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Rereading Fourth Wing and Xaden said something that kind of got me thinking and I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this before and it may be nothing at all but I thought I'd share my thoughts. (Also I'm really not great at getting my thoughts out sometimes so I'm sorry if this doesn't make sense and I haven't finished my reread so I hope I am remembering things correctly)
So on pg 131 of Fourth Wing Violet is telling Xaden she is too short to scale the gauntlet and he says "the right way isn't the only way" this reminded me of a moment in the show Once Upon A Time, where Prince Charming, a fairytale character that is depicted as being a hero and a beacon of good says "we have to do this the right way" and another character says "no, we don't. We just have to succeed." They eventually do succeed by breaking the "rules" and working with some villains to defeat the main, worse, villain. (Gryphon riders and Venin maybe?)
I have a feeling that the way the rest of this series goes will follow that quote. The right way isn't the only way.
By the end of fourth wing we learn that the way they are taught is wrong, what they are raised believing is right is really wrong and they are fighting this war for the wrong reasons. The "right way", i.e., the way they are taught isn't the way they are going to succeed in this war.
By the end of Iron Flame Xaden is faced with becoming a villain. He makes a difficult choice and some could argue it was a wrong choice, it wasn't the "right way to do things" he didn't need to draw venin powers and he could've let Violet die but making that "wrong choice" helped them to succeed.
So what if by the end of Onyx storm Xaden is full venin (but not fully evil like he's still in there or whatever) and that somehow leads to them making a breakthrough about defeating venin. The right way would be to not turn venin obviously, but maybe going down that alternative route, making that wrong decision is what eventually leads them to succeed?
And then the next 2 books will be them taking that into action(and healing xaden) and by teaming up with their original villains and then by even becoming another villain is how they succeed in taking down that true main villain. The have to make the seemingly wrong decisions in order to win.
That quote just stuck out to me and I feel like it could have more meaning to it than just getting Violet over the gauntlet. I'm also sure I'm forgetting things like maybe there are more instances this quote could apply to so far. I really need to finish my reread and keep an eye on this.
But what do you guys think?
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PLEASE for the love of the universe read anti-colonial science fiction and fantasy written from marginalized perspectives. Yâall (you know who you are) are killing me. To see people praise books about empire written exclusively by white women and then turn around and say you donât know who Octavia Butler is or that you havenât read any NK Jemisin or that Babel was too heavy-handed just kills me! Iâm not saying you HAVE to enjoy specific books but there is such an obvious pattern here
Some of yâall love marginalized stories but you donât give a fuck about marginalized creators and characters, and it shows. Like damn
If anyone has any recommendations give them to me please!
Gladly! The pieces on this list arenât limited to specifically anti-colonial science fiction and fantasy, but they do center related and relevant topics, themes, etc.
Anything by NK Jemisin. She is the best speculative fiction writer of her generation and probably the best speculative fiction writer alive. She is easily one of the best writers working right now, across all genres. Thatâs not hyperbole. She deserves all the hype.
Anything by Octavia Butler. She needs no introduction. Her short fiction is incredible; âBloodchildâ is one of the pieces that inspired me to write.
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon. Excellent. Just read it.
The Radiant Emperor duology by Shelley P. Chan. It broke my heart and it'll break yours.
Babel by RF Kuang. Youâve probably already heard of this book because Harper Voyager marketed the shit out of it and was right to do so. Itâs very, very good. Kuang writes a compulsively readable story, thatâs for sure.
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo.
So Long Been Dreaming: Post-Colonial Science Fiction and Fantasy (anthology) edited by Nalo Hopkinson.
Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora (anthology) edited by Nalo Hopkinson.
Severely underhyped books of assorted speculative genres:
The Blood Trials by NE Davenport. Given the current chokehold romantasy has on the public itâs insane to me that this book hasnât sold a billion copies.
The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez. Itâll change you.
The Tigerâs Daughter by K. Arsenault Rivera.
The Lesson by Caldwell Turnbull.
Read widely. Read diversely. People of the Caucasian persuasion need to stop getting pissy when the story doesnât immediately center them and they donât automatically relate to everything the character says and does and is. Just let yourself get swept in the storyâeven if it touches on (gasp!) racismâand maybe, just maybe, itâll reveal something to you.
Or maybe not! Marginalized sff authors do not have to and should not have to educate their readers. But if I see one more white person complain about how Black characters are fundamentally annoying because they complain too much Iâm going to fling myself into the sun
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Oh! Please read EVERYTHING EVER WRITTEN by P. Djèlà Clark y'all! but start with this book first!
This is the epitome of Black Steampunk. It so refreshing to see science fiction written and just beautifully and authentic displaying of black culture(locations, language, practices, belie, ect) like black culture is extremely relevant and refreshingly written in this story. It even has some thrill of historical/ancestors revenge, along with messages of life and healing in it. It has all kinds of Black diaspora and queer rep in it too!
try also the House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard x
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