Novels

My novels includeThe Dragonslayer's Sword (published in 2008) and a standalone novel called Our Lady of the Absolute (July 2010). I've completed Book 2 of my Dragonslayer series, called The Iron Maiden.  I'm currently writing Book 3 in that same series, called The Stone of Darkness.  I plan to write the final book in the series in 2011.  Read below for details about each novel.

Thursday
Jan292009

The Dragonslayer's Sword

The Dragonslayer's Sword was a FINALIST for the EPPIE Award for Best Fantasy Novel.  It was also Recommended for the Nebula Award.

The Dragonslayer's Sword is available as a trade paperback and as an e-book. You can buy this novel:

  • At any Amazon website
  • At barnesandnoble.com
  • From the publisher (http://mundaniapress.com) -- see below to learn how to get a 10% discount!
  • By asking your local bookstore to order it for you if they don't have it on their shelves
  • At any author event listed on this website (click on Upcoming Appearances in the navigation bar on the right)

Get a 10% Discount

Get 10% off the cover price of The Dragonslayer's Sword when you order directly from my publisher. First, go to http://mundaniapress.com/and click on my name in the right column to order my novel. Then enter the coupon code RESA10 in the discount code/gift certificate box in the shopping cart when you check out to receive a 10% discount.

This is the blurb on the back cover:

For Astrid, a blacksmith who makes swords for dragonslayers, the emergence of a strange gemstone from her body sets in motion a chain of events that threaten to destroy her life. Her happiness is shattered when her lover--the dragonslayer--disappears without a trace, and the life that she knows and loves implodes without warning.

Astrid lives in a world of shapeshifters whose thoughts have the power to change not only themselves but others. Everything Astrid knows to be true is called into question when she learns the truth about her past and the mysterious family from which she was separated as a child.

Reality turns inside out as Astrid gradually learns the truth about the people she loves as well as those she disdains. With the fate of dragons, ghosts, and slaves in foreign lands resting on her shoulders, Astrid faces the challenge of deciding who she is and how she will stand up inside her own skin. Will she withdraw and hide from the world that has disappointed her so much...or will she rise to lead others to freedom and peace?

Sunday
Feb012009

Our Lady of the Absolute

My second novel is a standalone novel that has nothing to do with my Dragonslayer series.  Our Lady of the Absolute takes place in a society that's modelled on ancient Egypt.  The title is the name that my main characters call the goddess Isis. 

The story begins in the White Walled City, the royal city in the Black Land.  Throughout the course of the novel, the characters learn that life isn't black and white -- it's shades of gray.