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Arthurian Lore: Morgan le Fay

Morgan le Fay is also known as Morgana, Morgana and is one of the most powerful enchantress from Arthurian lore. She became very popular in the modern times from the novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Mists of Avalon. Some of legends have their roots in medieval times which were transformed into the novel which… Continue reading Arthurian Lore: Morgan le Fay

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Online Live Book Launch!!

Join me and author of Rarkynโ€™s Familiar Nikky Lee for a virtual book launch March 9th 19:30-20:30 AEDST (+11:00 UTC) for The Devil and the Loch Ard Gorge. A belated launch due to my extended illness but itโ€™s finally time to celebrate this gothic horror novelette. The virtual launch will be held live on Facebook… Continue reading Online Live Book Launch!!

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Curse of Bronze

Publisherโ€™s Description Bella Hathaway comes from a family of daredevil adventurers -- but she's a a quiet scholar of magical languages who wouldn't say boo to a goose. When her curse-breaker aunt is murdered in the Eldritch Library, Bella inherits a house full of dangerous artefacts & talking furniture. As she investigates her aunt's death,… Continue reading Curse of Bronze

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Briar Rose

Publisherโ€™s Description Robert Coover's many acclaimed works of fiction have established him as a powerhouse among America's postmodernist writers. With Briar Rose, he casts his own unmistakable style on an ageless tale. A brilliant recreation of the timeless Sleeping Beauty story, Briar Rose tells of a prince trapped in the briars; a sleeping beauty who… Continue reading Briar Rose

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Briar Rose

Publisherโ€™s Description Robert Coover's many acclaimed works of fiction have established him as a powerhouse among America's postmodernist writers. With Briar Rose, he casts his own unmistakable style on an ageless tale. A brilliant recreation of the timeless Sleeping Beauty story, Briar Rose tells of a prince trapped in the briars; a sleeping beauty who… Continue reading Briar Rose

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Priest of Bones

Publishers Description 'Sixty-five thousand battle-shocked, trained killers came home to no jobs, no food and the plague. What did Her Majesty think was going to happen?' Tomas Piety takes his duties seriously: as a soldier, as a priest of Our Lady of Eternal Sorrows and as a leader of men. He has come home from… Continue reading Priest of Bones

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Burnt Sugar

Publisherโ€™s Description Decades after the incident in the woods, Gretel has forged a good life in a small village, running a bakery and taking care of her brother and the stray, bedraggled women who find work as her apprentices. Business is good, and when itโ€™s not, Gretel took more from the witch than a knack… Continue reading Burnt Sugar

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Drowned Country

Publisherโ€™s Description Even the Wild Man of Greenhollow canโ€™t ignore a summons from his mother, when that mother is the indomitable Adela Silver, practical folklorist. Henry Silver does not relish what heโ€™ll find in the grimy seaside town of Rothport, where once the ancient wood extended before it was drowned beneath the seaโ€”a missing girl,… Continue reading Drowned Country

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The Old Dragonโ€™s Head

Publisherโ€™s Description Constructed of stone and packed earth, the Great Wall of 10,000 li protects Chinaโ€™s northern borders from the threat of Mongol incursion. The wall is also home to a supernatural beast: the Old Dragon. The Old Dragonโ€™s Head is the most easterly point of the wall, where it finally meets the sea. In… Continue reading The Old Dragonโ€™s Head

Short Fiction, Writing

Reimagining Red Riding Hood

Recently I have been exploring the concepts behind the Red Riding Hood fairytale. There are two main versions I have used as inspiration for writing a new short story. The version by Charles Perrault called โ€œLittle Red Riding Hoodโ€ and the version by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm called โ€œLittle Red Capโ€. Both examine a young… Continue reading Reimagining Red Riding Hood