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Cornerstone: The Wellspring
"I'm hungry," said Rook. Lorcas looked up impatiently from the book he was studying. "So, you're hungry. What do you want to eat?""You know what I eat.""Rocks?" Lorcas sneered.Rook exhaled heavily. "I don't eat rocks. I rearrange them." Lorcas frowned. "So," he replied stubbornly, "what do you eat, then?""You know what I eat," Rook repeated. "People. I eat people."Rook is hungry – and that means trouble. Half the entourage is missing or dying, someone’s trying to sabotage the Fell Ken from inside, and a mysterious stranger has arrived. And she’s no friend of Rook. Once again, Lorcas’s loyalties and morals will be tested, and there’s no guarantee which side will come out on top - or who will survive.This is the third book in the ‘Cornerstone’ series.
324 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 13, 2019
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K.A. Krisko
16 books76 followersK.A. Krisko currently lives in northern Colorado with her border collie/Australian Cattle Dog, Clever. She enjoys outdoor activities like hiking, walking the dog, and kayaking, and reading and writing, as well as dog training and trialing in K9 Nosework. She volunteers at a raptor rescue where she handles falcons, hawks, and owls.
She has published a number of fiction and non-fiction literary shorts, a number of fantasy-fiction novels, and one mystery.
She has published a number of fiction and non-fiction literary shorts, a number of fantasy-fiction novels, and one mystery.
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May 7, 2019
The premise is mesmerizing in spite of this volume’s slower pace and somewhat prosaic characterization. My favorite character is Rook, actually. Since nobody really understands what he is or what he wants, he has the capacity to surprise. Lorcas has grown a little bit, but he has a way to go to become a convincing wizard.
There are a lot of mythic elements incorporated into this book, particularly Arthurian components, like the Lady of the Lake, who gives the King his sword and to whom the sword returns. The underground world is reminiscent of the Gaelic world of Faery, which is usually entered through a mound of Earth. And I can’t help feeling some foreboding for Lorcas, because the Lady of the Lake reminds me of “La Belle Dame sans Merci” – a fairy woman who enthralls Knights.
Those are all elements I enjoy, although again my suspension of disbelief is strained by having these mythic elements juxtaposed on our modern culture, with its cell phones and pickup trucks. A fairy world beneath the rugged coast of California? Also, Rook’s nature is called into question – he likely isn’t an extraterrestrial creature, but an Earth spirit who has always been here – a “rock wraith,” as the Lady of the Lake calls him. Not sure whether that makes him more or less believable.
I also discovered something I had never run into before – the ancient Slavic religion of “Rodnovery.” I had to look up the word in Wikipedia to see if it was real or simply a construct of the author. It’s real. Always nice to learn something new.
Obviously, the author has more episodes planned, since nothing is resolved at the end; in fact a new complication is introduced and the plot is thickening. I’ll certainly be buying the next installment when it appears!
There are a lot of mythic elements incorporated into this book, particularly Arthurian components, like the Lady of the Lake, who gives the King his sword and to whom the sword returns. The underground world is reminiscent of the Gaelic world of Faery, which is usually entered through a mound of Earth. And I can’t help feeling some foreboding for Lorcas, because the Lady of the Lake reminds me of “La Belle Dame sans Merci” – a fairy woman who enthralls Knights.
Those are all elements I enjoy, although again my suspension of disbelief is strained by having these mythic elements juxtaposed on our modern culture, with its cell phones and pickup trucks. A fairy world beneath the rugged coast of California? Also, Rook’s nature is called into question – he likely isn’t an extraterrestrial creature, but an Earth spirit who has always been here – a “rock wraith,” as the Lady of the Lake calls him. Not sure whether that makes him more or less believable.
I also discovered something I had never run into before – the ancient Slavic religion of “Rodnovery.” I had to look up the word in Wikipedia to see if it was real or simply a construct of the author. It’s real. Always nice to learn something new.
Obviously, the author has more episodes planned, since nothing is resolved at the end; in fact a new complication is introduced and the plot is thickening. I’ll certainly be buying the next installment when it appears!
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