Ellfs'
The New Instalment in the Ellfaerran Diaries series
by Author Shaene Ragan |
About the AUthor
Shaene Ragan is the author of Separated Soul, a contributor to the Island Moments Anthology and the Shadows of the Dawn Anthology, and has published poetry with the Poetry Institute of Canada. She is fascinated with archaeology and anthropology, specifically the prehistory and stone monoliths of the British Isles, and is an avid backyard astronomer. She lives on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and holds a bachelor’s degree in creative writing from Malaspina University.
Ellfaerran Diaries series
ELLFS' ENCHANTMENTS |
Ellfaerran Diaries Book 2
Ellfs' Enchantments transports readers from the mundane world of today into a fantastical world of historical Celtic mythology.
After signing a treaty with the Tuatha De Danann, handing over their land above ground, some of the Ellfs continue to hide in a secret underground realm called Ellse Where, a separate world created by Ellfstane, King of the Ellfs. Part of the treaty entails that any new ruler of the De Danann must meet the Ellf King to gain favour, but this only amplifies their infatuation with the Ellfs and their desire to capture them as pets. The Formor demons and their Celtic follwers, the Firbolgs, are also pursuant of the Ellfs--but to abolish them and overtake the Jewelled Isles. As the threat to her people increase, High Sorceress Katara orders all High Sorcerers to separate and create more hidden cities for the Ellf refugees all over the isles. Some of the De Danann agree to help the Ellfs rid their homeland of the Formarii and Firbolgs, but at a very steep price. While remaining hidden, Katara continues to compile a comprehensive book of Ellf spells with the help of her friends and the Ellf gods. As both Katara and her cousin Hollae begin to learn more about worlds beyond their own through the teachings of their gods, they discover the incredible power within them and the destiny of their people. Ellfs' Enchantments is the second book of the Ellfaerran Diaries. |
ESCAPE TO ELLSE WHERE |
Ellfaerran Diaries Book 1
The Ellfs of the Jeweled Isles had gathered to celebrate their prince’s Majority Ritual when a strange fleet of oilskin boats landed on their shores. They brought a group of Celts called Firbolgs and the deformed gods they revered, the Fomorii. So long had it been since the Ellfs had known war that they were quickly overrun by the fierce invaders. Now, Prince Ellfstane and the Sorceress Katara must look into their people’s forgotten memories to find a way to defend their isles from destruction. While Katara seeks a powerful weapon, Ellfstane discovers a spell to keep the kingdom away from the enemy’s clawing hands. Together with the gods that sponsor their magical abilities, they craft a new home for their people in a place the Firbolgs would never expect.
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Moon child memoirs series
Secret Sorcerer |
Moon Child Memoirs Book 2
High Sorcerer Feline of the Ellfs escapes from the Skethrylln of the Adlamar Spiral to discover that L'Enfant de La Lune escaped from the torches of the Celts. Feline quickly resumes his interrupted mission to fall under attack by an ancient enemy. With his life under threat from the Gaelic War Goddess and his freedom threatened by the Skethrylln he escaped Feline must call upon the aid of another sorcerer to help him reclaim La Lune's half of Porpoise's separated soul while keeping this helper's purpose a secret from Moon Child and her foster-mother Artemis, Greek Goddess of the Moon and hunt.
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SEPARATED SOUL |
Moon Child Memoirs Book 1
When Feline, the High Sorcerer, tries to locate the spirit of his sister sorceress, Porpoise, he is shocked to discover that her soul has been split in two. Half of her lives as an undead dark witch on the northern moors, while the other is a sorceress who rises and sets with the light of Phoebe Artemis. To unite the two halves of his old friend, Feline must himself take on two identities and carefully weave a web of influence. First, he becomes a cunning cat and charms his way into the dark witch’s trust. He also becomes a sorcery tutor, claiming to be of the vanished Ellf Nation, to whisper in the ear of the Moon’s foster child. Just as he begins to think his plan will succeed, his task becomes more difficult when the two sides of Porpoise take opposite positions on the lives of the Romanized Celts and the Saxons after the Romans abandon the area. With both the soul of his friend and the lives of countless mortals in the mix, he must tread carefully to avoid a catastrophe. To make matters worse, an extraterrestrial parapsychologist begins to stalk him from the astral plane, making him realize that his actions may have consequences far beyond their little island.
Separated Soul is grand in scale and rich in unique characters. Drawing from pre-Celtic mythology and history, it ties the mundane and fantastical together into a complex and compelling narrative of operatic proportions. |