Sunday, April 11, 2021
Saturday, April 3, 2021
Looking at LORE from a movie POV
So, I was thinking: how would one break the LORE and Ancient Terra books down into movies :)
Lore of Arcana’s four books – The Infinity Mantle, TheKinfire Tree, The Drowned Throne and The Dragon Circle – tell the story of the
forging of Torrullin Valla. Who he is, what he can do, who his family is, and
who he falls in love with. He makes mistakes, but at the end of book 4 peace
has returned to his world, he knows himself, and is about to become a father.
Lore of Arcana has a beginning and an ending, with a few
pointers to a different future. Put it this way: the four books would make one
movie, although it would be a long one, an epic!
Lore of Reaume’s first two books – The Kallanon Scales and The Nemisin Star – picks up twenty-five years later, and tells the tale of twin boys living in the shadow of their famous father. At the end of book 2, Torrullin is grieving, jaded, and exhausted.
Again, there is a beginning, with some reference to what
happened in Lore of Arcana, and an ending, but the story certainly isn’t done.
Lore of Reaume’s next two books – The Sleeper Sword and TheDreamer Stones – commences two thousand years later. Torrullin returns to his
birth realm and discovers new power and new paths, but expectation is a heavy
burden. He chooses eventually a different kind of future. His new power demands
it.
As before, there is a beginning and an ending. The four
Reaume books round off to a proper close, but there are pointers to what may
happen next, reading between the lines. And, to use the movie analogy, for
Reaume, at least two movies, loooong ones.
Lore of Sanctum’s four books – The Nemesis Blade, TheEcholone Mine, The Nowhere Sphere and The Master Mechanism – reveals to us and to Torrullin Valla the one man able to match him: Elianas Danae. The action intensifies, and the two men are pitted against each other and against varied enemies. At the end of book 4, given all that went before, it is time for the Valla to bow from the stage. The worlds need to stand up without him ever running interference for them.
Yes, there is a beginning and a definite ending. A few
pointers to a potential new future, but if you have read to this point, the
ending ticks all boxes. Movies? Definitely four, one for each book!
And then there is Ancient Terra: Eurue, Farochin, Lykandir and Avaelyn. What can possibly come next?
Well, in Eurue: The Forgotten World, we follow Tristan
Valla’s story. Having lived in his grandfather’s shadow, Tristan needs to
discover who he is without Torrullin. (one movie)
In Farochin: The Terraformed World, we step backwards into
Karydor’s shoes, the man who is revealed as Torrullin’s true father in Lore of
Sanctum. (one movie)
In Lykandir: The Measured World, we leave the realm we have
come to know and enter the other, the one Torrullin vanished into at the end of
Sanctum. (one movie)
Avaelyn: The Enshrouded World … well, the book to end it,
everything, all loose ends, gathering every separated strand into one massive
story. One movie, EPIC.
Of course, Netflix, if you’re reading this, think series, many, many episodes for each book! Crazy situations, serious CGI needed, adult, stuff to keep watchers entranced … are you reading this??
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Fresh off the press ...
... so to speak!
The Sleeper Sword is now in production, yay!
Minstrel of the Water is now added to translations, and is in progress.
And here's Avaelyn's current book cover. It may still change before we reach publication stage.
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
LYKANDIR: The Measured World now available!
Book 3 in the Ancient Terra series is now live! This one was meant to be ready last year, but, well, we all know how life changed and motivation crept away for a time. Early January, though, I opened the manuscript ... and the bug bit! Available in print also :)
BLURB
Motionless seas. A two-faces clock. Lykan sees all.
The Dark Ages reigns on a world separated from Time, where men prefer war and women are lesser. Writing is outlawed and city gates close against the night, for the legend of the Wer is frighteningly real.
King Androdin sends his son Cadmus north to meet with his northern rival, Drakan of Caladin, and with him is Aris Delmann, leader of the army. Their journey takes an unexpected turn when they discover not only an enclave of women, but also powerful men from another world, among them Torrullin Valla and Elianas Danae.
Meanwhile, in the south, traitors have summoned an army from a distant land, and soon the first city falls to their might.
When the mages begin their own game of manipulation, using the two-faces clock, Lykandir becomes explosive. It needs but a spark and all hope will be lost.
How dare they? Now is the time to stand together, is it not? Lykandir is about to suffer an overdue shake around and no one will escape it.
Lykan sees all.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Full Audio Series!
All four Lore of Arcana books are now available to listen to. YAY!!
Relevant links on Audio Books Page
On the translations front ...
Behind the scenes, much work has gone into preparing translations.
Now available (Italian):
Also available from Google Play, Apple, Kobo and more.
Currently in progress (Portuguese and Italian):
310k+!
Thank you so much for still visiting while I was busy elsewhere! Much appreciated! With tasks easing back, normal posting should resume from April onward :)
xxx
Monday, March 8, 2021
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Contrary to appearances ...
... given how quiet it has been here, much has been happening behind the scenes! Not only have I been head-down-busy with Redwing Productions projects, but two of my stories have gone into translation and one is in production as an audio book.
The Caregiver is being translated into Portuguese:
And Minstrel of the Water Willow into Italian:
The Artist's original narration had to be cancelled due to the narrator's situation (Covid-19 has affected so many of us!) and now has a new reader. Going into review tonight!
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