel in a rainforest is, with the benefit of hindsight, a genius idea, due to the genre’s historical love of stratified societies and hierarchical social structures. Canopy is home to those who worship the thirteen gods and goddesses of their pantheon. Residents are closest to the sunlight, have more access to resources, and are the safest from the creatures that roam the…

[cannondisabledcharacters]

Sky from Defying Doomsday has gigantism. She appears in the chapter "Giant" by Thoraiya Dyer.

Couldn't find references to this character

[biblioastelle-blog]

2020 Reading Goals

Key :

Bold - priority Italics - secondary Strikeout - only if I have time

Finishing Completed Series :

o1 . First Law by Joe Abercrombie   ( 1 out of 3 complete ) o2 . The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb   ( 1 out of 3 complete ) o3 . Renegades by Marissa Meyer   ( 1 out of 3 complete ) o4 . Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling   ( 4 out of 7 complete ) o5 . The Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan   ( 1 out of 5 complete ) o6 . The Arc of the Scythe by Neal Shusterman   ( 1 out of 3 complete ) o7 . Night Angel by Brent Weeks   ( 2 out of 3 complete ) o8 . The Folk of the Air by Holly Black   ( 1 out of 3 complete ) o9 . Shades of Magic by V.E. Schwab   ( 1 out 3 complete ) 1o . The Interdependency by John Scalzi   ( 2 out of 3 complete ) 11 . Binti by Nnedi Okorafor   ( 1 out of 3 complete ) 12 . The Seventh Tower by Garth Nix   ( 4 out of 6 complete ) 13 . The Titan’s Forest by Thoraiya Dyer   ( 1 out of 3 complete ) 14 . Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor   ( 1 out of 2 complete ) 15 . The Licanius Trilogy by James Islington   ( 1 out of 3 complete ) 16 . Fullmetal Alchemist Omnibus by Hiromu Arakawa   ( 2 out of 9 complete )

Catching Up on Incomplete Series :

o1 . The Song of the Shattered Sands by Bradley P. Beaulieu   ( 2 out of 4 complete ; 6 book series ) o2 . Red Rising by Pierce Brown   ( 1 out of 5 complete ; 6 book series ) o3 . Pandava Quartet by Roshani Chokshi   ( 1 out of 2 complete ; 4 book series ) o4 . Founders by Robert Jackson Bennett   ( 1 out of 1 complete ; 2 book series ??? ) o5 . Small Spaces by Katherine Arden   ( 1 out of 2 complete ; 4 book series )

[auswomenwriters]

Interview with Thoraiya Dyer, author of Crossroads of Canopy

Interview with Thoraiya Dyer, author of Crossroads of Canopy

In the second of our interview series, Cat Sparks talks to Thoraiya Dyer, author of Crossroads of Canopy, the ‘highly-anticipated fantasy debut from [an] Aurealis and Ditmar Award-winning author…set in a giant mythical rainforest controlled by living gods’.

So I’ll start with a relatively straightforward question regarding your writing process. Or processes, perhaps. Are you a plotter or a…

[princessalethea]

Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 161

The Fabulous Kate Baker invited me to be a guest narrator once more for Clarkesworld Magazine! I had the honor of narrating two incredible tales: “Jigsaw Children,” by Grace Chan, and “Generation Gap,” by Thoraiya Dyer. They are already live on the site–just click on the links below, sit back, and let me tell you a story.

“Jigsaw Children” by Grace Chan, narrated by Alethea Kontis

“Generation Gap” by Thoraiya Dyer, narrated by Alethea Kontis

The post Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 161 appeared first on Alethea Kontis.

from Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 161

[fahye]

sorry if this has been asked before, but is there a place where we can access your ever growing list of to-reads? been facing a bit of a dry spell lately and i've always enjoyed your recs. also hope you don't mind if i ask where you source original stories to read from? i ask this with the course of honour in mind- found that through your blog- but mostly i am wondering if there is a Great Repository somewhere and i am yet to discover it, or if it's just a matter of following the right people :)

honest to god, this is me just copy-pasting my BOOKS TO READ email draft into this text box. I cannot vouch for the quality of any of them because, obviously, I have not read them, but they were all added to the list because they sound up my alley, or just as reminders to myself because I’ve read other things by these authors.

(I have a lot–a LOT–more books on my to-read list which are literally ON MY SHELF and so never needed to be added to this physical list. but I am not going to list those because we will be here all day.)

most of these are recs from friends or mentioned on podcasts (I recommend galactic suburbia!) or based on good reviews I’ve stumbled across:

Aliette de Bodard - House of Shattered WingsLois McMaster Bujold - Vorkosigan sagaItalo Calvino - Invisible CitiesTessa Crowley - GodspeakerJennifer Cruisie - Bet MeSamuel Delaney - Stars in my Pocket Like Grains of SandCory Doctorow - Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, Little BrotherThoraiya Dyer - Crossroads of CanopyJoseph Fink - Welcome to Night Vale Max Gladstone - Three Parts DeadNicola Griffith - HildJoe Haldeman - The Forever WarRobert Heinlein - The Moon Is A Harsh MistressChristopher Hibbert - The House of Medici, The BorgiasN.K. Jemisin - The Fifth Season, The Obelisk GateShirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill HouseAlaya Dawn Johnson - The Summer PrinceAmie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff - IlluminaeMary Robinette Kowal - Valour and VanityJustine Larbalestier - My Sister Rosa, RazorhurstCixin Liu - The Three Body ProblemSarah J. Maas - A Court of Thorns and Roses seriesWalter Moers - The City of Dreaming BooksNnedi Okorafor - Who Fears DeathBob Proehl - A Hundred Thousand WorldsNatasha Pulley - The Watchmaker of Filagree StreetBrandon Sanderson - MistbornEmily Skrutskie - The Abyss Surrounds UsAngela Slatter - VigilCharles Stross - GlasshouseCathrynne Valente - Deathless, RadianceGenevieve Valentine - Persona, Icon

in terms of original stories posted for free online: I am yet to read course of honour, and the last time I read an online serial it was CAPTIVE PRINCE, ON LIVEJOURNAL, so I am not exactly sitting on a dragon-like hoard of them, alas.

NOTE FOR MY BELOVED FOLLOWERS: please, for the love of everything, do not leap in to tell me five more things that should be on this list. usually I enjoy getting recs, but I am not in the greatest space at the moment when it comes to my overachiever neuroticism and tendency to shout at myself about Things I Am Not Doing And Should Really Be Doing, so I am not in the mood to lengthen any to-do lists. thank you.

[esevik]

Giant - Thoraiya Dryer

The story is about two people who are blood relatives who meet in space for the first time. It is told from boths’ perspective, but it doesn’t indicate that there’re two people that clearly in the beginning combine with it starting with the girl mulling over an alien language the beginning is pretty confusing. Thankfully it becomes better when thte two characters meet. The charaters are well-defined and make sense. The worldbuilding works, though I still don’t quite understand the alien language and it felt like the ending didn’t answer any of the questions it had brought up.

Rating: B

[risingshadownet]

Tides of the Titans (Titan's Forest Trilogy, #3) by Thoraiya Dyer https://www.risingshadow.net/library/book/56289-tides-of-the-titans https://www.risingshadow.net/library/book/56289-tides-of-the-titans

[torpublishinggroup]

Don't miss out on the chance to add to your TBR stack with nine fantastic reads!