Dark Fantasy
Haelend's Ballad
Author: Ian V. Conrey
Genre: Dark Fantasy, Steampunk
Buy Link: https://amzn.to/3xzCjE6
Blurb
“Some call me Murderer, others call me Lord. I've been called Savior and Enslaver. But no one has ever called me Child.”
A young man signs his own death warrant when he joins an already failing militia. A teenage girl is haunted by her childhood abuse and begins to crave the very things she hates. A childless mother finds herself on the run as a convicted murderer. Yet they are all unaware that their own fates are tied to a young orphan who has drowned and come back to life in a foreign land where he will be the death of everyone he meets.
Hælend’s Ballad is a tale about what happens when men and women from two colliding cultures realize they may not be on the right side. Heroes are villains. The persecuted are oppressors. And when rumors begin to spread that the world is dying, the darkness of their own hearts betrays them.
Ovidius 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Author: Karin Mabry
Genre: Fantasy
Buy Link: https://amzn.to/3G34lLn
Blurb
'Ovidius' follows the lives of members of the Ovidius community, a neighborhood surrounding The Ovidius Zoo, home of Worthington the Tiger. The animals of Ovidius communicate with each other using mental telepathy, unbeknownst to humans. Some, like Godiva the Cat and Sam the Bird, tweak the agreed-upon system to fit their agendas, Godiva, to write poetry, Sam, to wreak havoc. Others, like Philodendrum the Bullfrog and Xavier the human, friend of Godiva, are just trying to figure out who they really are. Written in the fix-up style, ‘Ovidius’ is a beautiful reflection on animals, spirituality and being wild and free.
Ornery Owl's Mini Review
The following is a duplicate of my review for this book on Amazon.
If you appreciated George Orwell's "Animal Farm," you will enjoy Ovidius, a series of interconnected fantasy stories about animals who can communicate telepathically. Filled with dark mirroring of various human foibles, this book is definitely not for children. Those who dare venture into Ovidius will be forever changed and may discover something about themselves in the process.
There is an animal here for everyone! You may relate to the anger felt by Worthington the Tiger. Perhaps you are a spiritual seeker like Philodendrum the Bullfrog. Maybe you have a poetic soul like Godiva the Cat. Maybe you're just a muddled-up human such as Xavier, who likes animals better than people. And don't we all know someone like Sam the Bird, a jerk who is full of himself and enjoys messing up everyone else's life?
If you enjoy speculative stories that make you think, Ovidius is the right book for you.
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