The Book Shelf discussion

THAT'S RIGHT! ECLECTIC FANTASY!

This is that shelf for all those odd-ball fantasies that don't quite have a home on the epic shelf or the urban shelf and you can't quite place them. Welcome to "Eclectic Fantasy". If in doubt, ask the mod! I love talking!

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"Once heard, the song of a Silvana can never be forgotten."
Silvana – The Greening
Author: Belinda Mellor
Author website: http://silvana.belindamellor.com
An (almost) epic fantasy, centred on the wildwood, where a young man follows his heart and the music of the trees.
The first instalment of the Silvana trilogy. Part 2. Silvana – the Turning due out early 2015.

Author: Ashley Capes
Book Title: The Fairy Wren
Genre: Contemporary Fantasy/Magic Realism (maybe)
Release Date: November 2014

Websites: http://www.amazon.com/The-Fairy-Wren-...
http://www.cityofmasks.com/

Summary:

Paul Fischer is an emotionally distant bookseller who finds himself beaten down by his failing business, which transforms life in the Australian coastal town of Stony Bay into a daily struggle.

When he receives a strange phone call asking for help, from a woman who may or may not be his estranged wife Rachel, he is drawn into a mysterious search that threatens not only his livelihood, but long-buried dreams too.


(An ebook of The Fairy Wren is on the way)

Lenita Sheridan
Guardian of the Gauntlet

Fantasy/Inspirational
Release Date: May 2013

Guardian of the Gauntlet is the first in a trilogy of inspirational fantasy stories for middle grade students. Each book is based on a parable from the Bible. Rather than epic fantasy, it is more like C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia. The second in the trilogy should be out any time now. Check my website at http://www.LenitaSheridan.com to find out if it's online yet.

Author: L.F. Falconer
Title: Hope Flies on Broken Wings
Fantasy/historical romance
Released, 2012
www.amazon.com/dp/B008R53TQ2
www.lffalconer.com

It's the last summer of Collie's innocence.
In this tragic love story from the seaside kingdom of Donnel, Collie defies the mores of society when she falls in love with a troubled young man of the lower class. With the odds stacked against them, will their love survive?

Author: L.F. Falconer
Title: Hope Rises from the Ashes
Fantasy/historical romance
Released, 2013
www.amazon.com/dp/B00E2TJ7UY
www.lffalconer.com

A broken heart. A shattered dream.
Trying to escape the memories of the worst life of her young life, Collie's story continues in this sequel to Hope Flies on Broken Wings as she leaves Donnel and heads east across the mountains. Soon caught within a dangerous web of possession and jealousy, now all she wants is to go home.
*2014 HSW award winner for "First Chapter"

Charles McGarry
Dragon Shorts: A Collection of Outlandish Tales
Fantasy/Short Story Anthology
Release Date: March 2015

www.amazon.com/dp/B00U9RK57M
www.eccentrycdragon.com


Dragon shorts contains a variety of different stories to satisfy your inner dragon. It is chock full of magic, strange worlds, fantastic creatures (including dragons of course), and numerous other little oddities that are sure to keep you entertained. So, relax with your favorite dragon and be transported.

Author: Dora Gonzalez
Book Title: The Five Kingdoms of Severi (Book One: The Keys of Destiny)
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Genre: YA Fantasy/Heroic Fantasy
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Websites:
http://www.amazon.com/Dora-Gonzalez/e...
http://www.authordoragonzalez.com/
https://enchantedtalesoftheromanticki...

Summary: In a time of peace and treaties, the five kingdoms of Severi lay unguarded and open to the dark hearts of man. Terdune, a neighboring land that had been at constant war with Severi, was defeated over twenty years ago. All threats were eradicated and its lands left without a ruler. Now a new evil reigns in Terdune and slowly makes its way to its adjacent sister.

A new battle of good versus evil lies in the horizon; destinies MUST BE accepted and sacrifices MUST BE made.

A Shadow in the Moonlight: A Thirteenth Hour Prequel

Author: Joshua Blum
Genre: Fairy Tale Fantasy, Gothic
Release Date: March 2015
Amazon link: http://amzn.to/1MrKYr9
Read free online: http://bit.ly/1NGtycg
Summary:

In this gothic prequel to The Thirteenth Hour, a young hunter accidentally interrupts a wizard's spell, turning him into a living shadow only able to venture out by night, unable to interact with others, and doomed to spend the rest of eternity hunting an elusive, ethereal deer night after night. Help and danger collide when he encounters an injured runaway, and he must decide if he is strong enough to brave the light.

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The Thirteenth Hour

Author: Joshua Blum
Genre: Fairy Tale Fantasy
Release Date: January 2015
Amazon link: http://amzn.to/1YrVbjF
Website: https://13thhr.wordpress.com
Podcast: http://apple.co/1S3FBWi
Summary:

The Thirteenth Hour is a tale about dreams and wishes, wild hearts and childhood promises, and the quest to find the unsung hero that lies in all of us. It's also a story for everyone who has been told to get their heads out of the clouds and stop daydreaming. In this fairy tale for adults, a young man named Logan goes on a quest accompanied by a childhood friend, Aurora, after being ordered by a narcissistic king to find the secret of eternal life. In the process, Logan and Aurora learn a little about life, death, love, becoming an adult, and what makes dreams special.

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