Tag Archives: The Elf Mage

The only way to deal with the loss of a child…

Greetings, sci-fi and fantasy loving friends! it’s that time again, when lucky readers get to sample some new–and not-so-new–additions to the genre created by a slew of writers from around the world. Today’s snippet from me goes back a couple of years to one of my favorite books, THE ELF MAGE. The book is the [...]

Who’s that girl? Always a good question to ask — SFFS for Saturday 11-17

Today’s piece is a snippet from the original book in the Clan Elves series, THE ELF QUEEN.  Astan Hawk’s grandmother often takes him to see this barista who works downtown, dragging him in her shop even though he hates coffee, and he’s just about had enough of it: Whatever was about to happen, Astan was [...]

SFFS for November 3– why is a baby like a hot potato?

Today’s snippet is from the third volume in the Clan Elves of the Bitterroot series, THE ELF MAGE.  At the end of the second book, the newborn baby of the elf queen Jelani Marsh and her consort Astan Hawk has been taken, and no one knows by who. They, of course, expect the worst, caught in [...]

SFFS 9-15: Making magic on the fly

Following up on the excerpt from THE ELF GUARDIAN on September 1, Lane Donatelli has brainstormed through the shrapnel of his mind and finally come up with a plan to contribute to the preservation of the Bitterroot elf clan that’s adopted him. He’s bought a bright purple magician’s costume (although Crispy drew the line at [...]

Don’t mess with a WoW-charactered, slobber-dripping Orc….SFFS for May 19

This snippet is from the third book in the Clan Elves of the Bitterroot series, The Elf Mage, published by Dragonfly Publishing, Inc., (buy links here) available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and all the usual sources. Here’s the blurb: Daven Talvi made a choice a quarter-century ago to serve the Bitterroot Elf Clan, allowing [...]

Tourist menu tip for those Missoula-bound: SFFS snippet for May 5, 2012

This snippet is from the third book in the Clan Elves of the Bitterroot series, The Elf Mage, published by Dragonfly Publishing, Inc., (buy links here) available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and all the usual sources. Here’s the blurb: Daven Talvi made a choice a quarter-century ago to serve the Bitterroot Elf Clan, allowing [...]

SFFS Snippet for April 21! How do you get to be a wizard?

This snippet is from the third book in the Clan Elves of the Bitterroot series, The Elf Mage, published by Dragonfly Publishing, Inc., (buy links here) available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and all the usual sources. Here’s the blurb: Daven Talvi made a choice a quarter-century ago to serve the Bitterroot Elf Clan, allowing [...]

SFFS post for March 17–Happy St. Paddy’s Day!

Imagine if you were a pretty average young woman, working in a college town, Missoula, Montana, late for work because some cop you dated once had your car towed. Then imagine you find a glass slipper on the sidewalk, and your best friend dares you to try it on. Would you? Jelani Marsh does. In [...]

SFFS snippet for March 10– the world of WoW

This is a snippet from my new book The Elf Mage, the third book in the Clan Elves of the Bitterroot series, published by http://www.dragonflypubs.com/dfp/elfmage.html, available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and all the usual sources. Lane Donatelli, a World of Warcraft addict and child abuse survivor, has a laptop that has been infused with [...]

THE ELF MAGE now on sale in Meadville!

Northwest Pennsylvania readers can now buy The Elf Mage at Tattered Corners on Chestnut Street in Meadville–I love indie booksellers!! Thanks so much for being there!

SFFS snippet for Feb. 18! The Elf Mage…where magic and WoW collide!

This is a snippet from my new book The Elf Mage, the third book in the Clan Elves of the Bitterroot series, published by http://www.dragonflypubs.com/dfp/elfmage.html, available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and all the usual sources. Lane Donatelli, a World of Warcraft addict and child abuse survivor, has a laptop that has been infused with [...]