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Tales from The Veldt #2
Irula's Apprentice
Liara is a young lioness apprenticed to her pride's shamaness, Lady Irula. When her mistress is called to assist a neighboring pride track down a source of dark magic, Liara accompanies her. Little does she know the impossible choice that lies before her...
27 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 15, 2017
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January 10, 2022
Reviewing both stories here, as they should be read together.
In the Days of the Witch-Queens (vol 1): This first story about a society of intelligent lions sees an evil sorceress trying to conquer the world. The person who defeats her becomes the stuff of legends. Lions and magic. Blood and fire. Vengeance. Justice. Conquest. A violent reality held together with solid internal logic and fantastic action both physical and magical. The imagery is seared into my mind, as is the sweet taste of watching the hero beat the antagonist at her own game.
Irula's Apprentice (vol 2): The first story establishes that magic is best handled by the females of this lion society (witch-queens notwithstanding... I’m unsure where on the timeline this story takes place). Males who are born with magical abilities always turn out bad. Liara sees this firsthand when she is an apprentice shaman. It’s paced as a short story, but the worldbuilding elements are nonetheless intriguing. This society assumes that any male lion who displays magical ability is doomed to become evil and misuse his power and only females are capable of controlling this power. Is this true? Must it be this way? This is an intriguing setup for a much larger story and I hope the author does more with it in the future.
In the Days of the Witch-Queens (vol 1): This first story about a society of intelligent lions sees an evil sorceress trying to conquer the world. The person who defeats her becomes the stuff of legends. Lions and magic. Blood and fire. Vengeance. Justice. Conquest. A violent reality held together with solid internal logic and fantastic action both physical and magical. The imagery is seared into my mind, as is the sweet taste of watching the hero beat the antagonist at her own game.
Irula's Apprentice (vol 2): The first story establishes that magic is best handled by the females of this lion society (witch-queens notwithstanding... I’m unsure where on the timeline this story takes place). Males who are born with magical abilities always turn out bad. Liara sees this firsthand when she is an apprentice shaman. It’s paced as a short story, but the worldbuilding elements are nonetheless intriguing. This society assumes that any male lion who displays magical ability is doomed to become evil and misuse his power and only females are capable of controlling this power. Is this true? Must it be this way? This is an intriguing setup for a much larger story and I hope the author does more with it in the future.
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