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March 2008
The things that happen when you're not looking! All three of my Five Countries novels have been released for the Amazon Kindle. The Kindle is the first dedicated eBook reader that really has legs, and people have been so interested in it that as of this writing it's temporarily sold out. I'm delighted to be among the first 2000 fantasy titles offered.
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Confidence Game Bantam Spectra, October 2003.
In a world ruled by judges, schemers, and spies, a retired operative tries to escape the forces that still pursue her. The one force she cannot escape, though, is the shadows of her own mind. |
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The Bright and the Dark Bantam Spectra, August 2004.
Ten years have passed, and the world that Elzith has left behind is engulfed in new conflicts. Two young men, one the son of a corrupt Justice, one a refugee from Biora, forge a friendship that is tested by strife. |
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Chasing Fire Bantam Spectra, October 2005.
An old man bound by dreams of his lost era and a young man caught in a deadly political game find themselves brought together by a strange magic worker, as they battle an ancient conspiracy to find a cure for the plague. |
The novels are set in the Five Countries, a created world with a long history and a range of cultures, where magic is hidden and gunpowder rules. The setting is reminiscent of 17th-century Europe.
The world has its origins in a project begun with a high school friend in 1986. After years of development, I established the histories and timeline of the Five Countries.
Visit Bantam’s website at www.bantamdell.com.
My other works include short stories in a magical-realism style, and a number of writings for the Society for Creative Anachronism. I have also written guest pieces for Michael A. Stackpole's online writing periodical The Secrets.
Michelle M. Welch is a fan of literature, music, libraries, Irish fiddling, history, Renaissance costumes, and dessert. She lives in Arizona with one cat, one husband, and too many musical instruments.
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