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profiterole_reads) wrote2023-07-07 05:38 pm
profiterole_reads) wrote2023-07-07 05:38 pm
The Winter Knight by Jes Battis
The Winter Knight by Jes Battis (Occult Special Investigator as Jes Battis, Parallel Parks as Bailey Cunningham) was a lot of fun. Hildie, a Valkyrie, investigates the murder of one of the Knights reincarnated in Vancouver. Wayne, the reincarnation of Gawain, and his family are stuck in the middle of that investigation.
This is now one of my favourite Arthurian retellings. I've read a few and there are many more out there, but this one was very refreshing. I especially liked the academia aspect: several characters are students, teachers or administrative personnel.
Hildie is biromantic asexual, Wayne is queer and autistic, Kai (a runesmith and Wayne's best friend) is a bisexual trans woman. There's f/f and m/m, as well as mentions of polyamory.
This is now one of my favourite Arthurian retellings. I've read a few and there are many more out there, but this one was very refreshing. I especially liked the academia aspect: several characters are students, teachers or administrative personnel.
Hildie is biromantic asexual, Wayne is queer and autistic, Kai (a runesmith and Wayne's best friend) is a bisexual trans woman. There's f/f and m/m, as well as mentions of polyamory.