The Novel Queers

TNQ16 - No Man of Woman Born (Tangled Nets)

The Novel Queers Episode 16

We predict you'll enjoy No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll, an anthology of queer characters finding their way amidst prophecies and fairytales.

Tangled Nets features Wren, a humble fisher with a big, scaly reason to be upset. Wren's village sacrifices one person to the dragon every winter and that's how xie lost xer sister many years ago. As Wren's mother takes ill, xie has to make a grim choice.

But an unexpected visit from the village witch may change Wren's fate.

Citrus: None
Sweetness: Salt
Gore: Blood! Blood everywhere!

Trigger Warnings: Blood, violence, stabbing, in-depth discussion of being eaten alive, poverty, starvation, illness, chronic illness, past character deaths, grief, predatory financial systems, falling to death, and life or death situations.

Mentions of food, alcohol, drinking games, eugenics, and slavery