The Stone Lions is an excellent young adult novel set in Spain in the early 1400's. Ara is a twelve-year-old Muslim girl and daughter of the Sultan. She lives with her cousin Layla in the Alhambra Palace, a place of great halls and courtyards decorated with beautiful tiles. Protective magic is woven into the symmetry of the mosaics, but the Sultans advisor is using his magic to break key symmetries and weaken the palace so the infidels/ book lovers/. Christians from the north can take over the Kingdom. Ara and Layla discover the treachery and with the help of a Sufi mathmagician take it in hand to fix the broken symmetries and try to find solid evidence of the advisor's treachery to submit to the Sultan. The story is unique in that it is both highly educational and entertaining. In order to fix the magic, the girls must learn about symmetry and that is their first step towards becoming a mathmagician - I love that word and the concept of maths being magical that goes with it. Not only … [Read more...]
Stalking Shadows is out, and Lethal Inheritance is on sale!
Yes, Stalking Shadows , book two of the Diamond Peak series is out now, and the first book in the series Lethal Inheritance is on sale (on Kindle only) for $0.99 until the end of the month. (Don't wait for it to be free because it aint gonna happen, ever.) The book is beautifully formatted by yours truly and is a better book than the first one, ( I didn't have to spend so many words on world building.) Now, about STALKING SHADOWS 'A well written, engaging and gripping story'. Clive S Johnson, reviewer for http://awesomeindies.net In this, the second book in the Diamond Peak series, you'll find adventure, romance and 'a unique and notable new approach to magical powers.' Ripped from the safety of our world and thrust into a strange hidden realm on a quest to save her mother, Ariel aims to confront the Master Demon, but first she must defeat Amic, the bodyguard that’s trying to kill her. In order reach the safe haven of Sheldra, she must pass through dangerous terrain and battle … [Read more...]
