#novellavember 1. “The Six Deaths of the Saint” by Alix E Harrow. I’ve adored Alix’s work for years and this is easily a favourite. 🗡️ Big Joan of Arc vibes ✨ Can you outrun your fate? ⚔️ War makes people into tools - ThreadSky

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littlebutfierce.bsky.social • 121 days ago

#novellavember 1. “The Six Deaths of the Saint” by Alix E Harrow.

I’ve adored Alix’s work for years and this is easily a favourite.
🗡️ Big Joan of Arc vibes
✨ Can you outrun your fate?
⚔️ War makes people into tools

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littlebutfierce.bsky.social•120 days ago

#novellavember 2. “Arch-Conspirator” by Veronica Roth

One of my favourite novellas I’ve read this year, some scenes still haunt me.

🎭 Reimagining of “Antigone”
🚀 Sci-fi setting

littlebutfierce.bsky.social•118 days ago

#novellavember 3. “Thornhedge” by T Kingfisher

🧚‍♀️ Beautiful reimagining of Sleeping Beauty
✨ Reexamining what makes a villain
🐸 Good swamp content

littlebutfierce.bsky.social•117 days ago

#novellavember 4. “Idol, Burning” by Rin Usami

🎤 J-pop boybands!
🎼 Dissection of fan culture
🎹 Parasocial relationships

littlebutfierce.bsky.social•117 days ago

#novellavember 5. “A Spindle Splintered” by Alix E Harrow

🗼Into the Spiderverse…but it’s Sleeping Beauty
🧚‍♀️ Some folklore deepcuts and the evolving of stories
✨ Why fairytales matter to people

littlebutfierce.bsky.social•115 days ago

#novellavember 6. “A year and a day in Old Theradane” by Scott Lynch

Easily his best work (yes I prefer this to Locke Lamora)

♟️A female criminal mastermind!
✨ Mages behaving badly!
💰 Gang of conmen reunite for one last job!

littlebutfierce.bsky.social•114 days ago

#novellavember 7. “The Tea Master and the Detective” by Aliette de Bodard

🚀 Sentient spaceships
🕵️ Retelling of Sherlock Holmes
☕️ Tea which enables galactic travel!

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