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Kirins:
The Spell of No'anBook One of a Trilogyby James D. Priest
"Priest's work resembles
Lord of the Rings, but
is more rooted in nature
and gentler in tone."
Mary Logue, author of
Dancing with an Alien
and Snatched
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The most startling thing about a gronom is its face—or more precisely, the absence of one.
Two young kirins rushed through a sunlit forest, scrambling over tree roots, dodging pinecones and toadstools. Rabbits and field mice eyed them curiously as they passed.
They stopped to look back. Through a break in the trees they saw it, still distant, coming steadily over a rise. First its head, then a white hairless body with two long arms, then two sturdy legs. It resembled no other living thing.
"No face," murmured Talli.
The same height as a kirin, the gronom was methodically stalking them.
The dark-eyed Gilin grasped Talli's hand. "We'll have to separate. Maybe we'll both make it. But one of us must!"
Talli looked down as their right feet touched in the time-honored kirin gesture of joy, sorrow, greeting, and parting. We might never see each other again, she thought, or any of our clan.
A burnished blue gemstone was in Gilin's hand, and he pressed it into hers. "It brings luck. It was my grandfather's, my father's, mine, now yours."
She caressed his hand, then from her belt satchel withdrew a thin gold disc, shiny and worn. "My birth piece," she said, giving it to him. "Remember me."
She looked over her shoulder, her hair a shimmer of gold in the sunlight. The enemy was marching intently toward them.
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A race of tiny, magical beings lives on Earth today. They dwell in elaborate tree homes and mysterious underground sanctuaries. Because of an ancient dispute, however, humans are unaware of their hidden civilization.
They are kirins.
For thousands of years they lived in peace. But a deadly menace threatens their existence. A party of daring explorers, led by the wise magician Speckarin, is sent on trained ravens to destroy an evil lurking a continent and an ocean away. Failure of this mission would mean death to the voyagers and the entire kirin race. But their success will depend on aid from a truly unexpected source—human beings.
Fly with these adventurers and witness today's world as it has never before been seen. You'll find yourself looking to the skies for this mystical race of beings, because maybe, just maybe . . .
- - - Book 1 of the KIRINS Trilogy - - -
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Kirins: The Spell of No'an, by James D. Priest is the first book in a trilogy, and it is an excellent start to what appears to be an entertaining new fantasy adventure. The book is a quiet, graceful novel that leads the reader softly into a captivating, splendid fantasy world.
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A little bit about writing a novel, then a trilogy. I didn't work from an outline, but fashioned the characters and plot as I went along. Before long I knew what the ending would be, but had no idea of the precise route to get there, nor how long it would take.
Writer E.L. Doctorow reflected on the process. "Writing a novel," he said, "is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way."
Driving that car, I knew where I was going and knew where I'd been. But along the way I had many choices to make, side roads to follow, towns to visit, detours to take. And I didn't know everything about my story until it ended.
Someone asked, "Why write a trilogy?" It wasn't intentional. I had a tale to tell and it blossomed—beyond one book, then two, and when it ended there were three.
The Spell of No'an is the first of those books.
Will you fall under its spell?
James D. Priest
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Other Tales By James
KIRINS: The Flight of the Ain - The voyagers discover a means of crossing the ocean's watery expanse—on the backs of gannets, giant graceful sea-going birds. Having no experience with ocean travel, and confronting hunger, thirst, injury, and a colossal oceanic storm, they eventually seem a beaten lot. How much chance had we from the beginning? wonders Speckarin, the party's leader. A group like ours against the sea, the elements, our enemies...everything. (Book Two)
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