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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
Posted in Book View Cafe publications, eBooks, fantasy, historical novels, New Releases
Tagged Charlemagne, Elephant, historical fantasy, magic, medieval, Medieval Fantasy, YA, young adult
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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
Some Recent Fantasies
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
Release Day! ETERNAL out today from BVC
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
Posted in Announcements, Book View Cafe publications, fantasy, paranormal romance
Tagged aelven, elves, Immortal, magic, mindspeech, New Mexico, Pati Nagle, southwest, Twilight, vampire
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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
Posted in Book View Cafe, New Releases, paranormal romance, romance
Tagged Lure of Song and Magic, magic, paranormal, sirens
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