My friend LynDee Walker tagged me once again for this fun game! Since I did Relics last time, I thought I’d focus on Portals, Book 2 of “”The Thulukan Chronicles”. Join me for some hints of what’s to come for Thulu, La Fi, Reo, Jones and the rest of the gang from Relics.
The fabulous Cindy Young-Turner tagged me me with an Alternative Booker Award. The idea is to mention five of your favorite books and then tag five other bloggers to do the same. Having to pick only five out of so many? Hmmmm…
In no particular order because I simply couldn’t narrow it down any more.
1. Watchers by Dean Koontz. It has a dog in it. A brilliant dog. A dog I wanted. Koontz has always been one of my favorite authors for sheer entertainment. Now I need to re-read this book because I haven’t read it in ages. But it’s always stayed with me and is an easy pick.
2. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. This started off the series that has engaged my imagination and quickly became my favorite (narrowly edging out Harry Potter). Gritty and shocking. Never knowing where he was going to go next, this book seduced me away from lighter reads. I’ve read it five times now and always discover something new every time. There is just such a rich and complex tapestry in it that it has to be in the top five.
3. Swan Song by Robert McCammon. Post-apocalyptic, complex and first read more years ago than I care to admit. This is another book that has stayed with me and needs a re-read for its sheer epicness.
4. Lost Boys: A Novel by Orson Scott Card. While Card get lots of attention for the “Enders” series, this book is one that touched me. No, this isn’t what the vampire movie was based on, but a story about simple, ordinary people caught in decidedly un-ordinary events. The young Stevie caught my attention and this book is one that was an emotional roller coaster for me.
5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling. I could as easily picked any of the other books from this series, but this one has particular appeal with dragons and house elves. I’ve read this series more than any other (over ten times by my last count). For storytelling ability alone, Rowling must be included in this list.
And my five bloggers to see what they have chosen are:
LynDee Walker
Rebecca Trogner
Danielle DeVor
Constance Phillips
Shawna Romkey
LynDee Walker
Fresh from being in the Top Twenty in several Amazon bestseller lists, LynDee Walker has stopped by to tell us about her debut novel, Front Page Fatality, (A Nichelle Clark Headlines in Heels Mystery.) I’ve had the privilege of knowing LynDee for over a year and I’ve gotten to beta read both of her Nichelle Clark novels. It’s been fascinating to watch her dream come true and know that others enjoy her heroine as much as I have.
LynDee grew up in the land of stifling heat and amazing food most people call Texas, and wanted to be Lois Lane pretty much from the time she could say the words “press conference.” An award-winning journalist, she traded cops and deadlines for burp cloths and onesies when her oldest child was born. Writing the Headlines in Heels mysteries gives her the best of both worlds. When not writing or reading, LynDee is usually wrangling children, eating barbecue or enchiladas, or trying to walk off said barbecue and enchiladas. She and her family live in Richmond, Virginia.
Read on to find out more about LynDee and her new book.
The title says it all! I’ve done my first post on someone else’s blog. The wonderful Chris Andrews graciously invited me to post on his blog. Be sure to leave me a note when you check it out! Thanks, Chris!
Today’s guest is Raven Bower, one half of the writing team who recently debuted their new novel, Weeping Dark: Bleeding Edge, published by Crescent Moon Press.
Raven and Lain Bower are a wife and husband team obsessed with creating worlds, creatures, stories and chaos. They live in North West Michigan with their four rambunctious kids, three renegading Hell Hounds and alien doom cats. When not occupied with the aforementioned minions or writing, they enjoy gaming of all sorts from PC to console to tabletop, voracious reading, target shooting and gardening – gothic style.
Their books include the “Apparitions” supernatural suspense series, the “Vengeance” urban fantasy series and their new epic fantasy series – Weeping Dark: Bleeding Edge.
Raven is also the Lead Designer and Head of Hydra Games, a new game company specializing in Pathfinder Roleplaying Game compatible worlds, adventure modules and supplemental materials. They are also starting a video game arm.
For more fun with Raven and Weeping Dark: Bleeding Edge read on!
I’m pleased to welcome author Patricia C. Lee into the spotlight today.
Pat has had a love affair with the written word since childhood, many times immersing herself in the stories of Enid Blyton and Carolyn Keene. Her active imagination gave inspiration to short stories and her first play as a teen.
As an adult she has penned an award winning short story titled “The Battle” and “A Precious Glimpse in Time” published in an anthology. Her full-length play, “The Truth About Lies”, was staged at a theatrical festival competition in 2006.
Although still in pursuit of a place truly called home, Pat currently lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband and three cats, all of which claim rule over the house at one point or another.
When her nose isn’t pressed to the laptop monitor, you can find her at the public library. Besides dreaming up her next novel, Pat also enjoys traveling, baking, camping, wine, and of course reading – not necessarily in that order.
Read on for more info on Pat and her series “Daughters of the Crescent Moon Trilogy”!
In Spain 2009, Berger wonders what the people who built this place 2000 years ago were thinking and doing.
When G. J. was eight, his mom told him the story of Hannibal crossing the Alps with elephants and a great army. He asked her what happened to Hannibal after that. Mom didn’t know, but he was hooked, had to find out, had to write about it. G. J. spent much of his young life on the road and water, on ocean liners in steerage or working as a crew member on a tramp steamer. Wherever his travels took him, old walls, canals, storage holes deep in the ground made him wonder about how they got there, about the people who put them there, how they lived and got along. The result is this novel, one other on the way to publication, and a third in G. J.’s writing head. The places, the tides of history, some of the characters in South of Burnt Rocks West of the Moon are all as they were, but have never been portrayed in any depth.
For more on G.J. Berger and South of Burnt Rocks West of the Moon read on!
