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CHASING THE GENDER DREAM
By: Jennifer Merrill Thompson
ISBN: 1-59330-148
Reference and Research
E-book 80 pages
Aventine Press
www.genderselection.org
From wives tales to temperature charts,
diets, lunar cycles, natural and chemical supplements, to scientific research and medical resources, Jennifer Merrill Thompson
shares years of study and research mixed with her own personal stories and experiences and others, in “CHASING THE GENDER
DREAM.”
You will find details, documentation, and
arguments for and against. Methods, procedures, and studies of diets, Dr. Shettles, O+12, Whelan, Ericsson, Microsort and
PGD(preimplantation gender diagnosis). The Appendix lists links to study and resource sites and materials and clinics.
This reviewer does not endorse nor recommend
gender selection or any of the methods and resources listed here; however, for those considering and researching the possibilities
and options available, Jennifer Merrill Thompson’s “CHASING THE GENDER DREAM” is an impressive, well written
and documented resource.
© reviewed by Charlene Austin
QUOTES TO THE RESCUE
Wisdom to Help You Live Life Effectively
BY: Helen Ksypka
ISBN: 1-932701-23-0 Adobe Reader
ISBN: 1-932701-24-9 Microsoft Reader
Publisher: www.e-booktime.com
Price: 4.99
Available at: www.quotestotherescue.com
From a young age, Helen Ksypka has loved
quotes. Here are some of her favorites that started her on the quest to develop and share her own:
“When
the mind is thinking it is talking to itself.” (Plato)
“Time
is the most valuable thing a man can spend.” (Theophrastus)
“The
play was a great success, but the audience was a disaster.” (Oscar Wilde)
“No
one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” (Eleanor Roosevelt)
“There
is no substitute for hard work.” (Thomas A. Edison)
Now public speaker, motivational coach,
actress, poet, songwriter, and founder of Born Organized, Helen Ksypka has penned a collection of her own life philosophies,
motivational quotes, and wisdom to live by, and shares them in her new book, "Quotes
to the Rescue: Wisdom to Help You Live Life Effectively."
Helen has organized this book into alphabetized
categories. Whether you read the inspiring 71 pages in one sitting or take advantage of the categories, you will find words
of wisdom to inspire, uplift, and reward. Words of wisdom to fit any situation or occasion.
Paste a daily quote on your computer or
refrigerator. Share one to inspire a friend. Let Helen Ksypka’s inspirational, motivational, "Quotes to the Rescue..."
brighten your day and set your mood and your feet on the path to living effectively.
Review © July 2004 Charlene Austin
THE BAD GUY
By: MARK LANIO
PUBLISH AMERICA
ISBN: 1-4137-1227-4
AVAILABLE: March 28, 2004
“CUT!” “ACTION!”
Mark Lanio leads the reader smoothly through transitions
between film scenes and reality in his new “action” thriller “The Bad Guy.”
“Action!” John Duncan shouted the word when
he was little more than a year old. For now, he is perfectly content to play “The Bad Guy” rolls he’s cast
in on the way to reaching his goal of becoming a director.
The opportunity to work on Cerner Studios new project based
on Ian Barnhardt’s popular McCain Diaries novels seems like a good way to make some progress towards that goal. And
working with two friends and top industry names, director Marty McGregor and producer Cliff Jenkins makes it worth putting
up with the prima-donna attitude and antics of the leading man Mark Lewis. Besides, Cerner’s reputation for integrity
and staying true-to-the-art makes them a great studio to work for. It’s why Eliza Barnhardt chose them to represent
her father’s work after his death.
John is surprised, a little pleased, and a little disconcerted
when Marty informs him that part of Cerner’s decision to cast him as Hume opposite Mark Lewis’s McCain is based
on his reputation as a problem solver, and a lot frustrated when Marty asks him to deal with one of Mark’s little temper
tantrums. It is about to become a lot more complicated. Cerner’s stock is falling despite their production of Raising
Cain, and they discover they have a mole, inside shoot information is showing up on the Internet almost the minute it happens.
Trying figure out why the studio’s stock is falling and combat the potential public relations nightmare of the information
leak is bad enough, but when cinematographer Kenny Scott is killed on set, John is sure it is sabotage and is soon pulled
into a malicious web of intrigue that threatens his life and Jan’s.
Mark Lanio makes excellent use of his expertise in the
computer field and deep interest in the film industry to add depth and credibility to the intriguing plot and unique style
of “The Bad Guy.” Strong and memorable, his main character, John Duncan, guides the reader through a well-crafted
maze of hints, clues, and suspects, then ploughs through, centering you in the hair-raising climax right along with him.
Reviewed by Charlene Austin
© March 2004 all rights reserved.
An Islamic Conspiracy for World Conquest
By: Ahmed Mohamed
Founder of the Free Egyptians
Publisher LuLu Books
ISBN:1-4116-0367-2
Author Ahmed Mohamed has used extensive
research documentation
to map a path of understanding in his book
“An Islamic Conspiracy For
World Conquest.” A terrifying account
of the truth of the quote “Absolute
power corrupts absolutely.”
Although I was able to verify some of the
historical references used,
and some of the documentation, this reviewer
is not qualified to analyze
the comprehensive religious and political
issues and aspects of this book.
I do have a much clearer understanding
of the suffering of the repressed
people of the Islamic states. Mr. Mohamed
also gives the reader an in depth
history and look at the Muslim religion
and beliefs, and how those beliefs
have been corrupted, used, and abused to
build the terrorist networks that
now threaten peace throughout the world.
Whether or not you agree with the his viewpoint
and beliefs, author
Ahmed Mohamed opens doors to knowledge
and understanding.
This book also opens thought to questions
of our own country’s
misguided contributions to the tension
and problems, and gives readers
a disturbing insight into the incomprehensible
and uncompromising
mind set of the terrorist organizations,
their individual members,
and the dangers we face from, “An
Islamic Conspiracy For World Conquest.”
Review © January 2004 Charlene Austin
I AM ME
Writer's Exchange E-Publishing
Written by: Jennifer LB Leese
Illustrated by: C Iannacconne
I Am Me is the story of Nica Jolee, the anticipation her parents felt preparing for her arrival and the attributes she
has inherited from both her parents. Though her eyes are green and her hair curls like her mommies, and she has freckles
all over and likes to make things like her daddy, Nica Jolee is an individual.
Charmingly told, and illustrated, this story encourages children to see their connections to family and their own uniqueness.
I Am Me has quickly become a favorite bedtime story for my grandchildren. My four-year-old granddaughter, Sierra,
has changed her middle name. She now goes around the house singing, "I am me, Sierra Jolee. And there is no one else like
me" What a wonderful lesson Jennifer Leese has created with her new book, I Am Me.
SHAKING HANDS WITH LEFKOWITZ
BY: MELVIN FOSTER
www.melvinfoster.com
ZUMAYA PUBLICATIONS
ISBN: 1-894942-20-5
Trade paperback 254 pages
Excellent! Enjoyable! Thought provoking!
In a shabby run down neighborhood,
the Lexus-LS430 sits at the curb with its keys still in the ignition. An undisturbed wallet bulges in the back pocket of the
victim’s designer suit.
“You know him?” Lefkowitz asked.
“Yeah, I said, staring directly into the
corpses still-open eyes. “It’s me.”
Author Melvin Foster’s
Shaking Hands With Lefkowitz is delightful, stirring, and thought provoking, not only for Attorney Alan Boreman as
he works with detective Lefkowitz on a bizarre murder case, but for the reader as well. Shaking Hands With Lefkowitz
will take you on a journey of discovery and understanding.
Alan finds himself
following the swarthy detective from the murder scene down a seemingly endless corridor of impossibly white walls that seem
to shift and change with his thoughts. He cannot remember anything about the last hours of his life and has no clue who might
have killed him. In the interrogation room, they initiate an investigation, starting with Alan’s “Ten Worst
Deeds List”.
Alan learns as he studies
the volumes of his life for clues in his own death that every thought, every action, every deed and word has a stream of energy
that leaves a trail of un-thought-of never-imagined consequences through the lives of people he never even met. Occurrence
by occurrence, with the help of Lefkowitz and his guardian angel, he searches through the actions of his past to find the
thread that will unravel the mystery of his death.
How could he know his
embarrassed, thoughtless refusal of Arlene Jaffe’s gift when he was thirteen would lead to such horrible abuse? How
could he know the effect his teenage fantasies about a woman in a magazine would have on her life and her children? Can Alan’s
heartfelt remorse and repentance, the gentle tear of his guardian angel, erase the damage as they do the deeds on his list
and allow the victims of his deeds and thoughts to heal? And what effect might their healing have on his death?
I could not put Shaking
Hands With Lefkowitz down. Melvin Foster is a gifted storyteller and an artist at crafting characters to carry out his
plot and theme. Alan Boreman is a perfect balance of fear, regret, resentment, self-righteous anger, and confusion. His guardian
angel is a gift of love and understanding. Lefkowitz is a believable mix of gruff charm and satiric humor, a release valve
for the deep emotions this story pulls forth. Shaking Hands With Lefkowitz is delightful and entertaining escape. But
I warn you, this is a stay up all night page-turner. The light will stay on until the last page is read.
© 2003 Charlene Austin
ANGELS AMONG US
BY: CE BARRETT Publisher: Word Wrangler ISBN: 1-58630-096-2
Trade paperback, $14.95 248 Pages
Science Fiction/Romance
Have you ever read Einstein’s theories, or come upon one of those interesting scientific
analogies of time and space and possibilities and parallel universes. Take a trip through the portals of imagination with
Author CE Barrett’s ANGEL’S AMONG US, and explore fascinating possibility.
Seren makes a trip to the grocery store. She is enjoying the hour away from her four, much
loved, but boisterous and tiring children. Until…she trips returning to her car and finds herself, not in the store's
parking lot, but a grassy field in the middle of nowhere.
Daffyd Ap Owen, renowned musical conductor, made a terrible mistake last night. His worry
and concern over the consequences might have been responsible for his ungraceful fall while racing to catch a cab to his rehearsal,
but it does not explain his falling on a busy street in Montreal in the middle of winter and landing in a sun drenched grassy
field in the middle of nowhere.
Daffyd and Seren share a meal from the grocery bags Seren still carries, and then make their
way to a distant farmhouse. Strange how the others plodding through the field and down the road seem oblivious to it. The
house appears deserted, and they intend only to take some supplies and move on, until they find a small child hiding in one
of the rooms. Daffyd and Seren are determined to aid and protect the child even though it binds them in a tangled web of misunderstanding
and lack of communication as they battle their attraction to each other. Their situation becomes more unbelievable and strange
as they discover they are all from different worlds and times.
What or who has brought them all here, and why? Can the advanced technology of Rapsim and
Resnik, who have now joined them, help get them home? And, will Seren’s love and their combined strengths and technology
be enough to save Daffyd from the consequences of his mistake?
I was captivated from the first Page of Angel’s Among Us. CE Barrett has created
a cast of characters as unique as the worlds and times they are pulled from, then weaved this intricate mix of diverse worlds,
cultures, people, and possibilities into compelling plausibility with a master storytellers hand. I look forward to reading
more works by this author.
© 2003 Charlene Austin
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Bravo for a real love story that burns with true passion.
Inspired by a true story, Robyn Jackson's "Lakota Moon" begins when
13-year-old Mary Eliza McElroy and her family head across the Oregon Trail to begin a fresh start in life. And as Mary Eliza
and her siblings sit around the campfire at night, they listen to guide Silas Wells' stories of the dangers of Indians along
the trail. Even the trappers and traders warned them they were in hostile Sioux territory.
Then Mary Eliza's worst fear comes true as she is taken captive by a Lakota
Warrior named Mysterious Medicine. Suddenly alone and away from her family, Mary Eliza must rely on those she has come to
know only by the word of others and find the will to survive.
She soon finds herself a slave to Owl Woman, a kind-hearted Grandmother
of the Lakota whom Mary Eliza begins to care for in time. As the months go by she begins to learn, understand and respect
their ways of living and is even adopted by Owl Woman and the Lakota as one of their own.
Then suddenly everything changes as Mysterious Medicine begins to show
his true feelings for her and her own feelings change for him as she falls in love for the first time. Now torn between her
biological family and her adopted one, Mary Eliza must make the toughest decision of her life while facing war, jealousy,
denial and tragedy along the way. In the end she will give way to her heart as it travels along the path of the Lakota and
with Mysterious Medicine by her side, she finds an unconditional love that will never die.
So refreshingly different from the ordinary romance novels, "Lakota Moon"
pulls it's own
worthiness with a love story so powerful you won't want to put it down. Characters and scenery come to
life and are rich with detail in every way as historical events stay true to it's own nature allowing "Lakota Moon" to pull
readers right into the story. We see a side of the Lakota and the white woman who became a part of them that many have never
wittnessed before.
The first of three novels, "Lakota Moon" will capture your heart and
leave you
feeling breathless from beginning to end. Robyn Jackson is a phenomenal storyteller in her own unique way and
her Novel "Lakota Moon" is a keeper on any native romance fan's bookshelf.
Review by Shyan Marie Copyright © 2003
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ROAD TO WEIRD
By: Peggy Tibbetts
Zumaya Publishing
ISBN 1-869942-59-0
Reviewed by: Charlene Austin
Author Peggy Tibbetts has produced a delightful two story combination for young readers in her new book ROAD TO
WEIRD.
Carly’s Ghost
When her family moves from St. Paul to the mountains of Colorado, Carly figures not having to share a room with her moody
older sister, Jackie, might just be worth a little homesickness.
She loves her new room with its balcony and view of the river, even with its drafts that chill her and constantly slam
her door shut. But Jackie is now blaming her for all kinds of strange happenings and accidents.
When Carly finds a hidden room beneath her closet floor and the diary of the young girl who used to live in the house,
she sets out to clear her name and prove the rumors her new home is haunted are true. But is Carly’s Ghost friend
or foe?
Harpo Marx is Seeing Things
When she wakes up with a nurse bending over her and a mind as foggy as her vision without her glasses, her first thought
is ER. When she looks at her wrist band and reads the name Harpo Marx, and her father goes by Groucho, and her brother's name
is Chico, well...she decides this is definitely a sitcom.
But when the visions start clouding her days, and her nights are filled with nightmare warnings of danger, thirteen-year-old
Harpo Marx has to find a way to make someone believe she is not joking this time. She goes to a classmate, the sheriff's son,
and though her first prediction results in the rescue of a father and son, they must battle prejudice and disbelief if they
are to save a young child.
The Road to Weird is a thrilling, chilling, fun, delightful read for young and old alike.
Author Peggy Tibbetts captures the trials and struggles of a teen adjusting to a new home while battling sibling rivalry
and combines it with the tension and mystery of a haunted house in Carly’s Ghost. She nails the satiric wit of
a teen dealing with the confusion of new, strange powers of prediction and pulls you into the suspense of a desperate chase
to save a child in Harpo Marx is Seeing Things.
Carly and Harpo are wonderfully real and human, leaping from page to mind and heart. You will want to keep these
new friends on your shelf for a long time.
© 2003 Charlene Austin
All rights reserved, internationally.
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DICE ANGELBy Brian Rouff
Hardway Press
ISBN: 0-9717148-1-9
Reviewed by: Charlene Austin
"Losing streaks in Las Vegas can be the worst in the world."
Jimmy Delaney, owner of Jimmy D’s saloon and supper club is on a big one. His cranky ex-wife is no "Joy." His insurance
is only going to cover a fraction of the loss when the bar top slots at Jimmy D’s are burglarized. His ex-brother-in-law,
Mormon Bishop, accountant, Owen, has disappeared—with
all the money in his bank accounts. His checks are bouncing. His credit cards are being declined. And when he goes to
the bank for a loan he is out of luck; because, Owen took the money for the tax payments too. Now he has two weeks to come
up with over $50,000 or lose Jimmy D’s.
When Pete, the homeless man he often feeds at the bar, handed him a crumpled, dirty, business card for the Dice
Angel, Jimmy slippped it in his wallet to humor the old man. He certainly had no intention of using it. But he’s
hocked everything he can think of, he’s drunk and he’s desperate. Is the kinky star charting, chanting, Amaris
really a DICE ANGEL? Or is she just another Vegas con artist?
Brain Rouff’s clever, witty, writing style captures the real Las Vegas. The glamour and glitz, grit and sand,
excitememt and everyday boredom of its unique lifestyle. His characters are people I know, see, and pass on the streets as
I dodge the "Nevada state bush," those darn orange construction cones that decorate the streets.
Dice Angel’s twists and turns will whip and toss and thrill you like the roller coaster ride at the New York,
New York. It’s a stay up all night, edge of the seat read right up to the literary, tip you upside down, ending.
© 2003 Charlene Austin
All rights reserved, internationally.
Yesterday’s Dreams
By: Danielle Ackley-Mcphail
Vivisphere Publishing
ISBN: 1-58776-112-2
Danielle Ackley-Mchail brings the richness of Irish legend, the myth and magic of Eire to the streets of New York in her
first fantasy novel, Yesterday’s Dreams.
Danielle has used in depth research into the legends of Carman, an Athenian goddess and her three sons. The Tuatha de Danaan
stepped in to stop the terror and destruction that Carman and her sons were reeking on the mortals of early Ireland. They
chain Carman and force her to watch as her sons are destroyed. But…..Oclas, (evil) the third son, has not been totally
destroyed, and has set his minion Lucien Blank lose on the unsuspecting humans.
Cliodna of the Tuatha de Danaan—the fairy folk of Ireland also known as the Sidhe—runs the quaint antique shop
Yesterday’s Dreams, as Maggie. She collects and protects items that have "a bit ‘o’ the magic." And she
waits, for those of her line have sworn to aid and protect the clan O’keefe.
Kara’s father’s illness and treatments have driven her to pawn her legacy from her grandfather, Quicksilver,
her violin. And give up her dream of attending Julliard. While looking around Yesterday’s Dreams, Kara is shocked to
see a picture of her grandfather dancing with a woman who looks exactly like the young woman running the shop. It doesn’t
help knowing that Maggie’s ancestor might have known her grandfather. Kara feels as if her soul is being torn from her,
and pours forth all her pain and sorrow when she plays a final tune on her precious instrument before leaving it in Maggie’s
hands.
Maggie knows Quicksilver is more than just a violin. There is power here, as there is in Kara, and she knows she must protect
them both from the evil that stalks them from the moment Kara and Quicksilver enter her shop. Maggie knows she must gather
her forces for a desperate battle against evil. For it now walks the streets of modern New York in the form of Lucien Blank,
and he wants what he senses behind the walls of Yesterday’s Dreams, and he wants the power he senses in Kara O’keefe..
Danielle Ackley-Mcphail turns fantasy to plausible reality in Yesterday’s Dreams. The characters in this story
are so charming and alive they spring from the story to haunt and taunt like a soft Irish mist long after the final page is
read. I found Yesterday’s Dreams a delightful page turning adventure into imagination, and certainly look forward
to reading more works by this author.
Copyright © 2003 Charlene Austin. All rights reserved.
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DIARY OF A CURTAIN TWITCHER
By: ANDY JW
DAVIE
John Joiner asks for and finally receives paper
and pen. Sitting down he scribbles, at first, only anger and frustration onto the pages. But soon the writer in him takes
over and he begins the DIARY OF A CURTAIN TWITCHER. Recording on the pages, the sequence of events that have put him: Under
suspicion as a terrorist; under lock and key in a military holding cell; under the supervision of the unsympathetic military
police.
John Joiner's deep emotional guilt over his part in the violent death of his fiancé Sara has escalated into
a debilitating case of agoraphobia. It has been 3 years since he has been able to step from the confines of his house. Now,
with an impressive array of technological equipment, and his computers, John lives vicariously through his neighbors. Monitoring
their lives and actions, he develops characters and plots for the books he writes as Jack Jenior.
Maria enters his
life in a rustle of silk stockings, and from the first moments of frustrating aggravation, his rapidly developing feelings
and desire for her begin to change John's life. She becomes fascinated by his equipment and occupation when he notifies the
police and foils a robbery at a neighbor’s house.
When they uncover a murder plot, John is concerned how his
"spying" will be perceived and convinced the police will never believe them. They decide to investigate on their own and warn
the victims. But it is not a simple murder plot they have stepped into, and John must battle international terrorists, and
his own fears, if he is to save Maria.
Andy JW Davie has a strong voice and riveting writing style. The characters
in DIARY OF A CURTAIN TWITCHER become alive and real for the reader, pulling you deeper and deeper into the intrigue and action.
I found myself anxiously turning the pages for the next twist and turn the author weaves into the attention grabbing plot
of this MUST READ thriller.
Abigail's Lover
By: Andy JW Davie
Married, the creep was married! Abigail has just wasted eighteen months of
her life in a relationship with a married man. Blinded by her hurt, furious tears, and the storm, as she roars down the winding
rural English road, Abigail loses control of her car. She flies over a hedge, landing in a conservatory attached to a small
cottage. The car is a tangled mess of metal and broken glass. Abigail stumbles into the house. No one answers her cries for
help, and weak, dizzy, bruised, she collapses into sleep on the sofa.
Abigail is startled awake sometime later, by the lights run on a timer switch,
but not nearly as startled as when she decides to explore and finds a skeleton in the upstairs bedroom. She flees the house,
only to find the nearest working phone is five or six miles away. She is barefoot and hurt. The storm is returning. With no
choice she returns to the to the cottage for the night.
The next morning Abigail discovers a pile of mail. Her deceased host has left
a large bank account that is automatically paying the bills. The stack of mail also produces a couple of new credit cards.
Greg, the adulterous cheat, owned her flat. She worked for him. She has no
job and no where to go. So, why not? There are no personal letters mixed with the bills and advertisements. It will hurt no
one. Just until she can get on her feet. Just until she has a place to go. At least that’s what she tells herself, at
the start.
Her best friend Michelle convinces her she must at least try to find someone,
notify someone of Allan Colliers death. Abigail begins the search that will pull her into the danger of underworld crime.
All the while becoming deeper embroiled in her deceit, her fraudulent use of funds and property, posing as Allen Collier’s
girlfriend.
Andy JW Davie once again creates characters so real, a story so strong and
compelling it kept me reading long into the night. ABIGAIL’S LOVER is a page-turner, filled with twists and turns
and surprises that shock, delight, and shock again.
Diary of a Curtain Twitcher’ is available at www.Amazon.com and www.metropolisink.com
Andy JW Davie in collaboration with novelist/screenwriter Craig MacLachlan is proud to anounce the screenplay adaptation
of DIARY OF A CURTAIN TWITCHER. A reading DIARY OF A CURTAIN TWITCHER was enacted at the Poetry Cafe 22 Betterton St,
London On Thursday September 4, 2003 Check out Andy's Page www.thejays.nildram.co.uk Click on eyes beneath the raven and meet the cast. Enjoy pictures and sound from the actual reading, and meet the cast.
‘Abigail’s Lover’ and ‘Raven’s Muse’
are both available through www.ableebooks.com
For more information on Andy Davie you can visit his website by clicking on
his picture above or at: www.thejays.nildram.co.uk/
Reviewed by Charlene Austin http://home.earthlink.net/~clyons55
Dr. Bob Rich
THE START OF MAGIC
Part 1 of the first story of the Ehvelen
By: Dr. Bob Rich
Published by: Anina's Book Company
109 Moora Road
Healesville
Victoria
Australia 3777
Grasshopper, the storyteller, has written the stories of his people. THE START OF MAGIC is the first of the stories of
the Ehvelen.
A young group of Ehvelen hunters are unafraid when they meet the giants in their forest. After all, the concept of anyone
harming another person is totally unknown; it would never occur to them. They are a peaceful people, who honor the mother
within, and respect all life and learning. They greet the Doshi invaders with welcome and friendship. The boys are quickly
slaughtered with arrows from the warrior’s bows, and the girls, Oak and Heather, taken as slaves. Oak manages to kill
her owner and escape, but Heather is trapped, a slave of the Doshi: a woman used by her master for pleasure, scorned for her
status as slave.
The Doshi return to the forest of the Ehvelen, for one has seen gold. They are secure in their strength as warriors. But,
again and again, the raiding Doshi are driven back across the river. The Ehvelen are skilled hunters, and have learned the
art of camouflage from the animals they stalk. They are a very small people, but strong and agile, able to jump from great
heights and run long distances at great speed. The Doshi warriors fall, their skulls crushed by stones. Die, felled by spears
wielded with deadly accuracy and tremendous strength by an enemy they cannot catch, and rarely see.
The Doshi begin to believe the "midgets" have magic powers. Despite this belief, when the Ehvelen kill Harila’s son,
Djing, he vows vengeance. The word goes out to all the Sabad’s to gather and turn all their warmonger’s strength
against the forest people.
Heather will learn, from the Areg trader, Moustaf, from the other Doshi slave women, the language and the ways of these
savage people, their strengths and their weaknesses. For she must escape, warn her people, and prepare them for war.
Dr. Bob Rich has created a world to match his name. THE START OF MAGIC is a story rich in its ability to pull you into
the fantasy of a long ago time of myth and legend. Rich in strong, believable characters that tug at the heartstrings or shock
with their savagery. A lesson in the absurdity of prejudice, slavery, and man's innate cruelty to man. THE START OF MAGIC
is a stirring and entertaining read, while showing how violence begets violence and vengeance erodes values.
The companion volume "THE MOTHER’S SWORD, and the trilogy TRAVELS OF THE FIRST HORSE, may be read in any order.
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