I’m going to start off by putting a Spoiler Alert on this whole post. From here on in I’ll make free in discussing details from the book. One of the interesting aspects of Dragons of the Valley was the love triangle. Bealomondore loved Tipper, Tipper loved Jayrus, and Jayrus loved … well, you couldn’t tell….
Month: January 2011
CSFF Blog Tour: A Judge, a Priest, a Paladin …
One of the main characters of the Chiril Chronicles is Jayrus, dragon-keeper and prince of something. A wizard proclaims him to be Chiril’s Paladin. What is a paladin? According to my Dictionary, it is “a champion of a medieval prince”. According to Donita K. Paul, it’s some sort of spiritual leader who, by the by,…
CSFF Blog Tour: Dragons of the Valley
(Note: In conjunction with the CSFF Blog Tour, I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.) It’s been said that good fortune follows good fortune, and bad fortune follows bad fortune. This may be why Chiril’s first armed rebellion in many years is followed by its first foreign invasion in many years….
A Singing, Dancing …
Newsie? Once a critic complained against the musical Newsies, “[T]he dancing is all performed by teenage boys in vests and newsboy caps. You feel more than a little ridiculous just watching it.” And he is, of course, right. Newsboys dancing and singing in the streets of New York is pretty ridiculous. And Newsies has plenty…
First, Get Your Facts …
Reading, they say, broadens your horizons. So does writing. In fact, it can be even more broadening. Research can take you where your curiosity never would. Historical fiction demands the most research. The genres that demand less – that can appear to demand very little – are modern fiction and science fiction/fantasy. Modern fiction is…
CSFF Blog Tour: Someone’s Got to Label
There’s been a lot of variation in how The Wolf of Tebron is classified. I’ve seen it labeled Children’s, Adult, and Youth; I’ve read reviewers say it was above children and even above teens. I’ve read that it’s good for some teens, good for young adults and up, and good for everyone. Who is responsible…
CSFF Blog Tour: The Wolf, the Lion, and the Messiah
Yesterday I said that there is a strong Christian aspect to The Wolf of Tebron. I wrote a little about it, but there is much more that can be said. Today I hope to say some of it. I’m afraid that, in order to discuss certain elements of the book, I’m going to have to…
CSFF Blog Tour: The Wolf of Tebron
(Note: In conjunction with the CSFF Blog Tour, I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.) How far would you go to save your wife? Would you make good on the old lovers’ promise to go to the ends of the earth? Would you go to the most extreme north, to the…