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Story for the Day: A Game of Cards

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Playing cards is a favourite pastime amongst nearly everyone on the Continents, and while there are many gambling halls dedicated to card games, the most fervent of matches is always played at the Diras castle keep.  Young Vyrdin, wishing he had a deck of cards A n hour was gone before Alasdair realized he had been dueling with Vyrdin at cards for that long, and though he was always eager for a new card game and glad to have so many willing opponents, he knew himself, knew he was becoming besotted with a game he had just learned, and, even worse, knew his obsession was owing to Vyrdin, who, like Alasdair, gratulated in strategy games and would never leave the table until he had won at least twice, once to prove to himself master of the rules, and the second time to prove that he was better than his adversary. Like Vyrdin with his game of Ibyth earlier in the day, Alasdair would not move until he had proven to himself that he knew the game, and while Escera was a game of war,

New #book: Baba Connridh

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Art by the one and only Twisk Baba Connridh, the new book in the Frewyn Fables series, is now available! Here is the description: Gran Mara Connridh, known to her few friends as Baba, is Frewyn's oldest farmer. She spends her days marching over her fields with her cat at her side, throwing stones at children, frightening her neighbours, and avoiding unwanted visitors by telling them exactly what she thinks about them when they should happen to stop by. All is prepared for the coming harvest on Baba's farm, and she has nothing more to do but sit by her hearth and disdain the world, until a visit from the gods and two wanton fey force her to leave her house and put her old powers back into practice. Beware the grans with charms and magic knitters. On sale on Amazon HERE

Story of the Day: Of Gods and Grandmas - Baba Connridh

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Baba Connridh, the novella about Gran Mara Connridh and her magic knitters, will be out this coming Tuesday. Here is one last look at now Baba gets the gods to work miracles in her favour and peel the potatoes:  B aba returned to the house, walking into the back room, feeling the smiles of a god who had an answer for everything oppress her.                 “Where’d you put the milk and the water I asked you to get earlier?” Baba asked, looking about for the piggin and bucket.                  Aoidhe waved a hand, and the piggin and the bucket appeared by the doorway. Instead of being astonished at the god’s abilities, or thankful for his efforts, Baba glanced into the piggin, and with an appraising look, said, “Aye, suppose it’ll do.”                 “Had to charm the milk outta that cow,” Aoidhe declared, tucking his thumbs behind his overall straps. “Menor too. He had to god that water outta the ground, ‘cause he said the well was dry.”                 “I know,”

#MothersDay Sneak Peek: New Frewyn Fables Book

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Gran Mara Connridh, the book about Baba Connridh and her magical knitters, will be out in two weeks! Until that time, here is a special look at one of the later chapters and the cover art: Sneak peek of the cover art by Twisk T he wind changed, a cool breeze browsed the wrinkles on Baba’s neck, her gaze followed the gale from one side of the tree to the other. A sudden rushing sound grazed her ear, the fabric of space undulated, something seething emerged, and time slowed. Baba glanced at the phuca, who was staring back at her in horror; she had a moment to defend herself from the attack, and only a moment. She tossed the brouneidh toward the tree, the phuca caught it and ducked behind the mound. Something phased in and out of view, a blaze of shadow tore through the atmosphere, and Baba turned, her shawl whirling round, verdant sparks glancing off her knitters as she brandished from her belt. She pulled her knitters across her chest, the folded iron hissed and glowed, and s