DecRecs part 7: Days 25-29
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forestofglory25) Tonight's the first night of Hanukah so I thought for #DecRecs today I would rec the lovely Jewish short fantasy story "Seven Commentaries on an Imperfect Land" by Ruthanna Emrys
about finding magic in unexpected places and building community
https://reactormag.com/seven-commentaries-on-an-imperfect-land-ruthanna-emrys/
26)Yuletide has brought us two new "Fandom for Robots" fics and they are both great!
Processing Time
https://archiveofourown.org/works/61422142
This one leans into some of the darker aspects of the source material so mind the tags. Utterly gorgeous!
Interview with the Robot
https://archiveofourown.org/works/61619161
Featuring a mildly baffled but kind museum director
both lovely and worth your time!
27)I couldn't let a reccing event go by with out yelling about The King’s Road: Diplomacy and the Remaking of the Silk Road by Xin Wen so that's today's #DecRecs
I love this book so much! It's about the nitty-gritty of diplomatic travel in Central Asia between 850-1000 CE, and it centers the city of Dunhuang, which was during this period sometimes part of various imperial states in the region but mostly an independent city state. I love that it decenters China!
A significant source of information for this book is the documents found in the library cave at Dunhuang, an important source for this time period in general.
I totally fangirl Xin Wen based on his scholar ship, he's so smart and reads so many langues and has a sharp eye for details! I especially love all the detail about the material culture of travel here
28) It's been a very busy day and I haven't actually had time to sit down at my computer. So here's a drive by #DecRecs
The House of Aunts by Zen Cho!
The trials and tribulations of being a Malaysian teen vampire with six aunts
https://giganotosaurus.org/2011/12/01/the-house-of-aunts/
(I know I didn't include today's rec, but 1. I haven't posted it yet and 2. I want the final post to include more than two recs)
about finding magic in unexpected places and building community
https://reactormag.com/seven-commentaries-on-an-imperfect-land-ruthanna-emrys/
26)Yuletide has brought us two new "Fandom for Robots" fics and they are both great!
Processing Time
https://archiveofourown.org/works/61422142
This one leans into some of the darker aspects of the source material so mind the tags. Utterly gorgeous!
Interview with the Robot
https://archiveofourown.org/works/61619161
Featuring a mildly baffled but kind museum director
both lovely and worth your time!
27)I couldn't let a reccing event go by with out yelling about The King’s Road: Diplomacy and the Remaking of the Silk Road by Xin Wen so that's today's #DecRecs
I love this book so much! It's about the nitty-gritty of diplomatic travel in Central Asia between 850-1000 CE, and it centers the city of Dunhuang, which was during this period sometimes part of various imperial states in the region but mostly an independent city state. I love that it decenters China!
A significant source of information for this book is the documents found in the library cave at Dunhuang, an important source for this time period in general.
I totally fangirl Xin Wen based on his scholar ship, he's so smart and reads so many langues and has a sharp eye for details! I especially love all the detail about the material culture of travel here
28) It's been a very busy day and I haven't actually had time to sit down at my computer. So here's a drive by #DecRecs
The House of Aunts by Zen Cho!
The trials and tribulations of being a Malaysian teen vampire with six aunts
https://giganotosaurus.org/2011/12/01/the-house-of-aunts/
(I know I didn't include today's rec, but 1. I haven't posted it yet and 2. I want the final post to include more than two recs)
