Thalia’s Musings is a series of original novels written by Amethyst Marie. It’s narrated by Thalia, the Muse of Comedy, as she observes the comedy, drama, and tragedy of the ancient Greek pantheon. But when Thalia becomes more than an observer, the Fates take notice. Are Thalia’s powers limited to helping mortal playwrights hack out a comedy sketch, or can . . .
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Thalia’s Musings is a series of original novels written by Amethyst Marie. It’s narrated by Thalia, the Muse of Comedy, as she observes the comedy, drama, and tragedy of the ancient Greek pantheon. But when Thalia becomes more than an observer, the Fates take notice. Are Thalia’s powers limited to helping mortal playwrights hack out a comedy sketch, or can . . .
Welcome to Fox Pass, Texas, a small community where the people are friendly and the mythical creatures aren’t so mythical after all. Capricious follows the adventures of satyr Luke and his fellow myth-folk in a town that borders a whole lot more than Mexico. They do battle with chupacabras, fall in love, go to work, travel to other realms, search . . .
Sent out with several other Valkyries to investigate a strange anomaly by Brynhildr, Valkyrie Vaeramae follows her strict orders of noninterference. When she experiences what she thinks Brynhildr meant, she fully intends to stay with the world she was assigned to see if it was merely a strange occurrence or something with a bigger impact. But when Ölrún has a . . .
An emperor is assasinated. An heir prepares to take his throne. A young man dies, wakes, and relives his past to save the world from the workings of a mad god. And The Skies Fell is a high/epic fantasy novel being told in weekly installments until its completion. Follow Tolya, the heir to an Empire under threat . . .
When twelve-year-old Alysia Morales chose to become a Sentinel of the mythical bird Suzaku, she was taken away from her family and friends by Avalon Tech Enterprises and turned into Oryn Zentharis’ personal bodyguard. Unlike her parents, Alysia was born without mana, the energy source of magic. That was until one day, she suffered a concussion that awakened her . . .
All over the world, Knights are appearing. They have swords. They ride horses. They wear shining armour. They’re causing trouble. Nobody knows where they came from or why they’re here—even the Knights themselves are pretty vague on the matter. However, they’re not about to let that get in the way of their crusading. They have a Law to uphold. . . .
A western themed fantasy, following the story of a low-level political discontent beginning with his imprisonment in a decidedly high security prison. . . .
The one who makes the choices that nobody else will. The wanderer. The war veteran who can’t quit. The avenger. The one who gave up everything. The one who hides her face behind her masks. The one who lost everything. The lord who is gone forever, and the lord that won’t be stopped. . . .
Emma leaves her small hometown in Nevada after the death of her mother to join her older brother Robert, a pianist and composer, in New York City of 1905. Shortly after her arrival, Robert vanishes, along with his cherished piano. With no clues to follow and no family to help her, Emma calls on Robert’s patrons, the Okker brothers, for . . .
Set in the Victorian era of another world, The Alarna Affair introduces a unique family of archaeologists and their friends. They must contest with tomb thieves, a winged apparition, and the problem that not every evil from the ancient world conveniently died there. . . .
The story of a young man who sets out on a quest in search of the subject of a vision. Along the way, he learns new skills and ideas, and changes his world. . . .
To sleep, perchance to dream . . . or wake again in a different world. This is the dual life of Muse, Love, and other Immortals like them. Split between two lives in two worlds, they never sleep, never dream, and never die. In one life they walk among us, unknown, in the other, they are worshiped as gods. . . .
Jul 4, 2008: Dreamers is exactly my kind of story—quiet, thoughtful, full of loneliness and longing; a romance, in a way, but more about the myriad ways damaged people fight off the intimacy they so desperately want, than it is about warm and fuzzy romantic love.
Dreamers follows Muse, a young immortal who lives her days in our world, teaching music to whoever will pay her enough to get by, and never quite feeling that she fits in. She may be the greatest musician [more . . .]
Aug 5, 2012: When I saw the description of this story, I was pretty excited to read it. I’ve always been interested in Norse mythology, and this story is not only a take off on it, but it also follows a Valkyrie as the main character. That alone pulled me in, and I also really liked the fact that it’s a ‘big’ story – a world and universe spanning tale of gods and people and how they interact.
Unfortunately, I had some issues in [more . . .]