Blogger Book Fair – Andi O’Connor
Welcome to Blogger Book Week feature number two! Every day this week I will be featuring a new speculative fiction author on this blog, along with an entire army of other authors doing the same on their blogs. It’s a week of absolute gluttony for fans of speculative fiction! You can find all the contests (Amazon gift cards people!) and the full list of participating authors and bloggers at www.bloggerbookfair.com.
A slave on the brink of breaking, an exiled elf with the fate of a world resting on her shoulders, and an every-man suddenly thrust into a foreign world of magic and mystique usher us into our second feature this week. These characters are the work of award winning fantasy author Andi O’Connor. Her works include The Dragonath Chronicles, The Vaelinel Trilogy, and The Legacy of Ilvania.
Andi has been writing since 2003, but has been downright hooked to it since 2011, after finishing her book The Lost Heir. Andi writes fantasy, but she says reality has a great deal of impact on her writing, and because of that, she finds inspiration everywhere. Her books have dealt with some heavy hitting topics such as rape, abortion, religion, equality, defying stereotypes, female empowerment, and epidemics – among others. She doesn’t flinch away from dealing with real issues in her writing.
Part of what draws people into Fantasy and what makes it so relatable is that it is so steeped in reality. There’s real emotions, real issues, real struggles, real dilemmas. Fantasy is unique in that I can let my imagination and creativity take me anywhere. I have no limitations other than the confines of the world I create.
Silevethiel (The Vaelinel Trilogy #1)
Following her father’s murder, Princess Irewen Donríel is betrayed and left for dead in the forests of Mistwood. Rescued by the elf prince, Laegon Elendell, Irewen awakes an exile with no home, no country, and no people. But as the horrific memories of murder and betrayal return, she realizes the nightmare is only beginning.
The world of Vaelinel is failing—its fate bound to her in ways no one fully understands. A mysterious elven prophecy may provide her with some answers, but continuously hunted and fighting for her life, Irewen quickly learns that unearthing the truth will be more difficult than she ever imagined. Can she accept Laegon’s love and the friendship of the Wood Elves, or will she stand alone against the terrifying evil now threatening to destroy the entire world?
Excerpt:
A voice penetrated Irewen’s deep sleep.
Her father said only one word, her name, but he was so desperate in his calling that she was immediately pulled from her slumber. She woke, searching in vain for the man she knew wouldn’t be there, couldn’t be there. Sorrow filled her heart anew when he didn’t answer her silent plea. But amidst the all too familiar grief, there flowered a warm bubble of joy.
She had heard his voice, and she had not forgotten.
You can buy Silevethiel through Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
