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Tremontaine: The Complete Season One
Tremontaine: The Complete Season One | Ellen Kushner, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Malinda Lo, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Patty Bryant, Paul Witcover
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Welcome to Tremontaine, the prequel to Ellen Kushners beloved Riverside series that began with Swordspoint! A Duchess whose beauty is matched only by her cunning; her husbands dangerous affair with a handsome scholar; a foreigner in a playground of swordplay and secrets; and a mathematical genius whose discoveries herald revolutionwhen long-buried truths threaten long-held deceptions, betrayal and treachery know no bounds. Mind your manners and enjoy the chocolate in a dance of sparkling wit and political intrigue. Written by: Ellen Kushner, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Malinda Lo, Joel Derfner, Racheline Maltese, Patty Bryant, Paul Witcover (guest author) Cover art by: Kathleen Jennings
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xicanti
Tremontaine: The Complete Season 4 | Tessa Gratton, Ellen Kushner, Karen Lord, Delia Sherman, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Liz Duffy Adams
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And that's the end. 😭 I didn't love this final season as much as the three before it, but it still gave me plenty of awesome to wallow in and a goodly amount of closure for most of the characters I've come to care for so very much. (Micah's the exception. The ending needed WAY more Micah.) I'll look forward to rereading this on the regular from now on, and you can bet I'll dive back into the other Riverside books ASAP.

MrBook Great review! 6y
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Tremontaine: The Complete Season 4 | Tessa Gratton, Ellen Kushner, Karen Lord, Delia Sherman, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Liz Duffy Adams
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The scones are done! They're gluten-free blueberry, and destined for tonight's Robbie Burns dinner. I'm on a break from refined sugar right now, but I made an exception so I could ensure they're fit to serve and I'm really pleased with how they turned out. #24in48 #audiobaking

Slajaunie Looks delicious! 6y
mreads 😍yum 6y
cobwebmoth Yum! 6y
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Tamra Can you share your recipe? 😋 6y
Tamra @xicanti I need to check this one out, thanks! 6y
xicanti @Tamra I hope you can find s copy! The scones were really popular tonight, and the book's packed with tasty-looking recipes. 6y
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Tremontaine: The Complete Season 4 | Tessa Gratton, Ellen Kushner, Karen Lord, Delia Sherman, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Liz Duffy Adams
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Tonight I turned on my audiobook, won Present Tetris with all the stuff I got for my #cupidgoespostal match, wrapped everything, and completely failed to remember how I fit it all in the box during the trial run. Blah.

As you can see, I also had to improvise with the wrapping paper because none of the places I went today had anything remotely appropriate for Valentine's Day. #audiowrapping

Eyelit Such creative wrapping - love it! 6y
CouronneDhiver Looks cute - I think you‘ve done well. 6y
JoScho I used craft paper too with valentine ribbon. It looks great-love the lace! 6y
BookishMarginalia 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 6y
SamanthaMarie These are beautiful!!! I love craft paper wrapped presents. It is my favorite. 😍 6y
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Tremontaine: The Complete Season 4 | Tessa Gratton, Ellen Kushner, Karen Lord, Delia Sherman, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Liz Duffy Adams
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I finished another pair of slipper socks while I listened to an episode of TREMONTAINE. These ones are for a friend who's off to a holiday camp in Minnesota next month. I figure they'll make good reading socks. #audioknitting

readordierachel Love the colors! 6y
twohectobooks This makes me want to try making socks... but I only know how to crochet. Darn. 6y
xicanti @readordierachel the yarn is the last of my grandma's stash. She used it to knit my mum a sweater 25 years ago! 6y
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xicanti @twohectobooks it's a lot easier than I expected, but it takes FOREVER with proper sock yarn because the gauge is so fine. I like this worsted weight pattern because it's a quick finish. It's from 6y
readordierachel @xicanti That's so cool! That makes them extra special 6y
cobwebmoth They look so cozy! 6y
xicanti @cobwebmoth they should be perfect for sitting beside the fire with a book! 6y
Tamra Great colors! 6y
BiblioLitten So cool and cosy! 🥰 6y
Kaye Nice job. Very pretty 6y
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Tremontaine: The Complete Season 4 | Tessa Gratton, Ellen Kushner, Karen Lord, Delia Sherman, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Liz Duffy Adams
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I listened to two more episodes of TREMONTAINE while I prepped stuff for #cupidgoespostal, cleared off my drafting table, redid my planner's February divider, and experimented with bookmark designs. #audiocrafting

BookishMarginalia 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 6y
britt_brooke Pretty! 6y
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Tremontaine: The Complete Season 4 | Tessa Gratton, Ellen Kushner, Karen Lord, Delia Sherman, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Liz Duffy Adams
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I'm trying to get back into #audiostitching while it's impossible to spend time outside. Maybe I'll finally finish this fairy I started three or four years ago! Her skirt's kinda boring to work on so I keep drifting away from her.

wanderinglynn But it looks pretty! 💜 6y
BethM Beautiful! 6y
Crazeedi Love this! 6y
Eyelit That‘s so cool! 6y
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Tremontaine: The Complete Season One | Ellen Kushner, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Malinda Lo, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Patty Bryant, Paul Witcover
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S1 reread: complete! TREMONTAINE is my favourite serial because it's a glorious mix of academia, intrigue, and charactery goodness, braced up by DARK SECRETS and chocolate consumption. Plus, everybody's super queer.

The episodic format made it easy to dip in and out of this reread as my audio schedule allowed, too. Gotta love that flexibility.

BethM Sounds fun! 6y
xicanti @BethM SO fun. 6y
KarouBlue Where do I listen to this lovely?!!! 6y
xicanti @MellieAntoinete the audio's available from the publisher, Serial Box, while the full season text omnibus is for sale pretty well everywhere in print or ebook. 6y
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Tremontaine: The Complete Season One | Ellen Kushner, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Malinda Lo, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Patty Bryant, Paul Witcover
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I can DO STUFF again! Yay!

"Stuff" doesn't include strenuous things like 7-mile walks, but I did borrow a car for a library run this morning, and I finished my latest puzzle when I got home. Only one episode left in my TREMONTAINE S1 reread! #audiopuzzling

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Tremontaine: The Complete Season One | Ellen Kushner, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Malinda Lo, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Patty Bryant, Paul Witcover
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Did some #audioknitting yesterday. My aunt and uncle wanted a tiny pussy hat for their dog.

RealLifeReading That‘s adorable! 6y
xicanti @RealLifeReading I hope it fits her! She's got a pretty flat head, so I tried to make something that'd spread out nicely. 6y
AmyG Omg I want to see a picture of the dog wearing this hat! 6y
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xicanti @AmyG I'll try my best to get one, but she's terrible at holding still. I think I've taken maybe two non-blurry photos of her, out of dozens of attempts. 6y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa OMG! I love your aunt and uncle! And great job, you are a talented niece! 6y
Eggbeater That is precious and priceless! 😂❤ 6y
AlaMich A pic of the dog wearing this is mandatory!!! 😂 6y
JoScho Your aunt and uncle sound cool as hell! 6y
umbrellagirl I love everything about this. 6y
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Tremontaine: The Complete Season One | Ellen Kushner, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Malinda Lo, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Patty Bryant, Paul Witcover
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I found a mouldery street lamp on my #audiowalk, and I finished two more episodes of TREMONTAINE to boot. My plan for this series-wide reread is to get through as many episodes as I can whenever I'm between library requests. That's the really nice thing about serials; you can dip in and out of them.

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Tremontaine: The Complete Season One | Ellen Kushner, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Malinda Lo, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Patty Bryant, Paul Witcover
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Started my TREMONTAINE reread on tonight's #audiowalk. Saw a super relevant sign, too.

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Tremontaine: The Complete Season One | Ellen Kushner, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Malinda Lo, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Patty Bryant, Paul Witcover
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As with any serial this was a bit uneven but it's a brilliantly creative project and I'm still loving the expansion of the Riverside world. Do I wait for Season 2 on #audio??????

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Tremontaine: The Complete Season One | Ellen Kushner, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Malinda Lo, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Patty Bryant, Paul Witcover
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I was contemplating my library, trying to decide on a wlw title for today's #anditsaugust prompt, when I realized TREMONTAINE was the best and most obvious choice. It's my favourite serial, and it's got some stellar bisexual women in it. Plus, they date one another. #girlfriends #queerbooks

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Tremontaine: The Complete Season One | Ellen Kushner, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Malinda Lo, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Patty Bryant, Paul Witcover
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Tremontaine S1 spotted in the Union Square Barnes & Noble. #lgbt #sff

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Tremontaine: The Complete Season One | Ellen Kushner, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Malinda Lo, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Patty Bryant, Paul Witcover
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SerialBox has been producing a prequel series to Ellen Kushner's Riverside books in serialized form. The excellent first season is on sale for a dollar!

No familiarity with Riverside needed (I had none and loved this!).
https://www.amazon.com/Tremontaine-Season-One-Ellen-Kushner-ebook/dp/B06WD5L4S3

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Tremontaine: The Complete Season One | Ellen Kushner, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Malinda Lo, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Patty Bryant, Paul Witcover
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Done! Well worth the read. Twisty plot (Tho perhaps not twisty enough? I figured out all the twisty bits way before the characters.) and tons of political machinations. And chocolate. Mmm.
(Review copy from #netgalley)

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Tremontaine: The Complete Season One | Ellen Kushner, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Malinda Lo, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Patty Bryant, Paul Witcover
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One day, I will be done with this book...

annamatopoetry I was gonna ask which book on insta, but then I remembered that I can just pop over here. Are you crossposting manually or is there a share button hidden somewhere? 8y
silentrequiem @annamatopoetry Manually. There isn't linking functionality yet. 8y
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Tremontaine: The Complete Season One | Ellen Kushner, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Malinda Lo, Racheline Maltese, Joel Derfner, Patty Bryant, Paul Witcover
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Giving in to the book-induced chocolate craving with the good stuff.