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Rori I.

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Science Fiction, LGBTQ+, Speculative

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Rori I is unapologetically queer, unapologetically immigrant, and unapologetically Balkan. Zer worlds are filled with Rainbow Characters which always get their turn in the spotlight, one book at a time.

The debut novel Republic’s Chosen is first in a long series, which aims to deconstruct believes about marriage and heteronormative dynamics, and provide both queer and immigrant people with the chance to see themselves represented in literature.

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How much you being an immigrant influenced Liana's storyline?

Rori I. It's one of the most important plot-lines in the series.

There's a reason why I abolished all forms of bigotry in the Latin Republic before I started …moreIt's one of the most important plot-lines in the series.

There's a reason why I abolished all forms of bigotry in the Latin Republic before I started telling the story at all. My genuine belief is that we're able to accept each other as we are, eventually, with hard work and open conversation.

What I don't think humanity is capable of is completely abandoning the "othering" of groups. That's where the Slavic immigrant story-line came in.

With it, I try to make sense of my role in the world. We have some seriously pressing issues to fix, when it comes to bigotry, but the erasure of the immigrant experience is nothing to ignore.

Being an immigrant, I discovered my nationality, my name, my accent can be dangerous secrets I should be careful whom I share with. What I also discovered is, that there are no spaces I could talk about it, not even with inclusive platforms.

Nobody seems to care that Balkans or Slavic are hated.

The conversation about immigration is rightfully driven by much more pressing issues than anti-immigration bills and media campaigns, since lives depend on talking about much more than restrictive laws.

But I wish we'd talk about that too.

Liana's adventures include multiple clashes with bigotry. I explore micro-aggression much more than macro-aggression, because I know how it feels.

I know the tightness in your chest, the helplessness, the tears you hold back, the lack of legal steps you could take to defend yourself, or the absence of forums where you could speak your mind. I know about feeling trapped in an environment of systematic legal inequality while being told you're treated all the same.

I know about being immigrant all too-well.

Liana is a way to make sense of that, but also to combat it. Liana is a way to win against the system: a player in a big political scene who doesn't care about the government but about the people.

Liana is the superhero immigrants need--I need, to keep going. (less)

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Will there be a wlw romance in your series the way there's a central mlm romance in the next book?

Rori I. There's a GIGANTIC spoiler here concerning the outcome of too many sub-plots and even the main story problem, so I will not tell you who the women are…moreThere's a GIGANTIC spoiler here concerning the outcome of too many sub-plots and even the main story problem, so I will not tell you who the women are, but yes, there is a wlw romance which will become more relevant later on.

EDITED: For now, there are Gareth and Richard, as well as Kia and Fel to enjoy on the page, in terms of queer relationships.

More later? We shall see...(less)

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“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.”
― Stephen King

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“What is an anarchist? One who, choosing, accepts the responsibility of choice.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin

tags: anarchy, choice, responsibility

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“My soul is ten thousand miles wide and extremely invisibly deep. It is the same size as the sea, and you cannot, you cannot cram it into beer cans and fingernails and stake it out in lots and own it. It will drown you all and never even notice.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, Searoad

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“What is a woman's power then?" she asked.
"I don't think we know."
"When has a woman power because she's a woman? With her children, I suppose. For a while..."
"In her house, maybe."
She looked around the kitchen. "But the doors are shut," she said, "the doors are locked."
"Because you're valuable."
"Oh yes. We're precious. So long as we're powerless.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, Tehanu

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“You are beautiful," Tenar said in a different tone. "Listen to me, Therru. Come here. You have scars, ugly scars, because an ugly, evil thing was done to you. People see the scars. But they see you, too, and you aren't the scars. You aren't ugly. You aren't evil. You are Therru, and beautiful. You are Therru who can work, and walk, and run, and dance, beautifully, in a red dress.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, Tehanu

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