Without further ado...
Lady Dragon,
Tela Du
Two girls with one face
Two girls with twisted fate
One in purple, one in red
One shall speak the other’s death
Who shall win their final war?
Lady Dragon or Tela Du?
Amber, the Lady Dragon, has been promised fifty years
ruling over Rizkaland, and it is time for her to claim it. Only one person
stands in her way of ruling forever – the Tela
Du, the girl who shall share her face.
The last thing Petra wants is to have to fight and
kill the Lady Dragon. What she wants is to have a normal life, and to prove
that she isn’t insane for remembering sisters that no one else can. Rizkaland
has other ideas.
The Story Behind this Book (from Kendra):
Nearly
ten years ago now, the first of the new Narnia movies released, and I got to
see it in Theaters – actually, the last movie we got to see as a family. A
friend of ours had also seen the movie, and had been converted to the Narnia
fandom, and so as we were chatting about it, one of us had a brilliant idea –
why don’t we make our own Narnia movie? We all loved acting, so it seemed like
the most natural thing in the world.
As
the eldest of that threesome, and the most adamant about the plot, I took on
the responsibility of writing the script, then titled “The Giraffe, The Witch, and the Tunnel Tube.” At first it resembled
Narnia fairly closely, the changes we made were for casting or prop reasons –
we didn’t have a lion costume, we did have giraffe. We didn’t have a wardrobe,
we did have a tunnel.
After
several fits and starts, my mother told me that I needed to put it away and
rehash it so it resembled Narnia less, perhaps make it summer instead of
winter, a dragon instead of a witch. So, I followed her advice and managed to
turn out my first finished work of any great length. It was quickly followed by
a second draft, after I decided that I wanted to make some changes to the
ending. A third draft quickly followed when I decided I wanted love interests.
As
I finished this third script, I realized that it was far too complicated a
story for me to hope to perform at that time. And since it had changed so
radically from Narnia by that point, I decided to take the plunge back into
novel writing. Shortly before NaNo of ’10, I finished this draft at twenty thousand
words, and was terribly proud of myself – though I knew it needed work.
However, I now had other story ideas on my plate that were demanding my
attention – Bookania and the Ankulen – and I knew I needed to write and publish
Water Princess, Fire Prince first.
So
I set aside again. Oh I worked on it, here and there and in snippets – one or
two scenes especially – but for the most part, it largely sat at the back of my
mind festering and boiling.
It’s
changed a lot since I started writing it, and this draft that I’m writing now
has changed even more. It’s a powerful story that has come with me through some
of my darkest years. I’m so thrilled to finally be at the verge of sharing it.
Sneak Peak:
At last
Amber came to the men working this farm, a father and his two sons, she
guessed, of human stock. They’d suit her purposes just fine.
“Oh, good
gentlemen!” she cried, filling her voice with pathos. “I’m so glad to have
found you. Do these fields never end?”
The father
straightened and regarded Amber critically. “Well,” he said, after several long
moments, “I reckon I can say that there are days I wonder the same, though with
this drought, they aren’t nearly enough. Who may you be, Miss? It isn’t often
we see strangers around here, especially not ones dressed as fine as you.”
“Nor as
pretty,” one of the sons commented.
Amber shot
the boy an imperious glance. “I am married.” She’d already noticed the way
they’d been staring at her while trying to look like they weren’t. She turned
her attention back to the father. “I have traveled rather far from home, I
fear,” she admitted. “Where I come from, there aren’t nearly as many colors,
and the rim of this world curls away from me strangely.”
It took
the man several seconds to process Amber’s speech. At length, he asked, “Did
the Doorkeeper bring you to us?”
This
question took Amber by surprise, and for a moment, she was rendered speechless,
as her conversation with Laura echoed through her head. She quickly recovered
herself, however, and shook her head. “No, I cannot say that she did.”
And it was
true, Amber admitted bitterly to herself. For all the travels she made and
grand stories she produced, Laura had never taken Amber anywhere. Amber had
been forced to make her own escape both times her world fell.
“Well,
perhaps she did and you just didn’t see her, I hear that she can be mighty
sneaky at times.” The man shook his head. “But from the looks of your dress and
jewels, I’m willing to say you were someone mighty important where you come
from. A princess, maybe?”
“Queen.”
Amber drew herself to her full stature.
“I see.”
The man nodded. “Well, after our last few hard winters and scorching summers,
we scarcely have enough to call a fitting meal for royalty, but you’re welcome to
come stay at least the night with us before we send you to Loray to meet our
own kings and queens. You said you were married, didn’t you?”
She
nodded, “I am.”
“So your
husband?”
“Accompanied
me, but he lacks my ambition.”
“I see,”
said the man. “Welcome along then, my dear – I mean, your highness. I don’t
think I quite caught your name.”
“I don’t think I gave
it to you,” she replied.I can't wait!
Author
Bio:
Kendra E. Ardnek loves
fairy tales and twisting them in new and exciting ways. She's been
practicing her skills on her dozen plus cousins and siblings for years,
"Finish your story, Kendra", is frequently heard at family
gatherings. Her sole life goal has always been to grow up and be an
author of fantasy and children's tales that also glorify God and his Word. You
can read more about her on her blog,knittedbygodsplan.blogspot.com.
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August 31stHere: Introductory Post
Interviews:
Overactive Imagination - Jakob
Flights from the Aerie - Me
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Reviews:
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September 1st
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September 2nd
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September 3rd
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September 4th
Here: The Initiation
Interviews:
Morgan Elizabeth Huneke - Amber
The Splendor Falls on Castle Walls - Jill Anna
A Heart Redeemed - Me
Jaye L. Knight - Me
Reviews:
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Sutori no Hana
Overactive Imagination - Group review with the Blogger's Younger sisters!
September 5th
Here: Looking Back - A Writing Journey
Interviews:
Dolls, Books, and Things that Matter - Abraham
Dreams and Dragons - Me
writinganyone - Me
Reviews:
Lianne Taimenlore
Flights from Aerie - Dual Review with the Blogger's Younger Brother!
Elvish Pens, Fantastical Writings.
September 7th
Tour Wrap-Up at My Blog!
Here: The Initiation
Interviews:
Morgan Elizabeth Huneke - Amber
The Splendor Falls on Castle Walls - Jill Anna
A Heart Redeemed - Me
Jaye L. Knight - Me
Reviews:
Dolls, Books, and Things That Matter
Sutori no Hana
Overactive Imagination - Group review with the Blogger's Younger sisters!
September 5th
Here: Looking Back - A Writing Journey
Interviews:
Dolls, Books, and Things that Matter - Abraham
Dreams and Dragons - Me
writinganyone - Me
Reviews:
Lianne Taimenlore
Flights from Aerie - Dual Review with the Blogger's Younger Brother!
Elvish Pens, Fantastical Writings.
September 7th
Tour Wrap-Up at My Blog!
Live long and prosper.
I'm definitely looking forward to this book- and that's an intriguing snippet.
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ReplyDeleteExciting, right? I can't wait for this book - and the whole series, for that matter.
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