#griffin widdershins

[zefenrian]

[haleandwellmet]

Continuing on my quest try more book cover illustration by doing my own take on a cover for Widdershins 🌀

[mushabon]

Inspired by Whyborne & Griffin: Widdershins Book 1" by Jordan L Hawk. I've been wanting to do a W&G piece for so so so long and I'm so glad to have finally had a moment to do so. What better scene than this one to make my heart burst into 1000 pieces <3

[gloomiedyke]

Do you like weird little towns/cities? Do you like mystery and murder with an Eldritch horror/cryptid monster flair? Do you like archeology, linguistics, and magic? Victorian era queer romance? Found family? A surprisingly chill series of mystery adventures despite the horrors involved?

May I recommend: the Whyborne & Griffin series by Jordan L Hawk, starting with the first novel Widdershins (the name of the aforementioned fictional weird little city/town).

We have our introverted, autistic-coded academic main character, a philologist (essentially historical linguistics, it's great) turned sorcerer. We have his love interest, a dashing private detective (with so much trauma). We also have his best friend, a shotgun wielding Lady archeologist (who likes complaining almost as much as she likes discovering artifacts and is ALSO autistic coded but in an opposite way).

These books fall somewhere in the centre of the Sherlock Holmes-Agatha Christie-Dead Boy Detectives-Scooby Doo-HP Lovecraft-The Last Binding by Freya Marske hexagon.

In short:

A tired academic-slash-sorcerer, an angry academic-slash-sniper, and a cheerful detective walk into a bar.

[goofyshyuckintrial]

Favorite couple from my favorite book series😌

( The Adventures of Whyborne and Griffin by Jordan L. Hawk)

[wildmadumb]

But do have a conversation later, please.

[whoviandoodler]

still can't get over how fucking funny whyborne is. this bitch had the most insane reason for internalized homophobia and one of the most intense cases of it and then griffin comes along and whyborne's just like 'actually never mind, a hot man looked at me and i am the gayest gay alive i love being gay i love fucking men and being in love with men' like i am studying you under the microscope

[unwanted-animal]

Whyborne and Griffin: Stormhaven

[not-dorian-grey]

Excuse me but what is a line this fucking raw doing in this happy little gay fantasy story?

[dandelion-roots]

[ID: a digital sketch in two panels. in the first griffin fixes a blushing whyborne's suit collar and says, there you go. in the second, griffin is kissing his husband's cheek. End ID]

[makerscockandballs]

yeah how's that working out for ya

[ldyenki]

That basically sums up the town of Widdershins from Jordan L. Hawk's Whyborne and Griffin series.

The Moon and Page of Cups

This place is chaotic, incomprehensible, and has a vaguely threatening aura. You can probably make some friends here.

[mushabon]

I'll be posting the entire page once I finish, but I figured I'd post the first part because people liked it so much... Which, by the way, thank you guys for all the love. Uno reverse on all of you <3

[gloomiedyke]

As a fan of both Freya Marske and Jordan L Hawk (fantasy + murder mystery/crazy conspiracy + queer romance), does anyone have any recommendations for me?

[maxlequeer]

Charles: Is that your left or my left?

Edwin (wanting to pull his hair but his other hand is back in Port Townsend): WE HAVE THE SAME LEFT!

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I didn't think I'd be into this show because the main characters are younger but it's actually really my vibe! It's small weird town with eldritch creature residents. It's like the town of Widdershins in Jordan L Hawk's Whyborne and Griffin. It's gothic and weird supernatural and I just love the atmosphere of it, down to the cool butcher shop owner and her badass look.

[haveyoureadthisqueerbook]

Widdershins by Jordan L Hawk received 205 votes total. 16.6% of respondents answered YES, they have read it. 83.4% of respondents answered NO, they have not read it.

A reclusive scholar. A private detective. And a book of spells that could destroy the world. Love is dangerous. Ever since the tragic death of the friend he adored, Percival Endicott Whyborne has ruthlessly suppressed any desire for another man. Instead, he spends his days studying dead languages at the museum where he works. So when handsome ex-Pinkerton Griffin Flaherty approaches him to translate a mysterious book, Whyborne wants to finish the job and get rid of the detective as quickly as possible. Griffin left the Pinkertons after the death of his partner. Now in business for himself, he must investigate the murder of a wealthy young man. His only clue: an encrypted book that once belonged to the victim. As the investigation draws them closer, Griffin's rakish charm threatens to shatter Whyborne's iron control. But when they uncover evidence of a powerful cult determined to rule the world, Whyborne must choose: to remain safely alone, or to risk everything for the man he loves. Widdershins is the first novel in the Whyborne & Griffin series, where magic, mystery, and m/m romance collide with Victorian era America. Buy it today and join the adventure.

PLEASE read this series. It's eleven books long, which I know will feel like a huge commitment to some people, but it's so totally worth it. By the end (and I just finished the final book so this is fresh in my mind), you'll feel like the characters are good friends, and you'll be so sad to let them go. The world is super fun and very Lovecraftian.