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Fantasy Worlds Await

Fantasy at the Flicker Show

Step out with Lita. Let us go to the cinema, and meet some fantasy friends.

Authors Cave Fantasy eZineAuthors’ Cave presents its magical side in the March 2015 Fantasy eZine.

For these stories, leave the mundane behind. Meet the heroes and villains of ancient lands, hobnob with fellow wizards, and walk the deep forests with dryads.

Does Gentle Reader want to fly with dragons? Lita suggest you put on your flying gear, check twice to be sure you’ve buckled the saddle to your fire lizard’s back, and hop on. Then read the enchantments from: March McCarron, Terry Maggert, C. B. Pratt, Lita Burke, Scott Collins, Charles Carfagno Jr., Mary Fonvielle, Maria Greene, and Colin Rutherford.

So turn down the lights, and turn up the flicker show. Enchantment is waiting for you.

Find Fantasy at the Bazaar

Find Fantasy Here at the Bazaar

A Dark Busker Twirls Her Skirt

A Dark Busker Twirls Her Skirt

Lita takes Gentle Reader to the bazaar today. Come, let us find the booths with the fantasy books.

The bazaar is a mysterious place, stuffed with wonders for the senses. Over there, a dark busker twirls her skirt until it turns into black butterflies that smell like sage. Listen to the muddled music. Some songs are lilting whistles, and they flit about like wrens. Other earthy tunes thrum with drums–feel them throb in your gut? Food vendors perfume the air with aromas of cinnamon bread, creamy vanilla candies, and grilled meat spiced with peppers. Let us sample some of the rich fare.

Authors' Cave Favorite Fantasy Books

Authors’ Cave Favorite Fantasy Books

Hear the bazaar’s vendors call to us using sing-song voices? Book fanciers say that the magical tomes are in the back, over there. Shall we step into this shaded booth? Mind the low awning. Here, Lita will hold it aside while you duck your head and go in. Look. Fantasy books–Lita’s favorite–are stacked everywhere. The Authors’ Cave proprietor says:

“Just finished the latest book from your favorite author? We know how it feels! We’re readers, too! And the sad part is, it might be a year, or even two, before the next release…you wander aimlessly, trying to figure out what to read next.”

Authors’ Cave shares some fantastic books that have become all-time favorites to its members. Read more from Authors’ Cave…

It won’t hurt a thing to take a peek. Lift the covers of these enchanting fantasy books at the Authors’ Cave booth, breathe deep their magical glue-and-paper aroma, and glimpse the wonders inside:

Division of the Marked by March McCarron
At Amazon US/UK and on Goodreads

 

The Forest Bull by Terry Maggert
At Amazon US/UK and on Goodreads

 

Hero for Hire by C. B. Pratt
At Amazon US/UK and on Goodreads

 

Forever Boy by Lita Burke
At Amazon US/UK and on Goodreads

 

Scepter by Scott Collins
At Amazon US/UK and on Goodreads

 

A Demon’s Quest by Charles Carfagno Jr.
At Amazon US/UK and on Goodreads

 

Children of Fire by Mary Fonvielle
At Amazon US/UK and on Goodreads

 

Trials of Hallion, Two of Swords by Maria Greene
At Amazon US/UK and on Goodreads

 

Souls of the Never by Colin Rutherford
At Amazon US/UK and on Goodreads

 

Kate Receives a Tarot Card Reading

Review: Trials of Hallion Book 1: Two of Swords

Trials of Hallion Book 1: Two of Swords by Maria Greene is an epic fantasy about a New York office worker named Kate who battles evil sorcery in a fantasy land.

A Magical Door Takes Kate into Hallion

A Magical Door Takes Kate into Hallion

Kate McKnight inherits Liliath Cottage from her eccentric Aunt Mattie. Soon after she arrives in her aunt’s Scotland hometown, a magical door takes Kate into Hallion. There she embarks on a quest to overthrow an evil sorcerer named Kil Morgol, whose magic is poisoning the land. Helping Kate is Scotland native Jamie Kirkland, the current Earl of McAndrew. Problem is, Jamie has rejected the Old Art of his lineage and is ill prepared to help Kate.

Eavesdropping Plants Have His Sinister Magical Taint

Eavesdropping Plants Have His Sinister Magical Taint

Soon after arriving in Hallion, Kate receives a tarot card reading that identifies puzzling obstacles in her upcoming journey. But it’s clear that Kate and her allies must find hidden scepters and a mysterious artifact called the Drewander Codex to gather magic powerful enough to defeat Kil Morgol. His sinister magical taint is everywhere, even in the eavesdropping plants. Time is running out for Hallion.

Trials of Hallion Book 1: Two of Swords is awhirl with a hero’s journey icons. While tarot card symbols are a familiar fantasy technique, the story uses it well. Maria Greene has a deft hand at scattering unusual people in Kate’s journey. A surprise awaits the reader concerning an unexpected shape shifter. Lita recommends this story for fantasy fans who like a traditional tale mixed with the practicalities of a modern-day heroine.

Trials of Hallion Book 1: Two of Swords on Amazon US

Trials of Hallion Book 1: Two of Swords on Amazon UK

Trials of Hallion Book 1: Two of Swords on Goodreads

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