Leigh Bardugo's Blog, page 261
May 17, 2016
teletubby-fan-theorist:
The Alkonost is, according to Russian...
The Alkonost is, according to Russian folklore, a creature with the body of a bird but the head of a beautiful woman. It makes sounds that are amazingly beautiful, and those who hear these sounds forget everything they know and want nothing more ever again, rather like the sirens of Greek myth. The alkonost lays her eggs on a beach and then rolls them into the sea. When the alkonost’s eggs hatch, a thunderstorm sets in and the sea becomes so rough that it is untravelable. The name of the alkonost came from a Greek demigoddess whose name was Alcyone. In Greek mythology, Alcyone was transformed by the gods into a kingfisher.
The Sleeping Prince: A Sin Eater's Daughter Novel by Melinda Salisbury
Return to the darkly beautiful world of The Sin Eater’s Daughter with a sequel that will leave you awed, terrified … and desperate for more.
Ever since her brother Lief disappeared, Errin’s life has gone from bad to worse. Not only must she care for her sick mother, she has to scrape together rent money by selling illegal herbal cures. But none of that compares to the threat of the vengeful Sleeping Prince whom the Queen just awoke from his enchanted sleep.
When her village is evacuated as part of the war against the Sleeping Prince, Errin is left desperate and homeless. The only person she can turn to is the mysterious Silas, a young man who buys deadly poisons from Errin, but won’t reveal why he needs them. Silas promises to help her, but when he vanishes, Errin must journey across a kingdom on the brink of war to seek another way to save her mother and herself. But what she finds shatters everything she believed about her world, and with the Sleeping Prince drawing nearer, Errin must make a heartbreaking choice that could affect the whole kingdom.
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This book is truly beautiful and so is @melsalisbury.
norstrus:
Free comic book day 2016 The Legend of...
Free comic book day 2016 The Legend of korra: “Friends for Life”
I’m just going to admit this made me cry.
fraerie:
you like him too, little saint (a nikolina fanmix)...
you like him too, little saint (a nikolina fanmix) [listen]
Being around Nikolai was always like this, watching him shift and
change, revealing secrets as he went. He reminded me of the wooden
nesting dolls I’d played with as a child. Except instead of getting
smaller, he just kept getting grander and more mysterious.
maveybarrow:
“We are alike,” he said, “as no one else is, as...
“We are alike,” he said, “as no one else is, as no one else will ever be.”
The truth of it rang through me. Like calls to like.”
May 16, 2016
Representation Matters
Recently, I convinced my wife to read Leigh Bardugo’s Six of Crows book. It’s one of my favorites, and even though my wife doesn’t read much anymore, I knew she would love it.
She did.
She especially loved the character Kaz. My wife is 24 and walks with a cane, and has to put up with constant looks and invasive questions from strangers who think it’s their business to know why someone so young is using a mobility aid. Seeing a totally badass character who uses a cane meant a lot to her. When I told her that Leigh herself uses a cane, she was even more excited.
Yesterday, my wife got the opportunity to meet Leigh at Chicago’s BookCon. She came and found me after getting her book signed and was just beaming. Leigh had greeted her in the autographing line by pointing out that she was a fellow cane user, and after chatting a bit, wrote the words “Be dangerous” in my wife’s book.
Those words mean so much to my wife, because it’s easy to feel weak when society constantly shames people (especially young people) for using mobility aids. Thanks to Leigh an her writing, my wife knows she can be disabled and dangerous.
Shout out to @lbardugo for being awesome.
Thank you for sharing this. I can’t tell you how much it means to me.
laryndawn:
So I just finished Six Of Crows and it was REALLY...
So I just finished Six Of Crows and it was REALLY good! Fantastic blend of humor, romance, plot, magic, and diversity! I tried to sketch out the characters the way I imagined them before I saw other fanart!
This makes me feel like I did a good job ❤ Also art is A+
Here’s a closer look at my story in Summer Days &...
Here’s a closer look at my story in Summer Days & Summer Nights. A little dark magic, a little sunburn, a little Stevie Nicks (natch). So many incredible authors in this anthology. Very proud to be part of it.
