#books of pellinor

[seadolph]

finally got my hands on The Riddle. coloured some old doodles

[meanderingstar]

"Will there ever be peace again?" he asked, a little sadly.

"Of course there will be. If not in my lifetime or yours, then in someone else's.”

- Alison Croggon, Books of Pellinor

[cleanlenins]

I know there is basically no fandom on tumblr for the Books of Pellinor, but I need to say this SOMEWHERE.

In "The Crow", Hem and Zelika's relationship is basically Orpheus and Euridice. Hem's journey to find Zelika, even going all the way to the Iron Tower, very much reminds me of Orpheus's descent into the Underworld. Even the moments in The Put where he couldn't eat food without losing himself, or how the Hulls eyes on him prevented him from using any abilities because it would prove him to be an outsider and not to belong to the army/land of the Dead.

The only difference is that Orpheus actually had hope of saving Euridice. Hem learns that his journey was doomed to end in failure before he ever took the first step.

And I love that about it. But DAMN does it break my heart every time.

[commanderdazzle]

Even now, ten years later, people are still using the phrase "father figure" to describe the most polite, equal, and respectful romantic relationships in the history of YA fiction, and it's just like???! Way to tell on yourselves that you have weird relationships with your fathers.

I blocked them already, but someone used "father figure" to describe Maerad's emotions for Cadvan from the Books of Pellinor?!

I just finished rereading The Naming and never once did Maerad ever think of him as a father figure, and anyone who could think of their relationship like that after reading the scene right after the council meeting in Norloch is deluding themselves.

It was even worse ten years ago actually, when I had to be blasted by pornographic content of a 15-year old male Shounen hero and his mentor figure, while also being told that a girl and her canon love interest had a "father/daughter" relationship, because Tumblr pretends to like healthy, loving romance while actually having no idea what that looks like.

Like, having read the Books of Pellinor right after Eon and Eona (the Dragoneye Duology? Kingdom Of The Celestial Dragons? Did that series ever even have a proper title?) was an awakening, a breath of fresh air!! Eona's choice of love interests were between a bloodthirsty rapist and a man who attempted to murder her by choking her after she did something he perceived as disrespecting his manhood. (She got with the attempted murderer. I was pretty upset, but at least the other guy was dead.)

The worst that happens between Maerad and Cadvan was a few arguments, where both of them have both good and bad points, and extreme emotional trauma caused by tragic life stories.

Maerad and Cadvan are still the best romance in YA fiction, and if that's the kind of relationship y'all have with your dads, I'd be a little worried.

[sleepy-gardevoir]

book list 2023 📚

i read 21 books this year! i also read 21 books in 2022 LOL

as usual, my reading slowed down in the second half of the year (15/21 were done in the first six months...), so i'm going to work to avoid that in 2024. i think that part of the slow down was because i was reading larger books, but that definitely didn't account for all of it.

i'm going to aim for 24 read books in 2024! it's a nice number match AND it'll be two a month, which i think is totally achievable. i'm looking forward to it!

below is the list of books i read in 2023 (in chronological order of starting them)! ratings and reviews can be given on request :) fiction is in red, nonfiction/self-help is in blue, and fantasy is in purple

legends and lattes (travis baldree)

renegades (marissa meyer)

project hail mary (andy weir)

billy summers (stephen king)

counting by 7s (holly goldberg sloan)

essentialism (greg mckeown)

she's gone (david bell)

archenemies (marissa meyer)

supernova (marissa meyer)

vicious (v.e. schwab)

vengeful (v.e. schwab)

so much pretty (cara hoffman)

lifespan (david a sinclair)

grace (maggie gee)

because you'll never meet me (leah thomas)

the ones we burn (rebecca mix)

the naming (alison croggon)

the riddle (alison croggon)

the crow (alison croggon)

the measure (nikki erlick)

AUDIO: i'm glad my mom died (jennette mccurdy)

..... can you tell i like books with magic? LOL

i also started two other audiobooks (dracula and down the drain), but didn't get past the first chapter in either yet

my favorite new reads of this year were probably the books of pellinor by alison croggon (so excited to read the last book!) - i'd had them sitting on my bookshelf for YEARS and finally cracked them open. i also really loved project hail mary; i so admire andy weir's writing, and need to get my hands on the book i haven't read by him (i think it's called artemis). the measure and so much pretty were also really interesting, and i absolutely loved the ones we burn - gosh, i can't choose!

my favorite rereads were because you'll never meet me (one of my favorite books EVER; i need to get my hands on the sequel) and the villainous duology!!

looking forward to a literature-filled 2024 - leave recommendations below if you'd like!

happy new year!!

[malkaleh]

When you have a niche OT3 for a tiny book fandom you are in fact me. But like, THEY ARE SO PERFECT TOGETHER I LOVE THEM SO MUCH.

[queer-ragnelle]

contender for funniest chapter opening of any retelling. ever. step dad pelli takes a tumble. whoopsie. (the road to avalon by joan wolf)

[ftlow-writerandbinder]

First set of rebinds! This set didn't match, but now they do

[sugar-coated-prat-dragon]

Title: The reason Arthur wasn’t officially named the crowned prince earlier 👑

Bonus: Tristan De Bois crest was a silver eagle 🦅

Episode: "Excalibur" questions #2

Questions by @tansyuduri

Tagging: @miyriu

Books used for reference: Sword and Sorcery book, Merlin Heroes Guide and Merlin Villains Guide 📕

Question: Why was Arthur not considered crown prince already as the eldest son and only apparent heir?

My answer: That’s a REALLY good question.

Thankfully, I have the answer. 👌

Arthur’s official crowning ceremony was not only to celebrate his coming of age, but to show that should it become necessary; he could rule the kingdom with no need for advisers or guardians.

Book description:

Arthur had come of age now; should it become necessary, he could rule the kingdom with no need for advisers or guardians.

His coming of age was marked by the ceremony naming him Crown Prince of Camelot.

Question: So apparently throwing down a gauntlet was supposed to be a huge insult?

My answer: Correct.

In the book, it mentions that even Merlin had been with Arthur long enough to know that the knight's code did not allow such a challenge to be ignored.

Book description:

The knight pulled off one black metal gauntlet and flung it to the floor - the knightly way of issuing a challenge to combat.

Merlin had been with Arthur long enough to know that the knight's code did not allow such a challenge to be ignored.

Question: It’s interesting that Sir Owain picked up the gauntlet, because in the legend, he was one of the last to die at the battle of Camlann?

My answer: Unfortunately, Sir Owain didn’t last nearly long to enough to participate in the battle of Camlann, but according to his ‘Hero Rating’ in the Heroes Guide book, he had a weapon prowess of 4 stars (⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️).

The book admits that the deaths of Sir Owain and Sir Pellinor robbed Camelot of two of its bravest defenders.

That’s quite a compliment.

Book description: HERO RATING

Bravery: 大大大

Magical power: 0

Weapon prowess: 大大大大

Selflessness: 大大大

NOBLE KNIGHTS OF CAMELOT: Arthur went to pick it up but Sir Owain took it first, eager to prove himself and face an enemy on behalf of his king.

Even when the Black Knight announced that the fight would be to the death, Owain showed no fear.

Owain bravely and confidently went into the arena.

He dealt a deadly blow to the Black Knight, but the wraith could not be killed by a mortal weapon.

- The magic of the wraith robbed Camelot of two of its bravest defenders.

Question: I find it interesting that Tristan uses his own personal crest and not his family crest?

Geoffrey: “It is the crest of Tristan De Bois.”

Gaius: “And he is the only knight ever to have carried such a crest”.

My answer: It’s certainly possible that was his personal crest, but I personally, don’t think that is what that sentence implies.

They pointedly said Tristan De Bois was the only “knight” (🛡️) to bear the crest.

Which honestly would make s lot of sense given how Ygraine was obviously not a knight and I very much doubt Agravaine (coward 😒) was one either.

Despite the fact, the knights of Medhir lived three centuries before Uther’s reign (so there were in fact knights in the past).

We also know that Camelot’s first knights were formed by Uther himself, when he took the throne.

So the De Bois line (Ygraine’s family) most likely had no knights that bore their family crest before or after Tristan’s death.

Gaius: ‘Uther created the knights to protect this kingdom from those who wished to destroy it.”

Book description:

DEATHLY KNIGHTS: Three centuries before Uther's reign, seven noble knights were seduced by a sorcerer and became a terrible force that swept through the land, bringing death and destruction.

Question: It looks like the symbol on Tristan De Bois’s crest is an eagle?

So Tristan was likely a strong man and military leader, who was sincere and constant in his personality?

My answer:

1. The crest was definitely an eagle. 🦅 A silver eagle on a black background.

2. However, I don’t think it was Tristan’s “personal” crest (I don’t even think they even chose their own crests at all).

More likely, it was the crest of the De Bois family and since they were a noble family, they probably had that crest for many generations of their family tree.

It’s just that none of that family tree happened to be knights and therefore no one ever bore that symbol on a sheild.

Book description: Sir Tristan's crest was a silver eagle on a black background.

[0live-buster]

I’m not sure what this is, but it was funnier in my head. Uhm….yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah..yeah…yeah…yeah…yeah..yeah…yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah…yeah.

[seadolph]

A pair of Pellinor siblings! Maerad and Hem 🌹🐦‍⬛

[meanderingstar]

“I feel you, my enemy, she said to the night. I feel you closer and closer. At last I will look on your face.”

- Alison Croggon, Books of Pellinor

[stnichols]

not to be pushy, but having started reading dark rise and finished captive prince, if you're a fan of this, why the fuck haven't you read the books of pellinor by alison croggon? you should be eating that shit up

[vivian-is-not-superhero]

it seems like i once again kept you up late, will henry

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do you guys think warthrop ever tried to put will to bed after long night in lab but then got distracted and just stand there with will in his arms for god know how long thinking about something revolutionary because i do

and will getting sleep of his life meanwhile

[rosesntea2]

So I finished reading The curse of the wendigo and idk how I didn't fall in love with this series when I first read it it's so good

I got my Dr Warthrop design and then yknow the silliest moment ever from the 2nd book