#the warriors apprentice

[beartrice-inn-unnir]

10. What is your favorite genre book to recommend to someone who doesn’t usually like that genre?

Usually when people ask me for a rec for a genre they don’t usually like, they are asking for sci-fi, and I start by trying to figure out different access points based on what they already like. I’m not much of a hard sci-fi person, tending more to the space opera and political thrillers, so here’s a few “if you like x, maybe try y”:

If you like romance, give Everina Maxwell’s Winter’s Orbit a try. It’s definitely sci-fi in setting and plot, but it also hits nicely in the formulaic patterns of a arranged-marriage, strangers-to-lovers story that will help you through it even if the sci-fi elements are throwing you off. The author has another similar book that increases the sci-fi elements and is enemies-to-lovers as well, so if you like Winter’s Orbit, Ocean’s Echo is a good next step.

If you like non-fiction, The Martian by Andy Weir is a great pick. I have multiple friends who got into reading again as adults via The Martian. It’s well-written, well-grounded, funny, and very sci-fi. If you’ve already read it, then maybe give To Be Taught if Fortunate by Becky Chambers a try. It can be described with all the same adjectives, plus it’s a short novella, so if you’re hesitant, it’s less intimidating.

If you like mysteries or political thrillers, boy is there a lot of great sci-fi out there for you. The crux of a lot of sci-fi is space or high-tech settings with a plot that asks questions about personhood, and that mixes really well with detectives and spies wandering around trying to solve problems and find truths. Try Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (it’s partway through a series of great books and novellas, but that one’s the most traditional mystery plot) or A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine (ambassador solving her predecessor’s mysterious death while trying to do his job)(I’d also recommend this one if you read a lot of classics) EDIT: just realized I mistyped - book 1 by Arkady Martine is A Memory Called Empire.

If YA/ Bildungsromanen/ New Adult figuring the world out through trial and error is often your jam, try Provenance by Ann Leckie (for the kid who really wants to do things right) or The Warrior’s Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold (for another kid who wants to do things right, but is also a high-energy chaos gremlin).

If you like fantasy, you probably already have read some sci-fi; it’s all under the speculative fiction umbrella and genres are vague anyway. All the same, I know this is the Locked Tomb Website, but give Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir a shot (it’s got magic and mayhem and an epic locked-room whodunnit mystery). The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord is also good - it has a team of people traveling together and thinking about morals and discovering new abilities, plus some romance.

I’m sure there’s lots of genres I’m forgetting right now, but feel free to send me another ask for any specific one!

#readers asks #winters orbit #oceans echo #everina maxwell #the Martian #andy weir #to be taught if fortunate #becky chambers #fugitive telemetry #martha wells #the murderbot diaries #a desolation called peace #arkady martine #a memory called empire #provenance #ann leckie #the warriors apprentice #lois mcmaster bujold #gideon the ninth #tamsyn muir #the best of all possible worlds #karen lord

[firstofficerrose]

Miles is such a little charisma caster. This boy is going to be so much trouble, I love him.

#miles vorkosigan #the warriors apprentice #lois mcmaster bujold #rose reads #rose rambles

[clanborn]

some residents of murderclan

#my art #warrior cats #clangen #oc #wishstar #jakechill #nutfreckle #only one of these cats actually murdered someone. it was his own apprentice

[outsockk]

*warrior cats your rivulet and moon*

#warrior cats #rain world #rain world downpour #rw looks to the moon #rw lttm #rw rivulet #idk what came over me i like rain world i like warrior cats i fuse them together #mentor and apprentice relationship #they besties #sock art #rain warriors

[sporeclan]

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Finally back to business as usual-ish!

#clangen #clan generator #warriors oc #warrior cats #sporeclan #guys. cliffpaw's first successful recovery of a patient;;; and its her brother;;; crying so hard fr #it was just frostbite but god imagine how relieved she must feel after last moons disaster #also poor foxfreckle she just lost her apprentice and now she's being hated on by a small child </3 #sc moons #sc:foxspeckle #sc:finchkit #sc:dawnpelt #sc:mousegrove #sc:pachirisu #sc:spottedpaw #sc:cliffpaw #sc:piperkit #sc:fennel

[splashtqil]

wow look at these two good friends! what could ever go wrong

#dont tag as ship plz #frost is a child and theyre also second cousins #warrior cats #warriors #warriors designs #warrior cats designs #art #riverclan #warrior #deputy #apprentice #medicine cat #frostkit #frostpaw #splashkit #splashpaw #splashtail #asc

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

MDZS x Warrior Cats AU (part 1): That boy can meow!

Names and a huge inspiration credits to @clintbeefwoods!

(part 2)

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #mdzs au #mdzs warrior cats au #wei wuxian #mo xuanyu #little apple #lan wangji #lan wunian #If you thought for a second I wouldn't find a way to keep littlewang in this au #then you have severely underestimated my horse yuri powers. #The start of the Warrior cats AU begins! Yes the clans are somewhat the same but the lore *has* shifted to better suit mdzs canon. #For one: Cross clan apprentice training is an option. Gusu school arc is still a school arc. #wwx would have a blast pouncing on lwj's Too Long Tail He Has Yet To Grow Into. #(Its very important to me that lwj/bluepaw has those kittenish big ears). #I will probably circle back to drawing teenxian apprentice antics after I get through the cast. #I had to put myself into a cat drawing boot camp for this AU (despite my sona being a cat I...actually don't really know how to draw one). #and I feel like I learned a lot + need a lot more practice...however this *is* the practice! It's for fun! #I'll be alternating comics and AU stuff this month! happy chatember! #Clintbeefwoods has put a ton of work into this AU and I am so excited to show it off!

[ratstaratstar]

helllooo may I suggest our girlboss ivypool <3 (your art is awesome literally ive been scrolling through your blog and just ahueuaifkaooroqprlsnnsb /pos)

thank you so much!!!!! sorry i'm answering so late ToT here she is!

#ivypool #warrior cats #warriors #warriors fanart #the fourth apprentice #thunderclan

[velo-cats]

Swiftpaw

#Swiftpaw #Thunderclan #Apprentice #Warriors #Warrior cats #Erin Hunter #Main

[marmosetpaw]

#warrior cats #wc designs #shivering rose #thunderclan #kit #apprentice #moth flight's vision #thunderstar's echo

[chalkrub]

more art fights!!

#my art #art fight #artfight #art fight 2023 #furry #anthro #bat #monster #cat #believe it or not cockroach is a warrior cat #he's also a clan cat which i guess means he had a very unfortunate apprentice name at some point (if u know warrior cats you understand etc #i've been so busy i just haven't had time to update my socials with attacks #but i'll post some over august too #when i'll be very very busy

[firstofficerrose]

Honestly, I'm a little surprised that creme de meth wires Miles instead of putting him right to sleep!

#the warriors apprentice #lois mcmaster bujold #the vorkosigan saga #miles vorkosigan #rose reads #rose rambles

[buzzprincess1]

Today's teens😔

#warriors fanart #warrior cats #thunderclan #the prophecies begin #into the wild #firepaw #greypaw #graypaw #sandpaw #dustpaw #ravenpaw #fireheart #firestar #greystripe #graystripe #sandstorm #dustpelt #i love the intw apprentices #best apprentice group

[goobiestar]

Hi does anyone remember when artists used to make apprentices like rlly tiny many years back

Obvious case being Bluepaw and her grieving Moonflower’s death

(Art not mine)

#btw im not hating i just think its funny how we’ve grown from baby sized apprentices to…. baby sized apprentices #i mean it isnt COMPLETELY wrong either since bluepaw and snowpaw i think were apprenticed a tiny bit earlier #warrior cats #goobie bites #art #not mine #art is def not mine

[sporeclan]

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Yet another just generally bad time for all of SporeClan :')

#clangen #clan generator #warriors oc #warrior cats #sporeclan #crying real tears about spotted and crow. the mentor+apprentice bond persists ;; #poor spotted </3 my boy is severely trying to overcompensate for his guilt over not being able to save his siblings :( #he did also kinda like petunia. accepting his passing isnt really helped by him dying to the same thing that took mushroompaw :((( #sc moons #sc:crowstar #sc:spottedfrost #sc:carolina #sc:piperpaw #sc:puddle #sc:cliffthicket #sc:foxspeckle #sc:mousegrove #sc:minklake #sc:dawnpelt #sc:finchpaw #tw injury #tw death #< implied. its carried over from last moon

[celluzu]

Idc who wins anymore as long as everyone gets to dogpile and maim that stupid eye motherfucker. I want them to rip him to bits. I want the eggs there too.

#its like that scene in warrior cats where the little apprentices maim a bloodclan cat #like that #all of them #qsmp