#coming of age fantasy

[thegodwithinblog]

Upcoming Dark Fantasy novel - Jan. 2023

"Bolormaa and Batu had climbed the steep mountain for almost an hour. Bolormaa was with child. Batu, her dear...

This an excerpt of my upcoming Fantasy Dark novel, “Shadow Ghouls of Nergus” – #4 in the epic series BENJAMIN JONES. CHAPTER 1 -13th century BC. North Eastern Mongolia- -Burhan Khaldun (God Mountain)- -Place of the mysterious blue-gray wolf- “It was one of those cold winters that would enter your eyes, numb your skin and bones, and soon leave you unable to move at all. Snow was everywhere.…

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#Children&039;s Paranormal #Coming of age fantasy #Dark fantasy #inspirational reads #Spiritual reads #Young adult

[splatland]

BOOK REVIEW: FAIRY TALE by Stephen King

BOOK REVIEW: FAIRY TALE by Stephen King

< An Epic Tale of a Boy, A Dog, and A World of Magic Charlie Reade is about to step on a path both wondrous and dark. At seventeen, he has already gone through hell and back. His mother was killed in a tragic accident on “that goddamned bridge,” and, as a result, his dad succumbed to alcoholism. Just when Charlie thinks things are at their worst and they might lose their home (Dad has already…

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#coming of age #coming of age fantasy #dark fantasy #dogs #fantasy #horror #magic

[carlyraejepsans]

really loving reigen's narrative powers of "i'm a comedic character, if it's funny i can pull it off" and "fuck genre conventions this is a fourteen year old you're beating up are you people FUCKING INSANE"

#it's sooo good it's like ''this is a coming of age fantasy story the kid characters have to be put in danger or there'd be no conflcit'' #and he's just like NUH UH #mp100 #reigen arataka

[fictionadventurer]

Fantasy retelling of Northanger Abbey:

Innocent young Catherine Morland is overjoyed to have the chance to go to the King's City, leaving her quiet country town for a more diverse and magical metropolis.

Catherine loves reading fairy tales about the dramatic deeds of long-ago fae.

Henry Tilney is a trickster fairy prince who is jaded by a lifetime of dealing with the machinations of the fae courts. He gets amusement out of living among humans and laughing at their follies.

Catherine meets Henry and is immediately awed at his backstory and (metaphorically) enchanted by his charming personality.

For reasons unknown, Henry's father encourages Henry to romantically pursue Catherine. Henry half-heartedly goes along with it, because it's not a bad idea to stay in Dad's good graces.

And then he's shocked to find himself actually falling in love--because Catherine loves him and because she's genuinely innocent and good in a world where he thought such people didn't exist.

To everyone's surprise, Catherine gets an invite to stay at Henry's father's palace.

An actual enchanted fairy palace? How could Catherine say no?

As they're traveling there, Henry plays up all the old fairy tale tropes warning Catherine how to behave. He's joking (things haven't been like that for centuries) but Catherine still takes it to heart.

Catherine hears of the dramatic tale of the life and death of Henry's mother (perhaps a human? So Henry's actually only half-fae?). With her imagination primed by the stories she knows, Catherine starts to interpret faint "evidence" as proof that his mother's actually hidden away under a fate-worse-than-death curse, perhaps just waiting for a pure-of-heart maiden to come break the spell.

Henry catches Catherine during her quest and is amused and a bit offended. Do you know what you're saying? Maybe things like that could happen long ago and far away, but the fairies are Christianized now. Enchantments like that are far too brutal to consider.

She's right that his dad's a jerk, though.

Not long after this, Henry's dad sends Catherine away in disgrace. He had heard that Catherine was the Chosen One of a prophecy and wanted her to increase the power of his kingdom. He's shocked to learn it's not true (you mean humans can lie?), and in his anger he's harsh in sending her away.

Henry refuses to abandon Catherine and gets himself banished for refusing to give her up.

He shows up at her ordinary home and declares his love and they live happily ever after.

#northanger abbey #jane austen #i started thinking about the parallels between coming-of-age and portal fantasy stories #remembered my assertion that northanger abbey is a portal fantasy #and took it a step further with fairy prince henry tilney #this book is so great for fantasy aus because henry makes an excellent magical boyfriend

[fuckyeahchinesefashion]

chinese guzhuang fashion

#young actress and actors are cornering the guzhuang market #that's why the industry is becoming more and more competitive #when it comes to guzhuang idol dramas/guouju古偶剧 with fantasy elements(like xianxia dramas) #cnetizens are bored with the same old faces #media has found that young actress and actors (20-27 years old) especially new pretty faces are more appealing to viewers #cnetizens can actually be mean to actress and actors (over 33 years old) cast as lead characters in guzhuang idol dramas #reasons is that lead characters are usually portrayed as teenagers or really young people #and the audience find it very weird to have middle-aged people cast such characters #especially scripts are usually adapted based on fictions #so fans of the novels would be furious about such casting #besides cnetizens want to see normal aging faces #but these shows always use excessive filters and PS #causing the midle-aged faces to be fake and weird #i once saw really mean comments on douyin for xianxia dramas casting middle-aged actress getting over one hundred thousand likes #actress and actors in zhengju正剧 guzhuang dramas or luodi落地 guzhuang dramas are not affected by this #like telling a realistic down-to-earth story or story inspired by real history or related to folks #and there is no fantasy or xianxia elements #china #fashion #chinese fashion #guzhuang #cdramas

[dollypopup]

listen. . .words TRULY cannot explain how vindicated i am feeling in the fandom after all these interviews and snippets

do you even KNOW how much hate I got for writing Come Over Here and Profound for Me? where Penelope was guilt spiraling over all she did as LW? and people accused me of being a 'psychopath' and needing therapy (as if being in therapy is a. . .bad thing?) and being oh so unfair to Penelope because she was beating herself up a lot and her friends were hurt and betrayed?

and then we got the clip of her talking down to herself, about how embarrassing she is and how no one wants her and 'of course you wouldn't want to court me' and how sad he was about how lowly she sees herself.

how absolutely baffled I was over the narrative that every new male character would be a suitor for her? how little sense it made and how Penelope was for us unseen girlies and her being a diamond would be weird and ooc and unfulfilling?

and then it was revealed that Dankworth is Prudence's husband, and that Anderson is a hit with the older ladies, hinting he's there for Violet (as a continuation of her Queen Charlotte storyline) and that Debling is in a grand total of two episodes and that even Adjoa Andoh said the season was for the wallflowers.

how confused i was over monolithic 'Penelope is a girlboss and never did anything wrong!' narratives that happened over and over in our fandom and that Colin would grovel and beg and cry to be in Penelope's good graces again over one comment?

and then the clip came out and the person she was actually dragging was herself and the worst thing she called him was 'cruel' and just about one day later she's staring into his eyes and telling him how beautiful they are and how they shine when he's kind

how peeps insisted he'd be just fine when the truth comes out that Penelope is Lady Whistledown and that he'd find her clever or already knows or wouldn't be upset at all?

LINK

Interviewer: 'How do you think Colin would react if he found out she's LW?' LN: 'He would react. . .worst out of everyone in the ton' NC: 'She slagged off a LOT of people! I'm like 'Girl, you should be worried!' LN: 'He's also a sensitive boy! We'll see, I'm sure'

i'm not gonna name names. . .but some of y'all owe a LOT of people in this fandom a LOT of apologies

#polin #bridgerton #nicola coughlan #luke newton #maybe this is premature but like. . .sorry not sorry #a lot of the very popular polin takes and predictions for S3 are aging like MILK #and i am gleefully clapping my hands about it #i mean this with my whole chest: some of y'all were straight up nasty to us #and even nastier to colin as a character!!!!! #you were AWFUL to so many people #for DARING to go against the status quo narrative #and i am so glad that the fandom revenge power fantasy is coming out to be wrong #this fandom owes us colin girlies a hell of an apology #prepare to be sick of me

[readtilyoudie]

BEASTARS VOLUME 6

#halloween booktacular #beastars #paru itagaki #beastars legoshi #beastars haru #coming of age #drama #fantasy #manga

[horror-aesthete]

Coraline, 2009, dir. Henry Selick

#horror aesthetic #horror movies #coraline #2000s horror #animated horror #stop motion horror #childhood trauma #coming of age horror #fantasy horror

[probablybadrpgideas]

Instead of Orc Raiders, the local town is threatened by Dork Raiders.

#RPG #Roleplaying Game #D&D #fantasy #enemy idea #hell yeah finally appealing to the lucrative 'bully from an 80s coming of age movie' demographic

[thegodwithinblog]

Unique Dark Fantasy

And I feel my journey, my thoughts, my wisdom can inspire or motivate people to find their way as well. So, I started...

The magic of storytelling I set out to professionally write as an author to share my thoughts and experiences with the world, with whomever feels that insights into a better self, a better life are important. I always value the higher self, inner transformation to better my relationships, my creativity, in general my life, the most. And I feel my journey, my thoughts, my wisdom can inspire or…

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#Book reviews #Coming of age fantasy #Dark fantasy #Gods and demons #inspirational reads #Spiritual books

[burlowbeanie]

I knew about Cuno going into Disco Elysium, so I was expecting the small, angry, traumatized, foul-mouthed child. What I was not expecting was the smaller, angrier, more traumatized, fouler-mouthed child standing directly behind him. I love her so goddamn much.

#disco elysium #cunoesse #aw man i love her so much #this playthrough i didn't ever connect with cuno or anything so i didn't get much backstory on either of them #and honestly i'm not sure if i can bring myself to do a cuno-partner playthrough #because like. fuck! i can't take away cuno and turn him into a cop like what the hell?? #i can't do that to them!! i can't conscript a kid with the vague insincere promises of a 'better life' #Like. There's so much of the world that I want to explore in future playthroughs #but. i don't think i can emotionally handle #taking away her only friend to put him in a moralist paramilitary unit at age 12 #I can live in my stupid fantasy world where harry quits the rcm and comes back and tries to keep them alive and fed while giving them space #and there's an option besides a) do nothing and b) separate them and make one into a child cop #i am delusional

[mostboringsinner]

Original cover art for Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea by Ruth Robbins

These books healed me

#earthsea #ursula k. le guin #fantasy #escapism #coming of age #aesthetic #cottagecore #old books #art #illustration #60s #70s #novel #adventure #magic #dark academia #Tehanu def destroyed the sense of safety this world brought me but I cant blame it since it slayed so much

[margaretthotcher]

Queer Book Recommendations

It's pride season in Wellington, New Zealand and my local library has published its second "Teen Staff Picks" zine! In that spirit, I bring you, a collection of lesser-known queer books featured in the two that have been released so far! I've narrowed the lists down to books that have 1000 or fewer reviews on Goodreads as of posting (though I actually use Storygraph personally). I haven't read most of these, they're new to me as well but looking forward to getting into them.

Sapphic

Trouble Girls - Julia Lynn Rubin

Planning Perfect - Haley Neil

Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches - Kate Scelsa

The Meadows - Stephanie Oakes

Never Trust a Gemini - Freja Nicole Woolf

This Is All Your Fault - Aminah Mae Safi

The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet - Jake Maia Arlow

Youngblood - Sasha Laurens

In the Role of Brie Hutchens - Nicole Melleby

Achillean

We Are Totally Normal - Rahul Kanakia

Two Can Play That Game - Leanne Yong

Blaine for the Win - Robbie Couch

I Like Me Better - Robby Weber

The Language of Seabirds - Will Taylor

The Feeling of Falling in Love - Mason Deaver

Charming Young Man - Eliot Schrefer

Emmett - L. C. Rosen

Pages I Never Wrote - Marco Donati

Trans Characters

Across a Field of Starlight - Blue Delliquanti

Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure - Lewis Hancox

The Borrow a Boyfriend Club - Page Powars

If I Can Give You That - Michael Gray Bulla

Transmogrify!: 14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic - G. Haron Davis

Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity - Kristin Elizabeth Clark

Magical Boy - The Kao

Kisses For Jet: A Coming-of-Gender Story - Joris Bas Backer

Between Perfect and Real - Ray Stoeve

Featuring Queer People of Colour

Ander & Santi Were Here - Jonny Garza Villa

The Loophole - Naz Kutub

Spell Bound - F. T. Lukens

Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues - H. S. Valley

Rise to the Sun - Leah Johnson

Never Kiss Your Roommate - Philline Harms

Rainbow! - Bloom & Sunny

Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales - Melanie Gillman

Anne of Greenville - Mariko Tamaki

#lgbtqia #books #books & libraries #public libraries #queer books #lgbtqiia+ #lgbtq+ books #pride #sapphic books #gay books #trans books #bipoc lgbt #wlw #mlm #reading #wellington pride #lgbt #lgbtq #diverse reads #diverse books #graphic novel #fantasy #contemporary romance #romance #coming of age #is this enough tags yet #libraries are important #support your local library #libraries are cool #transgender

[blessthishouse]

🫣 Are there any other fans of the Goblin Emperor here?

#goblin emperor #katherine addison #fantasy stories #definitely recommend if you are a fan of fantasy stories that are on the slower side with more build up #I think it’s a coming of age first and foremost with political intrigue

[readtilyoudie]

BEASTARS Vol 5

#beastars #Paru Itagaki #beastars legoshi #beastars louis #fantasy #coming of age #drama #manga #tw: violence

[nobodymitskigabriel]

I've gotten accustomed to reading Jack's childhood skip as a narrative hand wave so he can function on more or less the same level as the other characters and since he's not human and we're watching supernatural it feels permissible to take that leap in logic and go ahead and read him as a young adult. He is highly naive and inexperienced and there is a very large power imbalance involved with him and his caretakers and those are core aspects of his character that make him uniquely vulnerable to the abuse and trauma that he suffered, but those things don't necessarily make him an infant and I don't think that's how he's meant to be read.

#but i dont mind if others feel differently bc it is a gray area and it IS interesting to consider the nuance of his development #like my personal gripe with baby!jack is that its generally *boring* in application #but ive seen the concept used in interesting ways #most obvious harm ive seen come out of jacks infantilization is when people are accused of shit for finding this adult man attractive #regardless of your perspective on jacks age i think most can agree that thats pretty harmful and i see why this is such a contentious area #especially when like 40% of jack content is baby!jack domestic destiel fodder #BUT we should also be able to engage with good faith perspectives about this without going straight to accusations of ableism #the fantasy elements involved mean that there is no clear cut answer here #idk maybe ill change my mind about some of this im just dumping my thoughts here right now #jack kline