Okay, I'll say a bit more about WHY you should check it out (with the caveat that I have read 1 book and a bit of the second one):
- It's a great classic fantasy series, with world building, political intrigue, made-up languages, magic, archers, swords, evil forces and all that delicious stuff
- there are 7 books in this series
- this series is OLD (first book published in 1996) but author Lynn Flewelling was way ahead of her time (and this IS a spoiler, kind of, but it may get some more people to rad it) and this book features bisexual male main characters who get together at some point in the series, a society where sex is not a big deal, and a matrilineal society in which a lot of positions of power are held by women.
- there is also a prequel series which features a trans main character
I know that nowadays there is no shortage of fantasy lgbtq+ stories, but let's be honest: a lot of those are thin on plot and heavy on smut. Nothing wrong with that at all, but it is refreshing to have it the other way around sometimes. If I want smut I know where to find it, but a good fantasy story that sweeps me up and doesn't let me go is harder to come by.
I gather that this series will feature sex (I mean it does, it is talked about plenty, and sex has been happening "off screen") but not of the explicit variety. That was a bit too much for the nineties I suppose, but we can fill in the gaps and read between the lines, can't we?
Also this is a beautiful slow burn, and I can't wait for it to pay off.
If any of you have read it, and want to talk to me about it, please do! If you haven't read it, and you have more questions, message me! I love talking about books!
(and IF you have read it, that first mention of talรญ had me screaming into a pillow, that was written so well, I want to cry, I LOVE the slow realization)
