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Tag Archives: wizards
Sorcerer to the Crown: fantasy set in 1800’s England with Leads of Color
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho imagines a similar type of magical Britain as Harry Potter, with the competing factions, magician guild meetings where nobody believes the hero, and political intrigue, except this book focuses on adults of color in … Continue reading
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Tagged biracial, black characters, books, england, fantasy, fantasy books, fantasy fiction, sorcerer to the crown, witches, wizard, wizards, zen cho
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The magic of gluten-free baking: a comic by Shira and Becca
This is a background moment from the fluffy lgbtq fantasy book A Harvest of Ripe Figs. If you were wondering what kinds of work it took to create that gluten-free challah Aviva brings to Shabbat in the middle of the book, read … Continue reading
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Tagged aviva, baking, becca schauer, bisexual, books, celiac, challah, comics, cooking, fantasy, femslash, food, food allergies, food intolerance, glbt, gluten, gluten free baking, gluten intolerance, gluten-free, isaac, jewish, lesbian, lgbt, lgbt comics, lgbtq, magic, queer, rebecca schauer, shabbat, Shira Glassman, shoujo ai, shulamit, wizard, wizards
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Story time
Isaac the wizard entertains the children of visiting nobility while their parents are busy with the queen. He has lots of stories from all his years of adventure, but his favorites are the ones he shared with Captain Riv.Drawn by … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, chibi, childhood, children, fairy tales, fantasy, illustration, isaac, kids, storytelling, wizard, wizards
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The warrior’s prize
Rivka the warrior and Isaac the wizard from The Second Mango, drawn by Becca Schauer on commission. Scroll below the picture for the dialogue from this scene, but it comes with a huge honking spoiler warning. from the book: Rivka: “Many adventure … Continue reading
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Tagged books, couples, fairy tales, fantasy, fantasy art, fiction, first kiss, intimacy, isaac, jewish, kiss, kissing, love, muscles, muscular women, older man, older man younger woman, older men, rivka, romance, romantic, warrior, warrior woman, warrior women, wizard, wizards
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Target practice
Isaac taught Rivka to swordfight, but he never expected that she’d get so good that he’d fall in love with her. He calls her ‘Mighty One’ as a pet name and they often spar for fun. Here, he’s using his … Continue reading
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Tagged age gap, age gap relationships, age gap romance, books, fantasy, fantasy books, fantasy novels, fantasy romance, feminism, fiction, jewish, novels, older man younger woman, older men, romance, romantic fiction, sparring, strawberries, strawberry, sword, warrior, warrior woman, warrior women, wizard, wizards
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“I believe in you.”
Isaac, the Ashkenazi wizard from The Second Mango. He likes rugalach, warrior women, and feeling smarter than people. If you like your fictional men older, bulkier, and mysterious, give him and Rivka a try! Drawn by Tumblr user angelwhoisinlovewithyou.
The wizard Isaac, “video-game style”
Isaac is the middle-aged wizard who taught my warrior woman Rivka how to swordfight, before accidentally falling in love with her because she got so good at it. He’s mysterious and secretive, and speaks in an unusually deep and resonant voice. He … Continue reading
