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BVC Announces His Majesty’s Elephant by Judith Tarr

His Majesty’s Elephant Judith Tarr Once upon a time, the Caliph of Baghdad sends the Emperor Charlemagne a wonderful gift: an elephant named Abul Abbas. That gift brings great magic into the royal court, and a great betrayal. With the … Continue reading


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BVC Announces The Meri by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff

The Meri Book One of the Mer Cycle Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff Chapter 1 There is a bridge between the finite and the Infinite. This Bridge is the Meri, the Spirit of the Spirit of the Universe, which men call God. … Continue reading


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Some Recent Fantasies

Ursula K. Le Guin -- Photo by Marian Wood Kolisch

Reading/Seeing (#3) When somebody asks me, “Who are your favorite sf and fantasy authors?” I duck and mumble. Any answer I can make will be incomplete, invidious, and insignificant. If it’s guidance they want, I’m no expert. I never was … Continue reading


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Release Day! ETERNAL out today from BVC

Eternal

Even after fifteen years of writing novels, having a new book come out gives me butterflies in the stomach.  Eternal is a young adult fantasy, a sequel to Immortal which came out about a year ago from BVC.  It was … Continue reading


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It’s Magic!

It’s hard to describe what the characters in my various MAGIC books can do. In the original historical versions, I was dealing with a Georgian setting where even the word “science” is suspect since it could refer to mathematics or phrenology. Magic was the only word I could use to describe heroines with mysterious gifts that are scientifically possible if you stretch your imagination just a little—you do realize dogs are capable of smelling cancer, don’t you? Continue reading


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