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  1. Public Bookmark 73

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    More than 500 years ago, Astarion usurped Cazador’s ritual and became the vampire ascendant. Now he’s broke and waiting in line at Araj Oblodra’s Plasma Donation Center.

    This is when Gale decides to check in on his old friend.

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    21 Jul 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 24

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    Undrentide has fallen. Rebecca Blumenthal has turned her back on her old life and embraced her new life as a vagabond priestess of Shaundakul and bad-tempered do-gooder. But, as shadows pool in Waterdeep's streets, she finds out that you can never really escape your own past - and that while she may be done with heroism, heroism isn't done with her.

    Last stop in a trilogy: Hordes of the Underdark. Earth meets Faerun. Inspired and influenced by: Stephen R. Donaldson's Mordant's Need series (and Thomas Covenant), plus two of my favorite authors who always inspire me, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Not-entirely-heroic protagonist described as "delightfully acerbic" and "a profane, temperamental gift" by reviewers. Lots of twists, sharp right turns, banter, humor, angst, and slow character development. Also... *points at the character list and winks*

    If you want to skip the first two in the trilogy, you probably can, but you'll be missing a lot of character development and backstory. If you want to get the broad strokes but are short on time, you could also just read Part I (which is a pretty quick read) and chapters 1-5 + 58-59 of Part II. Your call.

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    31 May 2020

  3. Public Bookmark 13

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    Rebecca Blumenthal had everything going for her - wealth, power, a penthouse with a view. But, as the boundary between worlds begins to blur, she starts to wonder just how charmed - or cursed - her life really is.

    Pre-NWN 1, a series of bad hair days eventually leading to Shadows of Undrentide and Hordes of the Underdark. Earth meets Faerun. Heavily influenced by Stephen R. Donaldson's Mordant's Need and Thomas Covenant series, plus Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett because they're my favorite authors and influence me always. May also contain a smidgeon of Alice in Wonderland. Protagonist described as "delightfully acerbic" and "a profane, temperamental gift" by reviewers. Not a Mary Sue or self-insert, and in fact starts out as a trainwreck par excellence, though not *quite* as bad as Covenant.

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    23 May 2020

  4. Public Bookmark 3

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    They rarely stop to be soft, but this time, this night, he needs the touch to be gentle. He thinks she might not notice it – how his hand trembles – but he needs to remember there’s things his hands can do that aren’t stained with red; that don’t leave his muscles aching; that makes him different than the people and things they’ve needed to push aside to be alive.

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    09 Dec 2019

  5. Public Bookmark 49

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    A hunt for a group of Tevinter slavers has led Fenris across the border into Antiva. There he finds Zevran, on the run from a failed attempt to ambush a company of Antivan Crows. As it turns out, a slave's vendetta and an assassin's war have an unexpected way of meeting in the middle—and Zevran is surprisingly good company, for someone who never shuts up or stops flirting.

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    18 Jan 2019