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Celebrating the Centenary of A VOYAGE TO ARCTURUS
From 2020: a conversation between Lindsay specialist Douglas A. Anderson, Prof Robert A. Davisl, & author Nina Allan, discussing the novel & its influence on fantasy writers – hosted by the Unversity of Glasgow’s Centre for Fantasy & the Fantastic
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6HpKWSLuBM
#Scottish #literature #ScienceFiction #fantasy #metaphysics #20thCentury
“this is a book that counts Clive Barker, Alan Moore, Michael Moorcock, & Jeff Vandermeer among its admirers … Once you read ARCTURUS, you’re always finding chunks of it here & there, like burning fragments of an exploded spaceship smoldering in a field”
—Dan Schwartz on David Lindsay’s cult status
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#Scottish #literature #ScienceFiction #fantasy #metaphysics #20thCentury #cultfiction
“The current strength of Scottish weird fiction has its roots in Lindsay’s surreal & stricken work … Lindsay ought to be considered alongside writers like Arthur Machen, William Hope Hodgson & HP Lovecraft as one of the great proponents of cosmic horror.”
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https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2010/11/many-worlds-david-lindsay-and-alternative-realities/
#Scottish #literature #ScienceFiction #fantasy #metaphysics #20thCentury #horror #CosmicHorror #Lovecraft
“I can’t begin to convey to you the power of Lindsay’s vision; I found it overwhelming when I first read the book, thirty years ago, & I’ve seldom seen its equal outside Blake.”
—Philip Pullman
David Lindsay (1876–1945) was born #OTD, 3 March – author of A VOYAGE TO ARCTURUS & other weird works
A 🎂 🧵
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#Scottish #literature #ScienceFiction #fantasy #metaphysics #20thCentury
All of my books are on sale at Smashwords for 50% off or more, and some are even free!
Goethe, Jefferson, Diderot, Mendelssohn were all Ossian fans… Grimms’ fairy tales, the Kalevala, European Romanticism, all stem from Macpherson’s work. Much of modern fantasy literature has roots in “Ossian”.
More here! 👇 From all good bookshops, & online via Project MUSE
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https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/companions/ic4/
#Scottish #literature #18thcentury #Gaelic #Gaidhlig #Ossian #Oscar #Fantasy
I'm making a shameless appeal to people who are #kidlit fundis and teach children's fantasy to students. Please incite your students to pick a copy of "The Enchanted Grove," (which is free this week) and write a review.
https://smashwords.com/books/1072405
#kidlit #mglit #childrensbooks #fantasy #Bookstodon
Hooray! My new cozy fantasy short story "Mail-Order Magic" (in which a mistake in online shopping leads to a SERIOUSLY unexpected delivery!) is out now and free to read at The Sunday Morning Transport: https://www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/mail-order-magic
Enjoy!
The Smashwords Read-an-Ebook sale has started — which is very convenient timing for anyone maybe looking around for alternatives to Amazon right now.
There’s heaps of DRM-free indie books on sale or even free for the next week:
https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos
Mine are here, all 50% off (making them the massive investment of US$2 to try out) for escapist queer romantic fantasy fun:
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wendylpalmer
All proceeds to Ukraine 🇺🇦
Content warnings on my website: https://wendypalmer.au/content-warnings/
There’ll be plenty of other #MastoAuthors on sale there too (feel free to tag yourselves).
Give it a browse, you might discover your next favourite writer
@bookstodon @indieauthors #BookSale #Smashwords #fiction #ebooks #fantasy #QueerRomance #IndieAuthors #IndieBooks
QSFer Elizabeth Spencer has a new queer YA fantasy steampunk book out (ace): Those Who Went Before.
The Lady in White and the Hunter of Night is Helvensgate’s most beloved children’s tale. It tells of two lovers, blessed by magic, whose quest ended with them sleeping for centuries, hand in hand, until they can be together once more.
All of ...
https://www.queerscifi.com/new-release-those-who-went-before-elizabeth-f-spencer/
#Fantasy #LGBTQBookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon @diversebooks #bookstodon @bookstodon #books #NewRelease #Ace #Asexual #YoungAdult
THE DARK TOWER: MORDRED (2003)
Oil on Panel - 28" x 18"
Painted for the most part during cold winter nights in Connecticut. I had no trouble visualizing the bitter chill of a frosty snow covered landscape...I just had to step outside for inspiration. 1/3
#fantasy #fantasyart #sff #horror #illustration #darktower #stephenking
Hello Mastodon, here is my #introduction !
Based in Strasbourg, I'm a French leather #artist and costume designer ready to share my passions for #fantasy, #scifi, #steampunk, #crafts, #art, #history, #popculture,#music, #gaming, #leathercraft and all #geek and #cosy stuff.
You can see some of my creations here, on my online shop and sometimes in 🇫🇷 , 🇨🇭 , 🇧🇪 or 🇩🇪 conventions.
Looking forward to connect !
Photo: Photosaurus.Fred
I enjoyed this one: slow-burn (authentically so, not contrived) gay romance, cosy fantasy with interesting worldbuilding, book 1 of a trilogy where I’m pleased to get more.
#ScribesAndMakers Feb 28
Shameless self-promotion day.
Tales of Ardonna is a #HopePunk #Fantasy adventure series with scifi & romance thrown in. More info, plus purchase links & maps, can be found here:
If you buy direct through my site it is always cheaper.
CAPTIVATING HISTORICAL FANTASY set in an alternate, magical 1930s US stars a barnstorming pilot (and former bootlegger) tasked with unraveling a deadly web of enchantments. Lots of thrills, wit, fascinating Black heroine, and a touch of romance. B PLUS
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-improvisers-nicole-glover/1144822121?ean=9780063293595
#book #Books #bookreview #bookreviews #bookstodon #fiction #novel #novels #fantasy #mystery #mysteries #alternatehistory #Blackwriters #Blackwomenwriters
