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Carol Berg

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Fort Worth, Texas, The United States

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Carol Berg is the author of the epic fantasy
The Books of the Rai-kirah, The Bridge of D'Arnath Quartet, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award winning Lighthouse Duet - Flesh and Spirit and Breath and Bone - the standalone novel Song of the Beast , and the three novels of the Collegia Magica.

Berg holds a degree in mathematics from Rice University, and a degree in computer science from the University of Colorado. Before writing full-time, she worked as a software engineer. She lives in Colorado at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, and is the mother of three mostly grown sons.

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You are my favorite author of speculative fiction. I just want to say why, why are you so hard on your main characters? They struggle against merciless circumstances, souls tortured. I'm not asking for anything different from you, I'm just gasping here. I have to ask - for us readers and maybe for the characters a little too - why do you do it?

Carol Berg Hi Jo, Yes, I am a bit hard on my principals. And honestly, I am a nice person! But I've got to say, it drives me crazy when I read (or watch) stories…moreHi Jo, Yes, I am a bit hard on my principals. And honestly, I am a nice person! But I've got to say, it drives me crazy when I read (or watch) stories of men and women who reshape the world in the face of terrible villainy, yet emerge unscathed or unchanged. Or when strong characters make hard decisions, decisions that violate their most fundamental beliefs, on the spur of the moment. Strong people don't change easily. The stronger the person, and the more certain they are of the rightness of their course (like Seyonne fighting the demon war or Lucian and the pureblood way of life, or Anne de Vernase with her righteous disdain for magic and the uses of power) the more difficult it would be to make that person do the last thing he or she would ever do, which is often what's needed to change the course of the world. Sometimes I have to do a lot of convincing. The stories I write demand that those choices be hard. Yet, even though I often have to be cruel and leave them battered in the end, I like to think that I also leave them with hope and ongoing purpose and a sense that their ordeal was worthwhile. Thanks for asking - and thanks for reading!(less)

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Is there any chance of you ever writing another book (or another series) in the same world as the Collegia Magica or Rai-Kirah books? The Sanctuary Duet was absolutely phenomenal, every bit as good as the Lighthouse Duet, and returning to the rich worlds of Seyonne and Portier could not help but bring forth stories perhaps even more brilliant as the first two trilogies.

Carol Berg Hi Liam,

A few years ago, I would have said no. Done is done. But then I had this idea for going back to Navronne. (Delighted to hear you enjoyed it!) …moreHi Liam,

A few years ago, I would have said no. Done is done. But then I had this idea for going back to Navronne. (Delighted to hear you enjoyed it!) So I no longer rule out going back to the new Derzhi Empire or to Sabria. But I promise that it won't just be for the love of going back or to see if Seyonne ever retrieved what he lost. It would only happen when I have a new story to tell. Thanks for asking! - Carol(less)

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Average rating: 3.94 · 40,066 ratings · 2,474 reviews · 31 distinct works • Similar authors

	Transformation (Rai-Kirah, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,141 ratings — published 2000 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revelation (Rai-Kirah, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 4,142 ratings — published 2001 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Restoration (Rai-Kirah, #3) 3.98 avg rating — 3,978 ratings — published 2002 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flesh and Spirit (Lighthouse, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 3,365 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Son of Avonar (The Bridge of D'Arnath, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 3,125 ratings — published 2004 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Breath and Bone (Lighthouse, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 2,672 ratings — published 2008 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Song of the Beast 4.04 avg rating — 2,432 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spirit Lens (Collegia Magica, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 2,314 ratings — published 2009 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guardians of the Keep (The Bridge of D'Arnath, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 1,909 ratings — published 2004 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Soul Weaver (The Bridge of D'Arnath, #3) 3.90 avg rating — 1,692 ratings — published 2005 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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No sooner had my fourth novel Song of the Beast been published than readers started asking me if I was ever going to write a sequel.Song. my only standalone novel, told the story of Aidan MacAllister - musician, singer, visionary, cousin to the king of Elyria, a man imprisoned just as his fame was approaching its height. The story actually begins on the day of Aidan's release fro Read more of this blog post »

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Rai-Kirah (3 books)
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3.96 avg rating — 15,919 ratings

Navronne / Sanctuary Universe (4 books)
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4.02 avg rating — 8,714 ratings

The Bridge of D'Arnath (4 books)
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3.85 avg rating — 8,196 ratings

The Lighthouse Duet (2 books)
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4.02 avg rating — 6,141 ratings

Collegia Magica (3 books)
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3.88 avg rating — 4,828 ratings

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Carol Berg made a comment in the group Fantasy Buddy Reads — The Spirit Lens (Collegia Magica, #1)[August 5, 2023] topic " Laura wrote: "Chapter 7 I really wanted to give him a big hug now. Definitely give him a big hug, He needs it badly. ...more "
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Carol Berg made a comment in the group Fantasy Buddy Reads — RETIRED: The Bridge of D'Arnath Series by Carol Berg - buddy read (#4 Daughter of Ancients), June 2023) topic " I will see you all with The Spirit Lens! "
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Carol Berg rated a book really liked it The Nostalgia Gambit by Carmen Webster Buxton (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I love a story about a person going about usual business who gets swept up in great and dangerous events. Especially if that person has no inclination toward heroism and perhaps even a shady past (and present.) Especially if that person has a good he ...more
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Carol Berg rated a book really liked it The Sixth Discipline (Haven, #1) by Carmen Webster Buxton (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
On the one hand The Sixth Discipline is the story of a culture clash set off by an arrogant nobleman hoping to stave of the predations of others of his own ilk--the ultimate powerbrokers of the planet Haven. On the other hand it is an emotional story ...more
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Carol Berg answered a question about Son of Avonar: Anything sexually explicit or relating to sexual politics in this book? Nope, none of the above.
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“Books don't prattle. Books don't make demands. Yet they give you everything they possess. It's a very satisfying partnership.”
― Carol Berg

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“So what is this feadnach? Is it another curse that makes me beholden to slaves and shrews?'
'No, my lord. It is your heart. Difficult as it may be to comprehend, there is a possibility you may have one.”
― Carol Berg, Transformation

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“Memory has no power but what the soul chooses to make of it.”
― Carol Berg, Daughter of Ancients

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Which fantasy book would you like the group to read in June 2014?

The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle

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Flesh and Spirit by Carol Berg

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What Lies Beneath the Clock Tower by Margaret Killjoy

6 votes 19.4%

The Crimson Shield by Nathan Hawke

4 votes 12.9%

Servant by John D. Brown

2 votes 6.5%

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