I just wanted to wish everyone a very merry Christmas for 2006 and all the best for 2007. Hope everyone enjoyed the festive season and celebrated Jesus’ birthday with gusto!

 

Have you seen the cover for book four of LOTGK? Oh my gosh, it’s mighty impressive. Book four will be called “Return of the Guardian King” and the picture is awesome! *squee* I can’t wait until it’s realized, although being in Australia it might take a little extra time to hit the shelves. I nearly died at the end of book 3 – the ending left me in tears! I was like “nooooooooo how could it end like that?”. But anyway book four looks awesome.

New cover...

 

For anyone who’s interested I wrote a letter to Karen Hancock a while ago and she replied just recently. There’s some interesting stuff on how the cover designs are made and some basic info about book four. You are welcome to read Karen’s response under the clicky-cut!

 

I was pouring myself a drink yesterday, and as I was sipping away I found quite an interesting little excerpt from a magazine stuck on the side of the fridge from a few months ago, and reading over it I couldn’t help but have been reminded of Abramm, in all of the series so far but particularly book 3: SOK. Just as God would say this to us, I can imagine Eidon saying something similar to Abramm. I thought I’d share it with you – you’ll se what I mean when you read it!

 

 

 

“Some of your fondest dreams will shatter, and you will be tempted to lose hope. I will seem to you callous or, worse, weak – unresponsive to your pain. You will wonder if I cannot do anything or simply will not.

As you struggle with dashed hopes, you will fail, just as my servant Peter did. You will feel discouraged with yourself to the point of self-hatred. And I will seem to withdraw from you and do nothing.

When all of this comes to pass, My word to you is this: Do not lose hope. A plan is unfolding that you cannot clearly see. If you could see it as I do, you would still hurt, but you would not lose hope. You would gladly remain faithful to me in the middle of the worst suffering. I guarantee you the power to please me, not to have a good time. But pleasing me will bring you great joy.

In the deepest part of your soul, you long more than anything else to be a part of My plan, to further My kingdom, to know Me and please Me and enjoy Me. I will satisfy that longing. You have the power to represent Me well no matter what happens in your life. That is the hope I give you in this world. Don’t lose it.”

 

Title: Unveiled Affection

Author: Carmall Duyster

Description: Shettai sits in the on suite after being chosen by Abramm over Katahn’s excitable daughters on the eve of his battle with the Broho. As Abramm paces anxiously caught up in his own thoughts upon the balcony, Shettai contemplates her own thoughts, and the possible feelings she has for the “White Pretender”.

 

Wow, so I’ve finally finished reading “Shadow over Kiriath” and I have to say it certainly didn’t turn out as I’d expected.

 

Firstly that scene when Abramm proposes to Maddie and she says yes, and then the wedding was so beautiful, it brought tears to my eyes. I thought it was so cute, especially how Abramm practically whooped for joy when she did. Though for some reason, I think the book should have ended just a bit after the wedding, but I guess then Abramm wouldn’t have had to go through the torture that he did in the end. But seriously I kind of wish I didn’t read the ending because it left me feeling kind of… blah. I mean it was supposed to be a happy ending, I mean I know Abramm had to still trust in Eidon but the ending left me moist in the eyes for about five minutes. How, after all of that could Gillard or ‘Makepeace’ end up on the throne at the end of the book? What I couldn’t believe is how quickly ‘the mob’ the citizens of Kiriath turned on Abramm – the man they loved and adored… How!? Why!?

 

But on the other hand did Simon Jr actually die? Didn’t he run away, like I know Gillard said that thing to Abramm about having chased Simon off the cliff, but he could have just been saying that to hurt him. I'm pretty convinced of poor Ian’s death, but it’s as Abramm thought – wouldn’t they have shown him his son’s body if it were true? So that’s why I’m lead to believe Simon is still alive.

 

I liked Shadow over Kiriath as a book, but at times I think it lacked. That’s only my own personal opinion but it didn’t have as much of that sense of adventure that books 1 & 2 had, and while it was sweet it got a little too ‘lovey-dovey’ in the end shall we say. I also didn’t find Abramm connecting with Eidon as much as in the first two, he seemed to just do things on his own but maybe that’s what Hancock was trying to do so that the ending wouldn’t seem so sudden. Maddie doesn’t appear as straight forward in the 3^rd, she seems a bit toned down – not that it’s a bad thing it’s just something I observed.

Our dear Trap doesn’t seem all that happy either, though it’s understandable after what happened to Carissa (oh fire and torment it nearly made me cry!), but he’s lost the ‘swash-buckling’ approach he took to everything.

 

While we’re on the topic of Trap and Carissa, might I add that I read faeriemaiden 's fanfic the other day detailing between Trap and Carissa  called Preposterous – I really liked it. It was extremely well written and brought a chuckle to my lips on a few occasions.

 

I’ve written my first Legends of the Guardian-King fanfic if anyone is interested, but I’m not sure where to post it, I think I’ll just post it here and you can move it to wherever you see fit.

 

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