I have the pleasure of sharing a guest post from author Miriam Newman, who ansers my question...
One of the things about
which I am most passionate is my love of horses. It has influenced every area of life from my
earliest years. I even met my husband in
a barn! But long before that, a love of
all things equine led me into exploration of old myths and legends in which
horses were featured. Even today, I find
those influences cropping up in my work.
Studying the uses of war horses took me back in history, to ancient
lands and civilizations whose rich panorama helps create the fantasy world in
many of my books—and also their wars.
Additionally, there are the books that are not fantasy. My novel The Comet, set in 1066, is a story
of the Norman conquest of England in which the use of cavalry helped decide the
fate of nations. The Saxons who depended
upon their time-honored shield wall comprised of men were, in the end, overcome
in part by the modern-for-its-time use of cavalry by the invading Normans. Another novel, Spirit Awakened, drew much of
its inspiration from the famed cavalry of the Mongol Golden Horde. I am fascinated by the battle tactics of
ancient warriors from the first Irish chariots to the U.S. Cavalry, which lend
themselves to tales of heroes and the women who love them. Anyone who has read my books, with the
exception of the science fiction novella Peace on New Earth, knows there will
be a horse here and there. I have not
yet transported any of them into space, but it might happen!
by Miriam Newman
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GENRE: Historical fantasy
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BLURB:
Available
for the first time as an e-book bundle, the award-winning historical fantasy
series The Chronicles of Alcinia weaves a tale of war, history, passion and
romance. In Book I, The King’s
Daughter, Tarabenthia of Alcinia should grow to inherit her father’s throne by
the rocky cliffs of the sea. When
invaders seize her land, what will she sacrifice in the name of love? In Book II, Heart of the Earth, the Northern
Prince who has always wanted Tia saves her life. But will the price of his protection be too
high? And finally in Book III, Ice
Maiden, readers who wondered about the fate of Tia’s oldest son have their
answer. Sometimes heart-wrenching,
always powerful, this is a tale of heroes and the women who loved them.
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EXCERPT
I
was the King's daughter once, so many years ago that sometimes now it is hard
to remember. Before the tide of time carried away so many things, so many
people, it was worth something to be the daughter of a King.
Our
little island nation of Alcinia was not rich, except for tin mines honeycombing
the south. It wasn't even hospitable. Summer was a brief affair and fall was
only a short time of muted colors on the northernmost coast where my father sat
his throne at the ancient Keep of Landsfel. Winter was the killing time and
spring was hardly better, with frosts that could last into Fifth- Month. But
from the south, where men cut thatch in a pattern like the bones of fish, to
the north where rock roses spilled down cliffs to the sea, it was my own.
One
thinks such things will never change, yet all things do.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Beginning a prize-winning
career in poetry, Miriam carried her love of the written word into seventeen
novels to date. Her offerings range from
contemporary and historical fantasy to science fiction and historical fiction,
always with a romantic flavoring. Her
original novel The King’s Daughter—now part of The Chronicles of Alcinia—was
written in Ireland, her second home.
When in the U.S., she resides on a small horse farm in Pennsylvania with
a collection of rescue animals.
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