The Coalies Are Back In Town

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Friday night they'll be dressed to kill
Down at Coaltide Bar'n'Grill
The receipts will flow and wank will spill
And if the coalies wanna fight, you better let 'em
That jukebox in the corner blastin' out my favorite song
The nights are getting longer, it won't be long
Won't be long 'til Yuletide comes
Now that the coalies are here again

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Re: Canon Recs - books?

[(Anonymous)]

I'm looking for books (either stand-alone or short series) with a preference for historical stuff, female characters, found family, adventure. I can take or leave romance. Tell me about your underrated fave!

Re: Canon Recs - books?

[(Anonymous)]

You might like Jill by E. A. Dillwyn, a novel from the 1880s about a young lady who runs away from home and makes her own way in the world as a lady's-maid. Jill and Kitty, the lady she works for, get into some terribly exciting adventures together when they go travelling. They're both great characters, and Jill in particular is a refreshingly unusual type of main female character for the 19th century—bold, brash, self-reliant and resourceful—and I love their relationship.

Re: Canon Recs - books?

[(Anonymous)]

Ta, coalie, that sounds very RTMI!

Re: Canon Recs - books?

[(Anonymous)]

I'd never ever heard of that novel before a nonny mentioned on FFA. I liked it! Pretty gay.

Re: Canon Recs - books?

[(Anonymous)]

Oohh, someone nommed it for femslashex!

Re: Canon Recs - books?

[(Anonymous)]

I am a huge fan of Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It’s technically fantasy and there are some minor magical elements but it’s really more about this European-ish nation that gets into such extensive warfare in a vaguely mid-1800s time period that women (including the main character) are drafted. I think it’s so well written and has interesting character development.

The Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas is set in Victorian England and is a gender flipped Sherlock series (shocking, I know). There’s super slow burn romance and lots of mystery solving.

The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner is a historical fantasy series set in something like Turkey/Anatolia of the classical antiquity era. The main character is largely male but there are a good amount of very interesting female characters. Plenty of adventure.

Circe by Madeline Miller is a retelling of the legend of Circe (of The Odyssey fame). I really like Madeline Miller’s writing.

The Saint of Steel series by T. Kingfisher is a fantastic fantasy series! I love T. Kingfisher and this series does not disappoint—-I love the female characters in both books! Lots of adventure.

Re: Canon Recs - books?

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks, coalie, these look great!

Re: Canon Recs - books?

[(Anonymous)]

Seconding the rec for the Saint of Steel books (titled Paladin's Grace and Paladin's Strength) – very fun!

Re: Canon Recs - books?

[(Anonymous)]

Does that first one have giant bugs?

Re: Canon Recs - books?

[(Anonymous)]

I do not remember any bugs in that book. There is a swamp discussed at some point, so there could potentially be a discussion of bugs pertaining to that, but if so, it was so minor I don't remember it and it would have been normal sized bugs.

Re: Canon Recs - books?

[(Anonymous)]

The one with the giant bugs is a completely different series, afaik!

Re: Canon Recs - books?

[(Anonymous)]

There are a few references to giant dragonflies, and a brief scene in which someone shoots a giant spider. Other than that, there are no giant bugs.

Re: Canon Recs - books?

[(Anonymous)]

Depending on the historical era(s) you're interested in, you might really like the Templar Knight Mysteries series by Maureen Ash! Superb detail on the historical setting and excellent found family. The books are pretty short and can be read totally independently of one another. IMO the first two books – The Alehouse Murders and Death of a Squire – are the best. Warnings for period-typical (late 12th/early 13th century England) Islamophobia and antisemitism.

Re: Canon Recs - books?

[(Anonymous)]

Different coalie, but these books sound super RTMI - thanks for the rec, I'll check them out. Are the books slashy at all?

Re: Canon Recs - books?

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt

Not even a little bit, I'm afraid – no significant romance at all, in fact. I hope that's not a dealbreaker!

Re: Canon Recs - books?

[(Anonymous)]

It's not a dealbreaker at all. Thanks, coalie!