The King's Wind [Perfect Paperback]

Laura J. Underwood (Author, Illustrator), Armand Rosamilia (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2006

Written with a storyteller's sure pacing, Laura J. Underwood's "The Kings Wind" is a compelling and evocative fantasy tale again bringing the Old City's Brother Rhys face-to-face with the twin banes of his life: the festering magics born of the King's refusal to cleanse and rebuild the old city and the healer's resistance to accepting his true magical nature.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"No one writes believable Celtic fantasy, characters, and situations like Laura J. Underwood. "The King's Wind" melds flawlessly into her existing Keltoran universe. Enjoy the ride." --Selina Rosen, author of STRANGE ROBBY

"In The King's Wind, Laura J. Underwood has once again woven her magic spell of mageborn, true healers and demons. Most definitely a winner and a story that keeps you turning pages until the end." --M. H. Bonham, award-winning author of PROPHECY OF SWORDS and the upcoming RUNESTONES OF TEIWAS and LACHLEI

"With a twinkle in her eye and a sly, knowing smile, Laura J. Underwood pulls you into the part of the city called Broken Wall where life can be a struggle, and there are dark things lurking in the shadows, but there is also hope and caring. With luck there will be more stories about Brother Rhys and his neighbors." --Bradley Sinor, author of DARK AND STORMY NIGHTS

About the Author

Laura J. Underwood is the author of several novels and numerous short stories in the fantasy field. Her work has appeared in various volumes of SWORD AND SORCERESS, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine, TURN THE OTHER CHICK, BUBBAS OF THE APOCALYPSE, LOW PORT, SUCH A PRETTY FACE, Aoife's Kiss and many other anthologies and magazines. Her books include ARD MAGISTER (Yard Dog Press, 2002), CHRONICLES OF THE LAST WAR (Yard Dog Press 2004), and collections TANGLED WEBS AND OTHER IMAGINARY WEAVING (Dark Regions Press) and MAGIC'S SONG: TALES OF THE HARPER MAGE (Wildside Press). Her latest novel from Meisha Merlin is titled DRAGON'S TONGUE. The sequel, WANDERING LARK, is scheduled for release in the summer of 2007. THE HOUNDS OF ARDAGH will be released by Five Star Press in October 2006, and her mystery novel collaboration with Selina Rosen BAD LANDS should be from Five Star Mystery in 2007. When not writing, Underwood is a librarian with the Knox County Public Library System. In her copious spare time (whatever that is), she has been known to hike, bike, play harp and guitar, embroider, string beads, study folklore, draw, meditate and play with swords. A former state fencing champion, Underwood now limits her swordplay to her writing, and to trading blade strokes and jibes with author Elizabeth Moon and others as a member of the SFWA Musketeers. She is an Active Member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 90 pages
• Publisher: Carnifex Press; 1st edition (December 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0978958314
• ISBN-13: 978-0978958312
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,360,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)