Once in a generation, the matriarchs of Jeska choose a new king to manage the government and command the Guard — protecting Jeskans from crime, invaders, and insurgency.
Corren's been training for that job since he was six, but this is an unsettled time: rumors of strange incursions, grumbling discontent, and increasing brigandry. (1/2)
Corren’s problems are multiplying. His father is missing, His polyamorous brother keeps interfering with his business. And the king needs him to track down the conspirators behind a simmering insurrection.
When a strange woman turns up wearing a shaman’s cape, speaking a weird language, hiding knowledge that doesn’t belong in this world, all his plans have to change.
I'd like to read his Mars and California trilogies. But now that I've read two of his, I feel like he great on concepts, ideas, and details, but perhaps not so great on plot. Do you have any other books of his that you like or would recommend? 2/2
@seanbala@bookstadon I absolutely loved the Mars ones. The CA series was more spotty - it felt like great ideas, but, esp. the eco one, almost like a present day city council tale. Not spec ficy enough for me?
Once in a generation, the matriarchs of Jeska choose a new king to manage the government and command the Guard — protecting Jeskans from crime, invaders, and insurgency.
Corren's been training for that job since he was six, but this is an unsettled time: rumors of strange incursions, grumbling discontent, and increasing brigandry. (1/2)
The Waking of Angantyr by Marie Brennan is out today in the UK. It's historical fantasy set in the Viking era, brutal and a bit heartbreaking, but really good. Here's my review:
NOW AVAILABLE: The House of Ash (print and e-book)
My newest gothic horror novella is now out (woot!). 'The House of Ash' is a standalone vampire fiction book that's set in an AU Victorian England. There's a romantic subplot in the book, but the primary focus is the family matriarch and her efforts at protecting her blind grandson.
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THORFINN AND THE WITCH'S CURSE (Forerunner Series Book 1)
10-yr-old Finn is a normal boy in the #Viking Kingdoms of 9th-century England. When a #Witch curse comes alive, a mishap thrusts him into a realm beyond Midgard.
SHE'S THE ONE WHO THINKS TOO MUCH (War Stories of Seven Troublesome Sisters 1)
Do you know what your problem is? Ryalgar knows hers. They've been telling this 13th-century scholar for years. Why not use it to stop invaders from destroying her home?