| DAUGHTER OF CHAOS |
| Daughter of Chaos Is appearing in the Stygian Soul Anthology edited by Tina Morgan & Sheri McGathy From Double Dragon The Stygian Soul is a FINALIST for the 2006 Dream Realm Award |
| Arielle is a young elf ranger and a follower of Frayrith, the Lady of the Forests. When she decides to try and discover her past, against the advice of Frayrith, she ends up as a slave in the temple of Thynitic, The Lady of Chaos. She will eventually come to serve Thynitic as her Daughter of Chaos. When the goddess directs her to return to the forests, Arielle calls a chaos storm down on an elven community, destroying not only the elves but the human ranger who had been her foster father and one of Frayrith's children - a unicorn. In her grief she renounces the Lady of Chaos who curses her and her children. Will she be able to return to Frayrith and the forests? |
| CHAOS REIGNS SAGA This story is a direct tie in to the Chaos Reigns Saga. For information on this series of novels and short stories please visit the Chaos Reigns promo site |
| WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT THE STYGIAN SOUL AND DAUGHTER OF CHAOS |
The Stygian Soul
Edited by Sheri L. McGathy and Tina Morgan
Reviewed by: Eugen M. Bacon
The Stygian Soul opens pseudo-darkly with Sheri L. McGathy's Six Steps, well written prose that sets pace for the
collection and asserts it mid-section in Coldoar. An experienced cast of writers blends snatches of humor, horror, and
literary in fantasy tales well thought, not splashed blind. The anthology is simple and natural; the mood vagrant enough to
take you places without going askance. I experienced bemusement and tragedy, witnessed a pioneer of balance in
something superior and contemplated fantasy with new eyes. Most of the stories do not delve too deep into the complexity
of terror to lose enchantment but embody an aspect that individually stands them apart.
Worthy of mention are:
Tina Morgan's Transcendence -- a ceremony of the Choosing that both fascinates and dismays;
B. D. Faw's darky short, How Scutter Saved My Life;
Michelle Acker's Blood Debt, and a quest for power with a twist in The Price of Magic;
Lee Masterson's acceptable risk that yields far more;
Rie Sheridan's The Game of the Gods; and
Carol Hightshoe's chaos duet of snapping branches, one unicorn, and a flame dancing elf.
Edited by Sheri L. McGathy and Tina Morgan
Reviewed by: Eugen M. Bacon
The Stygian Soul opens pseudo-darkly with Sheri L. McGathy's Six Steps, well written prose that sets pace for the
collection and asserts it mid-section in Coldoar. An experienced cast of writers blends snatches of humor, horror, and
literary in fantasy tales well thought, not splashed blind. The anthology is simple and natural; the mood vagrant enough to
take you places without going askance. I experienced bemusement and tragedy, witnessed a pioneer of balance in
something superior and contemplated fantasy with new eyes. Most of the stories do not delve too deep into the complexity
of terror to lose enchantment but embody an aspect that individually stands them apart.
Worthy of mention are:
Tina Morgan's Transcendence -- a ceremony of the Choosing that both fascinates and dismays;
B. D. Faw's darky short, How Scutter Saved My Life;
Michelle Acker's Blood Debt, and a quest for power with a twist in The Price of Magic;
Lee Masterson's acceptable risk that yields far more;
Rie Sheridan's The Game of the Gods; and
Carol Hightshoe's chaos duet of snapping branches, one unicorn, and a flame dancing elf.
Here is a collection of sometimes poignant; sometimes darkly humorous stories surrounding the fall (and sometime
redemption) of souls. A fascinating read! --
M. H. Bonham, award-winning author of Prophecy of Swords and host of the Sci Fi Traveling Road Show.
redemption) of souls. A fascinating read! --
M. H. Bonham, award-winning author of Prophecy of Swords and host of the Sci Fi Traveling Road Show.
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| Illustration by Matt Baugh |
