Part of the fun of writing an ongoing series is creating new characters with each story. I have the same core characters from the beginning (two of which I love almost like they were my own daughters). A large part of the newest plot has to do with a great guy I call Karl Lumpkin.
The Secret Queen
Book III of The Empyrical Tales
is now available
from Comfort Publishing
wherever fine books are sold.
Karl describes himself as a "free thinker of old". In The Secret Queen, he is a sixteen year old boy that has an uncanny knack of predicting the future. He is witty and odd. Karl serves as a big brother figure for Olena on her journey to the south.
Some readers may recall Eisenhahn talking about Wizard Lumpkin in
The Lost Queen. Is it possible that these are one and the same? Eisenhahn talks about an old man in his past, while Olena meets a young man in the present. I can say that there is definitely more to Karl than seen at first glance.
Oh, and Karl has his own Twitter account for when he visits our world -
@WizardLumpkin
With the official release of The Secret Queen today, you can meet all of the new characters that cross paths with Olena on her quest to discover the secret!
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“Okay now we’re all pretty sure the character in this story is the same person that’s in our new color webcomic but we’re not sure sure yet. This is called the Plot Against the Vicereine, and it’s a preview from the upcoming third book in the Ajan Warriors Series called Call of the Huntress. Here’s Part One, Part Two, Part Three, and Part Four.”
“I hope she’s nice to us, too.”
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Plot Against the Vicereine Part One
Ruthless designs are being drawn against a Gacenar noble by a deadly band of vicious assassins. Who are they and why do they plot against the Vicereine? Can she escape their evil plan?
Plot Against the Vicereine Part Two
Who is the Vicereine Reina and why does she confront the merchants of Prince Branven Square? What power does she possess?
Plot Against the Vicereine Part Three
The maimed assassin Kenesh, the Scaled One, seeks a weapon to use against the Vicereine, and recruits a henchman. The stage is set.
Plot Against the Vicereine Part Four
The Scaled One waits in the shadows for a chance to steal the Vicereine’s chains, but even his poisoned blade may not be enough to defeat a Scribe Arcanist.
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SHOW NOTES:
This January 2008 episode offers themes of empowerment with these interviews:
> Raz Godelnik, founder of Eco-Libris, planting a tree for each book you read
> Chana Rothman, whose debut album We Can Rise shows off her "female-fronted earthy groove"
> Linda Silver, creator of The Jewish Values Finder, a database and book identifying values in Jewish children's books
> Rachel Kamin, chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee, describing the 2008 winners of this award for Jewish lit for kids and teens
NEWS:
February 7, 2008, 3-4pm EST The Book of Life will host a live call-in show on the theme "Funny, That Book Doesn't Look Jewish!" Pam Ehrenberg, author of the middle-grade novel Ethan, Suspended, will be our guest, and we'll take calls for YOU, the audience! Please join us by calling in - instructions for particpating will appear on our web site: www.bookoflifepodcast.com
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