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Continue reading →: Screaming Maiden
“He looks so young, I’m not sure we should put him in the ring tomorrow, Rusi!” The sounds of his team mates’ voices behind the barber ceased and Erl could almost feel the three men at the back of the room staring at him. “Nah! The women’ll love him!” Rusi…
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Continue reading →: Labyrinth
Labyrinth is now available! Fearing for her life, Otta has left the protection of the House of the Half Bloods in Orosturbe, and is determined to reach the relative safety and freedom of the caldera known as Fulagunh. Knowing she will be pursued by the kaerlings, Otta tries to navigate…
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Continue reading →: Holloways
She continued to stare into the darkness and heard the pitter-patter of tiny feet on damp rock. A high-pitched, mew-like squeak reached her ears. Then she saw a slim creature with a long tail weaving back and forth over the rock floor. Rat! Quite how she knew what it was…
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Continue reading →: House of Amethyst
Today sees the launch of House of Amethyst! Otta looks like a kaerling woman and is under kaerling protection in the House of the Half Bloods. But increasingly she feels under threat, from both male and female kaerlings, until she is forced to make a difficult choice. Meanwhile, Otta’s companions…
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Continue reading →: Fragrance of leaf and moss
The first scent Erl could recall was that of damp loam. He could feel the crumbling soil beneath his fingers, moist, gritty. Fragrance of leaf and moss were strong in his earliest memories, bringing back recollections of his mother’s dismay at the state of his hands and clothes. Frondescence filtered…
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Continue reading →: Earthson
Earthson has been launched today! The companions have reached their destination, Orosturbe, but their mission seems impossible to achieve. As Otta tries to navigate the subterranean roadways beneath the kaerling stronghold, Tari is horrified to discover she is to be The Sacrifice for High Priest Kenril to offer at the…
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Continue reading →: This could be awkward …
Rusi felt his lips twitch in a smile. It didn’t matter that they hated him; he was used to that. What he wasn’t used to, was his canine leaping on one of the slaves. The Shamirite hound brushed his left knee as she ran and jumped at Ashlar Slate. The…
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Continue reading →: I was captivated!
Orosturbe “Orosturbe is book 18 in Pickard’s The Kaerling fantasy series. It’s more fun if you read the series in order, but you could read Orosturbe on its own because Pickard does a short recap in the front matter. Otta and Lored, the two unlikely but true friends from the…
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Continue reading →: Air Brother
Finally reaching the shores of Jargoiden, the four companions discover that following the kaerlings is not as straightforward as they had imagined. “The relatively peaceful opening moves through a series of escalating peaks of tension, culminating in an intense and frightening conclusion. There’s a great mix of characters who stand…
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Continue reading →: Ambush!
She pushed her steed harder, using her power to detect any threat ahead. Quite why she felt so angry at pain being inflicted on Lored, she wasn’t sure. She didn’t particularly like the taku and found him irritating most of the time. But he was a power user and in…
Freya Pickard
I’m the author of both Vampirical Verse and The Kaerling series. My aim in life is to enchant, entertain and engage with readers through my writing. Discover more about me at Prose, Poetry & Previews.
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