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"I bring you news now that Nacibrab has had a new birth. The youngling is only a male, but the wings are unmistakable."
All eyes stared widely as the implication unfolded. The goblins waited, hardly breathing.
"The mother picked up the infant and suckled him. He will live."
The drumming started more suddenly than was usual at the storytelling. Feet pounded in applause at the news as the drums reflected the earth's rhythm and goblins began to stand and dance. A surge of green flesh filed from the storytelling cavern to a more open cavern nearby where there was room to dance freely and to rejoice in the primal rhythm of the drums.
The sound of a huon, the sweet flute-like instrument carved from bone, lilted over the steady beating of a growing number of drums. Goblin feet stamped in the ecstasy of The Dance.
The Dance always followed the storytelling, but this time it was one of celebration. A new life had begun.
All eyes stared widely as the implication unfolded. The goblins waited, hardly breathing.
"The mother picked up the infant and suckled him. He will live."
The drumming started more suddenly than was usual at the storytelling. Feet pounded in applause at the news as the drums reflected the earth's rhythm and goblins began to stand and dance. A surge of green flesh filed from the storytelling cavern to a more open cavern nearby where there was room to dance freely and to rejoice in the primal rhythm of the drums.
The sound of a huon, the sweet flute-like instrument carved from bone, lilted over the steady beating of a growing number of drums. Goblin feet stamped in the ecstasy of The Dance.
The Dance always followed the storytelling, but this time it was one of celebration. A new life had begun.
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First published September 9, 2012
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About the author
Jaq D. Hawkins
39 books69 followersJaq D Hawkins is a British author in the genres of Steampunk, Fantasy and the occult. Her first published book, Understanding Chaos Magic (Capall Bann, 1996), was the first book on chaos magic to bring a general understanding of the subject to a wide audience, and earned her a place among the best known writers on chaos magic.
Her Spirits of the Elements series spread her reputation across a wider spectrum of the magical community and led to speaking engagements in far flung corners of the earth, including the US and Japan as well as the UK. She retired from public speaking in 2006, but started making exceptions on occasion in 2008. She is no longer able to travel to the US however, as they do not accept her British passport due to complications over her actual place of birth.
Of her subsequent books, the most popular is Chaos Monkey, which takes a unique perspective on the subject of magic and how it affects the lives of those who choose to follow a magical path. It personifies magic as The Monkey, a Trickster archetype that sometimes teaches powerful lessons through uncomfortable methods. Those who learn to laugh with The Monkey become stronger as a result.
In 2005 her first Fantasy novel, Dance of the Goblins, was published followed by Demoniac Dance and soon to be joined in 2012 by Power of the Dance.
In Steampunk, Jaq has released The Wake of the Dragon: A Steampunk Adventure and has two more Steampunk titles in progress.
She currently lives in Norwich, UK.
Her Spirits of the Elements series spread her reputation across a wider spectrum of the magical community and led to speaking engagements in far flung corners of the earth, including the US and Japan as well as the UK. She retired from public speaking in 2006, but started making exceptions on occasion in 2008. She is no longer able to travel to the US however, as they do not accept her British passport due to complications over her actual place of birth.
Of her subsequent books, the most popular is Chaos Monkey, which takes a unique perspective on the subject of magic and how it affects the lives of those who choose to follow a magical path. It personifies magic as The Monkey, a Trickster archetype that sometimes teaches powerful lessons through uncomfortable methods. Those who learn to laugh with The Monkey become stronger as a result.
In 2005 her first Fantasy novel, Dance of the Goblins, was published followed by Demoniac Dance and soon to be joined in 2012 by Power of the Dance.
In Steampunk, Jaq has released The Wake of the Dragon: A Steampunk Adventure and has two more Steampunk titles in progress.
She currently lives in Norwich, UK.
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