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Masonry: Tales And Lore Of The Old Kingdom
The people of the old Kingdom had many tales about where they had come from. This collection is some of the more popular folklore of the Melders of Masonry.
A collection of short stories, on the history of Melders, Quarrymen, and other people of Basal.
A collection of short stories, on the history of Melders, Quarrymen, and other people of Basal.
14 pages, ebook
First published October 1, 2014
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Anna Kringle
7 books11 followersAnna Kringle is the talented Storysmith that brought us Rooftops of London and the swashbuckling, highflying adventures aboard the Trivial Venture, the most notorious pirate ship to sail the Vashtain Skies (or it will be, as soon as Ithaca can get her crew in order...)
Kringle crafts her stories between kitchen chemistry experiments and hunting for the perfect waistcoat...
Pick up a book and get swept away with sky pirates, mad inventors and Clever sleuths navigating the darker sides of London.
Kringle crafts her stories between kitchen chemistry experiments and hunting for the perfect waistcoat...
Pick up a book and get swept away with sky pirates, mad inventors and Clever sleuths navigating the darker sides of London.
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February 25, 2015
I was in the middle of Tale of Two Cities when this was released on the Nook marketplace, and I was going to wait till I was done reading it like a responsible reader should--but I got so excited I couldn’t wait. And seeing that it was so short, I said why not read it late into the night? The reason for my excitement was Anna Kringle delivered a great approach to blending a great story and memorable characters with the Victorian steam punk genre, so it was only right for me to get excited when I found she was throwing her hand at fantasy.
Kringle has some interesting concepts here. One is that one of the races of people have the ability to manipulate metal to their will. It’s a creative thematic ability that replaces where almost every fantasy novel out there has magic. The use of telepathic communication is also interesting and the two abilities fit well in this environment.
About halfway through it I made a note of how much these short-short stories felt like a prequel to a novel that I feel I should have read already. I was half right. This is a somewhat mini-prequel to a novel that will be published in the spring of 2015--which I am equally excited for. I’m just glad that this was a prequel because it’s only a sample of what’s to come next year.
Kringle has some interesting concepts here. One is that one of the races of people have the ability to manipulate metal to their will. It’s a creative thematic ability that replaces where almost every fantasy novel out there has magic. The use of telepathic communication is also interesting and the two abilities fit well in this environment.
About halfway through it I made a note of how much these short-short stories felt like a prequel to a novel that I feel I should have read already. I was half right. This is a somewhat mini-prequel to a novel that will be published in the spring of 2015--which I am equally excited for. I’m just glad that this was a prequel because it’s only a sample of what’s to come next year.
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