Several bits of news, then my insight from the past week. (There’s also an extra photo!)
As you probably guessed from the image above, I have Book Release News!
Aurora Borealis Bridge, sequel to Library of the Sapphire Wind, is now officially released as both an e-book and a trade paperback.
My friend, award-winning reviewer, Alan Robson, who has permission to not like the same sorts of books as me or even my books (or else we could never have written a column together for seven years), had this to say about the series:
“I thoroughly enjoyed the story. I even stayed up past my bedtime just so I could finish the first book! It’s an amazingly complex story, quite different from what I expected at the start…. I think it’s very clever, very witty, often funny and really rather subversive in the way in which it turns so many cliches on their heads. Well done, very well done.”
I’ve been writing about the two Over Where books on and off for a while now. If you’d like to know more, you can read about Library of the Sapphire Wind here.
As for Aurora Borealis Bridge, here’s a longer version of the cover copy that doesn’t have too many spoilers!
Can It Get Any Stranger?
Absolutely!
When Peg, Meg, and Teg were first summoned Over Where, vast and varied life experience (along with wide reading choices) helped them to adjust to a world where they were the only humans, magic was real, ships could fly, and reincarnation was a confirmed fact.
In the company of the “inquisitors,” Xerak, Grunwold, and Vereez, the three newly appointed mentors rediscovered the Library of the Sapphire Wind, and, within it, revelations that transformed the young people’s pasts into a vast tangle of lies and half-truths.
But there are still questions to be answered. Before they are done, Meg the retired librarian, Teg the archeologist turned mage, and the multi-talented, ever surprising Peg will deal with kidnappings, betrayal, arcane artifacts, romantic intrigues, and the inescapable reality that past lives cast long shadows.
Together, the three mentors and their young allies will uncover the startling truth about what lies on the other side of the Aurora Borealis Bridge—a truth that holds the secret of Over Where, and that will change all their lives forever.
As for the other image there with Aurora Borealis Bridge, I’m happy to announce that at long last, there is a new e-book edition of my novel Child of a Rainless Year available at several popular e-tailers. Since this WW has wandered on almost long enough, I’ll stop here and save talking about this novel for next week’s WW.
If you can’t wait or have any questions about any of my books, I’m doing a Zoom chat with Parsec, the Pittsburgh area SF/F club this coming Saturday, April 16, at 1:00 pm EST. Here’s a link where you can sign up: Parsec meeting.
Oh, and the insight? It’s related to the picture below.
On Monday, Jim and I came back from Arizona, where we went for my aunt’s funeral. This photo was taken at one of the rest stops along the way home from Tucson. I guess it’s proof that no matter how sad the occasion, no matter how tough the road, you can find beauty along the way.
Jane Lindskold: Wednesday Wanderings 
April 21, 2022 at 12:19 am |
First, I’m very sorry your aunt passed. Although we all want to live forever, we know it is not possible. We can live as best we can and hope (as well as pray) we make it to the other side.
Interesting announcement. I had started to read the first book, but I needed to work on some others first. I’ll get to your books soon.
Beauty is always to be found in places we least expect it. I’m glad you found some this week on your trip home.