#cool integration of te ao māori

[aroaessidhe]

2022 reads // twitter thread        

The Dawnhounds

adult sff

alchemical biopunk dystopian fantasy world

a thief-turned-cop is demoted, and then murdered

...then she wakes up, resurrected by ancient gods, joins a queer pirate crew, and tries to save her city from corruption

fungi and cool biotech stuff

#The Dawnhounds #aroaessidhe 2022 reads #literally what more could you want #the narrative is a little confusing (i think less so in this version but that's maybe bc it's the 2nd time reading) #but the vibes r great #mushrooms sapphics cats weird god shit #cool integration of te ao māori #i'm very amused by the apparent fact that americans can't understand the nz slang???? there's not even that much????????? #also I put both covers bc i wanted to talk about them..... #(purely from an adjective standpoint; i know both artists and their art is great) #(*objective???) #i feel like the old cover is great all round and has the right dark vibe. but doesn't have the weird sci-fi vibe #the new cover is nice art and has all the right symbols but idk it's not dark enough for me? the musrooms look too nice #not like fucked up fungal colonies #also the composition/typography doesn't match?? #I get the feeling the art was drawn with a different typographic comp in mind and then i was changed last minute. so there's weird space. #anyway just my art thoughts lol the book is good #sapphic books