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Quantum Enchantment #1
The Spell of Rosette
A fast-paced story takes us into time and space, magic and quantum physics ...
Rosette is a child of two worlds: Gaela, steeped in magic, and an Earth choked with failing technology. the key to their survival is literally in her blood, a spell passed down through her family line to preserve the one they're sworn to protect. Unaware of her lineage, Rosette runs scared when her family is murdered. She takes refuge with Nell, a shape-shifting high priestess of the ancient blood, who teaches her the arts of witchcraft, stars and sword. Shadowed by the fabled Kreshkali, queen of the underworld and mistress of the wolf-like Lupins, Rosette and the temple cat, Drayco, find themselves little more than a step ahead of those who will do anything to control the portal that links the many-worlds. 'At last - a writer who is right up my alley. this debut novel from Kim Falconer is a magnum opus of originality and insight into Earth's technological future and occult past. this intricate and intriguing tale perfectly blends the physical, quantum, cyber and spiritual realms into one of the best fantasy books I've read in ages!' traci Harding, author of the Ancient Future
Rosette is a child of two worlds: Gaela, steeped in magic, and an Earth choked with failing technology. the key to their survival is literally in her blood, a spell passed down through her family line to preserve the one they're sworn to protect. Unaware of her lineage, Rosette runs scared when her family is murdered. She takes refuge with Nell, a shape-shifting high priestess of the ancient blood, who teaches her the arts of witchcraft, stars and sword. Shadowed by the fabled Kreshkali, queen of the underworld and mistress of the wolf-like Lupins, Rosette and the temple cat, Drayco, find themselves little more than a step ahead of those who will do anything to control the portal that links the many-worlds. 'At last - a writer who is right up my alley. this debut novel from Kim Falconer is a magnum opus of originality and insight into Earth's technological future and occult past. this intricate and intriguing tale perfectly blends the physical, quantum, cyber and spiritual realms into one of the best fantasy books I've read in ages!' traci Harding, author of the Ancient Future
528 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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About the author
Kim Falconer
12 books219 followersKim Falconer, also writing as A K Wilder, is a bestselling speculative fiction author with nine published novels. Her work is described as contemporary and ancient, dark and compelling, humorous, romantic, provocative, and supercharged with blockbuster action. Originally from California, she lives on the far eastern coast of Australia with a house full of kids, and one extraordinary spotted cat.
Along with her author websitess, she runs Good Vibe Astrology, trains with a sword and has recently completed a Masters Degree. As an eternal student, she has studied everything from Jungian psychology to quantum physics theory and marine biology to socio-technology and web design.
Her favourite pastimes, besides daydreaming, include meditation, yoga, organic gardening and weight training. Her novel writing is done in the early hours of the morning.
Find out more at AKWilder.com,
AvaSykes.com, The 11th House Blog and KimFalconer.com
Along with her author websitess, she runs Good Vibe Astrology, trains with a sword and has recently completed a Masters Degree. As an eternal student, she has studied everything from Jungian psychology to quantum physics theory and marine biology to socio-technology and web design.
Her favourite pastimes, besides daydreaming, include meditation, yoga, organic gardening and weight training. Her novel writing is done in the early hours of the morning.
Find out more at AKWilder.com,
AvaSykes.com, The 11th House Blog and KimFalconer.com
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June 6, 2011
My first published novel, and the first in the Gaela/Earth saga :)
July 8, 2022
4,5 stars - English Ebook
Warning to readers: I went through serious withdrawal after finishing Spell of Rosette.
I read it before the whole series was published, and I had a couple dark days after Rosette wasn't part of my world any more. (You might want to pick up the whole series at once.)
To say I loved the story is an understatement. What Kim Falconer created here is unparalleled. She is a special kind of magic and she created Rosette to be the same.
Warning to readers: I went through serious withdrawal after finishing Spell of Rosette.
I read it before the whole series was published, and I had a couple dark days after Rosette wasn't part of my world any more. (You might want to pick up the whole series at once.)
To say I loved the story is an understatement. What Kim Falconer created here is unparalleled. She is a special kind of magic and she created Rosette to be the same.
October 8, 2016
I love these adventure, other worldly type of stories. I really enjoyed reading this, and the twists in it! I'm not much of a cat person, but Temple Cats appeal to me and sound like great companions. Her use of character creates a sense of parallel reality, like this world could exist. The fight scenes were well executed, as well as description of settings. Kim Falconer's world sounds like a magical place to be!
June 21, 2012
I don't really have much to say about the book itself since I can't really get into it. But I do have a comment about the authors online presence.
I am very openminded. I have astrologer, wiccan, etc friends who I adore. But when I go to look for an authors website so I can see their novels and the order and brief synopsis... I expect to find them. I mean.. it just seems pretty no-brainer to provide that to people. It also entices folks to read more.
But nope! What I found was an astrology site and all this whoohoo stuff, and on the "author" page.. was this weird, convoluted link to some new book with a video trailer. It's nice it mentioned that it was "in the world of quantum enchantment", as if assuming I already read these books. I hadn't and I probably won't because it really turned me off that there isn't a supporting website. It's REALLY SIMPLE to make a few pages to support 6 books.
Here's my suggestion! Why dont you put an actual author site on your page (http://www.kimfalconer.com/home.html) and make at least 2 pages for each series with a brief synopsis from the book (hell! just slap up the book description from the back!) with a list of reading order. Then a brief overview of what the series are about would be spiffy.
Bleh.
Edited: so I guess there are links that are hidden on the page in the background of a weird graphic. I'm a ui designer and I can tell you right now that they are beyond bullshit. At least put links up top so people know the content is there. Also wtf is up with restraining your pages inside an iframe in the center of the page. The readability goes down. None of that is user friendly. I know it's nitpicky but it's annoying.
I am very openminded. I have astrologer, wiccan, etc friends who I adore. But when I go to look for an authors website so I can see their novels and the order and brief synopsis... I expect to find them. I mean.. it just seems pretty no-brainer to provide that to people. It also entices folks to read more.
But nope! What I found was an astrology site and all this whoohoo stuff, and on the "author" page.. was this weird, convoluted link to some new book with a video trailer. It's nice it mentioned that it was "in the world of quantum enchantment", as if assuming I already read these books. I hadn't and I probably won't because it really turned me off that there isn't a supporting website. It's REALLY SIMPLE to make a few pages to support 6 books.
Here's my suggestion! Why dont you put an actual author site on your page (http://www.kimfalconer.com/home.html) and make at least 2 pages for each series with a brief synopsis from the book (hell! just slap up the book description from the back!) with a list of reading order. Then a brief overview of what the series are about would be spiffy.
Bleh.
Edited: so I guess there are links that are hidden on the page in the background of a weird graphic. I'm a ui designer and I can tell you right now that they are beyond bullshit. At least put links up top so people know the content is there. Also wtf is up with restraining your pages inside an iframe in the center of the page. The readability goes down. None of that is user friendly. I know it's nitpicky but it's annoying.
January 18, 2010
Earth in the 21st Century is facing an environmental crisis. The organisation ASSIST has been formed to engage this problem. To help ASSIST is the JARROD, unfortunately for JARROD ASSIST does not like what it hears and has taken action against JARROD. The only hope lies with a Techno-Witch and a DNA splicing scientist.
Gaela is a world that's pure in its beauty and its resources. It is a world of peace with few villages and fewer cities, with small farms dotting the lands. Technology has not touched this world, but magic has. It is the perfect hiding place for a hunted technology that looks human, and is the key to saving the Earth.
Rosette is born to a world that is not her own. After a brutal tragedy leaves her alone, she decides it is too dangerous for her live. Five years later her choices will begin a chain of event that exposes everyone and their secrets. Rosette will also discover her life is not as she believed, and that although Gaela is her home, it is Earth that she must save.
The Spell Of Rosette is a epic journey. It is a science-fiction story with a future Earth, portals to other worlds, and sentient computers. It is also a fantasy story filled with magic, Lupins, talking cats, and sword fighting. Rosette has a habit of passing-out at the most inopportune of times; there's also a great deal of astrology reflecting Kim Falconer's own interests, but knowledge of this is not necessary to enjoy this spellbinding book.
Gaela is a world that's pure in its beauty and its resources. It is a world of peace with few villages and fewer cities, with small farms dotting the lands. Technology has not touched this world, but magic has. It is the perfect hiding place for a hunted technology that looks human, and is the key to saving the Earth.
Rosette is born to a world that is not her own. After a brutal tragedy leaves her alone, she decides it is too dangerous for her live. Five years later her choices will begin a chain of event that exposes everyone and their secrets. Rosette will also discover her life is not as she believed, and that although Gaela is her home, it is Earth that she must save.
The Spell Of Rosette is a epic journey. It is a science-fiction story with a future Earth, portals to other worlds, and sentient computers. It is also a fantasy story filled with magic, Lupins, talking cats, and sword fighting. Rosette has a habit of passing-out at the most inopportune of times; there's also a great deal of astrology reflecting Kim Falconer's own interests, but knowledge of this is not necessary to enjoy this spellbinding book.
September 14, 2014
Its hilarious that its tonight, the night after my sister's wedding that I choose to review this book, since I recall very, very clearly the day she left me in a bookshop while she went shopping -- and I had promised I 'would not buy any books, I swear, I swear' -- and I walked out with 'The Spell of Rosette' tucked under my arm. My little sister just rolled her eyes and laughed.
I had bought it because - one - it had a recommendation by Tradi Harding, my fave Australian Author, and two - the blurb tickled my fancy. Portals that link many worlds? - Yes please - I want to know more about that.
While I doubt I could ever rate a book as a bad book, because I just enjoy stories and worlds and creating 'THAT MUCH' (no seriously, guys, don't rely on me for a bad review, it's kinda physically impossible, I love creativity) it did take me a while to figure out what was going on but when I did I was like 'ohhhhhhhh, right'.
Honestly, it was the character of Jarrod who pulled me in right from the get go, this is not at all surprising -- as I dig technological dudes in books.
I also really like cat familiars.
So I can recommend this book to folk who enjoy stories with that new-age blend to them, whatever that means these days, I donno -- but it's defiantly something, also to those who seek the wonders of many-worlds and the adventures of heroines in fantasy.
As I am always on the look out for heroines, here is a heroine called Rosette to add to your shelf.
Enjoy readers!
I had bought it because - one - it had a recommendation by Tradi Harding, my fave Australian Author, and two - the blurb tickled my fancy. Portals that link many worlds? - Yes please - I want to know more about that.
While I doubt I could ever rate a book as a bad book, because I just enjoy stories and worlds and creating 'THAT MUCH' (no seriously, guys, don't rely on me for a bad review, it's kinda physically impossible, I love creativity) it did take me a while to figure out what was going on but when I did I was like 'ohhhhhhhh, right'.
Honestly, it was the character of Jarrod who pulled me in right from the get go, this is not at all surprising -- as I dig technological dudes in books.
I also really like cat familiars.
So I can recommend this book to folk who enjoy stories with that new-age blend to them, whatever that means these days, I donno -- but it's defiantly something, also to those who seek the wonders of many-worlds and the adventures of heroines in fantasy.
As I am always on the look out for heroines, here is a heroine called Rosette to add to your shelf.
Enjoy readers!
May 19, 2016
The concept for this book could have been great, but I just don't think it was pulled off well. It started off on a fairly good foot, explaining the issues Earth is facing and the multi-world gateways that connect to Earth, but as soon as it started talking about the concept of magic, quantum entities that can create bodies from nothing, shapeshifting through DNA manipulation, and familiars, things just got too vague with no explanation whatsoever of how any of it worked. I think the magic in this book was used as a crutch to fill plot holes since it could seemingly do anything with no explanation needed. The second half of the book was a rushed mess. The final assault on the bad guys was a quick blip in the story. There was a death of someone I couldn't care less about since he was barely mentioned in the second half of the book, and seemed more gratuitous than necessary, like the author's failed attempted to illicit any kind of emotional response to some pretty unrelatable characters. Overall, I just don't think this book was for me. I need to understand how things work to believe the resolution to the situation, and instead I was just given a "magic can do anything" spiel.
February 4, 2017
I never leave books unfinished, I can't remember another time when I wished to do so quite as hard.
To put it simply, there was nothing I liked about this book.
I didn't like the plot, in fact I didn't believe there was much of one, certainly nothing that made sense anyway. I didn't like the writing and certainly not the lack of world building. There wasn't a single chracter I cared about and more than anything I didn't like the fact that it turned reading into an unpleasent chore to be avoided instead of the pleasure placed above all else.
The only thing about this book that made me happy was finally managing to finish it.
April 29, 2017
I really enjoyed this book, will be going on my favourites list. I definitely want to continue to read this series. I liked the concept of the the book, it's very different from what I've read before. The ending surprised me, although it felt a bit rushed and a little unbelievable, so much happened in such a short time it was hard to take in. I felt Rosette was to accepting and trusting at times. I'm a cat person so Rosette's familiar was awesome. Magic AND cat's, I'm there! Kim's writing was easy to read, very keen to pick up her next one (which I'm trying not to as I'm in the middle of so many books at the moment and should finish them first).
May 2, 2016
Giant telepathic companion cats! If nothing else kept my attention in this novel, those would. Thankfully, the world and supporting cast also kept me awake. I will admit that my eyes started to glaze over nearly any time they mentioned quantum mechanics or the concept of time as a non-linear function. My brain is not good enough to wrap itself around those concepts. Fortunately, there were enough fantasy elements to keep my slow little mind engaged despite the hard-to-reach science.
July 24, 2022
I had been wanting to read this for a very long time but it's been hard to find a copy (that isn't expensively shipping from Australia), and the ebook is not available in the US. But, woop woop, ebay pulled through for me.
It's OK. The world building is OK, the characters are OK. There's just nothing really amazing about it. If it contains an enchantment, it didn't work on me, though I did have some strange dreams during the course of reading it. I wasn't disappointed but I wasn't blown away, and maybe some of that is my own fault: I expected a book that is so hard to find to be worth the effort.
The reviews for book two look good, but I'm back to waiting until I find a copy that isn't more than the original price.
It's OK. The world building is OK, the characters are OK. There's just nothing really amazing about it. If it contains an enchantment, it didn't work on me, though I did have some strange dreams during the course of reading it. I wasn't disappointed but I wasn't blown away, and maybe some of that is my own fault: I expected a book that is so hard to find to be worth the effort.
The reviews for book two look good, but I'm back to waiting until I find a copy that isn't more than the original price.
October 4, 2020
Took a while to get into but enjoyed it in the end. A few little Australianisms crept in at times much to my amusement. Liked the fact that time and words were not wasted on some aspects of getting characters from point a to point b in their travels.
December 6, 2023
A very great story, although I felt the last 50 or so pages the author started speeding through to reach a conclusion. The ending in particular felt scattered and lacking of a proper epilogue due to this strange pacing issue.
August 15, 2019
I loved this book. Can’t wait for books 2&3 in this series to arrive from Australia 💕
April 15, 2020
As the Author is Australian, I noticed the little things in the writing style, descriptions of places, interactions of the lead character, and I really enjoyed them.
November 26, 2025
a quality read. Raced straight to the next in the series.
August 30, 2011
The Spell of Rosette is a stunning read. Join Rosette, Jarrod, Kreshkali and An' Lawrence as they battle to save a dying Earth.Kim Falconer creates the worlds of Gaela and a post-apocalyptic Earth in such an effortless manner, the reader is instantly transported without any over-bearing detail and explanation. Falconer's characters are wonderfully multi-dimensional and allow you to journey with them, as one of them. I can't wait to continue the ride with the Quantum Enchantment and Quantum Encryption series.
February 28, 2012
Took me a while to read this one, but once I got into the story I finished it quickly. Not the sort of book you can pick up and put down and still follow the story, especially in the early chapters (and the final few too). It involves a bit of everything -science, astrology, fantasy, travel, magic and sorcery - all sorts of good things. I have the other two books in this series and I'm looking forward to reading them.
February 18, 2011
Very interesting book - a creative union of magic and science with portals, spells, viruses and lupins all thrown into the mix. The book got me hooked most of the way but the ending seems somewhat a bit rushed... Looking forward to the next book.
February 15, 2013
I read this one because a bunch of people raved about it, but I didn't get into it. Not sure why, probably no fault of the author, jsut my own changing tastes and impatience. I haven't read any of the author's other work based on my tepid dislike of this one.
January 29, 2014
This book started off so well, and had a genuinely interesting premise. Unfortunately, the second half of the book was incredibly rushed and little description or explanation of important events was given. Disappointing.
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June 12, 2009I think having a heroine called "Rosette" (gag me) is very hard to pull off - and Falconer didn't. I didn't get far into this.
April 24, 2012
A challenging read, intriguing characters and world set-up.
May 5, 2013
All the rage has faded since I read this. Now I'm just disappointed. There was potential there and it was squandered. Sadness ensued.
July 4, 2014
Unique and enjoyable blend of science fiction, technology, and fantasy. Looking forward to the next in the series.
April 1, 2024
Plot was a bit all over the place, but the world and magic concepts were unique and intriguing
- those alone were enough to keep me interested.
- those alone were enough to keep me interested.
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