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koniortos-court · 1 year
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sometimes a family is just you and your sentient ai media player who used to be a pop star
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marvelat-words · 2 months
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Tears are not the mark of a coward, as some would have it. They're only a mark of something having touched you deep. The worst cowards are them that are touched by nothing.
M R Carey – The Fall of Koli
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benthicpressure · 5 months
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I just read The Infinity Gate by M R Carey and I liked it so much I had to get up and run around the house at midnight to blow off excess energy when i finished
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treeroutes · 4 months
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what's up ! non-exhaustive list of stories featuring weird plants :
The Day of the Triffids, John Wyndham
The Night of the Triffids, Simon Clark
In the Tall Grass, Stephen King and Joe Hill
The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig', William Hope Hodgson
The Man Whom the Trees Loved, Algernon Blackwood
The Red Tree, Caitlín R. Kiernan
Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer
The Willows, Algernon Blackwood
The Nature of Balance, Tim Lebbon
'Bloom', John Langan
The Ruins, Scott Smith
The Wise Friend, Ramsey Campbell
'The Green Man of Freetown', The Envious Nothing : A Collection of Literary Ruins, Curtis M. Lawson
The Beauty, Aliya Whiteley
The Ash-Tree, M.R. James
Canavan's Backyard, J.P. Brennan
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Jack Finney
The Hollow Places, T. Kingfisher
'Reaching for Ruins', Crow Shine, Alan Baxter
'Vortex of Horror', Gaylord Sabatini
Hothouse, Brian W. Aldiss
Vaster than Empires and More Slow, Ursula K. Le Guin
Odd Attachment, Ian M. Banks
Deathworld #1, Harry Harrison
The Bridge, John Skipp and Craig Spector
'The Garden of Paris', Eric Williams
Apartment Building E, Malachi King
The Seed from the Sepulchre, Clark Ashton Smith
Rappaccini's Daughter, Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Nursery, Lewis Mallory
The Other Side of the Mountain, Michel Bernanos
The Vegetarian, Han Kang
Sisyphean, Dempow Torishima
The Root Witch, Debra Castaneda
Semiosis, Sue Burke
The Wolf in Winter, Charlie Parker #12, John Connolly
Perennials, Bryce Gibson
Relic, Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Gwen, in Green, Hugh Zachary
The Voice in the Night, William Hope Hodgson
Ordinary Horror, David Searcy
The Family Tree, Sheri S. Tepper
The Book of Koli, Rampart Trilogy #1, M.R. Carey
Seeders, A.J. Colucci
Concrete Jungle, Brett McBean
The Plant, Stephen King
Anthologies/collections :
The Roots of Evil: Weird Stories of Supernatural Plants, edited by Michel Parry
Chlorophobia: An Eco-Horror Anthology, edited by A.R. Ward
Roots of Evil: Beyond the Secret Life of Plants, edited by Carlos Cassaba
The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
Sylvan Dread: Tales of Pastoral Darkness, Richard Gavin
Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic, edited by Daisy Butcher
Weird Woods: Tales From the Haunted Forests of Britain, edited by John Miller
'But fungi aren't plants' :
The Fungus, Harry Adam Knight
Growing Things and Other Stories, Paul Tremblay
The Girl with All the Gifts, M.R. Carey
Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Fruiting Bodies, and Other Fungi, Brian Lumley
'The Black Mould', The Age of Decayed Futurity, Mark Samuels
What Moves the Dead, T. Kingfisher
The House Without a Summer, DeAnna Knippling
Mungwort, James Noll
Fungi, edited by Orrin Grey and Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Trouble with Lichen, John Wyndham
Notes :
all links lead to the goodreads page of the book, mostly because i like to look at book cover art ;
list features authors/books that i love (T. Kingfisher, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Ursula K. Le Guin, the collections from the British Library Tales of the Weird, etc.), but also a few that i don't like and some that i have not yet read ;
if upon seeing that list the first novel you check out is by Stephen King's you have not understood the assignment ;
not all of those are strictly horror stories, some are 100% science fiction (Brian W. Aldiss' Hothouse for instance).
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classicanalyzer · 2 months
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In contrast to Omega's theme, Hemlock's theme (The Doctor) brings a chilling presence to the show reminding us of disturbing forces beyond officers like Rampart. Hemlock's theme also serves as the theme of the infamous Mt. Tantiss introduced in the incredibly influential Thrawn Trilogy. His theme eludes the mad amoral scientist that he is who feigns respect for his test subjects and prisoners to get what he wants. The orchestra mixed with electronic music also further heightens the dark experiments happening on Mt. Tantiss. As the music crescendos at the end, we're left off with minor piano notes (present throughout his theme) reinforcing the monster let loose at Mt. Tantiss. The Kiners also foreshadow his theme as far back as the ending of S1 (Starting from 1:27 in Lama Su).
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qulrikkek · 10 months
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Chapter 21: Torn Apart
Summary:
Padmé comes up with a fabulous idea that involves Din Djarin and the destruction of the Death Star. Din has to let go of Grogu. Obi Wan and Padmé realize the price it will take them to turn Anakin back from the Dark side. Bo Katan knows Anakin is Darth Vader, she confronts Obi Wan about it. Dreams are shared, goodbyes are bittersweet and Windu feels a foreboding coming on his way...
General Rampart gives orders... Mon Mothma knows how to use them to their advange...
Notes:
The LONG FINALE is to begin next chapter!!!
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lilithspade · 1 year
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Spoilers for The Bad Batch season 2 episodes 7 & 8
79’s still exist!! I thought for sure it would’ve been gone by now. And then Dave gives us more precious clone boys to love only to kill them 😭 this tendency is killing me one clone at a time!
And we got Chuchi fighting for our boys! I knew she would do that and always wondered what happened to her after order 66 because she isn’t there on the original trilogy. I guess we’ll find out soon, but it worries me A LOT!!! Like, girl… just run away to be a rebel with Rex before you end up dead please!
And Echo just decides to do just that without a heads up like… WFT?! Now I’m even more worried about my baby boy! You can’t kill him Dave. I dare you! We’ll riot!
Rex look good on his new clothes and there’s Omega wearing that cute poncho in the Senate and meeting Bail too. She’s definitely going to join the rebellion eventually.
Burtoni really doesn’t give a f*ck to anyone but herself huh. She just gives off those vibes. And is too old to care about anyone’s opinion.
And of course Palps would let Rampart take the fall and manipulate everything to blame the clones too. Like… you wanted them to be blindly loyal and now you’re blaming them for being exactly what you wanted?! I hate Palps with all my being and I’m not sorry!! 😡 Also, it’s not like the Storm troopers will be any better with how corrupt the whole operation will be.🙄
Now I’m just waiting to see when the heck Rex is going to find out about Cody, and what will happen to Chuchi, Echo and Cody during the time period between this and Rebels even if I’m terrified to find out 😰.
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goldenteaset · 11 months
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Title: Poisoned Honey
Chapter 12/20: Belial: The Road to the Village
Rating: E
Fandom: Granblue Fantasy
Pairings: Belial/Djeeta, Belial/Lucifer, Djeeta/Lucifer, minor pairings (see fic link for more tags)
Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, AU - Sleeping Beauty Trilogy Fusion, Mild BDSM, Daddy Kink (see tags in link for more)
Summary: Belial begins his journey as a temporary Tribute, but you can't keep the Primarch of Cunning down.
Preview:
"After a lazy wave, Belial took off at a run, clawed his way up the stone ramparts and then jumped down onto the soft grass wet with morning dew on the other side. The cart from the Royal Village wouldn’t be arriving for another hour or so. Nothing for it: he’d need to walk.
Not that he minded, of course. It had been some time since he last traveled his kingdom by foot, and who knew who he might meet on the way?
With that silver lining in mind, he strutted down the soft-textured, winding road, keeping his eyes peeled."
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heraldofcrow · 11 months
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For christmas i got the entirety of the ds trilogy and i'm currently playing ds2 (got to iron keep and got access to crown of the sunken king dlc)
I'm really enjoying it so far (i think the hate it gets is unwarranted), but i'm pretty clueless on stuff like choosing weapons to use or where to find good armours. Got any tips?
Hey! I sincerely apologize for how late this is! I know, I need to get my act together 😅
But congrats on getting the whole trilogy and God, I hope I’m not so late that you’ve left DS2 behind, haha. I do absolutely love that game and especially the DLCs. It does get way too much hate, I agree.
As for the amours and weapons? Well, it depends on what you are going for. Some of us just care about fashion lol. There are some pretty reliable sets though.
I mean, I always would say that the Alonne armor set or the Heide set are both pretty decent. (Alonne’s armor can be bought from Magerold after the Alonne boss, and the Heide set is found after killing the knight in Lost Bastille/sometimes in pieces by the Heide knights).
Vengarl’s set (You can get it after beating Vengarl’s headless body near Freja’s primal bonfire) is really good, and it’s popular too. If you want something heavier, try Havel’s set (found in The Gutter). Llewelyn’s armor is good for the late game, and it’s pretty light with some good fire resistance. (Dropped by Stone Knights before you fight the Looking Glass knight). These are just off the top of my head. It’s hard to remember the exact assets of each one, but I know they have all served me well in the past. (It’s been a little bit since I played DS2).
Again though, if you’re like me—everything is about fashion. I haven’t been into PVP for a while, so I know some good builds that I used to be recommended or whatever, but I usually just wear what looks cool.
For weapons, you’ll usually get recommended stuff like the Ice Rapier or Fume Greatsword, although nowadays people are sick of the R1 spamming Ice Rapier users from what I have gathered lmao. It’s still not a bad weapon though, especially when buffed and leveled up. (Fume Greatsword will come from Raime’s soul, and the Ice Rapier is dropped by a Rampart Solider in Eleum Loyce).
I personally really like the Loyce Greatsword and the Drakeblood Greatsword, because they have simple but effective movesets and well…they look badass. Especially the Drakeblood. I always use it, and I feel like others would recommend it as well. (Loyce Sword comes from Lud’s soul if you sell it to Ornifex, and Drakeblood sword is on a corpse near the Dragon’s Sanctum bonfire/Eternal Sanctum Key).
If all else fails? ZWEIHANDER!! No, seriously, it’s a classic and it works…what’s not to like?
I need to play DS2 again, because lately it’s been all DS3 and Bloodborne, but I am glad you’re having fun with it! I wish I was a little more helpful, but you’re talking to the epitome of “I only care about fashion souls” if I’m honest. The bros on Reddit probably have way better advice on stats and builds, but I hope this at least gives you an idea of what to look for. Really, if you feel like it works for you, then go for it and utilize it. There’s no right answer if you are succeeding in whatever you’re trying to do. Best of luck with the trilogy, friend! <3
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garrulousgarbage · 2 years
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“Gormenghast, that is, the main massing of the original stone, taken by itself would have displayed a certain ponderous architectural quality were it possible to have ignored the circumfusion of those mean dwellings that swarmed like an epidemic around its outer walls. They sprawled over the sloping earth, each one halfway over its neighbour until, held back by the castle ramparts, the innermost of these hovels laid hold on the great walls, clamping themselves thereto like limpets to a rock. These dwellings, by ancient law, were granted this chill intimacy with the stronghold that loomed above them. Over their irregular roofs would fall throughout the seasons, the shadows of time-eaten buttresses, of broken and lofty turrets, and, most enormous of all, the shadow of the Tower of Flints. This tower, patched unevenly with black ivy, arose like a mutilated finger from among the fists of knuckled masonry and pointed blasphemously at heaven. At night the owls made of it an echoing throat; by day it stood voiceless and cast its long shadow.”
Peake, Mervyn; Moorcock, Michael. The Gormenghast Trilogy (p. 5). The Overlook Press. 
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Another thing I noticed on my third watch of TBB. At the end of the season Rampart says the Empire doesn’t have use for a politician, but they do need scientists. We see Nala Se being moved off world. This is probably providing more narrative strength to Palpatine’s return in the sequel trilogy, since they got Nala Se to work for the Empire.
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tsunflowers · 2 years
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what i enjoyed the most about the book of koli/rampart trilogy is that it felt clear from the beginning that mr carey had planned out the story and knew where it was going to end up. you don't even get that from every novel series and as someone who watches a lot of children's shows that are rewritten on the fly bc the only rule is they have to air for an entire year it was so refreshing
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marvelat-words · 11 months
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Book Review: The Trials of Koli
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Seeing more of this world as well as what’s left behind of the old one was fascinating. More tech and threats posed by people from other places, streets of bones and decayed buildings. I couldn’t get enough.
The characters are what truly drive Koli’s story. Koli himself is so naive in many ways yet so unintentionally wise in others. He is the perfect narrator for this story.
Full review.
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octrainfanboy · 2 years
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Because I can I will now assign the dancing styles of the Persona dancing trilogy that the characters have to some of the Apex Legends and nobody can fucking stop me. The dances are on YouTube if you wanna check it out. I'm excluding sole character bc it just doesnt really feel right i guess...? And for exaample i cant really fit one to Gibby. Like in a i literally cannot picture them dancing way. Yes I am endulging in my Persona brainrot leave me alone
Lifeline- Yukari Takeba
Wraith- Makoto Niijima
Mirage- Yu Narukami
Octane- Junpei Iori
Wattson- Fuuka Yamagishi
Crypto- Theodore
Loba- Mitsuru Kirijo
Rampart- Ryuji Sakamoto
Horizon- Elizabeth (she'd say like "I'm not that good" and then fucking serve)
Valkyrie- Chie Satonaka
Seer- Yusuke Kitagawa (if anyone tells me this is wrong I will strangle you)
Maggie- Akihiko Sanada
Vantage- Futaba Sakura
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rumblemuffin-books · 5 months
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The Fall of Koli - A Book Review
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Spoiler-free summary: Final instalment of MR Carey's Rampart Trilogy. Follows Koli - a young man living in post-apocalyptic England - as he reckons with Englands past and a resurgent fascism, and tries to decide what he wants his future to be. About 200 pages longer than either of the previous books, and much more action packed and fast paced. We get a third POV character which was a pleasant surprise!
Spoilers continued below
Really enjoyed this one. After the cliffhanger in book 2, I immediately started book 3 and read it in about 3 days. This is clearly the climax of the series and thing happen very quickly from jump - the action is pacey, there's a few surprising twists, and overall I really enjoyed it.
A couple of things that stand out to me now that the series is finished.
I liked the way Carey complicated the Ramparts themselves over the course of the book. At the start we see them through Koli's eyes as selfish entitled elites, and in some way they never stop being that, but the individuals start to become more clear as the book goes on and we see that there can be heroism and bravery even among people who we think are hoarding power.
I also really liked the way the trans character - Cup - was handled. She's a complete and rounded character, and for most of the story her transness is not commented on. She's only ever misgendered by the ancient fascist robots, no one in "modern" times really questions it. And I love Koli's characteristically simple response to being told "god made people the way he wanted them to be" - "well I guess god made Cup knowing she was a girl then". I also like the way that trans healthcare is touched on in this post-acopalyptic landscape.
But ultimately Koli is the star of the show. He feels like a refreshingly human protagonist - selfish and egotistical to start, but as he goes on he's driven by a sense of fairness and justice. Even if he doesn't have the fancy words to explain what he means all the time.
One thing this book did make me wonder about was why it was categorised as adult fantasy and not YA. Koli is about 17 in the story, Cup around 14. The tone of the series feels YA to me, limited violence (very little gore at all), no sex, a coming of age / coming home story, fighting against the generations that came before etc etc. I have read before criticisms of YA in general saying that male authors are rarely categorised as YA, and I wonder if this is one of those instances... just something I was thinking about!
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amalthiaph · 5 months
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about time i make a masterlist
Hello there! I'm Amalthia and I make art for Star Wars and a few other fandoms. Please use these to navigate: PREQUEL ERA
The Bad Batch The Redneck Doug Series: 🥐 The Bad Batch Characters According to Doug 🥐 The Rarest Rarepair Ever (Mayday x Phee) The Two School Kids Crushing on Each Other Series: 🥐 The Almost Meet-Cute 🥐 Flipped
The Recreating Memes Because I Have The Audacity To Do So Series:
🥐 The Jamie Lee Curtis Meme (feat. Riyo & Rampart) Star Wars Rebels
🥐 Sabine + Jabba Lando Titus Ezra (Barbie Redraw) 🥐 Kanan + Hera (Barbie Redraw) 🥐 The Alternative Title For Zero Hour
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🥐 The Only Art I Have of This Era (Barbie Redraw)
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The Mandalorian
🥐 The Mines of Mandalore in a Nutshell (Barbie Redraw) THE I-DON'T-JUST-DRAW-STAR-WARS SERIES:
🍪 OC Shelby 🍪 Mandatory Barbie Movie Redraw 🍪 Disney Princess Redraw Series
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