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Book Two of the Ava'Lonan Herstories (An Illustrated Novel) The world was divided... As were the magics of Light, Air, Water and Earth. Light and Air were the magics of women, and women ruled Ava'Lona, Queens of their Tribes. And all Tribes were ruled by the High Queen. The race was on... To find the Heir to the High Throne before enemies of the Realm of Ava’Lona capture her, to further their own ends. Hunters, on two legs and four, hound not just the Heir, but her rescuers as well. The pace was grueling... No place was safe, no rest was to be had on the bare plains or in the wild jungles...

THE HIGH HEIR IS FOUND... But is she fit to rule? Grief stricken, suffering from shock, her power at half-strength, the Heir must return home to all the political intrigue that awaits her which is as dangerous as the rigors of the wilds. THE ENEMIES ARE MIGHTY... Mightier than any had thought, creatures of legend that are said to rival the power of the Goddesses Themselves. HER HEART’S OTHER IS CAPTURED... And as much a source of strength, he is also a point of weakness, a way of access to the High Heir from the back end of her soul. And someone has him, and has the will and viciousness ...

Book Five of the Ava'Lonan Herstories (An Illustrated Novel) The Tides were Turning... But in whose favor, the evil or the Ritious? With undiscovered enemies hidden and plotting against her and her Jur’Av’chi’n grievously wounded, Jeliya must juggle love, family and duty, all with equal devotion. All at odds, the three most important things in her life should have been one and the same, but stubbornly remained three. The Times were Turning... Before their very eyes, despite all that the High Family have suffered and struggled to bring about. Prophecy was becoming reality, and with all...

The path is alight… And fraught with danger. As more and more (evidence) of iniquity in the Wulady Realm comes to light, it could prove to be the edge that the High Family has hoped for, to find their enemies; but it could also prove the be the undoing of all they hold dear, as the cohesion of the Realm hangs by the thinnest thread of a glassine web. For wrong or for right… They must forge ahead. And in the waning turns of the Ava’dan, the Inimical Ones seem to grow stronger and bolder, reaching forth shadowy talons to take and hold the world of Alona for all time. Not only must they ...

Book One of The Lerem Must Rise Promises The promise seemed specious. Ogan was quite comfortable with her life in stone-village. There was meat and green-stuff aplenty. There was labor and leisure. There was a prospective mate just starting to court her. All the challenges that her four hands could handle. So why look for something that she had never known, the fulfillment of a promise that might have been but a dream? Then one light-turning, everything changed. With it came problems she could never have foreseen, benefits she would never have known, and duties that would have been beyond ...

In a world of energy, anything is probable Mina had a quiet, simple life – until she agreed, in a moment of stunned trauma, she agreed to help two Den’shu who happened to cross her path. Now things are complicated. Now she must learn to control a power that could be more devastating than her wildest wish. Now she must play cat and mouse with love and death. Now she finds herself in the strangest places, confronting the strangest circumstances, wishing, but oh, so carefully, that she had never set foot outside her pocket-space that fateful day-long. Now she must confront a dangerous new ...

In the Totality of All, all possibilities are One... Mina has had enough. Enough of obligations, enough of betrayal, enough of Control. When her hand is forced, that something which arises in times of stress takes her over and makes her vicious. So who would dare? Bingh. Bingh Conjur has cast the final straw. He threatens all and All, and he does it with a smile. And he dares threaten Mina, in a way she can’t ignore, and with glee, forces her hand. So now Mina has decided to act, instead of react. She is ready to fight. And in defense of her loved ones, she is ready to let others die. So ...

Something finally mattered... Kreceno’Tiv was finally in Tertius, and on his way to a promising career. Getting through Tertius mattered. He was also on the path to finding a way to destroying the OSI. The initiative had destroyed equality on his world, and was pushing other citizens, not fortunate enough to have gotten into Tertius, off-world to unknown fates. Destroying the OSI mattered. And most important - he had the opportunity to find out his top level of Nil’Gu’ua, and find out he was capable of. Knowing his own Nil’Gu’ua mattered. Other dreams and aspirations - being mated...

In the mind of one person, all things are likely... Mina finally remembers who she is. What she is. And why she wanted to forget it all in the first place. Now that she can do anything, all she wants is to act normal. Now that she can be anything, she yearns most to be human, and accepted by other humans. Now, when even the Den’shu cringe at the sound of her name, she hangs on to her one saving grace in all of the insanity that her existence has become: love is love, no matter how it came to be. When enemies turn into friends, and friends turn out to be enemies, even the ends of the ...

For the love of a father... Esalda drifted through life, a life already plotted and set for her. As a Princess, she had to be pretty, walk prettily, even eat prettily. As an ultimate goal in life, she had few options open to her – marry a Prince from a neighboring land, or one of the Lord-Holders or Lord-Holders sons, and have a male Heir. Limited options, indeed. She dreamed of a perfect love, but had no real expectations of finding him. Such was the life of a Princess of Valendi. Simple. Immutable. Inescapable. She accepted it, and just enjoyed the free time she had until then. Likewise...

To shift the immovable... Esalda must have fighters who are completely loyal to her, and her alone. For the treachery of her own land’s Lords has put her in a position of soon needing to defend her Nation, and possibly without the benefit of its Army. And the ways of the world, mired in thousands of revol-cycles of inertia, need a change, a shift, a push back toward the center of equitability. But where to find such fighters, and how to gain their loyalty, beyond possibility of doubt? Surprisingly, the sources are innumerable. And very, very simple. And she now has the perfect team to ...

Events move apace... Will they or no, the world moves toward unity, and the High Family must make ready – for welcome or war. And even as they search out traitors in their midst, the enemy continues to plot and scheme, and stay ten steps ahead. They must move with grace... Through the intricacies of the delicate threads that seem to be the only things holding Ava’Lona together. On the brink of Turo’dan, on the eve of the world’s change, something has happened to the High Queen and Jeliya, and it is as intricately tied to the Av’ru as the Av’rujo and the Zehj’Ba have been. They...

Book One of The Sheltered Land Tenets The Gods of the sky were lost to them... The Skybrights, Mother Tyo and Father Sym, had turned away from the People, Their younger children. They had turned away because of the loss of Their son, the moon Syo’o, to the Hunter from the Outer Rings. This left only Their daughter, Tym’m, to weep. And the pieces of Syo’o rained down, burning, falling on the unprotected backs of all. The pieces of Syo’o became the hell-rain. So came the Sym’Tyo, the over-trees, that protected all, and sheltered the lands from the hell-rain. And the People lived and...

In a universe of laws, even the impossible must fall in line. Mina Fannon lives an average life in a world of magic. She works, plays and subsists in this world, never really dreaming of anything more. So when she encounters two natives of the world of Den’shen, she does not expect her life to change in an instant. But when these two of the Den’shu, an old race used to the ways of magic, plead for her help, she cannot say no. And then everything goes awry. Can Mina solve a mystery that even the Den’shu can’t fathom? Can she avoid the grasp of powers that suddenly take notice? And ...

Book Four of the Ava'Lonan Herstories (An Illustrated Novel) The High Heir is home... In T’Av’li, the Palace in the center of the Ritious City. She has left the dangers of the wilds behind, but now faces the dangers of civilization – politics, Trade, and the struggle for Power. The Question remains... Is she worthy to rule? Have the Goddesses turned from her for what she has done? And does she have the strength and support to answer the challenge against her? Her Heart’s Other is captured... But is he truly caught? Does he have the power to free himself from the evil that holds him?...

From the hate of her enemies... Comes the need for Esalda to put herself in harm’s way. The rule of Valendi is failing, and the bordering Nations watch like hungry predators, gazing covetously at the rich bounty that Valendi, the heart of the Fivendol, presents. Without a clear succession, these friend/enemy Nations would strike, ripping her land apart. To secure the future, first must come the Borders, and the first real test of her mettle. For only by going into the Border Fortholds can she find out for certain that the ruling Lords are enemies, and that they mean ill for King and ...

An Illustrated Science Fantasy Novel THE WORLD WAS DIVIDED... Literally. A wall of light shielded one half of the world of Alona from the threat of the other half, protecting a civilization that was over five thousand years old. THE MAGIC WAS DIVIDED... And made stronger by that division. Within the shield of light, the magics of light and air grew stronger than the magics of water and earth. And women, the wielders of these magics, came into power. Theirs was the Age of Light. THE SHIELD IS DYING... And the threat that has been held at bay for five thousand years looms over the land of ...

Book Two of The Lerem Must Rise Promises Lerem must rise. That is the promise. Lerem must rise. That is the price. Mener is a child of the Tribe E’Ler, and a direct descendant of Ogan, the very first Speaker of E’Lerem. The promise of a Lerem-home arising from the birth-sea had been fulfilled, and generations without count had lived, loved, and died on E’Lerem. But things had changed. Lerem did not stay forever. E’Lerem had been silent for hundreds of migrations. The Speakers were almost powerless. And as Mener looked around him, he slowly began to realize – Tribe E’Ler was ...