The Eye of Night by Pauline J. Alama is a fantasy novel about ex-priest Jereth who meets two unusual women and joins them on their quest. Both women are more than they appear, as Jereth discovers during their travels. One appears to be simple and the other soon reveals latent magical powers. Their quest is to deliver an object of magic, the Eye of Night, up north. Neither Jareth nor the reader know the true reason behind this object or why it must go north. What is known is how dangerous the quest is. The North is a place most people are fleeing, not heading towards. Environmental disasters, disease, and ghosts make it a horrible place to be. But the three travelers are determined.
Alama weaves an epic tale of these three travelers who move
through the countryside meeting people, some friends, some enemies, trying to
achieve their goal. She has a writing style which kept me engaged throughout. I
did not want to put it down and often read into the night. Pick it up today.
Enchanter by Sara Douglas is the second book of The Wayfarer Redemption series. Axis has met the family kept from him all his life, both his human mother and Icarii father. Azhure, a strange woman he has met in his travels, is with him, and they both train for war at the home of the winged Icarii.
Axis knows he must fight his two
half-brothers, the human Borneheld and the creature Gorgrael, in order to
fulfill the prophecy and save his land. Still, he longs to reunite with Faraday,
the woman he loves, a reunion which may never happen. She has discovered new
powers and a new destiny, and Axis finds himself taken with the beautiful and
capable Azure.
Enchanter has everything that the previous book did — adventure, love, prophecy, and magic – and is the perfect follow-up to The Wayfarer Redemption, the first book of the series. I encourage you to read this book, and you will happily move on to Book 3.
Court of Fives by Kate Elliott is the story of Jessamy
(Jes for short), a girl who lives in a society in which the Patrons rule and the
Commoners are seen as inferior. Her father is a Patron, a well-respected
military officer, and her mother is a Commoner. She lives with them and her
three sisters raised as Patrons, although her parents could never marry.
Though raised as a Patron, Jes longs to take part in a
game known as the Fives, which she does behind her father’s back. She meets a
Kalliarkos, a Patron boy, in the competition, and they become unlikely friends.
When her family is torn apart by Kaliarkos’ evil uncle, Jes sets herself on a
mission to save the Commoners from their oppression and to uncover secrets of
the Patrons and of the Fives.
Adventure, mysticism, and a growing love between Jes and
Kalliarkos mark this book as a must-read young adult fantasy.
My young adult novel Time Changes Everthing was released on November 15, 2018. It is available in paperback on Amazon and Barnes & Nobles websites. A discounted print version as well as a downloadable pdf are available through my author page on the Outskirts Press website. A Kindle version has been ordered and should be out in a couple of weeks.
I expect to be doing some readings and signing in the New Year and will let you know the dates once they are scheduled.
