2020 Yuletide Fandom Promo Post

[crantz]

Welcome to the Fandom Promo post, everyone!

Here's where you get those eyes on your fandoms for sign ups!

Share what makes your Yuletide fandoms the shiniest and why you love them. A big part of Yuletide is how small our fandoms can be, and this is a good way to make sure other people know what gems there are out there!

Suggested form to use:

<b>FANDOM NAME</b>:
<b>WHAT MAKES IT GREAT</b>:
<b>WHERE CAN I FIND IT?(optional)</b>:


For reference, last year's promo post!


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[jessalae]

FANDOM NAME: "Unbreakable" (Myths & Legends Podcast episode 30)
WHAT MAKES IT GREAT: It's a Chilean folktale with a brilliant heroine, a total asshole villain who gets thoroughly put in his place, secret identities, court politics, escapes from mountain lairs, and all sorts of other good stuff. Plus it's a 30 minute podcast episode, so totally free and easy to quickly check out! (The rest of the podcast is ALSO great, but this specific ep I think has huge fic potential.)
WHERE CAN I FIND IT?(optional): https://www.mythpodcast.com/3973/30-latin-american-folklore-unbreakable/ or on any podcast app.

FANDOM NAME: Fall of Ile-Rien series - Martha Wells
WHAT MAKES IT GREAT: An excellent trilogy of fantasy books, with about a million different things to play with! Highly recommended if you like any of the following:
- snarky, intelligent heroines
- muscley dudes being ride-or-die BFFs who wrestle a lot
- language barriers and cultural misunderstandings
- a WWII-ish aesthetic OR an ancient Greece aesthetic
- political marriages
- matriarchies
- complicated family relationships
- mysterious ancient civilizations that left behind dangerous magic
- super creepy mind control magic
- body horror (not super explicit in the books but could absolutely be explored more in fic)
- pining. SO much pining.

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?(optional): excerpts are available on the author's website (https://www.marthawells.com/ilerien.htm, scroll for the trilogy) (note: the excerpt for The Wizard Hunters briefly mentions suicidal ideation). The first book is currently available for around $5 on ThriftBooks, and each one is roughly $6-7 for the Kindle edition on Amazon.