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Continue reading →: Key to Personal EnchantmentsGentle Reader visits the Enchanters of Sye today. Lita takes you to the sorceresses’ library at the Magic Guild. See all these ancestry books? Peek inside this one. Here are the names of magicians, long dead. Why so many names for just one person? Lita explains. Magical power lurks in…
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Continue reading →: Review: The Girl Who Sang with WhalesThe Girl Who Sang with Whales, IsleSong Book 1 by Marc Secchia, is an epic YA fantasy about a young woman named Zhisu and her coming of age story in a sea-faring world. Zhisu lives with her mother on the outermost tiny island of their atoll group. On the far…
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Continue reading →: Ghosts AbideLita takes Gentle Reader on a cemetery tour in the Enchanters of Sye world today. Ghosts walk in Sye, and specialty magicians called Sciomancers weave spells to lure, house, and speak with the specters. Although the Church’s head magician, His Divine, banned the practice, a talented Sciomancer can call a spirit from the Fields…
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Continue reading →: Here There Be DragonettesGentle Reader journeys to the Enchanters of Sye world today. Let Lita make introductions. Please meet a wee charmer, the dragonette. These sentient magical creatures are the colors of the four magic types: Earthe, Mer, Aer, and Fyre. A dragonette is a miniature five-pound dragon, typically 4’ long with wing…
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Continue reading →: Introducing the Fantasy World of SyeOriginally posted on Lita Burke: With the release of my epic fantasy novel Tredan’s Bane scheduled for the end of this month, I’m beginning a series of blog posts about the fantasy world in Tredan’s Bane and Wrath, Prequel to Tredan’s Bane. I wanted to introduce you to this rich fantasy world…
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Continue reading →: Lita’s Magic Show: Mermaid Fare and a DragonWelcome to the forest near Lita’s castle. Travelling wizards have camped here all night in their colorful carts and put on magic shows. Dawn approaches, and morning birdsong surrounds us. We have time for one more wonder before we must break camp and go on our way. A half-breed elf stands and tugs his…
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Continue reading →: Lita’s Magic Show: Desire and a Spell BookWelcome to evening time in the forest near Lita’s castle. Wandering wizards camp here in colorful carts and put on their magic shows. A lovely blond sorceress stands and gives us a winsome grin. She curtsies, twitches the skirt of her sparkly green gown, and scatters its earth magic in a mint-scented…
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Continue reading →: Lita’s Magic Show: Mandrakes and Minor DemonsEnchantments dazzle in the forest near Lita’s castle–a place where wandering wizards pull up their colorful carts and put on magic shows. An elderly dog jumps up on a stool. She is an unattractive mutt with faded brown spots and a drooling mouth. But her clear eyes shimmer with magic. She taps her…
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Continue reading →: Lita’s Magic Show: Harsh Words and a FamiliarWe take another trip today into the forest near Lita’s castle–a place where wandering wizards pull up their colorful carts and put on magic shows. A young magic man with eyes the hue of dirty sea water stands before the campfire. He forgoes the traditional mage’s cowl and instead wears a starched formal…
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Continue reading →: Lita’s Magic Show: Dire Secret and a DragonetteWelcome to the forest near Lita’s castle–a place where wandering wizards pull up their colorful carts and put on magic shows. This is the first of a series of posts about the comings and goings of the folks at the ongoing magic faire outside of Lita’s castle. When dusk settles in,…











