#akantha

TO THE RAVENS

A stranger – an outcast – a secret plot... Could you fool them without making the whole city want to kill you?

Rejected by her clan, Akantha has few options. In the Roman lunar colonies, where people are winged and there are rumors of barbarians beyond the city walls, she knows to keep her head down and not hope for a great destiny – or anything beyond what the gods, the Romans, or her city allow a mere woman.

But then, a stranger enters her life, Alexandros the Peregrine, a mysterious golden prophet. He claims he can make the city his – and hers – with just their wits. He speaks as if the Romans can't hurt them. And as for the gods? He's about to make a god of his very own.

With humor, romance, and biting emotion, Akantha's story unfolds. Alexandros will change her life forever. Is he a savior who will bring her freedom, or is he a force far too dangerous for her to fall in love with?

Later in the week I'll be posting my top posts for this year. But my popular posts aren't always my favorite posts, so I thought I'd highlight my own personal faves first, ranking lowest to highest. (Links go to the full versions.)

10: Lykedon the Dog Head

9: This elegant Charmian from over ten years ago is still a favorite.

8: My disheveled stableman/militiaman Wuxle.

7: Natalia from Tales of the Abyss (rocking a cute pair of stockings).

6: Servant Hakuno, before we had an official Servant Hakuno.

5: A stylized Tamamo-no-Mae and Nero that took an unspeakably long time to do.

4: More Tamamo, based on Hiroshige.

3: Commandant Tear Grants of the Order of Lorelei

2: I actually captured the personality of Alexandros, one of my most important characters.

And finally, my favorite, probably not coming as a surprise to anyone -- the cover art for To the Ravens.

Akantha | Gnothi Seauton | 2020

Greek Black Metal

Akantha - Goddess of the Underworld Illustration

An illustration done for the artwar 2. Trying to push my rendering skills.

Might make a tutorial for this what do you think? Yes or no? I have the video process recorded.

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