Edie Roones

Today is the anniversary of the publication of Edie Roones' first book which is the first book in the Sansward Quarternary. Summer Sieges  introduces the world in the vale of Sansward and the stakes if the allies against the Gitane Witches and the Overlord Summa fail to stop their attempt to conquer the whole vale. Purchase here . A brief story of the writing of S.Sieges can be found here.

Read the first chapter of To Wield the Wind at this link . See the previous blog for the link to Amazon.

Actually, I just finished this book.  And I have to recommend it.  It's well worth your time and money. I love a good mystery.  I love a good snarky voice.  I especially love a local well-drawn setting that is necessary to the story. Last October I purchased a first book by one of our classic mystery writers Christianna Brand.  I'm on a mission to read the first outings by writers who became great.  Brand authored two dozen mystery novels. Death in High Heels was Brand's first mystery, inspired by an irritating co-worker that she dreamed about killing.  No lie!  It's in the biography. I didn't get to the book until New Year's, and I've just finished it.  And I was surprised--pleasantly so.  Why? Well, for a book that was dreamed up as a fantasy about killing a co-worker, it was hilarious! The puzzle was even better.  For most mysteries, I can figure out the puzzle before the first third of the book is complete.  I ...