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The Rain
Isaac, a Jewish doctor of Venice, encounters an intriguing Swiss lad, who is actually woman in a male disguise. During his journey to Delphi, he becomes infatuated with her, despite her flippant attitude toward everything, and her outrageous claims that she can brew a potion that will turn back time. Bit by bit, Isaac learns she's telling the truth, but her erratic behavior, the meddling of others, and his own cowardice prevent him from embracing her fantastical life. That is, until his frustration and love grow so intense no amount of propriety, fear, or common sense can contain them.
170 pages, Paperback
First published December 21, 2014
About the author
Aubry Kae Andersen
21 books7 followersAubry Kae Andersen (AKA "A. Ka") is a great many things... an artist, an illustrator, a writer, a trivia buff, a lover of MST3K and sleeping till noon. It’s a shame that those things don’t pay very well, but she also designs websites to make ends meet. As a Seattleite, she can be found in various coffee shops, brooding over a laptop and consulting with other artsy types about the viability of her fantasies.
"Isaac the Fortunate" is her first novel, the first book in her "Paradox" series. It's big enough that she’s kindly split it into six parts, starting with "The Winter."
She has a particular obsession with historical settings, philosophical plots, dark humor, and dimensional characters. The complexity of her multilayered plots aren't for the faint of heart, yet the simplicity of her characters and their all-too-human motives still makes her work approachable to readers looking for the shear entertainment of a good story. She goes bold, she goes deep, and often she goes crazy.
"Isaac the Fortunate" is her first novel, the first book in her "Paradox" series. It's big enough that she’s kindly split it into six parts, starting with "The Winter."
She has a particular obsession with historical settings, philosophical plots, dark humor, and dimensional characters. The complexity of her multilayered plots aren't for the faint of heart, yet the simplicity of her characters and their all-too-human motives still makes her work approachable to readers looking for the shear entertainment of a good story. She goes bold, she goes deep, and often she goes crazy.
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March 17, 2015
Aubry Kae Andersen's latest morsel is a fantastic entry into the series, one I lapped up and lost myself to. We finally get to see how Isaac fits into the story, and what a brilliant concept it is!
I loved The Winter (the first instalment in the Isaac The Fortunate series), but The Rain is almost a polar opposite. Whereas The Winter's is about grief and the loss of love, The Rain is about the creation of love and lust and the magical sparks that come with those. It is also about frustration too, which is perfectly modelled and told. We've met Eostre before, but this time her character is more elaborated upon.
The origins of the entire story is developed further here than in any of the other books so far. The atmosphere of the religious setting draws us in, captures our attention and our hearts. Isaac's Jewish background really brings to life the persecution this group of people have endured over the centuries, and despite being fantasy, Andersen's titbits of historical accuracy envelopes the world so richly.
The author's own created mythology still tantalises us, and as we approach to the series's climax, I just know that the best is still to come. Until the New Year we must wait.
I loved The Winter (the first instalment in the Isaac The Fortunate series), but The Rain is almost a polar opposite. Whereas The Winter's is about grief and the loss of love, The Rain is about the creation of love and lust and the magical sparks that come with those. It is also about frustration too, which is perfectly modelled and told. We've met Eostre before, but this time her character is more elaborated upon.
The origins of the entire story is developed further here than in any of the other books so far. The atmosphere of the religious setting draws us in, captures our attention and our hearts. Isaac's Jewish background really brings to life the persecution this group of people have endured over the centuries, and despite being fantasy, Andersen's titbits of historical accuracy envelopes the world so richly.
The author's own created mythology still tantalises us, and as we approach to the series's climax, I just know that the best is still to come. Until the New Year we must wait.
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