An Amphora and a Temple #whereseugenides

[laserpe.livejournal.com]

So, a couple of days ago was my birthday and what better way to celebrate than to go to a beautiful location and take my heroes with me? 

YesIknowthisisnottechnicallyanamphoraitisthewrongshapepleaseletsjustcollectivellypretenditisforsymbolismpointsokay?

Also, the thing you see there in front of the book is a lock. This I did not do for symbolism points :). It was just a very windy day and I  grabbed the next best heavy thing from my bag in order to prevent my favourite book from being blown into the water. Because The Queen of Attolia can't swim. (I'll see myself out ;))

And a wayard pavillon that looks just like a small temple :) Yes, on the outside its more baroque, but the inside ... 

... it's perfect. 

Comments

[rouan1.livejournal.com]

I love these; It’s perfect indeed!

[laserpe.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[whataliethatwas.livejournal.com]

These are gorgeous! What a fabulous find and lovely aesthetic. My German is super rusty; is this "The Queen: the Legends/Stories of Attolia"?

[laserpe.livejournal.com]

Why thank you!
And I was already wondering why no one seemed to notice - suffice to say, I'm not from the US as most people here seem to be.
Your translation is absolutely correct, by the way. I like the german series title better, to be honest, because isn't "Queens Thief" kind of a spoiler?

[whataliethatwas.livejournal.com]

I think it's a lovely series title. Seeing this, I honestly started wondering if this was a title mwt picked out, or maybe one she'd had in mind for a series title after the final book was published since it seems like she's creating entries in what might read like a collection of historical documents about the golden age of Attolia or something. I know a few people who don't refer to the series as "Queen's Thief" specifically because they don't want to spoil it for new readers.

We have a friend in Leipzig that we were able to visit once, and I miss Germany so much. Europe has some stunningly beautiful places and I really hope to have a chance to visit again someday.

Oh, and happy birtrhday! Looks like we're birth month buddies, so virtual birthday fist bump or something? Hope the day was as lovely as these photos. :)

[laserpe.livejournal.com]

Thank you, and happy birthday to you too then, in case it already was (do other countries also have this thing where its a faux pas to congratulate someone in advance?)! Mine was very nice, alas, it was too rainy and windy to explore more of the above park. Old gardens and castles are my everything!
I always thought the name was especially clever because there are also some ancient cultural legends told in each book, so it could refer to both those and the stories themselves with a sort of double meaning. Here a lot of fantasy series are called "the legends of insert-mystical-name/place/whatever", so I doubt MWT was personally responsible (although that would be awesome), but with this one, it fits especially well.