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News on Palace of Twelve Pillars

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So it finally happened. On August 11, 2012 I received a contract for 12 Pillars. After a couple of days to let the news sink in and come to believe the offer was real I signed the contract and emailed it back to the publisher. Palace of Twelve Pillars is now under contract with MuseItUp Publishing, expected release date April 2013.

They are also interested in Palace of Three Crosses and Sanctuary of Nine Dragons, so now I am in a scramble to finish them up and submit them as well as waiting for any changes the publisher has for 12 Pillars.

I will keep you updated on the process, but its looking to be an exciting few months.

Updates

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Just a quick note to let you all know where things are.

You know I have been querying Palace of Twelve Pillars since the end of August.  Here are the numbers on the 14 queries that have been emailed:

Five rejections

Five still waiting for responses

One accepted and I rejected

And two have asked for and recieved full ms

With a third one asking for a ms and synopsis as well as a synopsis of Palace of Three Crosses and Sanctuary of Nine Dragons. This one just happened today and I never expected the publisher to be interested in all three novels, since I only went in there pitching one novel. But she asked if it was a stand alone, I told her yes, although there were to other books that could make it into a series. When she asked the progress of the other two, I about fell off my chair. So long story short, I now have someone looking at the whole series and have to get my butt in gear with a synopsis and getting the third one finished. Things are hopping now.

I’ll keep you posted.

Christina Weigand

Book Review: In the Aerie of the Wolf

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Book Review: In the Aerie of the Wolf

 

Author: Leonora Pruner

Book Review: In the Aerie of the Wolf By Leonora Pruner [[ASIN:0982707487 In the Aerie of the Wolf]]

Leonora Pruner’s In the Aerie of the Wolf is an interesting gothic romance. Usually this is not the genre I read but being a Christian fantasy writer this book had some Christian and fantasy elements that I thought I could dig my reading teeth into.

Unfortunately I was disappointed. The romance and Christian elements were right on, although the Christian was sometimes a little heavy handed. The concept of a young woman being sold into marriage to save the family and ultimately falling in love with her unknown spouse was intriguing and well handled by Pruner.

It was in the fantasy and mystery elements where I believe Ms. Pruner fell short. She introduced the werewolf legend along with the disfigured residents of the castle but yet never satisfyingly explained them or tied up the story line. The battle scene at the climax of the book, for me at least was somewhat truncated and surprising. I felt the build up to the the confrontation between the brothers just wasn’t there. The reader knows that someday the brothers will confront each other, but I don’t feel there was enough suspense built in so when the battle does happen the reader although surprised does not feel the intensity of the moment.

Ms. Pruner does an good job of putting the reader in Anne Crofton’s world and has planted seeds for a wonderful romance with a touch of intrigue.

 

Christina Weigand

I received this book for free from BookCrash for the purposes of the review. I was not obligated to write a positive review.

Twelve Pillars Trilogy Update

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Palace of Twelve Pillars is still searching for an agent or publisher to pick it up. There are several real possibilities out there. Will keep you updated when I hear anything.

Palace of Three Crosses is in the final edit stage before I get a copy editor.

Sanctuary of Nine Dragons is being revised, edited and expanded as I write this. Of the four if you count Aaron’s Revenge, Sanctuary has been the most challenging, trying to make sure I stay true to the happenings in Aaron’s Revenge as well as folding Aaron’s Revenge into Sanctuary. Besides the more I write the more I see needs changed or added. As always this has been a learning process and just when I think I know it all, I learn something new or ways to improve on a old way of doing things.

God willing this project that has been so close to my heart for many years will soon be in a place where someone other than me and my immediate family can read it’s message and take it to heart.

As I already mentioned there is a brand new project waiting in the wings, waiting to be developed and to carry on the message of it’s predecessor and again God willing we will see the fruition of all of these in coming months and years.

 

Thank you and God Bless,

Christina Weigand

A New Series (spoiler alert) The Dragon Knights

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At the end of the Twelve Pillars trilogy some of the Guardian Dragons will leave Ramajadin. Asha/God/the Creator has plans for them on the planet earth. The Dragon Knights will follow the journeys of Myrria, Alorn, Cielo, Tatsu and Dryas as they fight throughout Earth’s history for God and His children. Young people like Rachel/Rahela, Serafina, and Darby will join forces with Myrria as Dragon Knights and servants to God to bring His love and peace to a wounded and misled world.