Download or read book Changespell Legacy written by Doranna Durgin and published by Blue Hound Visions. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dun Lady’s Jess–all horse, all woman, all heart…and the only one left who can save her disintegrating world from magic gone awry. Arlen of Anfeald is dead–or so his friends believe, for Camolen’s Council of Wizards has been cut down in a treacherous ambush of twisted magic…and the only surviving witness is a palomino stallion named Ramble. Convinced that the twisted magic is a threat to all of Camolen, Carey–Anfeald’s Head Courier–plans to question the palomino, using the now-forbidden spell that can change a horse into a human. This is the same spell that once turned Dun Lady’s Jess from horse to human as it took her from one world to another–from Camolen to the American Midwest. But once Cary, Jess, and the palomino leave Camolen, racing to obtain the crucial information that can save their world, the damaging magic spreads, blossoming to engulf the unwary and corrupting even the simplest of spells. Even the spell that can take them home…

Download or read book Changespell written by Doranna Durgin and published by Blue Hound Visions. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dun Lady’s Jess–once a horse, now learning the ways of the human heart: love, betrayal, and deadly revenge. Jess, once a horse called Dun Lady’s Jess, is still struggling to integrate her human and equine selves when the wizard Arlen discovers someone in Camolen is callously turning wild creatures into bewildered and maddened human slaves. It’s unsettling enough that Camolen’s wizards can’t find the rogue magic user–but the trouble has just started. A dangerous wizard escapes, Arlen’s hold comes under attack, and an entire company of peacekeepers disappears. Jess soon realizes that she and her friends are at the center of events that threaten to leave her trapped helplessly in equine form while her friends fall victim to revenge and the Council of Wizards slowly loses control of Camolen.

Download or read book The Changespell Saga Collection written by Doranna Durgin and published by Blue Hound Visions. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dun Lady's Jess: all woman, all heart...all horse. When hikers find a naked and terrified young woman, they're sure she's the victim of foul play. But the truth is much more shocking: she isn't human at all. She's Dun Lady's Jess, a horse transformed by the spell that brought her and her rider, to whom she is utterly devoted, into this world. Possessed now of human intelligence but still a horse deep inside, Jess desperately searches this world for her master and rider, using her fiery equine spirit to take on human idiosyncrasies--and human threats. (Contains Dun Lady's Jess, Changespell, & Changespell Legacy) "....Dun Lady's Jess is unique. Durgin has created a character who is utterly believable as both horse and horse-in-human-body. The setup is brilliant: the magic that causes the transformation is not in the horse, but external, and the creature that is Dun Lady's Jess must adapt, must find an identity that works in both paradigms. Humans who encounter her, in either body, must also adapt to the reality that created her and that she represents. She cannot be, any longer, just another mare...she cannot be, ever, just another woman...." --Excerpt from Elizabeth Moon's Forward for Dun Lady's Jess "A thrill ride with a fantasy twist, neatly done by a knowledgeable author - short, sweet, and paced at a gallop, Dun Lady's Jess can't help but to win you over." --Janny Wurts "Horses, heroics, and magic--a great combination! I thoroughly enjoyed reading Dun Lady's Jess, a spirited and daring novel. I couldn't put it down." --Kristen Britain, author of the Green Rider series "Dun Lady's Jess is a wonderful read for those who are horse fans and those who are just plain fantasy fans or fans of great writing." --Josepha Sherman, bestselling author/editor "Dun Lady's Jess is everything a great fantasy ought to be: Exciting, moving, and utterly original. Doranna Durgin has spun a marvelous tale, set it in a world that feels as real as our own, and populated that world with characters who will stay with you long after you read the final page. An excellent book, which I highly recommend." --David Coe, author of Winds of the Forelands & the LonTobyn Chronicle "Jess is a tale of wonderfully diverse and riveting characters embroiled in extraordinary events, told with a deftness and care few authors can achieve. Once you begin, you won't be able to put it down until you know what happens -- and then you'll wish it never stopped. I highly recommend it." --Diana Pharoah Francis, author of Path of Blood "Dun Lady's Jess is an adventure story with heart. It's a unique idea, imaginatively explored. The characters are charming, and humanly flawed. The accurate equestrian touches are a pleasure to encounter, and Jess' reactions, particularly while she's still getting her feet under her, are surprisingly yet completely believable. Doranna Durgin offers the reader an unusual viewpoint of impressive versimilitude." --Vonda McIntyre, Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author of The Moon and the Sun "Durgin never fails to entertain with solid characters, good action, well-conceived plots, compelling narrative -- and her expert background in horses always provides a real -- and realistic! -- treat for readers. Jess is one of the most complex and likeable characters in fantasy fiction." --Jennifer Roberson, author of the Karavans and Sword Dancer series

Download or read book Emerging Legacy written by Doranna Durgin and published by Blue Hound Visions. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The slavers who capture Kelyn's youthful hunting pack also threaten her village--which depends on the meat and trade pelts the pack brings in from the harsh land of Ketura. But except for Kelyn, the pack is drugged…and Kelyn's nickname is Kelyn the Clumsy... A short story of the young Wolverine's Daughter About the Wolverine's Daughter: "When a sword and sorcery book begins with humor, it's fairly well guaranteed to be an excellent read.... This book whips along with impressive fight choreography, excellent background descriptions, and fascinating plotlines." --Kliatt "With this new book, Doranna Durgin ventures into classic sword & sorcery -- and turns the subgenre upside down.... And I like Kelyn, who could kick Red Sonya’s steel bikini-clad butt from introduction to epilogue. Fantasy fans in general will love this book, but it has extra appeal for feminists and for warriors of the female persuasion." --Hypatia's Hoard

Download or read book Barrenlands written by Doranna Durgin and published by Blue Hound Visions. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before there was Dun Lady’s Jess… Magic, betrayal, and a twice-cursed exile--only one man's determination can untangle the deadly intrigue that binds them together. When Ehren's sovereign and friend was killed, Ehren, First of the King's Guard, was far away -- sent on a wild goose chase by the First Level Ministry, whose number he now believes must contain at least one traitor. When a First Level wizard orders him to stop searching for the assassins and instead to find and neutralize the dead king's distant family, his suspicions deepen to near certainty. And Ehren is determined to find those exiles -- if only so that he may guard them with his life.

Download or read book Dun Lady s Jess written by Doranna Durgin and published by Blue Hound Visions. This book was released on 2013-01-13 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dun Lady’s Jess: all woman, all heart…all horse. Courier mount Dun Lady's Jess accepts the hand of only one man: Carey of Anfeald. Together they race across rugged territories with the spell manuscripts no one else dares to carry, handling secrets with the potential to destroy worlds. That is, until a treacherous wizard rips Lady and Carey apart in mid-run, tossing them across realities and turning Lady into Jess—a woman of fiery equine spirit and unyielding intent. But Jess and Carey weren’t the only ones to tumble between worlds, and they aren’t the only ones looking for a way back. They definitely aren’t the only ones who want that deadly spell manuscript. And ultimately, only Jess—separated from the one person she trusts, flung into a new human form and culture—has the means to bring two worlds together and stop a wizard run amuck. That is, if anyone can… ~~~~ "....Dun Lady's Jess is unique. Durgin has created a character who is utterly believable as both horse and horse-in-human-body. The setup is brilliant: the magic that causes the transformation is not in the horse, but external, and the creature that is Dun Lady's Jess must adapt, must find an identity that works in both paradigms. Humans who encounter her, in either body, must also adapt to the reality that created her and that she represents. She cannot be, any longer, just another mare...she cannot be, ever, just another woman...." --Excerpt from Elizabeth Moon's Forward for Dun Lady's Jess "A thrill ride with a fantasy twist, neatly done by a knowledgeable author - short, sweet, and paced at a gallop, Dun Lady's Jess can't help but to win you over." --Janny Wurts "Horses, heroics, and magic--a great combination! I thoroughly enjoyed reading Dun Lady's Jess, a spirited and daring novel. I couldn't put it down." --Kristen Britain, author of the Green Rider series "Dun Lady's Jess is a wonderful read for those who are horse fans and those who are just plain fantasy fans or fans of great writing." --Josepha Sherman, bestselling author/editor "Dun Lady's Jess is everything a great fantasy ought to be: Exciting, moving, and utterly original. Doranna Durgin has spun a marvelous tale, set it in a world that feels as real as our own, and populated that world with characters who will stay with you long after you read the final page. An excellent book, which I highly recommend." --David Coe, author of Winds of the Forelands & the LonTobyn Chronicle "Jess is a tale of wonderfully diverse and riveting characters embroiled in extraordinary events, told with a deftness and care few authors can achieve. Once you begin, you won't be able to put it down until you know what happens -- and then you'll wish it never stopped. I highly recommend it." --Diana Pharoah Francis, author of Path of Blood "Dun Lady's Jess is an adventure story with heart. It's a unique idea, imaginatively explored. The characters are charming, and humanly flawed. The accurate equestrian touches are a pleasure to encounter, and Jess' reactions, particularly while she's still getting her feet under her, are surprisingly yet completely believable. Doranna Durgin offers the reader an unusual viewpoint of impressive versimilitude." --Vonda McIntyre, Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author of The Moon and the Sun "Durgin never fails to entertain with solid characters, good action, well-conceived plots, compelling narrative -- and her expert background in horses always provides a real -- and realistic! -- treat for readers. Jess is one of the most complex and likeable characters in fantasy fiction." --Jennifer Roberson, author of the Karavans and Sword Dancer series

Download or read book Exception to the Rules written by Doranna Durgin and published by Blue Hound Visions. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Survival Instinct written by Doranna Durgin and published by Blue Hound Visions. This book was released on 2016-09-22 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Beyond the Rules written by Doranna Durgin and published by Blue Hound Visions. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Touched By Magic written by Doranna Durgin and published by Blue Hound Visions. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One man loses everything to magic–and will do anything to prevent it from taking over his world. Magic has never been a part of Reandn’s life. Almost gone from Keland when he was born, there is no trace of it left by the time he patrols the Keep lands as an elite King’s Wolf. Magic has never been a part of Reandn’s life. Until the people under his care start dying. Until the threat extends to his family-and then turns on him. Someone, somewhere, is trying to draw magic back into Keland, and they don’t care what-or who-is destroyed in the process. But Reandn does.

Download or read book Wolverine s Daughter written by Doranna Durgin and published by Blue Hound Visions. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wolverine’s Daughter is hard-tempered by her struggle to survive in the hostile Keturan mountains; she knows nothing of the Outlands, or of her father...or of the curse behind her puzzling clumsiness. But she’s about to find out what it means to visit those Outlands...and they’re about to find out what it means to have her. "When a sword and sorcery book begins with humor, it's fairly well guaranteed to be an excellent read.... This book whips along with impressive fight choreography, excellent background descriptions, and fascinating plotlines." --Kliatt ~~~ Kelyn of Ketura. Daughter of a legendary warrior who left the mountains before she was born. Brave. Strong. Tempered by her struggle to survive in the hostile, craggy Keturan mountains. And plagued by moments of enormous and puzzling clumsiness. "Find your father," the local wisewoman tells her. "To find your true self, find the Wolverine." Angered by his abandonment, Kelyn doesn't care about her father--but the lure of adventure in the Out Lands calls to her, just as it called to the Wolverine before her, and she accepts the challenge. New languages, new weapons. Magic. Witch hunts. The treacheries of civilization. She doesn't know just how much of a challenge it'll be. ~~~ "With this new book, Doranna Durgin ventures into classic sword & sorcery -- and turns the subgenre upside down..... I like Kelyn, who could kick Red Sonya's steel bikini-clad butt from introduction to epilogue. Fantasy fans in general will love this book, but it has extra appeal for feminists and for warriors of the female persuasion." --Hypatia's Hoard

Download or read book Making the Rules written by Doranna Durgin and published by Blue Hound Visions. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kimmer Reed: Street-wise runaway. Survivor. Now an unpredictable operative with a sharp instinct & even sharper wit. Kimmer Reed's mission should be simple enough: guard an ancient Basque talisman. But someone is already one step ahead of the Hunter Agency's top operative—someone with a grudge, and the means to act on it. Now Kimmer and partner Rio Carlsen are on the run through a maze of betrayal—cut off from the agency, wanted by local officials, hunted by the terrorists who want what they think she's stolen— And worst of all, no longer certain of one another. Find the talisman. Catch the bad guy. Stop the terrorists. And somehow, re-establish the trust that makes them the best team Hunter's ever had. But time is running out, and Kimmer Reed doesn't just have to live through the day— She has to save it. About Kimmer & Rio in the RULES series: "Doranna Durgin's BEYOND THE RULES is action-packed from start to finish. Kimmer is so strong that readers won't doubt for even a minute that she'll come out on top in the end. And Rio is a hero any woman could love." --Romantic Times, Four Stars “Imagine the pace of the TV show Alias, the smart, emotional whammy of Buffy, and characters you care about every minute.” —Julie Czerneda, Aurora-winning Author of the Night's Edge series “Filled with unrelenting danger, heart-stopping action plus a wonderful touch of romance...With Kimmer’s sharp-edged nature and brazen wit, Ms. Durgin has created a dynamic heroine.” —CataRomance “Part action-adventure, part family drama, this story explores how far someone will go to do what’s right...” —Romance Junkies

Download or read book At Blade s Edge written by Doranna Durgin and published by Blue Hound Visions. This book was released on 2022-01-06 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At Blade's Edge is the first of the Demon Steel books, an introduction to the world of heroes and living steel. Ever since the night Alex Donally found the demon blade in his hand—and in his thoughts—he has been driven to fight evil. When he meets Deb Marchand, he feels compelled to protect her from her violent ex—and is drawn by the visions they share when they touch. The blade is showing them what they can have— But only if Deb can risk her trust and heart to a vigilante... about the Demon Steel series: “... Starts out with a bang and just keeps going until the final page... Author Doranna Durgin writes what we want to read.” – Fresh Fiction “Innovative premise... notably creative... filled with wonder.” – Cataromance.com

Download or read book Shattered Blade written by Doranna Durgin and published by Blue Hound Visions. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shattered Blade is the first of the Demon Steel novels, the world of heroes and living steel. Devin James wields a demon blade—or does the demon blade wield him? The bond between man and steel is soul deep, the source of Devin's power and an ever-present torment. Struggling against the evil forged within the blade, Devin patrols the dark streets of Albuquerque, searching for innocents to rescue. That's how he finds Natalie Chambers.... Natalie is sure that helping Devin is another in a long series of very bad decisions, but she can't abandon the man who saved her life—a man who believes that the demon blade might turn him into a monster. She is powerless to resist their fierce attraction. But love is their only chance at salvation. Can they now find the faith to take that chance? And can they keep the demon blade from the man who would destroy them both?

Download or read book Darkest Blade written by Doranna Durgin and published by Blue Hound Visions. This book was released on 2022-05-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Darkest Blade is the second of the full-length Demon Steel novels, the world of heroes and living steel. Gwen Badura lives by instinct, tied to the pendant she has worn since she was a child. Michael MacKenzie is driven by the demon blade he carries, his soul slowly poisoned by its demands. They are both drawn to the city of Albuquerque by forces they do not understand... forces that require their submission—or their death. Thrown together by violence in a city being driven mad with hate, their connection—emotional and physical—is immediate, and fierce. They don't know the rules of this deadly game, only the penalty for losing. Gwen and Mac need to trust each other to survive—but the secrets they carry may destroy them first. === "Doranna Durgin is known for creating original stories with inventive plots...an adventurous paranormal tale of the fascinatingly unexpected." --Cataromance.com "...Fast-paced, exciting story." --RT Book Reviews "DARKEST BLADE follows a blood-fueled blade thru Albuquerque as it, & Mac its wielder, seeks both relief & respite…" --Samanda Jeude's clever "Tweview" (Twitter review) From the Demon Steel Series: "Brilliant, original, imaginative, powerful, fun, fast, and furious... I was barely into SHATTERED BLADE when I realized that Doranna Durgin had created something very special indeed. This is a whole, convincing, and utterly fascinating new take on demons and how they might interact with humans.... I want more. Bigger. LONGER!!!! May this be only the beginning." --Julie Czerneda, author of A TURN OF LIGHT "...Starts out with a bang and just keeps going until the final page... Author Doranna Durgin writes what we want to read." --Fresh Fiction "Innovative premise...notably creative....filled with wonder." --Cataromance

Download or read book The A to Z of Fantasy Literature written by Brian Stableford and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2009-08-13 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once upon a time all literature was fantasy, set in a mythical past when magic existed, animals talked, and the gods took an active hand in earthly affairs. As the mythical past was displaced in Western estimation by the historical past and novelists became increasingly preoccupied with the present, fantasy was temporarily marginalized until the late 20th century, when it enjoyed a spectacular resurgence in every stratum of the literary marketplace. Stableford provides an invaluable guide to this sequence of events and to the current state of the field. The chronology tracks the evolution of fantasy from the origins of literature to the 21st century. The introduction explains the nature of the impulses creating and shaping fantasy literature, the problems of its definition and the reasons for its changing historical fortunes. The dictionary includes cross-referenced entries on more than 700 authors, ranging across the entire historical spectrum, while more than 200 other entries describe the fantasy subgenres, key images in fantasy literature, technical terms used in fantasy criticism, and the intimately convoluted relationship between literary fantasies, scholarly fantasies, and lifestyle fantasies. The book concludes with an extensive bibliography that ranges from general textbooks and specialized accounts of the history and scholarship of fantasy literature, through bibliographies and accounts of the fantasy literature of different nations, to individual author studies and useful websites.

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction written by Don D'Ammassa and published by Infobase Learning. This book was released on 2015-04-22 with total page 2061 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents articles on the horror and fantasy genres of fiction, including authors, themes, significant works, and awards.