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October Daye / Inheritance - Essay Series Part Five: Long Series and How to Read Them

Hello Patrons and general audience members! Welcome to another Books That Burn essay by Robin. Thank you to Case Aiken, who receives a monthly Patron shoutout. [Full Audio Available Here] This is the fifth and final entry in a five-part essay series discussing two long-running book series by queer authors: October Daye by Seanan McGuire, and Inheritance by A.K. Faulkner. I chose these series because I love them both, they were intended from the start to be long series, neither of them are finished yet, and the authors have different structural approaches to developing each series across so many volumes. Purely coincidentally, they are both long-running contemporary fantasy series mainly set in California in or near the 2010's, with major characters named Quentin, and whose fast-healing protagonists have a tendency to quasi-adopt a gaggle of magical teenagers. After a brief moment in the 1990's, October Daye begins in earnest in 2009 and has reached 2015 as of the eighteenth boo...

Animorphs Book 32: The Separation by K. A. Applegate

Rachel has an accident in starfish morph and has to come to terms with herself. I like this exploration of Rachel's personality. It could have been cheesy, but it crafts a story where both parts of her have something she needs

The dynamics with the other Animorphs play out in several very interesting ways. Specifically I'm thinking of her approaches to Marco and Tobias (including their reactions), and how Cassie is the first to figure out what's going on. Erek's role is strange here, the plot needs him around but he seems more confused by humans than makes sense for someone his age.

A girl (Rachel) turns into a starfish

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