Illustration: Black Blossom
Black Blossom is a novel set in Kherishdar following the events of The Aphorisms of Kherishdar and The Admonishments of Kherishdar, in which Shame and the Calligrapher are called upon to investigate problems at a noble house which as been in contact with aunera.
Black Blossom is currently in serialization and has been running since February 4th, 2011. It updates on Mondays, and if donations break a predetermined threshold, readers get an "extra" on Fridays. Extras can be any of a number of things, such as art, interactive Q&A-style meta-conversations with characters from the story, vocabulary or encyclodedia entries which give insight into bits of Ai-Naidar society, or other related materials.
This novel is written in a form of communal storytelling the Ai-Naidar call maralevani, or a reverse guided-tour, in which the reader has a chance to influence the story by asking questions or making observations which the writer may weave into the fabric of the tale.
Blurb
In this sequel to The Aphorisms of Kherishdar and The Admonishments of Kherishdar, the gentle Calligrapher is sent to succor the broken priest of Shame. Will he be in time to rehabilitate one of the empire’s greatest assets? And what will happen in the House of Flowers? A genteel, conversational fantasy of society, culture . . . and the perversions that threaten them.
List of Paintings from The Book of Truth and Flowers
The paintings done during the dareleni, which form a dialogue between the Calligrapher, Shame, and the situation at Qenain, in the order they were painted:
- Qet
- Maien
- Esar
- Shemailn
- "guilt"
- Evrul
- Agathe
- Henej
- Qil
- Shul
- Ukulij (collaboration)
- Yan
- Paisath
See Also: Descriptions of the paintings in The Book of Truth and Flowers
Notable Characters
- Ajan
- The Calligrapher
- The Decoration
- The Head of House Qenain
- Seraeda
- Shame
- The Physician
Purchase Details
Black Blossom is currently being serialized on M.C.A. Hogarth's LiveJournal and is archived at the Black Blossom hub on her website. As a reader you can help purchase extras by adding to the donation pool via the buttons on each entry.
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