tag: “fantasy”
Wolf of Withervale [Book] Goodreads
author: Joaquín Baldwin Paperbear 2023 - 10
An ambitious, sweeping saga. As epic as it is queer.

Lago was only a child when the shapeshifter entrusted the wolf-like mask to his care—an artifact so powerful that it could come to shape the entire world of Noss.

Now that he is coming of age, Lago is becoming ever more fearful of the ominous relic’s influence, of the empire who has scented its trail and is coming after it. Coming after  him .

Aided by his best friend, an enigmatic scout, and his trusty dog, Lago seeks refuge in the vastness of the Heartpine Dome. The eighty-mile-wide structure had remained sealed for centuries, safeguarding more than mere secrets. Now that the dome’s entrails are stirring, the mysteries of the long-vanished Miscam tribes are coming to light, and the shapeshifting animal spirits are making their return.

Powers untold hide behind the blinkless eyeholes of the canid mask, powers that could tip the balance in the war. Lago is barely beginning to learn how to wield the dark visage, but he can already feel its potential.

… And he can feel a different change coming, deep in his marrow.

Riveting in scope and worldbuilding, and exquisitely illustrated by the author, this tale of transformation and self-discovery is filled with unabashed wonder and a lust for places unknown. A profoundly queer adventure that explores sexuality, our connections to other species, unconventional kinds of love, and the very nature of consciousness.

Wolf of Withervale is the first installment of the Noss Saga , an epic LGBTQ+ fantasy series.
Masks of the Miscam [Book] Goodreads
author: Joaquín Baldwin Paperbear 2024 - 6
A stunning sequel that expands an already vast universe.

Withervale burns.

After a terrifying encounter with the Red Stag, Lago-Sterjall and the wayfarers venture to Zovaria, but all they find in the Pink Capital is betrayal. Chased by enemies within and without, they take refuge in a land of magical beauty: the Moordusk Dome.

A mischievous and seductive caracal prince lurks in the domed land of felids, and he has set his eyes on Lago. But Lago's heart beats to the tune of the mountains, yearning for the lover he was forced to leave behind.

The adventurers embark on a search for one of the missing animal spirits, the wise Mamóru. The ancient mammoth may hold the key to unlock the knowledge of the distant past, the only hope to defeat the growing army of the Negian Empire.

Like treasure chests waiting to be opened, more domes await, holding within them as many riches as dangers. The wayfarers travel on, in a quest to uncover the very consciousness of nature.

Noss is waiting for them.

Masks of the Miscam is the second installment of the Noss Saga , an epic LGBTQ+ fantasy series.
Castle in the Sky (1986) [Movie] TMDB
天空の城ラピュタ
director: Hayao Miyazaki actor: Keiko Yokozawa / Mayumi Tanaka
other title: 천공의 성 라퓨타 / 天空の城ラピュタ
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
Nimona (2023) [Movie] TMDB
Nimona
director: Troy Quane / Nick Bruno actor: Chloë Grace Moretz / Riz Ahmed
other title: 니모나 / ニモーナ
A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.
Relinquished Realms [Book] Goodreads
author: Joaquín Baldwin Paperbear 2025 - 2
Treasures and treachery abound in this action-packed adventure.

Noss has awakened.

The planet has tasked the wayfarers with recovering long-lost memories from before the Downfall. To complete this quest, they will need to open all sixteen domes.

As the party splits, seafaring battles leave Lago-Sterjall stranded in a desert. Deceit breeds beneath the blue sands, and grave dangers threaten to take away all that the wolf holds dear, including his newfound lover, the caracal prince. The dome of the marsupial clade is now within their reach, but even more realms await their arrival—domains where the limits of Sterjall’s moral convictions will be tested.

Journeying toward the opposite end of the continent, Jiara-Kitjári recruits Banook and his bears to infiltrate the domes ransacked by the Negian Empire. While traversing frozen mountains and forsaken ruins filled with riches, Kitjári’s heart makes room for a more valuable treasure, but the woman she loves does not seem to share the same sentiment.

All the while, the Red Stag’s army advances, now threatening to enslave the behemoths of the Archstone Dome. If the warmongering elk manages to rein in the giants, the Negian Empire will be ready to carry out its final strike.

Relinquished Realms is the third installment of the Noss Saga, an epic LGBTQ+ fantasy series.
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