All of a sudden Hoptor had a lot more to worry about than how to silence the unrelenting nagging of Aphrodisia, the beautiful, strident prostitute he had promised to marry in a moment of weakness. Now things were really about to go south. Conax washed ashore just as Atlantis’s ruler was losing his health and his grip on the kingdom, creating chaos throughout the island. Who lost it? Where did it go? At last the truth is out-or at least the truth according to Hoptor the Vintner, respectable Atlantean wine merchant and not-so-respectable pimp.Īccording to Hoptor, the blame for Atlantis’s destruction can be placed squarely on the incredibly broad shoulders of Conax the Chimerical, a none-too-bright, broadsword-wielding barbarian chieftain. A courtesan for hire, a brainless hunk, and alien invaders combine to bring about ancient history’s most momentous catastrophe in John Jakes’s hilarious take on the fall of Atlantisįor centuries the mystery of the lost continent of Atlantis has intrigued mortals everywhere.
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I then worked as a senior editor with an educational publisher in Toronto before starting a family and a business as a freelance writer and editor in 1988. Paul American Indian Center, writing a book on how best to assist battered women in the Native American community. I’ve had quite a few jobs in my life, all of which involved writing and all of which made me a better writer.Īfter graduating from Brown University with a degree in English literature, I worked at the St. Art may be triggered by a moment of inspiration or epiphany, but it arises from a lifetime of observations, ideas, imagination, and skills honed by practice, practice, and more practice. The same is true of my visual art and poetry. My work is a result of everything I’ve ever experienced. People ask how long it took me to write Wolf Hollow or Beyond the Bright Sea. "I loved my job, but I really wasn't making very much money doing it," she says. In the daytime, she worked at a group home for disabled people. In her early 20s, she started to write novels at night. She went to a local community college for two semesters. Hocking has no formal training as a writer, which makes her story even more incredible. "My mom has a tape from when I was, like, 2 years old, talking with my grandma, telling her a story that's really elaborate about werewolves and wolves," she says. Even as a very young child, she was kind of a natural storyteller - especially when it came to fantasy stories - stories about dragons, unicorns, pirates and more. "We invented Spam," the 27-year-old novelist tells weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz. Amanda Hocking is the best-selling author of the Trylle trilogy and six additional self-published novels.īest-selling e-author Amanda Hocking grew up in the small town of Austin, Minn., which, she says, is known for Spam - as in the food, not the email kind. She’s not too big of a bitch to apologise when she crosses a line. Sure, her big mouth might get her into trouble, but she owns up to it. What I love about Kate is that she’s a responsible person. Kate herself is the archetypical urban fantasy chick – down to earth, can hold herself in a fight, slightly snarky. Magic Burns is one roller coaster adventure filled with funny, weird, and some downright scary characters. It presents all of these interesting possibilities that Andrews uses to their fullest potential. The world has such fabulous details and has great internal coherence. It also means that the most reliable source of transportation is a horse and carriage. Which means that cities turn into these messed up landscapes you usually see in disaster movies. During a magic wave, skyscrapers crumble, and technology fizzles. Though I apparently completely forgot about the plot of Magic Bites, I could still remember our protagonist and her world very well.īecause of the tech/magic fluctuations, Kate’s world is a vaguely apocalyptic one. Needless to say, I was pretty rocky on my lore. It has been over four years since I last read Magic Bites, the first book in the Kate Daniels series. During a flare, magic rises dramatically and it seems like some evil beasties are using the flare for their own nefarious purposes. The times between magic and tech are getting shorter though – a flare is coming. In the world of Kate Daniels, magic and tech alternate. Well hello there, you fantastic urban fantasy book. Ashok isn’t who he thinks he is, and when he finds himself on the wrong side of the law, the consequences lead to rebellion, war-and destruction.įor the first half of the book, Ashok is a blunt instrument. Everything is black or white, good or evil, until he discovers his entire life is a fraud. No one is more merciless in rooting out those who secretly practice the old ways. He is a Protector, the elite militant order of roving law enforcers. The Age of Law began.Īshok Vadal has been chosen by a powerful ancient weapon to be its bearer. Yet as centuries passed, Gods and demons became myth and legend, and the people no longer believed. He united the tribes, gave them magic, and drove the demons into the sea. Mankind was nearly eradicated by the seemingly unstoppable beasts, until the gods sent the great hero, Ramrowan, to save them. Review: From the plot synopsis: After the War of the Gods, the demons were cast out and fell to the world. Notable Aspects: Great example of world building including religions / societal hierarchies Title: Son of the Black Sword (Saga of the Forgotten Warrior)Ĭore Audience: Fans of high fantasy, Fans of world building fantasy There is SO MUCH going on and the Baylors will have to use every single ally they’ve amassed in the last five books to help them triumph over what is to come. This book is non-stop action from beginning to end. They need to figure out who is taking out the leaders of the magical community of Houston fast and without creating panic. It doesn’t take long for the action to pick up when the head of the Assembly is found murdered and then Catalina and Alessandro discover that Linus Duncan, the all-powerful Warden of Texas, has also been attacked. When Ruby Fever starts out the Baylors have just moved into their new compound and Catalina has said yes to Alessandro’s proposal of marriage. So when it hit my Kindle I pushed everything aside and sat down to read, starting right after work and staying up late to finish.Ĭatalina Baylor is head of House Baylor and Deputy to the Warden of Texas. Ruby Fever, Hidden Legacy #6, was my most anticipated book of 2022. This husband and wife writing duo is at the very tip-top of my fantasy genre pyramid and I can’t get enough. Anyone who knows me knows I am an Ilona Andrews fangirl. |