Leigh Bardugo's Blog, page 624
December 5, 2013
ineedthatseat:
Soviet space propaganda posters, 1958-1963
“I am...
Soviet space propaganda posters, 1958-1963
“I am happy - this is my work joining the work of my republic”
“Soviet man – be proud, you opened the road to stars from Earth!”
“We will open the distant worlds!”
“Glory to the Fatherland of Heroes!”
“We were born to make the fairy tale come true!”
“Socialism is our launching pad”
“Conquer space!”
“Fatherland! You lighted the star of progress and peace. Glory to the science, glory to the labor! Glory to the Soviet regime!”
“Through the worlds and ages.”
“In the name of peace and progress!”
December 4, 2013
coriolanussnowed:
"I closed my palm, and the beam disappeared,...
"I closed my palm, and the beam disappeared, then in a flash I let the light bloom around me and the Darkling, wrapping us in a glowing sphere that surrounded us like a flowing, golden halo. He looked at me and held out his hand, sending black ribbons of darkness climbing through the sphere, twisting and turning."
Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone
elloellenoh:
Emilie Graslie is a fantastic role model for girls...
Emilie Graslie is a fantastic role model for girls and boys everywhere and she should have over a million subscribers for The Brain Scoop on Youtube. If you don’t subscribe, please do. We need more role models like her.
belledearie:
"Let the Saints protect the Sun Summoner, she who...
"Let the Saints protect the Sun Summoner, she who was sent to deliver us from the evils of the Shadow Fold and make this nation whole again…"
They pray for you now, I thought bleakly. But if the Darkling has his way, they’ll come to hate you.
Yes, that’s the ACTUAL dress from the cover of These...
Yes, that’s the ACTUAL dress from the cover of These Broken Stars, the fantastic new sci-fi YA written by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner. THE dress went on tour with a bunch of different YA authors and I took it to see Thor 2: The Dark World. (Okay, maybe Marie Lu and I went to see Thor 2, but the dress came along.)
Dress: Why don’t they give Loki more screen time?
Me: Right?
Dress: More importantly, why didn’t you buy me Junior Mints?
Me: You’re clothing.
Dress: That’s just rude.
Me: Shhh!
I really loved this book and fell for both leads: Tarver—a true soldier, convincingly written and deserving of all swoons. Lilac—the sheltered rich girl with surprising reserves of courage and ingenuity. Great action, a beautiful and believable romance, and an eerie mystery that keeps the pages turning. Also, SPACE!
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Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner are longtime friends and sometime flatmates who have traveled the world (but not yet the galaxy), covering every continent between them. They are sure outer space is only a matter of time. Meagan, who is also the author of the Skylark trilogy, currently lives in Asheville, NC, while Amie lives in Melbourne, Australia. Although they currently live apart, they are united by their love of space opera, road trips, and second breakfasts.
Visit the These Broken Stars website for the latest news on the series and follow the authors on twitter at @AmieKaufman and @MeaganSpooner. Sign up for their newsletter here. These Broken Stars will be available in North America on December 10, 2013.
Also, pre-order goodies available here:
December 3, 2013
deanvictorr:
imdonegivingup:
smittimjc:
I refuse to blur this...
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I refuse to blur this mans name, because this is beautiful
THATS “OBESITY?”
A department store in the UK (Debenhams) has started this too
fieryheartivashkov:
25 Days of Shadow and Bone Challenge
Day...
25 Days of Shadow and Bone Challenge
Day Five: Favorite Male Character
↳Sturmhond/Nikolai Lantsov
It was as if I was watching him transform again, as if the charming mask had shifted to reveal a very dangerous man.
I’m a privateer, Alina. I’ll take whatever I can get.
yainterrobang:
LIST OF THE WEEK: TEN LESBIAN PROTAGONISTSWho...
LIST OF THE WEEK: TEN LESBIAN PROTAGONISTS
Who doesn’t love love - in all shapes and sizes? Here’s a list celebrating ladies who love ladies! For more fun lists and all things YA lit, visit our website, follow us here and on Twitter, and subscribe to our weekly newsletter!
just curious about the origins of your artwork. where did you get the legends you base your work on, or are those also your creations?
And Lo, there strode across the land a harbinger of the foul accretions yawning from the gulf. And up he raised his arm to the cloud-ridden peaks and oak-rimed vales and from them came serpents in glory and crowned beasts wreathed with fury.
"Take up your quill, ye wretched husk," whispered the void, "and with it inscribe upon parchment many fuck-words and hit the people with your man-dazzle so that upon the earth there be many wailings and gnashing and rending of beard."
And so it came to pass that this business was emblazoned across the internet. That brings us to now.
