Showing posts with label McCaffrey. Show all posts
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Priestess Writes Fantasy Novels Containing Authentic Rituals

Priestess Writes Fantasy Novels Containing Working Rituals and Truth about Wiccan


Inspired by William Nolan's humor, Marion Zimmer Bradley's strong magical flare and Anne McCaffrey's strong women, Theresa Chaze has created her own genre. With equal measures of suspense, romance and horror, she creates situations and characters who are forced to face challenges from within and from without. There are no entirely good or bad character, just people who have a karmic maze to traverse as they seek love, acceptance and healing. Magic rituals and other worldly realms add layers to their karmic tests and force them to find their soul's inner truths. Set in the present day, she helps her readers to see their world with fresh eyes, new hope, and a renewed belief in magical miracles.

However, unlike Harry Potter and other fantasy novels, Chaze’s Dragon Clan Trilogy is not meant for children. Not only are the situations adults, but the characters' choices would not always be considered morally correct. When people make decisions based on fear, anger and jealousy, they frequently do harm to themselves or others. Children not mature enough to be responsible with working knowledge of authentic Wiccan rituals; moreover, the sexuality would not be appropriate for those under the age of fifteen. In addition, this trilogy is not for those who are of the faint of heart.

The first two books of the Dragon Clan Trilogy are available. Awakening the Dragon--Book One of the Dragon Clan Trilogy (978-0-9798406-0-9) is a story of magic, suspense and karmic justice combine in a tale of horror. Rachael moves to Coyote Springs to find a home and open her bookstore. Instead, she becomes the catalyst in exposing a murder and the target of a violent cult. Without knowing if she will be able to control the power of the dragon, she prematurely awakens its spirit within her to save all she loves. As the flames rises within her, the cult surrounds her home; they intend to burn it, Rachael and all she loves. In Dragon Domain--Book Two of the Dragon Clan Trilogy (978-0-9798406-1-6) Cheyenne and Celeste came to Coyote Springs to save a child; instead, Cheyenne found a home. With the help of their new friend, Jane, they created a spiritual sanctuary. But when Celeste stopped running, her past caught up with her. Dominic arrived with promises of love and passion. Instead of love, he reawakened Celeste’s dark side, turning her against those she loved the most. With the aid of the dragons, Cheyenne was barely able to ward off their first attack. With each soul they bound to them, Celeste and Dominic’s greed and hatred grew until they would not settle for less than totally destroying Cheyenne and all she loves. How do you protect yourself from someone who knows how to steal your soul? Return of the Dragon Clan is the third in the trilogy and will be available the summer of 08.

Ms Chaze’s goal is to reawaken her readers’ youthful spirit and help them find the courage to reach for the own dreams. Adventures and fantasies don’t have to be left behind in childhood, nor to adults have to settle for children books to find worlds of fantasy and have exciting quests; more often than not, what you seek is in your own back yard, you just have to remember how to open the door. No one has to live in the mundane world, as long as they have the courage to believe in the magic--here is no more powerful magic than love when it comes to creating miracles.


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Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Magical Fantasy Dragon Domain-Book Two of the Dragon Clan Trilogy: A Review


Dragon Domain--Book Two of the Dragon Clan Trilogy: A review.
By
Mike Gleason

Dragon Domain--Book Two of the Dragon Clan Trilogy by Theresa Chaze © 2006 Valkyrie Publishing ISBN 978-0-9798406-1-6 281 pages Paperback $15.95 (U.S.)

This second book in the Dragon Clan trilogy is a darker work than the first. Whereas the antagonists in the first book (Awakening the Dragon) were, for the most part, merely misguided albeit sincere believers in their faith's rightness, the antagonists this time around have made a conscious decision to embrace their darker sides for the simple's pleasure of power.

Theresa writes a compelling story with characters that are, in the main, believable without too much "Hollywood special effects" about them. Oh, for sure, there are those moments, but they don't dominate the plot lines.

This book suffers from some of the shortcomings of the previous work (dropped words, homonyms slipping by, etc.), but as with that previous book they don't affect the enjoyment of a well-told story. While I definitely wouldn't recommend it for the younger reader, it can be enjoyed by adult fans of Harry Potter, Eragon, and other series which dip into some of the darker sides of human behavior.

Some of the solutions are a bit too pat and, obviously (since this is the middle book in a trilogy), there are issue which remain unresolved. The third book should bring all the disparate stories and energies together. Nonetheless, this book is a good enjoyable read. Let the story sweep you along, and don't worry about the minor bumps along the way.

I am hoping that the author will be completing the concluding volume relatively soon. I hate having to wait to find out what happens to characters I have become attached to. On the other hand, the longer it takes, the more time I have before I have to say goodbye to them.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Magical Fantasy Novel Synopsis: Would You Read This Book?

Cheyenne and Celeste came to Coyote Springs to save a child; instead, Cheyenne found a home. With the help of their new friend, Jane, they created a spiritual sanctuary. But when Celeste stopped running, her past caught up with her. Dominic arrived with promises of love and passion. Instead of love, he reawakened Celeste’s dark side, turning her against those she loved. With the aid of the dragons, Cheyenne was barely able to ward off their first attack. With each soul they bound to them, Celeste and Dominic’s hatred grew until they would not settle for less than totally destroying Cheyenne and all she loves. How do you protect yourself from someone who knows how to steal your soul?