The last few months have been completely nuts with us moving to Germany and all. There has barely been a moment's respite for me to have a relaxing cup of tea, never mind blog and promote my book.
But, to update you, I am happy to announce that the writing of the second book in 'The Pages of the Blade' trilogy is well under way! In the meantime, however, feel free to get to know me even better by checking out my author interview on the Smashwords website here.
I'll blog again as soon as I can!
PS wish me luck with my German lessons...
Auf wiedersehen!
Tuesday, 17 September 2013
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
Elves! Elves elves elves!
Alon Shalev is a writer with quite the interesting range: politics and fantasy.
Then again, those two seem inevitably interconnected anyway. Go figure.
I had the pleasure of reading 'At the Walls of Galbrieth' - the first book in a fantasy series focused on elves. Here's my review, as posted to Goodreads:
Fast-paced and dynamic, I found this story very exciting! Seanchai is quick to evolve and I can completely understand why Alon won an award for this book - this elf captures the imagination of every day-dreaming teenager. Well, at least the type of teenager I was.
I have to say that I would have liked a bit more meat here and there (the bonds between characters forged a little too quickly for my liking) and I often got lost in regards to the setting.
But all in all, an engaging read. My favorite part (writing wise)? The fact that the characters have these complicated and exotic names... and then there's Uncle. Creative!
If you are looking for action without having to trudge through seventeen chapters to get to it, this is the perfect fantasy book for you. You're thrown right into it on the very first page.
Check out Alon's blog here: http://elfwriter.com/
Then again, those two seem inevitably interconnected anyway. Go figure.
I had the pleasure of reading 'At the Walls of Galbrieth' - the first book in a fantasy series focused on elves. Here's my review, as posted to Goodreads:
Fast-paced and dynamic, I found this story very exciting! Seanchai is quick to evolve and I can completely understand why Alon won an award for this book - this elf captures the imagination of every day-dreaming teenager. Well, at least the type of teenager I was.
I have to say that I would have liked a bit more meat here and there (the bonds between characters forged a little too quickly for my liking) and I often got lost in regards to the setting.
But all in all, an engaging read. My favorite part (writing wise)? The fact that the characters have these complicated and exotic names... and then there's Uncle. Creative!
If you are looking for action without having to trudge through seventeen chapters to get to it, this is the perfect fantasy book for you. You're thrown right into it on the very first page.
Check out Alon's blog here: http://elfwriter.com/
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