River's End

by Trina L. Talma

Corrian Volf, the Ocrisia crimelord, needs an ally in his continuing fight against his rival Gann Fertorch. So he sends Zania, Kahri, Risch and Jain, the forester team formed in Silver and Blood, on another mission. Traveling along the river Ledallun, through the forest and across the Great Plains of Morstan, the four friends encounter new enemies and old allies, and fight battles with both steel and elven powers. And just when she thought she knew everything about her past, Zania discovers a new secret -- a secret that will take her beyond the river's end. River's End is the sequel to Trina L. Talma's Silver and Blood, and the beginning of a trilogy featuring Zania Corthinn and her friends.

169 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 17, 2005

About the author

I have lived all my life in the upper Midwest. I don't know if this has influenced my stories or characters, but it has definitely influenced the settings I use. My characters are likely to be farmers, adventurers or explorers, living in wide-open spaces and often influenced by the land and weather around them.
I grew up in East Grand Forks, MN. My first real taste of writing as work was in high school, where I served for two years as copy editor and one year as editor of the school paper, the Green Crest. My first completed novel, which I rewrote and expanded as The Time of the Wolf (published 2014), was serialized in the school paper during my senior year.
I majored in English at Moorhead State University (now Minnesota State University Moorhead), with an unofficial minor in liberal arts. During my senior year I had a short story, “Galactic Wash,” published in the university's student paper, The Advocate. (They misspelled my first name.)
From 2000 – 2003 I was a contributor and later an editor at the ezine and online writing community Toasted Cheese.
In March 2005, inspired by a friend who had self-published a fantasy novel, I self-published my first novel, Silver and Blood, and a short-story collection, Tellers of Tales. Silver and Blood was the first book in a fantasy series, which continued with River's End (September 2005), The Throne of the Sun (March 2006), Return to Dawn (September 2006) and Dreams of Darkness (March 2007). Cherish the Fire (March 2009) began a young-adult speculative fiction series, and I published a second short-story collection, Unlikely Muses, in 2011. All of my books have been self-published through the online publishing company Lulu. My readership hasn't been large, but it has for the most part loyally followed every installment in the series.

Reviews

[Vasya · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating journey that makes you want to go out on an adventure of your own. Add a bit of romance and voila - a great book such as this one.