#a plague on necromancy

[drbarty]

Happy Pride from the cast of A PLAGUE ON NECROMANCY!!

[lordfabian]

I promised him a laboratory tour if I beat him in the contest, so...

[passumstars]

Death, Fabian, same person probably

Fabian is of course @fanaticartisan 's

[fanaticartisan]

Hi I finished plague on necromancy today I really enjoyed how distractable Barty is and how other characters have to keep getting him to slow down and pay attention and I really like James he's deeply relatable as a grouchy person that still wants to help. And Fabian is very amusing obviously very fun. And I flipped through the book and landed back at the end of the perfumery scene and ow :( That's much worse with full context

Ahhh thank you so much for reading it !! Wow!!! I am so pleased that you found something to enjoy in each character - they are all so near and dear to my heart. The next book is coming out in NOVEMBER so if you want more of all of those things you enjoyed stay tuned!!! I need to go re-read the perfumery scene now...

[cacklefrendly]

old art part 3: that time i tried SO hard to turn an excerpt of A Plague on Necromancy into a comic. but 1) my art style changed/improved like a third of the way through so i hated NEARLY EVERYTHING I'D DONE UP UNTIL THEN and also 2) So Much Shit Happened. like Ao3 author levels of Shit. yike!!

these panels tho???? these are good. i still like these ones.

*all from roughly 2019 -> 2021

[thestarishere]

Dr. Barty: hoooo...

Dr. Barty: It is hot as hell in this fucky ass, hot ass, room I'm in

Dr. Barty: Turns around

Dr. Barty, screaming as he sees Lord Fabian in the distance: IS THAT LORD FABIAN?

[aloeverawyvren]

A Plague On Necromancy Review

( I was supposed to get it a few days from now, but it came early! This is surprising considering mail delivery services like to pretend I don't exist . Amazon Isn't letting me leave a review rn, I'll try again though) Tldr: I liked it alot and recommend you read it.

Spoilers? Maybe? I talk about Bucklers secrets, but not what exactly they are, just my vague thoughts on them. Also this is super long so buck-ler up we're going on a road trip ( See what I did there? Haha, why are you booing me off stage?)

Oh boy, where should I start?

The concepts of necromancy and plague doctors are interesting on there own to begin with, but the way this book joins them together is really cool.

The setting is London,in the 1700's. From what I can tell its pretty historically accurate, even if it wasn't I would still enjoy it, I'm chill with historic inaccuracies. I just think its neat when stories that take place in the past go that extra mile. The magic system was really neat, it was cool- sometimes literally haha- but not to overpowered, making it more ... Is 'believable' the right word? Like it never takes you out of the story is what I'm saying, it interacts seamlessly with the world in a way that isn't clunky, if that makes sense.

Barty ( who my auto correct keeps calling Barry lol ) is our protagonist, he's a little confused but he's got the spirit. Oh, poor Barty. The author is so mean to him :( /j . Not only did his bioparents die in a fire, his adopted brother also dies, his adopted parents basically shun him, the doctor he was working with gets the plague and dies. I could go on but spoilers ya know.

Tragedy aside, Barty is relatable at least for me, blushing /embarrass easily, wanting to help people but not knowing how, crying alot and choking on food. ( no seriously he chokes like two distinct times that I can remember. Its hilarious) he's human. He has faults, failures, and troubles along side his positive traits. Its how he deals with them though that's so great I think, I liked hearing his reasoning/train of thought. his dynamics with other characters are fun too. he's also new to the whole doctoring thing, (and magic) making him a good tool for exposition.

I think I'll talk about Buckler now, I had a feeling he was gonna be a favorite of mine and I was right. James Buckler is stern but not altogether unkind, he obviously cares and like Barty he's doing his best really. His dynamic with Barty and other characters was something I liked alot. (When he first met Barty he was a little grouchy for a bit, but Barty was being nosy so it was warranted lol)

I had only heard he had one big secret, I missed the memo that there was another one. I had guessed one of them off the bat, the other one however bitch slapped me as I was only expecting one secret. (I think he should've told Jessica sooner, like I know why but still)

I think its Fabian time, there's so much to unpack with Fabian. Complicated, smart, and very cool. My thoughts when he explained the plan where "ok, what's the catch though?" But there wasn't really a catch was there? he was set up to be the villain by others and ended up being not so much a villain but more of an anti-hero? (At least in this book, he does have the (REDACTED) now doesn't he? Who knows what could happen)

AND OH MY GOD, THE TRUE LOVES KISS THING CAUGHT ME SO OFF GUARD! I WAS LIKE ?!??! it just came out of left fucking field, like "wait, he do can that?" I questioned everything I thought I knew about his powers.

Oh my god , I wanna mention some side characters! I never see anyone mention them and its sad because they are cool too!

Jack the rat catcher is great, I enjoyed all her appearances and her dog (even if Barty didn't lol) .

Agnes, also gets a shout out from me for being a good person.

The zombie rats where oddly adorable too.

Fabian 's gang is extremely interesting aswell, I'm curious about them.

Three particular people are on my shitlist however for reasons. Plot reasons.

this post is getting very long isn't it? If you've read this far, here's a cookie 🍪.

I'm not entirely done though, let's talk about the book as a whole. Its pretty short, but the pacing is good it doesn't feel too rushed or too slow. I'm a fast reader though and finished it in like two-three hours, in one and a half sittings ( I got up to get coffee and my cat sat on the book until she got the required amount of attention and pets before she deemed I could continue, I call it the Cat Tax)

There was one punctuation error I found, a quotation mark was missing after Fabian was talking ( I forgot the specific page), it wasn't to big a deal though and other than it was all good. I also liked the writing style! I'm glad i 've finally read it, it gives the ask blogs lots of context.

I can easily see this as something I would get from a bookstore or library, I think it could get pretty popular if more word got around about it honestly.

(I actually don't have a tiktok, I learned about it through Tumblr)

I enjoyed reading it!

if your reading this and have not read the book, I recommend it! All encounters I've had with the author has been positive, there's also another book about Barty meeting a dragon.

You can find links to both books on Barty's ask blog, @drbarty. Fabian has one to: @lordfabian

(Was Fabian really the one who was assassinated or me? I almost died laughing at 'shite fish' , my favorite bit . I'm still giggling)

(Also I'm going to start using 'shite fish' out of context now, )

if I remember any other notes I'll put them here.

(Readers: How much trauma do your characters have?

The author: yES/j)

(the Author: *slaps roof of characters* this bad boy can fit so many horrible backstories/j)

(Are you even a creator if you don't torture your ocs tho? I dump my ocs in a blender and put them in the microwave on high for two hours and burn the house down then refrigerate for two days, so I'm not actually judging lmao)

[aloeverawyvren]

@lordfabian :)

"don't worry, we killed the necromancer" you don't say. did you also drown aquaman

[drbarty]

Holiday Season Reminder!

If you or a loved one love plague doctors, I have both a NOVEL

and a PICTURE BOOK

available for your collection, from Amazon!

also, the novel will be getting a sequel next year so it's a good time to catch up-!

[moonalym]

Fakemon Plague Doctor

Herpico

The Epidemic Pokemon

Type: Ghost

Ability: Guts, Corrosion (hidden)

HT: 0,4 m

WT: 25 kg

Base Pokemon

This Pokemon tends to hang around Pokemon Centres where a Pokemon is suffering from some disease. If it is placed near a sick Pokemon, even without symptoms, the flame in the lantern turns green.

Virtite

The Plague Pokemon

Type: Ghost/Poison

Ability: Guts, Corrosion (hidden)

HT: 1,40 m

WT: 34 kg

1 Stage Pokemon: evolving from Herpico at level 31

Virtite appears in hospital rooms at night to absorb patients' illnesses to feed on. Because of this characteristic, it was once believed that it made people sick.

[aloeverawyvren]

Horrible Buckler is Babygirl vs. Chad Ruphys is Babygirl

Real fans know that Ruphys is the actual babygirl.

[amethyst-the-necromancer]

The offical Tumblr Necromancy Sexyman Tournament

the rules are simple, I develop a roster of fictional necromancers and you vote for a winner.

The characters can be any gender, race , etc. Their power can be from themselves or artifacts, as long as they can be considered concretely to be a necromancer, litch,etc. Can come from any media, book, movie, tv, etc.

The term necromancer usually also includes people to talk to ghosts, however for simplicity this list will only include people who raise the dead.

I'll be pulling characters from the Wikipedia list of fictional necromancers

If their is some one you want on the list mention them in a comment or reblog.I

So far the contestants are:

Marcia Overstrand - from the Septimus Heap book series by Angie Sage

Mannimarco - from The Elder Scrolls Game series, Bethesda game studios

Lord Fabian - From A Plague on Necromancy by Sam Artisan

Victor Frankenstein - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Kabuto Yakushi- from multiple Naruto media

Johannes Cabal- from the book Johannes Cabal the Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard

SCP-049- from the SCP Foundation

Harrowhark Nonagesimus - The Locked Tomb book series Tamsyn Muir

Vecna- Dungeons and Dragons

Wei Wuxian- The Untamed Tv series

Chlorr/Clariel of the Mask- from the Old Kingdom book series by Garth Nyx

Nico DiAngelo - from the Rick Riordan books universe

Yorick- League of Legends

Nari of the Eternal Forest- Tales of Arcadia

Claudia- from The Dragon Prince

Ned- from the show Pushing Daisies

Ambrose Spellman -from the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

Imotehp - from the Mummy franchise

Jade- Tales of the Abyss

Edward Grey- from the Undead Canadian book series

Marciline - Adventure Time

Ianthe Tridentarius- the Locked Tomb book series

[historicallyaccuratecheese]

i’m never getting over how shovel knight decided to make a love story about a socially anxious mad scientist plague doctor bird guy trying to impress a hot goth girl by crafting a potion of unlimited power and then it ended up being the greatest romance ever conceived.

please play these games.

[iamsofuckinggay]

Silly necromant OC man. I'm still doing the world building so I dont have much to say about him yet

[thestarishere]

1 summer and 1 fight through depression but I finally fucking finished A Plague on Necromancy holy fucking shit.