Tales of the Oakenwyld

tea-then-adventure:

Linden, from R.J. Anderson’s ‘Rebel’ (or ‘Wayfarer’)

Sorry for the quality - my scanner doesn’t like me today! I thought I’d try a (very sketchy) Linden, and it turned out pretty well considering it’s the first thing I’ve taken time to draw for about two years.
She’s turned out a little more statuesque than planned, but that’s okay :)

I must say I think I love Linden the most out of the ‘Big Four’ faeries because of that hidden part of me which is still a little girl and wants a hero who looks like me. Linden and I are very similar in personality, hair and (when human-sized!) in height. Perhaps she is a little braver owing to the events of the book ;)

More importantly, one thing which really struck a chord in me whilst reading ‘Rebel’ was how refreshing it is that the relationship between Linden and Timothy isn’t a romantic one. In fact, I even see it as more realistic, due to having many (brilliant) close male friends myself. It means that their relationship can be stronger, and more meaningful in some ways, than if they were romantically interested in each other - they appreciate each other because of who they both are and what they’ve both been through and not because of attractiveness. Or something.

So, yes. You should read those books. Good stuff.

Oh, this is delightful! I adore Linden’s patched leggings and the rueful look on her face. And the commentary is lovely as well. Thank you!

As seen in this excellent post on EPBOT:

Zahava wrote to me herself, saying, “I really liked all the steampunk costumes on epbot, so I thought I would try to make my own steampunk fairy costume for Halloween.”

(Yep, you read that right; she put this costume together herself!)

“The goggles were a pair of plastic giant glasses. I used a headband for the strap, and used a paper towel roll covered in brown fabric and cut to make the back of the goggles, with the padding from headphones on the end.”

I love this not only for the sheer tenacious creativity and problem-solving involved, but also because steampunk or not, this outfit is very like what I imagine Linden wearing in REBEL aka WAYFARER, and Zahava herself could almost be a young Rhosmari from ARROW. Fantastic work!

Sticks and stones by ~Madsqueaky

From top to bottom: Knife, Linden, Rhosmari and Jasmine. Nobody’s ever drawn Jasmine before! Very cool.

An extracanonical scene of Rob and Linden on a train. Love that readers are imagining (and drawing) their own scenes beyond the books!

Oh So Casual by ~Madsqueaky

Linden by ~TheAwesomeFaerie

(via Rebel by R. J. Anderson - Polyvore)

Rebel Book Cover Redesign by ~Teen-Vampiress

The second of two redesigns done for a school assignment.

“Its the moment when Linden is given to Knife, and she really doesnt want her. XD”

(via Linden by ~Moonshine-Forever on deviantART)

Here’s the cover mentioned in the previous question — Hanser Kinderbuch’s Timothy, the German version of Wayfarer a.k.a. Rebel, with art by Bente Schlick. Attentive readers will notice that it’s not Timothy on the cover with Linden, but another character whose appearance is more than a little spoilery…