Carpinello's Writing Pages presents Day 8 of Loving the Book's Great
Summer Reads with fantasy writer Cas Peace. Cas is also a lover of animals of all kinds.
So Enjoy Day 8!
Cas lives
in the lovely county of Hampshire, southern UK, where she was born. On leaving
school she trained for two years before qualifying as horse-riding instructor.
During this time she also learned to carriage-drive. She spent thirteen years
in the British Civil Service before moving to Rome, Italy, where she and her
husband, Dave, lived for three years. They enjoy returning whenever they can.
Cas supports many animal charities and owns two rescue dogs. She has a large
collection of cacti and loves gardening. She is also a folk singer/songwriter
and is currently writing and recording nine folk-style songs to accompany each
of her fantasy books. You can listen to and download all the songs from her
website: www.caspeace.com
See the video of her
performing live at the King’s Envoy book launch
here: http://www.caspeace.com/cas-
Taran Elijah’s quest for knowledge uncovers a plot
that threatens the
world...
Desperate to learn how to control his
innate Artesan powers, Taran embarks on a foolhardy plan to
acquire the teaching he craves. The military backlash his action unleashes
forces Albia’s High King to send Major Sullyan as an envoy to the Fifth Realm.
But a dark and treacherous power is moving through the realms and all will feel
its influence.
Captured and tortured by the power-hungry Lord Rykan,
Sullyan is trapped in Andaryon. Aided by the unlikeliest sources, the
major formulates a plan to defeat Rykan and end his quest for the throne.
But Sullyan’s strength is fading fast and time is running
out. The only thing that can save her is Rykan’s mysterious Staff, which lies
buried in the ruins of Taran’s
cellar.
Sullyan’s lover,
Robin Tamsen, sets out to recover the artefact, but the enemy is two
steps ahead of him. If Robin fails to secure the Staff, Sullyan’s life,
the Artesan craft, and the very existence of their
world is under threat.
Review:
"Cas Peace's Artesans of Albia
trilogy immediately sweeps you away: the drama starts
with King's Envoy, continues unabated
in King's Champion, and climaxes
in King's Artesan, yet each volume is
complete, satisfying. The Artesan series propels you
into a world so deftly written that you see, feel, touch, and even smell each
twist and turn. These nesting novels are evocative, hauntingly real.
Smart. Powerful. Compelling.
Janet E Morris: Bestselling Author
of The Sacred Band of
Stepsons series; the Dream
Dancer series; I, the Sun; Outpassage; The Silistra
Quartet;and editor of the Bangsian In
Hell series. Famed
contributor to
the shared universe fantasy series, Thieves
World.
Top
Ten List:
1) Anthing to do with animals, especially dogs and horses. My
favorite horse breed is the Friesian, which is why I put one in my novels. I
also own two rescue dogs and support many animal
charities.
2) Singing, especially folk-style songs. I also sing in my
local church choir.
3) Chocolate!!
4) Dragons and (I have to admit!) unicorns. I have collected
figurines and statues of dragons and unicorns since I was small and have a vast
collection, some of which live outdoors. But I don’t like “twee”, only ones
that look like they could be real.
5) Reading, especially fantasy and sci-fi.
6) Country walks.
7)All
wildlife, especially butterflies. I used to breed and release UK varieties, and
belong to the Butterfly Conservation Society.
8) Did I mention chocolate?
9) Spending time with family members.
10) Playing my bodhran (Irish drum). I can’t read music so
decided to take up drumming instead! It’s fun and very
theraputic.
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