#a cruel and fated light

[yut-art]

#i need to find where the fandom for these books are pls #hollow star saga #a dark and hollow star #a cruel and fated light #adahs #acafl #arlo jarsdel #nausicaä kraken #a grim and sunken vow #agasv

[hollowstarsaga]

I have one request and one request only for promptober.

PLEASE CAN FANFIC WRITERS IN FANDOMS I LIKE PLEASE DO SOME FICS, IDC IF ITS NOT EVERY DAY.

#a cruel and fated light #a dark and hollow star #a grim and sunken vow #oouil #krisper #the sunbearer trials #teo #aurelio #promptober #wesper #if we were villains #PLEASE #im begging #nimona

[kaleidoscopicprimate]

Arlo and Nausicaa - They should probably kiss I think

I haven’t finished book 3 yet so no spoilers

#a dark and hollow star #ashley shuttleworth #a cruel and fated light

[thehollowstarsaga]

the hollow star saga is so funny cause the most random stuff is mentioned and then it's never bought up again and its like why would you say that??? until it eventually becomes relevant and gives you so much whiplash.

i remember in the first book there was that random paragraph about dragons and i spent the rest of the book trying to figure out who the dragon was before eventually settling on Theo. then acafl comes out, there's no mention of it and i forget that thing entirely. then agasv comes out and oh would you look at that THERE'S A DRAGON. who's related to Theo.

and istg it's ALWAYS Theo. that fucking line in the second book which called Theo the 'shadow prince' cause he was always in the Lysterne family's shadow gave me whiplash. and then it was just never mentioned again. and THEN we reached agasv and oh would you look at that Theo wants to be king of seelie summer.

Nausicaa said one (1) (uno) line about Arlo being made of the shit immortals are made of and i was like o??? kay??? and then in like the last 20 pages of agasv they revealed that Arlo was LITERALLY NICHOLAS FLAMEL REINCARNATED???

i have so many trust issues with this book series. it's why my theories are always based off like one off-hand line.

#adahs #acafl #agasv #awars #a dark and hollow star #a cruel and fated light #a grim and sunken vow #a wild and ruined song #hollow star saga #theodore reynolds #arlo jarsdel #nausicaä kraken

[incorrecthollowstar]

Vehan: I wish for nothing to separate us again, and to spend every moment knowing you will always come back to me. I wish to never have any further obligations so I can remain by your side, and to do everything in my power to make you happy

Aurelian:

Aurelian: gay

#hollow star saga #incorrect hollow star #a dark and hollow star #a cruel and fated light #vehan lysterne #aurelian bessel

[the-gayest-academic]

ellooooo

if anyone has read any of the books from the hollow star saga, please join the discord server!

i realised we have no real fandom spaces so i made it, and we have the blessing of ashley (they put the link on their insta!)

so yeah! the link is here

#a dark and hollow star #hollow star saga #a cruel and fated light #a grim and sunken vow #a wild and ruined song #hollow star fandom #discord

[catastrophic-chaoss]

Sure enemies to lovers is good but how about character a is heartless and terrible and doesn’t care about their reputation or what they cause even often take pride in it because they feel like they don’t have a purpose anymore and slowly lose who they once were only ever relying on themself until they meet character b who sees them for who they really are despite their tough exterior and shows them the unconditional love they never got and suddenly they care about how they’re perceived but only by that one person they view themselves as not good enough and unworthy for character b so they want to be better but only for them they do all they can trying to earn the love they’ve been given they become incredibly loyal to this person and constantly wanting to make them proud and slowly come back to themself finding new purpose and a reason to keep going and overall do become better while character b finds they finally have a place and become confident in themself because they feel important and fully seen in the eyes of character a who is always there to support them and show them how strong they really are the two find a safe space with one another and become stronger together. That’s the shit

And yes I’m talking about Nausicaä and Arlo

#a dark and hollow star #a cruel and fated light #nausicaa kraken #arlo jarsdel #a grim and sunken vow #nausicaä and arlo #do I have an unhealthy obsession with them no absolutely not what do you mean #ashley shuttleworth

[adarkandhollowfandom]

"I can snap your neck in, like, less than a second. I think you should let me call myself whatever I want." -Nausicaä Kraken

A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth

#a dark and hollow star #nausicaa kraken #nausicaä kraken #ashley shuttleworth #a cruel and fated light #lesbian #wlw #lgbtq #lgbtq books #queer books #queer #sapphic books #wlw books #moodboard #images from pinterest #sapphic

[ace-artemis-fanartist]

I’ve been enjoying the The Hollow Star Saga, so I thought I’d attempt the second cover in my style.

#the hollow star saga #a dark and hollow star #ashley shuttleworth #lgbt books #a cruel and fated light #my art #Arlo said Vahn looks like Noctus #so I draw a Noctus Vahn

[michellejackson]

a dark and hollow star not being more popular is criminal actually

#not one straight person in sight! #a dark and hollow star #a cruel and fated light #nausicaä kraken #arlo jarsdel

[warriornona]

Creating my own memes for this series because it’s fun and I’m still recovering from the ending of the second book

#but literally this is Nausicaä the entirety of both books #a dark and hollow star #a cruel and fated light #it was definitely cruel #Nausicaä is the best objectively

[melanielocke]

Book recommendations: Chain of Thorns hangover

Since I think a lot of you have finished Chain of Thorns by now I figured I'd make a book recommendation post with books that I think will appeal to people who are trying to get over Chain of Thorns. Most of the books here I've talked about before, but I made the selection that I think will appeal the most to ChoT readers.

First up: Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

Why this book?: It has thorns in the title. Also the main couple, the humor and the story would appeal to fans of TID in particular. Nathaniel reminds me of Will somewhat.

Sorcery of Thorns is a second world fantasy set in Austermeer. Elisabeth Scrivener grew up in one of the country's great libraries, where grimoires are kept, living books that contain magic spells used by sorcerers, and she wants nothing more than to become a warden, a sword wielding librarian who keeps the books but also protects the world from these books since some of them can be quite dangerous.

When Elisabeth intervenes in an act of sabotage and slays a very dangerous grimoire, she is implicated in the crime and taken to the city's capital by Nathaniel Thorn, a sorcerer she distrusts, and his demon servant Silas. She has no choice but to work with Nathaniel to uncover a conspiracy targeting the great libraries.

Nathaniel and Elisabeth are one of my favorite m/f couples. Nathaniel is bi, and the author has said she likes playing with feminitiy and masculinity in her m/f couples. Elisabeth is essentially a "lady himbo" who likes swords and armor, and is taller and more muscular than Nathaniel, with Nathaniel being a bit more feminine at times (in the sequel novella he wears a lady's dressing gown).

The third major character is Silas, an aroace demon who works for Nathaniel as a servant and gives him his magic in exchange for some of his life. I love him as a character and his dynamic with the other two, and Elisabeth has a very beautiful platonic relationship with him.

Mysteries of Thorn Manor is a sequel novella that just came out. It is essentially an extended epilogue with a new story where Elisabeth and Nathaniel get trapped in Thorn Manor and have to figure out how to appease the house. It is an adorable little book but with the tiny size it's difficult to find a good spot for it with the other books.

Next: A Marvellous Light & A Restless Truth by Freya Marske

Why this book?: horny queers in the Edwardian era, book 2 also features a rude pet parrot (keep in mind, this book is adult and has some pretty explicit sex in it)

I've discussed this series before here, but I hadn't read a Restless Truth yet when I wrote that. The series is a trilogy, with currently two books out and the third coming November this year.

Each book focuses on a different couple, but you do have to read them in order since they're also trying to get to the bottom of a magical conspiracy in each book.

Book 1 focuses on Edwin and Robin, which is essentially a himbo/librarian couple. Robin is the himbo in this case, who works a government job and is accidently assigned to a post related to Britain's secret magician society. Usually, this post is held by non magic people with magic relatives, like his predecessor who mysteriously vanished. His magic coworker Edwin decides to wipe Robin's memory and replace him, but then Robin gets cursed by people who think he knows where a magic artefact his predecessor hid is, and Robin and Edwin have to break the curse and figure out what he's after.

Edwin is a magician, but he is a very weak magician. He makes up for this by being clever and very precise with his magic, and inventing new techniques, and this is very different from what I'm used to which is main character (or magic love interest) is the one who most powerful ever.

Book 2 is a sapphic book focusing on Maud and Violet and they are based on the rake/wallflower trope.

Maud is Robin's younger sister, who travels on a ship a la Titanic from America to the UK with an old lady who is important for the magic conspiracy. Only the old lady dies the first day and Maud has to turn to Violet, a scandalous young actress who is a magician specializing in illusions. Compared to book 1, book 2 is even more sexual, but in a hilarious way. Maud was raised a proper Edwardian lady, but is now first experimenting with her own sexuality and I loved the way this was portrayed. There's also a side character (who will be the love interest in book 3), who writes porn as a side hustle and Maud has to purchase his entire supply of porn to secure his cooperation.

The relationship between Violet and Maud also starts with Violet thinking, oh this girl is seeking to explore her own sexuality, let's help with that. No way I'm catching feelings.

The third book, coming in November, will focus on Jack Alson (lord Hawthorn) and Alan Ross who were side characters in book 2 and Hawthorn also appeard in book 1, but also feature Violet & Maud en Edwin & Robin.

Third: A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttleworth

Why?: Urban fantasy, ensemble cast with lots of queer characters, complex plot in a longer series

I think this is more similar to the modern day shadowhunter books, since it is set in the present, but I think it will appeal to fans of tlh too.

The series has 5 main characters, and in the first book they have to figure out why ironborn (half fae) are dying, which no one else really seems to care about.

Arlo is an ironborn, with her mother being part of the royal family of unseelie spring, which is the ruling family over all fae right now. As an ironborn, she's threatened to be cast out of the fae world, her memories erased, if she doesn't have enough magic. She's very soft, but also determined, and seeking a path for herself and I think overall she's the main character of the series.

Nausicaa is an ex fury who was cast out from the furies because she killed a bunch of people she wasn't supposed to. She's very morally grey and kind of an asshole, but in a funny and likeable way, and she develops a weak spot for Arlo, who becomes her love interest.

Vehan is the prince of seelie summer. He's sweet and very naive and doesn't realize his mom is evil. He feels very isolated because his best friend, Aurelian, who is also in love with, seems to be pulling away from him and he feels like no one really cares about him. He is determined to solve the ironborn murders in book 1 because no one else wants to try.

Aurelian is Vehan's bodyguard and he's kind of the brooding guy. He's very protective of Vehan, but also pulls away from him because of a secret he's keeping to protect Vehan. They have been best friends for long, but he was essentially forced to become Vehan's guard so now their relationship is difficult.

Celadon is the final main character and he gets his own POV from book 2, and will be very important in book 3 I think (he's on the cover). He's a prince of unseelie spring and Arlo's cousin, and he's very popular. There's a fandom of him called the "Celadom". Vehan in particular is a big fan and has posters of Celadon in his room. Celadon is also Arlo's best friend, which is how he's introduced in book 1.

Book 3 is coming out this September, and the cover was just revealed this week

Then: A Blade so Black by L.L. McKinney

Why this book?: demon slaying (well, nightmares in this case), great cast of characters

Like A Dark and Hollow Star, this would likely appeal more to fans of the modern day shadowhunters as it's set in modern day Atlanta, and follows Alice who was chosen to battle nightmares, monsters that come from Wonderland into our world.

She's trained by her attractive mentor Hatta, but when he is poisoned she has to travel deeper into wonderland to find a cure while also maintaining her school, and keep her very protective mother from figuring out what's going on.

The third book is coming out in April, I think only in US hardcover (while I have the UK paperbacks so that sucks), but I'm still curious to see how this story ends.

It's fast paced with lots of action, but also balanced with Alice' homelife as a teenager and her trying to figure out how to disappear into Wonderland for a week without her mom finding out.

And last: The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

Why this book?: high stakes, great cast of mostly queer characters, funny and chaotic characters

I've talked about this book before. Several times. But it's just that good. So here I am, trying to convince you once more why you should read the Sunbearer Trials.

The main character is Teo, a jade transgender demigod son of the goddess of birds.

"I am a being of chaos, fueled by spite and antidepressants"

Every 10 years, the sunbearer trials are held, with ten semidioses participating. The winner becomes the new sunbearer and replenishes the sunstones so the sun doesn't die out. The loser gets sacrificed.

Usually, only gold semidioses are chosen to participate. These are the children of the most powerful gods, who can shoot fire out of their hands or move earth, things like that.

This time, there are two jade semidoses chosen to participate. Teo, and Xio, the son of the god of bad luck who has no powers. Meanwhile, Teo can talk to birds. Together with Teo's best friend Niya, the gold daughter of the earth god, they will have to fight to survive against much more powerful semidioses.

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#sorcery of thorns #mysteries of thorn manor #margaret rogerson #freya marske #a marvellous light #a restless truth #a dark and hollow star #a cruel and fated light #a grim and sunken vow #ashley shuttleworth #a blade so black #a dream so dark #l.l. mckinney #the sunbearer trials #aiden thomas #book recommendations #chain of thorns

[hollowstarsaga]

More ADAHS headcannons

I imagine Lethe's personality as an orange cat (once he warms up to people) he has a lot of stupid idea's collected over the years, he gets bursts of energy, also will bring Cel shiny things he finds.

Vehan will go for runs with no direction and just zone out, then he'll be entirely lost when he zones back in.

Arlo is a booktok girly, she's a romance reader, mostly reading cute stuff but she's definitely found herself reading things that are less than family friendly.

Nausicaa is a language nerd and out of pure boredom over the years she has learnt a bunch of languages.

Aurelian is also a booktok girly but doesn't read as much contemporary romance, he read more fantasy and sci-fi.

Aurelian also definitely forced Vehan to sit down with him and watch good omens and dr. who.

Celadon is unbeaten at board games; the group will do board game nights and Cel always comes first at this point it's a war for second place.

Lethe has like a million-step skin and hair care routine; he researches all the products he uses and guards his hair like a prison.

Nausicaa hasn't read a book in a hundred years, but she has watched a majority of what Netflix has to offer.

Arlo did Ballet when she was young and wishes she kept doing it.

Cel can ice skate really well entirely unironically.

Vehan is super flexible and never utilizes it unless drunk or something.

Aurelian is scarily photogenic, like someone will snap a random picture of everyone and they'll all be pulling an odd face and he'll just be looking perfect.

Theo, Vehan and Cel all growing up in royal positions all can ride horses and play polo and will just do random intense competitions but get the others to join when they cannot ride horses.

Lethe is a plant dad and has like a greenhouse with a bunch of named plants that he will steal for to keep alive.

#a cruel and fated light #a dark and hollow star #a grim and sunken vow #acafl #agasv #adahs #aurelian bessel #vehan lysterne #nausicaa kraken #theodore reynolds #arlo jarsdel #celadon viridian #lethe #heacanons #but im right

[kaleidoscopicprimate]

Lethe is really one of the characters of all time, but I do think there was a real missed opportunity for him to have a fucked up fish gender. Anyways, Lethe and Cel villainous gender queers for the win…

#a dark and hollow star #a cruel and fated light #spoilers #next time I’ll manage to make Lethe more imposing I swear #a cruel and fated light spoilers #ashley shuttleworth #art

[thehollowstarsaga]

okay, so i just reread acafl and agasv. and i spent way too long examining every single interaction between Celadon and Theo and Lethe. like, am i just imagining the Celadon and Theo thing??? cause acafl gave me a lot and agasv had little hints of it???

am i insane??? or can anyone else see what i mean??? Lethe and Celadon already have a pretty strong relationship, which is pretty well crafted and well developed. but Theo and Celadon had so much chemistry in the first book, and their interactions were so delightful to read.

also also. Theo and Lethe??? THE POTENTIAL??? my most basic argument for their case is that Lethe likes interesting things and Theo is very interesting, and i'm not gonna elaborate further cause i'll go on a rant. even though their interaction in agasv felt like such a missed opportunity, i totally see that changing in the next book.

please tell me that one of you understands what i mean i am BEGGING.

#a dark and hollow star #a cruel and fated light #a grim and sunken vow #adahs #acafl #agasv #theodore reynolds #lethe #celadon lysterne viridian #celadon fleur viridian #hollow star saga #awars #a wild and ruined song

[incorrecthollowstar]

Lethe: why did you do that?

Arlo: I wanted to help you!

Lethe: well, you didn't

Celadon, walking in: what's going on?

Arlo: I held the door open for him

#hollow star saga #incorrect hollow star #a dark and hollow star #a cruel and fated light #arlo jarsdel #celadon fleur viridian #a grim and sunken vow #lethe