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jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social
"what's the deal with the 'or obvious fantasy counterpart' line in the rules for?" you may be wondering.

well, Monaquill Blackgoose's To Shape a Dragon's Breath is very clearly set on an alternate Martha's Vineyard, so wanted to make sure i could count it.
To Shape a Dragon's Breath: The First Book of Nampeshiweisit
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE ASTOUNDING, NEBULA, AND LODESTAR AWARDS • FINALIST FOR THE LOCUS AND BRITISH FANTASY NEWCOMER AWARDS • “My favorite book of the year . . . a coming-of-age story tha...
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September 2, 2026 at 6:35 PM
apersonfromflorida.bsky.social
Nampeshiweisit is going to be a series that gets talks about for a good while. I love dragon riders, i love the setting, and i'm on the edge of my seat for the next book to be announced. it ended on a real good cliffhanger and i cant wait to see how it gets wrapped up
September 1, 2026 at 12:48 PM
bookishshaylynne.bsky.social
Another Indigenous author rec because I LOVE this series!

The Nampeshiweisit books by Moniquill Blackgoose (Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe) are Indigenous-centered fantasy with dragons, magic, culture, colonization & staying true to who you are.

Only 2/3 are out, so beware the cliffhangers! 😅

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August 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
nightingaelic.bsky.social
My 2.25-star review of To Ride a Rising Storm (Nampeshiweisit No. 2) by Moniquill Blackgoose — If you're looking for a polyamorous, dragon-riding, indigenous girl power fantasy, this is it, but book 2 is kinda stinky
Cover of the book To Ride a Rising Storm (Nampeshiweisit No. 2) by Moniquill Blackgoose. Text: I had to go back and read my review for Moniquill Blackgoose's first entry in this series, because I couldn't believe how much this sequel stumbled compared to its predecessor. Any hopes about more dragon-focused storytelling, more Nampeshiweisit growth for Anequs, and more social and political ramifications for her residence at the dragoneering academy are left to languish while the author tries to fill page space between the two major plot points at the beginning and end of this book. That's the frustration at the heart: The Eiriksthede and the dangerous Ravens of Joden are waging a war of public opinion with the Freemansthede that was incensed by Anequs' actions in the previous novel, but this conflict is book-ending a long, tedious middle section where Anequs forgets all of her character development over summer break, goes back to school, and then spends her time wondering why her actions have consequences for her and her friends. When she isn't puzzling over the odd customs of Anglish society, she's in class treading familiar ground for both readers of the first book and anyone who's taken a high school science class. Academic retention does require repetition, but it doesn't make for a fun read, especially if you were already sick of the chemistry lessons in the last installment. Text: Additionally, the social dilemma-focused plot hooks that occasionally surface among the sea of Anglish compound word expositions aren't really happening to Anequs, they're just happening in her unsympathetic vicinity. I don't blame Anequs for her lack of interest in playing along with Anglish social expectations, especially given her Anglish friends' repeated failures to consider her own culture and personhood, but it does raise the question of whether her answer to every roadblock she encounters will be a bulldozer. If that is the case, I just can't envision that strategy leading to a satisfying conclusion for the coming civil war in Lindmarden, from either a writing or worldbuilding perspective.
July 20, 2026 at 3:46 PM
averystorm.bsky.social
#SFFChat Q4: Sander in Moniquill Blackgoose's Nampeshiweisit series ♾️
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July 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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To Shape a Dragon's Breath: The First Book of Nampeshiweisit
The remote island of Masquapaug has not seen a dragon in many generations—until fifteen-year-old Anequs finds a dragon’s egg and bonds with its hatchling. Her people are delighted, for all remember th...
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July 14, 2026 at 9:12 PM
jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social
21. To Shape a Dragon's Breath- Moniquill Blackgoose

An Indigenous take on the tropes of dragon-riding and magic boarding school, with a queer-normative culture in conflict with a cisheteronormative colonizer society.
To Shape a Dragon's Breath: The First Book of Nampeshiweisit
The First Book of Nampeshiweisit
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June 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM
umaenot.bsky.social
Reasons To Ride a Rising Storm by Moniquill Blackgoose (Nampeshiweisit, Book 2) is giving me an aneurysm:
- The Ellanish philosopher Broadman Aristonson (... Or Plato)
- The Anglish playwright Wilhelm Speerman (... Or William Shakespeare)
- The Frankish philosopher Johan Russert (... Or Rousseau)
June 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
krispyhazelnut.bsky.social
Time to start this baby.
The second book of Nampeshiweisit To ride a rising storm by Moniquill Blackgoose
June 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
jkshields.bsky.social
Finished To Shape a Dragon's Breath - Nampeshiweisit #1
by Moniquill Blackgoose yesterday...

I will be recommending this to my child before/instead of Pern or Joust.
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June 6, 2026 at 10:47 AM
undertheteacup.bsky.social
Had a lot of fun with the 2nd book in Moniquill Blackgoose's Nampeshiweisit series, To Ride a Rising Storm. Can't wait for the next one!
June 4, 2026 at 7:40 PM
othemts.bsky.social
Book Review: To Ride a Rising Storm by Moniquill Blackgoose

Author: Moniquill Blackgoose Title: To Ride a Rising Storm Narrator: Charley Flyte Publication Info: Books on Tape, 2026 Summary/Review: I greatly anticipated this second book in the Nampeshiweisit series - the follow-up to To Shape A…
Book Review: To Ride a Rising Storm by Moniquill Blackgoose
Author: Moniquill Blackgoose Title: To Ride a Rising Storm Narrator: Charley Flyte Publication Info: Books on Tape, 2026 Summary/Review: I greatly anticipated this second book in the Nampeshiweisit series - the follow-up to To Shape A Dragon's Breath - and it did not disappoint.  The series is set in an alternate history of 1840s New England where, among other differences, dragons are real and bonded with individual humans.
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June 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
jdnicoll.bsky.social
To Ride a Rising Storm (Nampeshiweisit, volume 2) by Moniquill Blackgoose

Anequs' heroism in the previous volume attracts undesired scrutiny for her community. Far worse is to come.

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Ceremony of Innocence
Moniquill Blackgoose’s 2026 To Ride a Rising Storm is the the Second Book of Nampeshiweisit. It is a secondary universe fantasy novel. Protagonist Anequs was wounded saving Jarl of Vaster Hold Joervar...
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May 29, 2026 at 12:53 PM
averystorm.bsky.social
Q2: really love how Moniquill Blackgoose handles Autism in the Nampeshiweisit series
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Q2: Today we’re talking about disability and worldbuilding! What’s a fictional world you love (not your own) that takes a really interesting approach to disability and accessibility? What makes it interesting? #WeeknightWriters
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May 29, 2026 at 2:15 AM
kristyq01.bsky.social
I loved To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose, and there's also a sequel! Fantasy with amazing female characters, an indigenous heroine forced to deal with colonial shittiness, and of course: dragons!

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May 25, 2026 at 5:22 PM
phdgrau.bsky.social
My favorite recent read is the Nampeshiweisit series by Moniquill Blackgoose. Very much in the vein of your listed favs and blends dragons, indigenous perspectives, fascinating alternate history, and an inspired magic system! Two books are out so far and they're just great.
May 25, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose is $2.99! Still need to read it!

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To Shape a Dragon's Breath: The First Book of Nampeshiweisit
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May 25, 2026 at 2:08 PM
micapulina.bsky.social
I'm grateful this one isn't in my colors, I love the design of it a lot.

For others here who also love dragons, may I suggest the Nampeshiweisit series by Moniquill Blackgoose? I'm reading the second book right now and never want to leave this world.
Screenshot from Libby app of To Ride a Rising Storm, by Moniquill Blackgoose. The Second Book of Nampeshiweisit. Cover art shows a background of blue with a wreath formed by two dragons in flight, yellow leaves, and pale flowers
May 21, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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May 19, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Review of To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
Review of the fantasy novel TO SHAPE A DRAGON'S BREATH by Moniquill Blackgoose, the first book in the Nampeshiweisit trilogy.
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May 8, 2026 at 2:14 AM
fantasycafe.bsky.social
Alternate history, a dragon academy, and a MC who shows what formidable strength can come from growing up among those who value community and acceptance.

Review of TO SHAPE A DRAGON'S BREATH by Moniquill Blackgoose:

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Review of To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose | Fantasy Cafe
Review of the fantasy novel TO SHAPE A DRAGON'S BREATH by Moniquill Blackgoose, the first book in the Nampeshiweisit trilogy.
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May 7, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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Review of TO SHAPE A DRAGON'S BREATH by Moniquill Blackgoose, a novel with dragons and an academy that shows "what formidable strength can come from growing up among those who value community and acceptance."

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Review of To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose | Fantasy Cafe
Review of the fantasy novel TO SHAPE A DRAGON'S BREATH by Moniquill Blackgoose, the first book in the Nampeshiweisit trilogy.
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May 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
a-n-d-y.bsky.social
Fantasy
- Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik
- Hild books, by Nicola Griffith
- Greenteeth, by Molly O'Neill
- All the Murmuring Bones, by Angela Slatter
- Katherine Addison’s goblin books
- Spiderlight, by Tchaikovsky
- Nampeshiweisit series by Moniquill Blackgoose
April 30, 2026 at 1:37 PM
averystorm.bsky.social
horrible at choosing favorites but some I’ve really enjoyed

Moniquill Blackgoose’s Nampeshiweisit series

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (I’m admittedly late to this one 😅)

The Full Moon Problem by @kayworx.bsky.social
April 24, 2026 at 11:50 PM