So, yes, there is something a little odd about these #swans. It's not just that there are AI in the style of #Bosch. They are not swans at all, but Shindo-Layon, as in my #fantasy #TondSeries and MadStones novels.
They were sinister in the past, but...?
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In a tidepool, Sil finds the Four-Pointed Star, the bridge from my #shortfiction collection called "Fronds" to my #TondSeries and #MadStones #fantasy #novels. But what will this discovery mean for her?
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The Hallucigenia (right side up) was one of the inspirations for the creatures called "mordths" in my fantasy #TondSeries and MadStones novels.
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Rolan Ras-Erkéltis meets gruntags (and #Rackham meets #Bosch) in this very old illustration from book one of my #TondSeries. Also included: the Sword of Law and the first version of the Fyorian four-pointed star with its characteristic colors.
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The crew of the Madrona (a ship) encounter a strange sight in this excerpt from the latest MadStones novel (the second #TondSeries). #Writing #Fiction #Fantasy
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The beginning of a confrontation that occurs in a #shortstory in my #fiction collection called "Fronds"; it is also found somewhere in the backstory of the MadStones Tetralogy and maybe #Shakespeare's #Tempest too.
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During a battle in the War of Mechanas, Rolan Ras-Erkeltis encounters a monstrous colossus that may seem familiar. His account differs slightly from that of #Bosch, and he had apparently never seen a 15th-century Flemish #bagpipe.
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...And so, the MadStones Tetralogy (the Second #TondSeries) begins with this adventure in a world that seems partly from #Bosch (Hieronymus, that is). Let's let Tazzie explain it.
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In #TondSeries terminology, these are ter-yam or ren-yam (second- or third- level, degree, or rank) mechanas.
Do you like "epic" #fantasy #novel series? If so, try my #TondSeries. Two civilizations have been at war for centuries, but now both face a foe greater than their combines forces...
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A running gag in my #TondSeries is that the Fyorians often cannot pronounce Kajannic names (or words) correctly.
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New five-star review!
"It was a pleasure to return to Tond for a new series of adventures. This volume had something of a fantasy-detective feel..."
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"You few who have been given 'culfong', the ability to see the hidden colors of things: it is to enhance your knowlege and your art so you are more able to face your challenges. Use it wisely."
--From the Emb Chronicles
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Over the #holidays, one copy each of "Fronds", "Other Puget Sounds", "Reflections", and an antire #TondSeries were delivered to local #LittleFreeLibraries as #Christmas presents for readers I don't know. Hope they enjoy them!
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Brendan rummaged through his backpack until he found the four-pointed star. He sighed, and smiled. He reminded himself: that particular plot hole would not be revealed until future books in the MadStones Tetralogy, but he was glad to have fixed it.
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"Put your hands up and step away from the bagpipe!"
Still one of my favorite lines. The MadStones Tetralogy (which now consists of *two* books) is currently undergoing a slight revision but Nanta's bagpipe (in the #GardenofEarthlyDelights) won't change.
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(Two days ago):
One entire #TondSeries, two copies of Fronds, and one copy each of Grendul Rising, Other Puget Sounds, and Reflections, distributed to local #LittleFreeLibraries as Christmas gifts for readers I don't know.
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Parts of The Garden of Earthly Delights show up in my #TondSeries and MadStones fantasy novels, though details differ slightly from Bosch's originals. Here's an excerpt from "Grendul Rising" (MadStones, Book 1) -- the Midsummer Festival in Kaii; more innocent than Bosch, at first...
Parts of The Garden of Earthly Delights show up in my #TondSeries and MadStones fantasy novels, though details differ slightly from Bosch's originals. Here's an excerpt from "Grendul Rising" (MadStones, Book 1) -- the Midsummer Festival in Kaii; more innocent than Bosch, at first...
This painting is one of my favorites. Parts of it show up in my #TondSeries and MadStones fantasy novels, with details differing slightly from Bosch's originals. This exerpt is Rolan's first encounter with the "Arch-Gruntag" (Bosch's man-tree).
A night music of a very different (stark!) aesthetic from the Nocturnal Music in the #TondSeries.
#TraditionalMusic #Indonesia #Saluang
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As in the Sherványa music in the #TondSeries books, the line blurs between traditional and classical music, and between antique and modern. The #pentatonic mode is the final one of the nocturnal music, though here it seems to be the first.
#Music #Piano #ChineseMusic
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#FieldRecordings. "Inside night" is the idiom in that part of the world for what the Fyorian wandering folk would call dáestas káa shéi, the darkest time of the night. (I don't have the Sherványa equivalent.)
#ExperimentalMusic #TondSeries
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This afternoon!
Author reading: I'll be reading from the #TondSeries and maybe a "Frond" or two. And I might read from Sea and Sunset Lands, just published. Drop by if you're in the Seattle area!
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It's here!
What begins as #horror soon settles into a #fantasy adventure/quest at sea, vaguely based on the medieval #VoyageOfStBrendan. The next installment in #MadStones (the second #TondSeries), read it as a standalone!
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"Sea and Sunset Lands" comes out this Wednesday.
One of the reasons it was delayed: I had to re-train the moon-horse to trot into the picture from the same direction as in the other book in the series.
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Delay!
"Sea and Sunset Lands" was scheduled to drop on November 1st. Due to ridiculous circumstances (one of the loremasters must have used a mechana on the printers), the voyage will not begin until the 5th.
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What begins as a horror story...
Will continue as a retelling of a classic voyage, beginning on November 1st.
Get in line to read "Sea and Sunset Lands".
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Save the date: Nov. 1, 2025.
A retelling of a maritime legend will begin. You have been put on notice.
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