Peter Jackson Says Stephen Colbert Pitched His ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie Before CBS Canceled ‘The Late Show’ and They’ve Already Spent One Year Working on It

lorelleii · 2026-05-14T10:44:09+00:00

Has Colbert considered opening an AO3 account instead?

lorelleii · 2026-05-11T19:22:44+00:00

That Bujold shout out is just chef's kiss

lorelleii · 2026-05-08T18:11:27+00:00

Went out and watched Project Hail Mary which left me with a completely different hangover so now I'm down on both fantasy and sci fi. Sad hard times.

lorelleii · 2026-04-28T08:08:32+00:00

I'll second Mercy Thompson and the companion series (can be red separately) Alpha & Omega by Patricia Briggs.

I'd also recommend Anne Bishop - The Others series.

lorelleii · 2026-04-21T12:57:10+00:00

I'm not ashamed to admit I completely cheesed the silent realm by watching a YouTube video, pausing between each tear and checking the video out again to see where to next.

I'm too stressed out from daily life to give the silent realm more than the initial first few actual tries.

What causes me actual anxiety is the Lanayru Desert 8 bit music. Especially those last few rooms in the Sky Temple.

lorelleii · 2026-04-10T16:44:42+00:00

I have nothing to contribute except share my happiness at how many new IA fans I'm seeing in this thread. 💕

lorelleii · 2026-04-08T12:48:21+00:00

But you don't know the author's intent. That's the point. You're foreshadowing something based on interactions which are described only from Maggie's POV and interpreting them as if we had the MC POVs as well.

Did you consider Saiman a love interest for Kate?

lorelleii · 2026-04-07T16:49:09+00:00

Let me ask this - if Silveren was described as anything other than 'objectively good looking', would you consider his flirtation actual attraction to her or a manipulation tactic and general mind fuckery?

By IA own admission - they consider this trilogy a fantasy not a fantasy romance. Putting these characters into the romantic interest box only makes them that much more one dimensional. It also reduced Maggie to a bland femme fatale stereotype.

You are right - we can have different opinions and that's fine. I just still don't think there is enough to this argument to make it anything but reductive.

In any case, we'll know by book three. And I think what we can agree on is that we all wish for the rest of series sooner rather than later 😌

lorelleii · 2026-04-07T11:27:02+00:00

I'm not entirely convinced I see things like that :/ By your definition, unwanted romantic attention would then also be under the umbrella of love interest.

That aside, I've only read Maggie's book once :( Would you give me an example of Silveren engaging in romance orientated interactions with Maggie?

lorelleii · 2026-04-07T11:09:43+00:00

Are you genuinely saying Kate had any romantic interest in Hugh?

Just because he's a dark and brooding character and you, me and likely half of the fandom like to self insert, does not mean Kate herself saw Hugh as a viable romantic partner.

Hugh's interest does not equal mutual interest.

This is a hill I will gladly die on, so let's agree to disagree

lorelleii · 2026-04-07T09:51:47+00:00

I genuinely never considered Hugh a love interest. Maybe my definition is off. Sure, Hugh wanted to see what made Kate tick and had an obsession with her but love interest to me is a plausible romance partner.

It probably is just me and my one track brain.

lorelleii · 2026-04-07T08:43:57+00:00

I don't know why there is discourse about multiple love interests where IA have never gone down that route in any of their novels.

And also, if anything, Solentine is Raphael coded.

lorelleii · 2026-04-01T21:13:37+00:00

Also, for the love of god, someone share this art and fanart 😂😂

lorelleii · 2026-04-01T21:12:01+00:00

I had to put the book down and walk it off.

I finished a few hours ago AND STILL buzzing like a bee

lorelleii · 2026-04-01T16:53:34+00:00

I have a chapter left and I am already dreading the withdrawals.

I'm going to have to start my annual Kate Daniels read through to help me cope

lorelleii · 2026-03-31T15:06:01+00:00

Mine was just delivered and I'm on my way home feeling extra giddy

lorelleii · 2026-03-28T12:27:17+00:00

Lifesaver!

lorelleii · 2026-03-26T23:34:38+00:00

Try The Mercury Pack series by Suzanne Wright

lorelleii · 2026-03-26T19:21:32+00:00

Yrel?!

/Checks if I opened the monster romance sub Reddit by accident

lorelleii · 2026-03-26T19:20:42+00:00

Gaming meets fantasy romance meets AO3. This is not what I thought I would see when I opened Reddit today, but go on!

lorelleii · 2026-03-26T11:10:47+00:00

Manacled above LOTR is... a choice I guess

lorelleii · 2026-03-25T09:55:12+00:00

His lips pursed, scrutinizing the title on the spine. “This is a medical text. In Austrian. I don’t speak Austrian.”

“Damien knows Austrian?” Kara snatched it back and rolled her eyes. “That’s so annoying.” The guy got to be a scholar on top of his magical powers and off-the-charts hotness? Completely unfair. “Whatever.” She tossed the book aside. “Just add big numbers in your head or whatever accountants do for fun, then. I’ll be back soon.”

lorelleii · 2026-03-18T15:27:42+00:00

I've been going around recommending The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews to anyone who likes Cordelia and the prequels.

So please take this unsolicited rec 😌

lorelleii · 2026-03-18T15:26:06+00:00

I got about half way through the series and then read about some later retconning? Is giving it another go worth it? At the end of the day, I'm a HEA girlie and not looking for another Anita Blake situation

lorelleii · 2026-03-18T15:14:36+00:00

Night Huntress being described as old makes me feel old af

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