Jeg er på det sidste blevet rigtig glad for månedlange readathons, fordi det ikke lægger lige så meget pres på en som et ugelangt, eller døgnlangt, readathon gør. Så da jeg så at en af mine nyeste besættelser på BookTube, Holly Hearts Books, har lavet sit eget readathon, blev jeg nysgerrig. Det er tematiseret omkring middelalderinspireret fantasy, men man behøver ikke læse fantasy af nogen art, hvis man ikke vil. Faktisk er der meget frihed i ens læseliste.
Det går ud på at man opbygger sig et rustning og vælger et våben, man vil mestre. Og så kan man samtidig stige i nobilitet, lige fra “pøbel” til “konge” eller “dronning”. Hvis man vil gå efter den højeste nobilitet skal man læse 6 bøger i løbet af juni måned. Så selvfølgelig er jeg gået efter det. Faktisk er jeg gået all-in på det hele og vil forsøge at klare alle udfordringer til at opbygge min rustning og lære at mestre alle 4 våben. Fordi mindre kunne altså ikke gøre det. Man kan se hele Hollys introduktionsvideo her Medieval-a-thon announcement og læse mere om de bøger, jeg har valgt at læse her nedenfor.
Rustning
Hjelm: læs en bog med en drage på forsiden.
Fire and Heist af Sarah Beth Durst.
Jeg har rigtig mange bøger, der handler om drager, men blandt dem er der faktisk få af dem der har en drage på forsiden. I hvert fald af dem, jeg ikke har læst endnu. Dette er desuden også en ret kort bog, hvilket helt sikkert kommer til at blive vigtigt, når først måneden skrider fremad.
In Sky Hawkins’s family, leading your first heist is a major milestone–even more so than earning to talk, walk, or do long division. It’s a chance to gain power and acceptance within your family, and within society. But stealing your first treasure can be complicated, especially when you’re a wyvern–a human capable of turning into a dragon.
Embarking on a life of crime is never easy, and Sky discovers secrets about her mother, who recently went missing, the real reason her boyfriend broke up with her, and a valuable jewel that could restore her family’s wealth and rank in their community.
With a handpicked crew by her side, Sky knows she has everything she needs to complete her first heist, and get her boyfriend and mother back in the process. But then she uncovers a dark truth about were-dragon society–a truth more valuable and dangerous than gold or jewels could ever be.
Brystharnisk: læs en bog der skinner.
Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer #1) af Laini Taylor.
Jeg har villet læse denne her så længe! Den får så meget ros på nettet og jeg har faktisk haft den stående i et stykke tid. Det er helt sikkert også den meste skinnende bog jeg har.
The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he’s been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to cross half the world in search of it. Then a stunning opportunity presents itself, in the person of a hero called the Godslayer and a band of legendary warriors, and he has to seize his chance or lose his dream forever.
What happened in Weep two hundred years ago to cut it off from the rest of the world? What exactly did the Godslayer slay that went by the name of god? And what is the mysterious problem he now seeks help in solving?
The answers await in Weep, but so do more mysteries—including the blue-skinned goddess wh appears in Lazlo’s dreams. How did he dream her before he knew she existed? And if all the gods are dead, why does she seem so real?
Benskinner: læs en tyk paperback.
The Goldfinch af Donna Tartt.
Denne her udfordring er lidt op til fortolkning, for det kommer an på hvad man selv mener er en tyk bog. For mig er det en på mindst 500 sider, så jeg har mere eller mindre valgt tilfældigt fra min liste over murstensromaner å mine hylder. At det lige blev Donna Tartts bog passer mig fint, for der kommer snart en tv serie baseret på bogen, som jeg gerne vil se.
It begins with a boy. Theo Decker, a thirteen-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new hom on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don’t know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by his unbearable longing for his mother, he clings to one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the underworld of art.
As an adult, Theo moves silkily between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty labyrinth of an antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love-and at the center of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle.
Støvler: læs en bog der er gulnet med tiden.
The Colour of Magic (Discworld #1) af Terry Pratchett.
Jeg købte en her bog i 2015 og siden har den stået på min reol uden at blive læst. Siderne er gulnet både fysisk og i mine tanker. Jeg ved at det er begyndelsen på en ret stor og indviklet serie, men jeg glæder mig så meget til at opleve dette kultfænomen.
Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place which might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different. Particularly as it’s carried though space on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown). It plays by different rules.
But then, some things are the same everywhere. The Disc’s very existence is about to be threatened by a strange new blight: the world’s first tourist, upon whose survival rests the peace and prosperity of the land. Unfortunately, the person charged with maintaining that survival in the face of robbers, mercenaries and, well, Death, is a spectacularly inept wizard…
Krone: læs en bog hvor der er kamp om kronen.
The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air #2) af Holly Black.
Faktisk var der rigtig meget kamp om tronen i den første bog, The Cruel Prince, men jeg er også ret sikker på at det fortsætter i denne her bog. Og det bliver sikkert lige så tvetydigt og blodigt og forræderisk som før. Jeg ser egentlig frem til det.
You must be strong enough to strike and strike and strike again without tiring.
The first lesson is to make yourself strong.
After the jaw-dropping revelation that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep her younger brother safe. To do so, she has bound the wicked king, Cardan, to her, and made herself the power behind the throne. Navigating the constantly shifting political alliances of Faerie would be difficult enough if Cardan were easy to control. But he does everything in his power to humiliate and undermine her even as his fascination with her remains undiminished.
When it becomes all too clear that someone close to Jude means to betray her, threatening her own life and the lives of everyone she loves, Jude must uncover the traitor and fight her own complicated feelings for Cardan to maintain control as a mortal in a Faerie world.
Kappe: læs en bog med en rød dust jacket (eller forside).
Kingsbane (Empirium #2) af Claire Legrand.
Jeg er vild med forsiderne til denne her serie, men jeg er også ret spændt på at læse den. Jeg bliver dog nødt til at læse den første bog først, så det bliver sådan et lille ekstra sideprojekt i løbet af juli, så jeg kan få læst denne her. Jeg glæder mig dog meget, jeg har læst et sted at forfatteren er inspireret af episke fantasyromaner som The Lord of the Rings, mens at bogen bliver markedsført som feministisk. Jeg er spændt på, om det er den nemme “stik et sværd i hånden på kvinden og kald hende stærk” eller hvad det er.
In this sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller Furyborn, two queens, separated by a thousand years, connected by secrets and lies, must continue their fight amid deadly plots and unthinkable betrayals that will test their strength—and their hearts.
Rielle Dardenne has been anointed Sun Queen, but her trials are far from over. The Gate keeping the angels at bay is falling. To repair it, Rielle must collect the seven hidden castings of the saints. Meanwhile, to help her prince and love Audric protect Celdaria, Rielle must spy on the angel Corien—but his promises of freedom and power may prove too tempting to resist.
Centuries later, Eliana Ferracora grapples with her new reality: She is the Sun Queen, humanity’s long-awaited savior. But fear of corruption—fear of becoming another Rielle—keeps Eliana’s power dangerous and unpredictable. Hunted by all, racing against time to save her dying friend Navi, Eliana must decide how to wear a crown she never wanted—by embracing her mother’s power, or rejecting it forever.
Våben
Sværd: læs en bog med noget spidst på forsiden.
The Last Namsara (Iskari #1) af Kristen Ciccarelli.
Det er er en af de bøger, jeg tidligere tænkte på. En bog om drager som ikke har en drage på forsiden. Men den har en sværdspids, så jeg kan tage den med under denne udfordring. Egentlig behøver det ikke være et sværd men bare noget spidst. Jeg ved ikke meget mere om denne her bog end at den handler om drager, men det er en FairyLoot bog og derfor vil jeg under alle omstændigheder gerne læse den.
In the beginning, there was the Namsara: the child of sky and spirit, who carried love and laughter wherever he went. But where there is light, there must be darkness—and so there was also the Iskari. The child of blood and moonlight. The destroyer. The death-bringer.
These are the legends that Asha, daughter of the king of Firgaard, has grown up learning in hushed whispers, drawn to the forbidden figures of the past. But i isn’t until she becomes the fiercest, most feared dragon slayer in the land that she takes on the role of the next Iskari—a lonely destiny that leaves her feeling more like a weapon than a girl.
Asha conquers each dragon and brings its head to the king, but no kill can free her from the shackles that await at home: her betrothal to the cruel commandant, a man who holds the truth about her nature in his palm. When she’s offered the chance to gain her freedom in exchange for the life of the most powerful dragon in Firgaard, she finds that there may be more truth to the ancient stories than she ever could have expected. With the help of a secret friend—a slave boy from her betrothed’s household—Asha must shed the layers of her Iskari bondage and open her heart to love, light, and a truth that has been kept from her.
Knive: læs en bog med snigmordere.
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicles #1) af Jay Kristoff.
Det har var så nemt et valg, at det næsten er morsomt. Man kunne forvente, at der ville komme noget med snigmordere i Hollys readathon og jeg vidste med det samme, at jeg vile læse den her. Det er en af de bøger, der står højest på min TBR, og jeg har for nyligt haft den med i min 5 hjertede forudsigelser. Det skal nok blive godt.
In a land where three suns almost never set, a fledgling killer joins a school of assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers who destroyed her family.
Daughter of an executed traitor, Mia Corvere is barely able to escape her father’s failed rebellion with her life. Alone and friendless, she hides in a city built from the bones of a dead god, hunted by the Senate and her father’s former comrades. But her gift for speaking with the shadows leads her to the door of a retired killer, and a future she never imagined.
Now, Mia is apprenticed to the deadliest flock of assassins in the entire Republic—the Red Church. If she bests her fellow students in contests of steel, poison and the subtle arts, she’ll be inducted among the Blades of the Lady of Blessed Murder, and one step closer to the vengeance she desires. But a killer is loose within the Church’s halls, the bloody secrets of Mia’s past return to haunt her, and a plot to bring down the entire congregation is unfolding in the shadows she so loves.
Will she even survive to initiation, let alone have her revenge?
Bue og pil: læs en bog med elvere.
Blood of Elves (The Witcher #3) af Andrzej Sapkowski.
Det tog mig et øjeblik at komme i tanke om, at jeg har en hel del af den her serie til gode endnu. Det er ikke elvere i sådan Tolkien-stil, men mere inspireret af polske myter. Det er spændende og jeg kan virkelig godt lide Sapkowskis univers. Det her er den første af romanerne og jeg glæder mig til længere, mere dybdegående historier.
For over a century, humans, dwarves, gnomes, and elves have lived together in relative peace. But times have changed, the uneasy peace is over, and now the races are fighting once again. The only good elf, it seems, is a dead elf.
Geralt of Rivia, the cunning assassin known as The Witcher, has been waiting for the birth of a prophesied child. This child has the power to change the world – for good, or for evil.
As the threat of war hangs over the land and the child is hunted for her extraordinary powers, it will become Geralt’s responsibility to protect them all – and the Witcher never accepts defeat.
Økse: læs en bog med lejesoldater/lejemordere.
Saga volume three (Saga #13-18) af Brian K. Vaughan og Fiona Staples.
Det her var den sværeste udfordring for mig. Den går ud på at læse en bog med “mercenaries” og det tog mig flere dage indtil jeg så nogle andres læselsiter og spottede Saga. Jeg havde helt glemt at der er nogle lejemordere, eller dusørjægere, med i serien og jeg har derfor valgt volume 3 som den sidste bog til min læseliste.
Saga is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the universe. Searching for their literary hero, new parents Marko and Alana travel to a cosmic lighthouse on the planet Quietus, while the couple’s multiple pursuers finally close in on their targets.
Det er hele min læselsite til Medieval-a-thon og mere eller mindre min juli læseliste også. Jeg har også gang i et større læseprojekt, som der kommer en vlog om sidst på ugen, så derfor har jeg ikke ville lave min juli læseliste endnu større end dette. Jeg tror, det bliver et rigtig sjovt læsemaraton og jeg glæder mig til at følge med både på Twitter og Instagram.
Kunne du nogensinde finde på at deltage i et tema læsemaraton som dette? Eller som NEWTs i næste måned, som jeg også deltager i.
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