C.N. Lesley's Blog: Books
March 21, 2016
Serpent of the Shangrove
This is the second book of the Darkspires Series and fair warning, for those people who gagged on a magical seduction, calling it rape, I put two rapes in this book mainly as a reaction to the comments, so don't buy it then you won't be offended.
February 11, 2016
#11 on list of 23 best science fiction books by female authors
Wow! A huge accolade for Shadow Over Avalon here. It is in company with the big guys.
http://best-sci-fi-books.com/23-best-...
http://best-sci-fi-books.com/23-best-...
June 12, 2015
Forever and a Day
FREE!!! For June 12th and 13th Forever and a Day is free to download. What is it about? Spooky story of the paranormal. See trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1O22...
Amazon link and it is on all of them. http://amzn.to/1BaSok3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1O22...
Amazon link and it is on all of them. http://amzn.to/1BaSok3
May 31, 2015
A review I am honored to recieve.
Darkspire Reaches a five star review by 2015 Hugo Nom Abyss and Apex Magazine.
Darkspire Reaches
Review by 2015 Hugo Nominated Abyss and Apex for Darkspire Reaches
5.0 out of 5 stars enthralling book April 2, 2013
By Wendy S. Delmater
Format:Paperback
Despite the cover this is not yet another book about magic and dragons. It is about a young woman's journey of self-discovery. On par with the lowly Wart of Arthurian legend, fifteen-year-old Raven starts out as a foundling, a servant, bound by love to the only mother she knows. She serves a small-time practitioner and healer in a small village where she does not belong and feels an outcast, as her coloration marks her ancestry from one of the wandering tribes to the north. When her adoptive mother sheds years of lies and hiding to claim her rightful place near royalty, Raven's life--already tinged by forbidden magical abilities--becomes more and more constrained. Threatened by intrigues she had no part in, Raven barely escapes to her beloved forest with her life.
Members of the northern tribes find her, save her. She tries to make a home with various segments of that society, never quite fitting in but learning much. One of them betrays her back to the southern kingdom, whose ruler needs her to die to cover his intrigues.
In all of these situations she fears, above all else, the wyvern: the four-legged dragons of legend that permeate her past and future scrying and - and her nightmares.
How she, a firedrake, a man of a race called Drakken (who are friendly with the wyvern), and wyvern half-breeds await an opportunity for escape and new life is so full of twists, misunderstandings, betrayals, revelations, romance, battle and magic is for you to discover if you read this marvelous book. And by magic, I mean the kind of enveloping world-building and characterization that can cause you to look up hour later and only then notice that while you were immersed in the book the sun has set and you've missed a meal. Or two.
C.N. Lesley leaves things open for a sequel, and one hopes to read it soon.
*Author Note: Serpent of the Shangrove is out later this year*
Darkspire Reaches
Review by 2015 Hugo Nominated Abyss and Apex for Darkspire Reaches
5.0 out of 5 stars enthralling book April 2, 2013
By Wendy S. Delmater
Format:Paperback
Despite the cover this is not yet another book about magic and dragons. It is about a young woman's journey of self-discovery. On par with the lowly Wart of Arthurian legend, fifteen-year-old Raven starts out as a foundling, a servant, bound by love to the only mother she knows. She serves a small-time practitioner and healer in a small village where she does not belong and feels an outcast, as her coloration marks her ancestry from one of the wandering tribes to the north. When her adoptive mother sheds years of lies and hiding to claim her rightful place near royalty, Raven's life--already tinged by forbidden magical abilities--becomes more and more constrained. Threatened by intrigues she had no part in, Raven barely escapes to her beloved forest with her life.
Members of the northern tribes find her, save her. She tries to make a home with various segments of that society, never quite fitting in but learning much. One of them betrays her back to the southern kingdom, whose ruler needs her to die to cover his intrigues.
In all of these situations she fears, above all else, the wyvern: the four-legged dragons of legend that permeate her past and future scrying and - and her nightmares.
How she, a firedrake, a man of a race called Drakken (who are friendly with the wyvern), and wyvern half-breeds await an opportunity for escape and new life is so full of twists, misunderstandings, betrayals, revelations, romance, battle and magic is for you to discover if you read this marvelous book. And by magic, I mean the kind of enveloping world-building and characterization that can cause you to look up hour later and only then notice that while you were immersed in the book the sun has set and you've missed a meal. Or two.
C.N. Lesley leaves things open for a sequel, and one hopes to read it soon.
*Author Note: Serpent of the Shangrove is out later this year*
March 25, 2015
I just don't have time for this mess.
Too much. Way too much. I look at my page in utter dismay and dispair. There is an unholy gibble of friends and fans and followers with many in the wrong places. Goodreads says I can sort these out. Well guess what? They were sorted out into where they wanted to be before someone came along with high-handed arrogance and decided, not knowing any of these folks, where they should now go and that person was mostly wrong.
I just don't have time to fix something so monumentally wrong that I would have to build it up from the ground again. Nor do I have the inclination to fix something when someone can just wade in and unfix it as they so choose.
This whole site is a disaster.
I just don't have time to fix something so monumentally wrong that I would have to build it up from the ground again. Nor do I have the inclination to fix something when someone can just wade in and unfix it as they so choose.
This whole site is a disaster.
March 24, 2015
Face Palm
I have even less reason to want to visit Goodreads as a result of their new choice of messing up my friends, fans and followers. It is an utter, unmitigated disaster and a waste of time and space.
Hello? Anyone one there? If it wasn't broke, then don't fix it.
Hello? Anyone one there? If it wasn't broke, then don't fix it.
October 30, 2014
Sock Puppets.
How to tell when a sock puppet has left a review. Well it will always be bad and it will be a new account with one or only a few books on it.
September 7, 2014
Shadow Over Avalon
Now on promo for 99c for a limited time. Second book in the Shadow series, 'Sword of Shadows' will be out later in September.
January 8, 2014
December 26, 2013
Shadow Over Avalon
Did you get a gift card for Amazon this xmas? Want an epic book that is truly different? What does the far future hold for a legendary character and how did he get there? Shadow Over Avalon is the first in a science fantasy series.
Beyond the mists of time, a dying warrior binds his soul to his sword with an oath to protect his people. His shade rides with the Wild Hunt while he waits for the call of greatest need, but when it comes, he doesn’t know it is a lie.
In the undersea city of Avalon, Arthur nears the end of his acolyte training. But he doesn’t want to spend his life serving the Archive, he wants to fight side by side with the air-breathing people to defeat the predators who are determined to ensure their own survival no matter the cost.
Ashira, War Maid princess of the surface-world, is ready to sacrifice her life to defend her kin, but when she is betrayed she must choose whether to die with honor or become one of the creatures her kinsmen fear and loathe.
Fortune twists in the strongest hands. This is no repeat; this is what happens next.
Following two threads of time, CN Lesley’s fresh take on the Arthurian tales of old delivers the perfect blend of science fiction and fantasy.
http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Over-Ava...
Beyond the mists of time, a dying warrior binds his soul to his sword with an oath to protect his people. His shade rides with the Wild Hunt while he waits for the call of greatest need, but when it comes, he doesn’t know it is a lie.
In the undersea city of Avalon, Arthur nears the end of his acolyte training. But he doesn’t want to spend his life serving the Archive, he wants to fight side by side with the air-breathing people to defeat the predators who are determined to ensure their own survival no matter the cost.
Ashira, War Maid princess of the surface-world, is ready to sacrifice her life to defend her kin, but when she is betrayed she must choose whether to die with honor or become one of the creatures her kinsmen fear and loathe.
Fortune twists in the strongest hands. This is no repeat; this is what happens next.
Following two threads of time, CN Lesley’s fresh take on the Arthurian tales of old delivers the perfect blend of science fiction and fantasy.
http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Over-Ava...
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