Thursday, November 30, 2017

The Fey Man - Epic Fantasy

The Fey Man
by James T. Kelly

The Fey Man (The Fair Folk Series Book 1) by [Kelly, James T]

About the Book:

Title: The Fey Man | Author: James T. Kelly | Publisher: Skerry Books Limited | Pages: 376 | Genre: Epic Fantasy

Book Description:

A legendary blade. An army led by enslaved dragons. A quest to Faerie.

Thomas Rymour is the prophet who cannot lie. Once a captive of the immortal fay, he became infatuated with their queen. Now returned to the mortal realms and haunted by a solitary, exiled fay, he is obsessed with returning to her.

But war brews in the west. The Western elfs march with magically-enslaved dragons under their thrall. The Eastern elfs hunt for an ancient sword with the power to break the Western magics. A sword only the fay know how to find.

An old friend brings the Easterners to Tom's door. They ask for his help. They ask for his loyalty. They ask him to free dragons and overthrow kings.

But can Tom become the man they want him to be? Or are the magics of Faerie too strong to fight?

The Fey Man is a lean, character-driven, action-packed epic fantasy novel.

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My Review:

The Fey Man is part of The Fair Folk series by James T. Kelly. It's a humorous epic fantasy with plenty of adventure and colorful characters. The protagonist is a human named Thomas Rymour who grew up a farmer, but never had much ambition. He let life happen to him and ended up trapped for seven years in the land of the fairies. Later he is granted the ability to see glimpses of the future, but even that is not always a helpful gift. He might not be a typical hero, but he is a hero nonetheless, especially as the story unfolds. He ends up with a group of unlikely friends who also come with their own personal weaknesses. That's what I like so much about this book. Every character is flawed and their mission seems too big for them to fulfill it. Will they succeed? The first book will leave you hanging.

About the Author:
James T. Kelly

James T Kelly

My father lulled me to sleep with physics lectures. My mother took me to libraries to give other people a chance to tell me to be quiet. When I came of age I left the big city lights and moved out east to seek my future amongst words.

I write genre stories. That means my lies are a little more fantastical, and sometimes feature unicorns and monsters.


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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

An Expat Thanksgiving and a Linky


Today's photos are of our Thanksgiving dinner in South Africa. It was low-key, but a lot of fun and hassle free. The best part was that all of our kids were at home. There might not have been a turkey, but we did have pizza, corn on the cob, coke, root beer and Reese's peanut butter cups. Amanda was horrified when I poured root beer into her plastic cup. She thought it was beer. The last time we had it was in the States and that was four years ago. This particular one, Frankie's old style root beer, is made in South Africa. It was really good.

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Thursday, November 23, 2017

The Krillonian Chronicles


Take a look at this exciting new young adult action and adventure novel, The Student and the Slave, now available for purchase! This is the third book in the Krillonian Chronicles, after The Collar and the Cavvarach and The Gladiator and the Guard



The series is set in an alternate world that is very much like our own, with just a few major differences. One is that slavery is legal there. Slaves must wear metal collars that lock around their neck, making their enslaved status obvious to everyone. Another difference is the popularity of a martial art called cavvara shil. It is fought with a cavvarach (rhymes with "have a rack"), a weapon similar to a sword but with a steel hook protruding from partway down its top edge. Competitors can strike at each other with their feet as well as with the blades. You win in one of two ways: disarming your opponent (hooking or knocking their cavvarach out of their hands) or pinning their shoulders to the mat for five seconds.


The Collar and the Cavvarach by Annie Douglass Lima
First, a Little Information about Books 1 and 2: 


Book 1: The Collar and the Cavvarach

Bensin, a teenage slave and martial artist, is desperate to see his little sister freed. But only victory in the Krillonian Empire's most prestigious tournament will allow him to secretly arrange for Ellie's escape. Dangerous people are closing in on her, however, and Bensin is running out of time. With his one hope fading quickly away, how can Bensin save Ellie from a life of slavery and abuse?



Click here to read chapter 1 of The Collar and the Cavvarach.
Click here to read about life in the Krillonian Empire, where the series is set.



The Gladiator and the Guard by Annie Douglass LimaBook 2: The Gladiator and the Guard

Bensin, a teenage slave and martial artist, is just one victory away from freedom. But after he is accused of a crime he didn’t commit, he is condemned to the violent life and early death of a gladiator. While his loved ones seek desperately for a way to rescue him, Bensin struggles to stay alive and forge an identity in an environment designed to strip it from him. When he infuriates the authorities with his choices, he knows he is running out of time. Can he stand against the cruelty of the arena system and seize his freedom before that system crushes him?



Click here to read about life in the arena where Bensin and other gladiators are forced to live and train.


And now, The Student and the Slave, with another awesome cover by the talented Jack Lin!


Book 3: The Student and the Slave


Is this what freedom is supposed to be like? Desperate to provide for himself and his sister Ellie, Bensin searches fruitlessly for work like all the other former slaves in Tarnestra. He needs the money for an even more important purpose, though: to rescue Coach Steene, who sacrificed himself for Bensin’s freedom. When members of two rival street gangs express interest in Bensin’s martial arts skills, he realizes he may have a chance to save his father figure after all … at a cost.

Meanwhile, Steene struggles with his new life of slavery in far-away Neliria. Raymond, his young owner, seizes any opportunity to make his life miserable. But while Steene longs to escape and rejoin Bensin and Ellie, he starts to realize that Raymond needs him too. His choices will affect not only his own future, but that of everyone he cares about. Can he make the right ones … and live with the consequences?



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My Review:

The Student and the Slave is the third book in the Krillonian Chronicles. No longer a slave, nineteen-year-old Bensin finds his life as a free man comes with its own dangers. Struggling to find work, he ends up in gang wars and human trafficking. All he wants is to make enough money to help rescue Coach Dad from slavery, but he finds himself on the wrong side of the law instead.


If you love martial arts with life and death scenarios, then you'll enjoy this series. It's written for a young adult audience and contains violence. Some of the values taught in the third book are humility, kindness, teamwork, determination, and equality.

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About the Author:

Annie Douglass Lima spent most of her childhood in Kenya and later graduated from Biola University in Southern California. She and her husband Floyd currently live in Taiwan, where she teaches fifth grade at Morrison Academy. She has been writing poetry, short stories, and novels since her childhood, and to date has published fifteen books (three YA action and adventure novels, four fantasies, a puppet script, six anthologies of her students’ poetry, and a Bible verse coloring and activity book). Besides writing, her hobbies include reading (especially fantasy and science fiction), scrapbooking, and international travel.

Connect with the Author Online:

Email: AnnieDouglassLima@gmail.com

Blog: http://anniedouglasslima.blogspot.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnnieDouglassLimaAuthor

Twitter: https://twitter.com/princeofalasia

Goodreads: http://bit.ly/ADLimaOnGoodreads

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Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Orchids and a Linky


The orchids in the photos below stand in my kitchen window where they don't get direct sunlight, but enough to keep them happy. I took them outside to get these shots.

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Monday, November 20, 2017

2 FREE Science-Fiction Short Stories!

The Cost of Business
A Dragonfire Station
Short Story

The Cost of Business: A Dragonfire Station Short Story by [DiPietro, Zen]

About the Book:

Title: The Cost of Business (Short Story) | Author: Zen DiPietro | Publisher: Parallel Worlds Press | Pages: 30 | Genre: Science Fiction | Recommended Age: Young Adult

Book Description:

Cabot Layne has unintentionally become the owner of someone else’s problem. In order to get free of it, he’ll need to use every bit of his trader cunning. If he does it just right, he might stay out of prison. With a little luck, he’ll even manage to turn a profit.

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My Review:

The Cost of Business is a short story that takes place soon after Translucid, Book 1 in the Dragonfire Station Series. The story gives us a glimpse into the life of Cabot Layne, one of the interesting characters that you meet on Dragonfire. He is a trader with a successful business and plenty of secrets. It was a fun, quick read and I can't wait to learn more about him as the series continues.

Fool's Gold
A Mercenary Warfare Short Story
(a Dragonfire Station Series)

Fool's Gold (A Mercenary Warfare Short Story): A Dragonfire Station Series by [DiPietro, Zen]

About the Book:

Title: Fool's Gold (Short Story) | Author: Zen DiPietro | Publisher: Parallel Worlds Press | Pages: 31 | Genre: Science Fiction | Recommended Age: Young Adult

Book Description:

Omar Freeborn doesn't expect too much out of life. A warm bed and not getting knifed is usually enough for him.

He's thrown a curve when his sister not only steals his bed, but involves him in her business deal gone wrong.

All he can do is dig in and pull off some trading mastery. Maybe, if he's lucky, he won't get knifed in the process.

FREE on Amazon Kindle


My Review:

Fool's Gold is another exciting short story by Zen DiPietro. There's good sibling rivalry between Omar and his sister, Nagali. She's always causing trouble and Omar has to rescue a deal of hers. There are some things that they can agree on, though, which makes these two a formidable team.


About the Author:
Zen DiPietro

Zen DiPietro

Zen DiPietro is a lifelong bookworm, dreamer, writer, and a mom of two. Perhaps most importantly, a Browncoat Trekkie Whovian. Also red-haired, left-handed, and a vegetarian geek. Absolutely terrible at conforming. A recovering gamer, but we won’t talk about that. Particular loves include badass heroines, British accents, and the smell of Band-Aids. Writing reviews, author interviews, and fun stuff at www.zendipietro.com.


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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

A Handsome Peacock and a Linky


We have a handsome peacock that visits our property everyday. There are a couple of peahens that hang around too. The birds belong to Amanda's school, which is close to our home. Her school also keeps free roaming geese, ducks, turkeys, and rabbits. The children are taught to respect the animals, but it's not always possible to monitor all the children all the time.

Amanda was recently bitten above her ankle during break by a large black duck named Blackie. She didn't see it in time to get away. Her teacher took her straight to the principal and to other teachers to show the bite mark. I think her teacher was fed up with the duck. I've witnessed its aggressive behavior during one of Amanda's sports days. Amanda told me that she thinks it turned mean from being teased. It attacks without being provoked, so I'm glad the teacher made a fuss.

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Monday, November 13, 2017

3 Picture Books by Patricia Furstenberg

Tea-Party with Animal Friends from Books
by Patricia Furstenberg


Ana lives in the “Rainbow Country.” Grown-ups and Teachers call it the ‘Rainbow Nation,” but Ana likes to think she lives under a rainbow. Not that it rains a lot, actually most days are sunny here and she loves it. You can have a picnic any day and not worry about the weather!

Last night she worried. “Do you think it will be sunny tomorrow, Ma’?” she asked at bedtime half knowing it will be, half longing for her mother’s confirmation. Whenever Ma' said “yes” it meant yes and that was good to know!

“Yes, all sunny weather for your picnic, Ana,” smiled Mom bending to tug her in. Her hair was soft as it brushed Ana’s cheek and it smelled sweet… like Ma'. “Will they ALL be coming?” Mom’s eyebrows went up, a little worried.

There was a party scheduled for tomorrow, a picnic in their garden, and Ana invited ALL her animal friends. The ones that live in books. You didn’t think she would invite REAL ones, would you? Ana lives in South Africa. Would you invite a real lion to your picnic? I didn’t think so… There would be nothing left to eat for the rest of the party!

Ana picked up her guest list. “Winnie the Pooh and Friends,” were at the top of the list. How else, she grew up with “silly, old bear” and learned her grade 1 spelling with “T-I double G-ER.”

“Honey, cake and carrots,” checked Mom on her own list.

“Joyful Trouble,” smiled Ana. “Grandad will be happy to see him again!”

When her grandfather was a young sailor in Simon’s Town, long, long, long ago, during The Second World War, he was in charge with a fantastic dog, a huge dog, a friendly dog, Joyful Trouble the Great Dane. He was the first dog ever to be enlisted in the Royal Navy! Ana had a stuffed dog looking exactly the same whom she lovingly called “Joyful Trouble.”

“Bones,” smiled Mom. “He’s always been an easy dog to please.”

“As long as he's not asking for fresh fish!” giggled Ana, remembering the story. Then, eyeing the smudge on Mom’s paper went on: “Paddington Bear!”

“Marmalade sandwich!” laughed Mom.

“Lion and Dog,” said Ana next, following her list and tapping it with a finger. Then she glanced over to Mom’s sheet. “Do we have enough meat? What if Lion is hungry?” Lion and Dog were Ana’s new friends from “The Lion and the Dog”, a story she enjoyed very much because it reminded her that size doesn’t matter when one makes new friends. She especially liked the last illustration where all the zoo animals gathered around the Christmas tree while children sang Christmas carols.


Mom didn't look worried, “he is a rather small lion, isn’t he? And he does chew an occasional bone… we have plenty of those! How many dogs are invited to your picnic?”

“Four!” laughed Ana. “Puppy is coming too and then there’s Dog, Cheetah’s best friend in the whole African plain!”

“Puppy is a sweet little fellow, we have milk but, knowing him, he’d like to taste a little bit of everything from the table!” Mom winked. They both enjoyed reading “Puppy, 12 Months of Rhymes and Smiles” at bedtime, one poem each night. It was fun to cuddle together and see how the little dog grew, one poem at a time. Ana enjoyed to find out what mischievous adventures Puppy happened to… fall into!

“What will we feed Cheetah, Ma?” Cheetah the cub befriended Dog in “The Cheetah and the Dog” proving that different souls can be friends even if they look different. People became so captivated by their unusual story that almost overnight “The Cheetah and the Dog” had been spun into an African folktale. Ana thought about the book illustration in which Cheetah and Dog shared a meal of steak and eggs cooked over a camp fire!

“I’ll make sure we have small bits of meat,” Mom pointed towards the bottom of her list where a big exclamation mark stood beside “meat!” “Anyone else?”

“Only The Elephant and the Sheep,” smiled Ana looking like a lamb herself. This was the third book in the collection and Ana had fallen in love with the gentle baby elephant and his friendly, yet curious lamb companion. Reading the book she was surprised to discover that an elephant calf can hold such a big secret. She loved the happy ending; it reminded her of her mom’s favorite song, “Imagine”. Just like the illustration depicting the two new friends enjoying a quiet African sunset together under the sparkling light of friendly stars.

“Grass for them and sleep for you!” said Mom as she kissed Ana good night.

“Ma’,” whispered Ana half asleep, “will you come to our picnic too?”

And Mom smiled just as the moon and the stars smiled in the sky. “Yes, I'll come," and Ana knew that she will.



3 Picture Books with
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About the Author:
Patricia Furstenberg

Patricia Furstenberg


Patricia Furstenberg came to writing though reading, her passion for books being something she inherited from her parents. She won two key legs (chapter six, "Someone is Missing" and chapter nine, "Reconstruction of the Crime") of the Write Your Own Christie Competition and was runner-up for chapter four. The Judges "were impressed by her thorough investigation and admired the strength of her narrative; they were impressed by her style" and congratulated Patricia on winning the penultimate chapter. "This was perhaps one of the hardest rounds of the competition and the judges felt that Patricia's chapter was confident and intriguing." The judges thought Patricia's writing style is "well structured, with a great sense of tension and suspense."

The Judges were Mathew Prichard, Agatha Christie's grandchild involved in publishing and promoting her books since 1960s, David Brawn, Agatha Christie's Publisher at Harper Collins UK for the last 20 years and Daniel Mallory who works primarily with thrillers and crime fiction at Harper Collins US.

When she’s not writing Patricia likes to read, read, read, drink coffee and listen to music. One of the characters portrayed in her children stories is Pete, the yellow toy elephant. Not many know, but Pete exists and lives in Pat's home. This Romanian born writer is living happily with her husband, children and dogs in sunny South Africa.



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Thursday, November 9, 2017

World Whisperer Series and a Linky

Book 1


Book Description:

Rich with adventure and magic, Rachel Devenish Ford's debut fantasy is the tale of a fearful misfit stepping into her true destiny.

As a fifteen-year-old outsider girl in the Worker village, Isika is destined for endless drudgery, serving her priest stepfather and worshiping the four goddesses of the Worker people. She doesn't fit in and she hates the goddesses, but her mother is dead, and her three remaining siblings need her to be good and keep them safe. She can't think of anything beyond surviving each day and trying to avoid her stepfather's wrath.

Until he decides to sacrifice her youngest brother to the goddesses. And Isika decides that enough is enough.

She sets out on a journey to save her brother, facing an unknown world outside the walls of the Worker village. In the new world, ancient gifts awaken within her as she finds more beauty and more trouble than she could have imagined. To save her brother, she will have to trust the magical creatures and mysterious new friends who have come to guide her.

What's more, as she learns to love her new place in the world, she will have to learn to control magic that could be the key to her destiny and the fate of everyone around her.

My Review:

World Whisperer is the first book in the World Whisperer series by Rachel Devenish Ford. I quickly got whisked away in this new fantasy adventure series that reads like an allegory. It's a coming-of-age story and young adult appropriate, ages 12 and up.

Dark-skinned Isika and her siblings don't belong in the evil Worker Village, but they don't know how to escape the poison walls or where to go with the sea on one side and the desert on the other. Isika, the eldest child, is strong and brave. With fierce love for her siblings, she stands up to her abusive step-father and finds a way to save them. Some of the themes in this story include forgiveness, humility, and friendship.


Book 2


Book Description:

In the second book in the World Whisperer series, Rachel Devenish Ford follows the tale of Isika growing into her destiny, even as forces from the Great Waste attempt to destroy her.

Though Isika now lives happily with the Maweel, her problems seem to be following her. Apprenticing for the master potter and enjoying life with a real family occupy Isika's days, until a call for help from her beloved stepmother forces her to choose between her new life and her old. As Isika rushes back to the Worker village in hope of rescuing her stepmother, she is thrust into a plot of deception and lies, maliciously pursued by evil forces. A journey deep into the desert will test all of her new found strength and gifting.

Jabari and the other seekers follow Isika with hopes of helping, until the moment they find themselves attacked by the endless evil and malice that seeks to destroy the World Whisperer.

Together they will have to find strength and belief in one another... if they ever want to make their way out of the desert and back to the land they love.

My Review:

Guardian of Dawn is the second book in the World Whisperer series by Rachel Devenish Ford. The adventure continues as Isika learns about her gifts, but not everyone is willing to release her into her calling. She has to make tough decisions and she can't please everyone. The problem is that she's running into a trap and evil is everywhere. Some themes in this story include destiny, responsibility, and team-work.


Book 3


Book Description:

In the third book of the World Whisperer series, Isika must face her deepest fears and emerge with her true identity intact. Isika is growing into her life in the Royal city of Azariyah. Her pottery apprenticeship is going well and her friendship with Jabari is blossoming. She loves her life with her family and longs to be a normal Maweel girl, something that isn’t possible with the Desert King in pursuit of her life. Evil forces want Isika captured or dead, and the threat of the Great Waste grows stronger daily. Why is the Desert King approaching Azariyah and why is he trying to burn Maween to the ground? As fires erupt all around Azariyah, the loyalty of the Maweel toward their World Whisperer is tested. Rumors follow Isika as she fights fire and suspicion to protect the city she loves and earn the trust of her people, ultimately standing before an evil so great, it will take everything within her to withstand and defeat it.

My Review:

Shaper's Daughter is the third book in the World Whisperer series by Rachel Devenish Ford. Isika has a relatively peaceful time as an apprentice, but it's not long before she faces her greatest battle yet. She needs the support of her friends and family to help her resist the poison of the Desert King. Her identity is soon shaken and she's close to giving in to the Desert King's wishes. Themes in this story include character, hope, and trust. The third book concludes with a budding romance and a few loose ends. It looks like there will be more novels in the series.

Disclosure: I received free digital copies of books 1 - 3 and these are my honest reviews.


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2 Children's Books by Hilda van Stockum

King Oberon's Forest
and Penengro by
Hilda van Stockum

Hilda van Stockum was a celebrated and popular children's book author and illustrator who was known for her depiction of family values, as well as her progressive themes of tolerance and compassion for others - themes that remain important in today's culture. Hilda wrote and/or illustrated more than thirty books from the 1930s through the early 2000s.

King Oberon's Forest


Book Description:

King Oberon's Forest is the only fairy tale written by Hilda van Stockum. It is the story of three brother dwarfs, renowned for their bad temper and unfriendliness, whose lives become completely changed after finding and taking in a foundling child. The book has a magical quality and reveals a different side of van Stockum. First published in 1957, King Oberon's Forest is wise, witty and full of adventure. This new edition of the book includes all of the original drawings which were done by Brigid Marlin, one of Ms. van Stockum's daughters, who is an accomplished artist and writer. For children aged seven and over.

Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt once wrote to a friend that King Oberon's Forest was "charmingly written" and "beautifully illustrated."

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Our Review:

Amanda read two pages of King Oberon's Forest to me almost every night. I helped her with pronunciation and explained new words to her. The story is entertaining for children and adults. Amanda enjoyed the illustrations and made a rule that I wasn't allowed to peek until after she read that page. It's a classic fairy tale about woodland creatures that think and behave like people. There is also an orphaned fairy and three grumpy dwarfs.

Amanda and I giggled often. She understood the dry humor and that made it more fun. Some parts were slow going reminding me that it's geared towards a wider audience, not just children. I asked Amanda what the book teaches. She answered, "Don't be mean. Have lots of friends, because you'll make yourself happier and others happier."


Penengro


Book Description:

Penengro is an exciting story set in Ireland in which an orphan, Rory, is adopted by a couple because of his resemblance to their dead son. He runs away to escape from this uncomfortable situation, and meets and then lives with a group of gypsies. This book was close to the heart of the author, Hilda van Stockum, as she always sympathized with the outsiders in life. She was also close to nature and had a distrust of machinery, traits shared by the Romanies she wrote about. For children aged 12 and over.

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My Review:

Penengro is a wonderful novel that celebrates the Romani gypsies and their way of life. The story is filled with captivating adventures, admirable characters, and delightful animals. It carries themes that will relate to older children and adults alike. It's both philosophical and whimsical with gems of truths and lively illustrations throughout. The ending is bittersweet.




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