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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Dialogue with Rayne's mother
Rayne’s mother
(After checking her notes, Blue
found a parallel in her interviews in Galilan. The place she interviewed Rees
after annihilation was also the place she spoke briefly with an older woman
before the destruction of the city and after the soltakin commenced the
campaign of terror. She swiftly deduced she had had words with Rees and Rayne’s
mother and was thus one of the last to have seen her alive)
Blue: My lady, you should be indoors.
It isn’t safe.
Rayne’s
mother: Can’t
call anywhere safe, my dear. Walls and closed doors will not stop those fiends.
Blue: Lady, is there someone with
you? Your children?
Rayne’s
mother: Essie
from next door. We keep each other company through everything good and bad. My
children have their own lives…my daughter gallivants in the country as if she’s
a spoilt rich girl and my son flits everywhere trying to be Valaris’ saviour…forgive
me, I find I’m disappointed that they saw fit to…to…
Blue: Abandon you?
Rayne’s
mother: Forgive
me, no. Rees is a good girl and will be here as soon as she can. And Rayne … well,
Rayne is what he is, isn’t he? How dare I deny that? How dare I deny our people
his abilities?
Blue: My lady, where is Rayne now?
(The woman unfortunately returned
indoors then, perhaps realising she had revealed too much. Blue has not
discovered her name, and there is no image on record of Rayne’s mother)
*updated to reflect the edits and re-publish of the Lore of Arcana series*
Dialogue with Rees
Rees
(Blue spoke to many Valarians in
the week following the drowning and destruction of Galilan, Valaris’ capital
city. After, when she collated her notes, she realised she had spoken to Rain’s
sister)
Blue: Hello! Forgive the
interruption, but I’m moving from plot to plot informing people where to find
food and fresh water. Have you been told?
Rees: You’re welcome. Come closer. We’re
aware of the relief centres, yes, but I overheard others asking…you’d have to
keep moving and keep asking.
Blue: I’ll do so. ‘We’? You have others
with you? Are you coping?
Rees: A friend and her husband stay
with me…my m-mother didn’t…we found her in the cellar with…sorry.
Blue: I’m sorry, too. What’s your
name?
Rees: Rees…yes, after the priest.
Blue: Ha! Who named you? I’m guessing
your father.
Rees: Yes! And my brother Rain still
teases me about it!
Blue: Where is he? Will he be joining
you? Um, do you know if he…?
Rees: Rain was here earlier, thank
God. He’s fine, doing his thing. What’s your
name?
Blue: Blue…but don’t ask me why! I’m
only glad it isn’t ‘Green’ or ‘Pink’!
Rees: I’ll bet! And do you have
somewhere to stay in all this?
Blue: I do, thank you…it will get
better, I hope you know that. Sooner than we can believe right now.
Rees: I hope so. Thanks. I suppose
you must be on your way. Good to meet you, and good luck.
Blue: Luck to you also.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Scary stuff!
Came across an image of a house broken and surrounded by water. Spooky. Why? Because it immediately reminded me of our house in Ireland a few years back. See for yourself!
Spooky!
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Review: Indigo Vamporium
Indigo Vamporiun by Poppet
Have you read Poppet’s work? Then you’ll know why I jumped
at the opportunity to read Indigo Vamporium!
In IV we meet Seithe as a teenager and discover what drives
him to become the super-being he is, half-vampyre, half-angel. Here we find a
more ‘innocent’ side to Seithe and his siblings, but don’t be fooled: there’s
darkness and power and the supernatural and all those factors that serve to
underscore Poppet’s work. Seithe and his
kind seek love from humans- salvation for vampyres- and when he meets Tasmin…well,
I’d love to explain it all, but won’t reveal more…
IV is set in beautiful Cape Town and Poppet uses stunning
Long Beach, the mystery of Tokai forest and the majesty of Table Mountain to
great effect as the backdrops for Seithe coming to grips with his power in
order to shoulder his responsibilities. As a Capetonian I have to admit I particularly
enjoyed these nuances.
I also enjoyed reading about the Flying Dutchman, a local
ghost ship legend we Capetonians simply love holding forth about, and the
ninjen we learn about in IV will have you tapping into your search engines. Are
they myth or not???
Now forget setting and legends…and delve into Poppet’s brilliant
imagination for action, romance and emotion, and vanish for a time from the
world.
And here are the links:
Friday, October 26, 2012
Indigo Vamporium (heads-up!)
Indigo Vamporium by Poppet
I have read and reviewed this (how lucky am I?), and will post my review tomorrow after the Kindle edition goes live!
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Mourning Sky by PD Allen (Review)
Mourning Sky
Review
I couldn't wait to read this, the final book in the trilogy
Under Shattered Skies. Murderer’s Sky set us on a path to destruction, while
Daemon Sky opened our eyes to the unseen forces that lurk around. And now it is
time for the showdown in Mourning Sky…and it is quite the showdown!
I really don’t want to give it away (go forth and read it!),
but will reveal the Reverend Chassey and his army of the ‘faithful’ is
sufficient to give one the shivers…but he isn’t alone in his dark intent. As
the atmosphere explodes and the stars bleed blood, the townspeople of Heater
rise up and surrender to the darkness within. Heater burns and everywhere
terrible death and suffering manifests, at the behest of Martin Ross and the
archetype possessing him. And a boy paints the future, every curl and line he
makes upon paper creating it in reality, spurring on the spread of evil.
But there is also hope. Good people step forward, among them
young Kevin, who hopes to rescue his friend, and the sheriff, who hopes to
rescue his town. A woman and her newborn hold the key to reviving the earth,
while Father Albert Hayne steps into his true destiny, playing his fiddle to
haunting results.
The earth mourns as the sky weeps. Is this the end of
humankind? And that is as much as I’ll say about the story, but I must add
this: loved it, brilliant, a fantastic read, a fitting end! Your turn- read it!
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Releasing today: murder and mayhem!
Under Shattered Skies by PD Allen
Volume I
Volume II
And now Volume III! Due for release today!!!!!
Will post the relevant links when I have them!
