Snowflake Challenge: Day 7

[lebateleur]

Challenge #7

In your own space, create a list of at least three things you'd love to receive, something you've wanted but were afraid to ask for - a wishlist of sorts.

Please rec me things!

1. Arthuriana: I'm on a big King Arthur kick right now so I'd love Arthuriana-related recs. Novels, documentaries, podcasts, non-fiction scholarship...I'm open to it all.


2. Books: I will never say no to a recommendation for a good book.


3. Podcasts: I'm particularly interested in fantasy or history podcasts, but would also love to get recs for things outside of my go-to topics or genres.


4. Tabletop Games: I'm particularly fond of fantasy or horror tabletop games (think Gloomhaven or Stifling Dark) but welcome hearing about anything with beautiful art or design, good storytelling, or interesting mechanics.


5. Tarot Decks: Not that I need any more decks, but if you have a favorite Tarot deck I'd love to hear about it and why you dig it.

これで以上です。

Comments

[lebateleur]

Thank you for these! I'm embarrassed to say that I hadn't heard of the Rest is History but have now teed it up for a listen.

I've been waiting for my library hold of The Warm Hands of Ghosts to come in for some time now. It's good to hear you like it--sounds like it will be worth the wait.

And I very much enjoy The Cemeteries of Amalo, and am very stoked for the third book coming out later this year. It's so cool to get a look at the Elflands outside of the capital city, and meet some of its inhabitants (Azhanharad and Celehar's new protege are favorites).

[luthien]

The Rest of History is good for diving in wherever strikes you. They often look at a topic over several episodes and really get into it. Their conversations are always interesting, even when I don't entirely agree with everything they say - but then, history is all about interpretation.

The Warm Hands of Ghosts has stayed with me ever since I read it. Apart from anything else, it's a very good depiction of people who have been through great trauma, and there are certain bits that are harrowing to read, but none of it is ever gratuitous. It's a really effective mix of history and fantasy.

I had been intending to read The Goblin Emperor for ages, and finally did so recently. There were things about it that I really liked, even though there were one or two aspects of it that worked less well for me. I liked the Cemeteries of Amalo more than The Goblin Emperor, actually - particularly because Celehar is much more my sort of character than Maia.

[lebateleur]

I was surprised by how much I loved Maia, given my nearly lifelong penchant for more dark and angsty types. My initial awareness of the books was through a discussion of the Maia-Setheris dynamic, and I thought it was going to be more in that vein.

I like Celehar as a POV character, but I like seeing the sights and denizens of Amalo through his eyes even more.