Suzanne Francis has brought us another excellent novel! Wintermoon Ice is the first book of the “Sons of the Mariner” series. This is an intriguing fantasy, set both in the present day and in an otherworldly place and time. The science fiction elements of time travel and alternate universes are woven masterfully into the tale. [...]
Beyond the Gyre, the fourth and final book of the “Song of the Arkafina” series by Suzanne Francis, is now available in paperback edition from all good bookstores around the world, both offline and online. Here is the blurb: The island of Asaruthe has sheltered the Dawnmaid, Myriadne, for the past sixteen years, but Yr [...]
Dawnmaid, the third book of the Song of the Arkafina series by Suzanne Francis is now available from all good book stores in paperback. The Song of the Arkafina series is also available in ebook editions from the usual ebook stores online. The blurb: Gwenn and Gunnar travel to Khalama to bury Arkady Svalbarad, but [...]
by Martyn on June 5, 2009
in News
Suzanne Francis, author of The Song of the Arkafina series, was interviewed a couple of days ago by Kim Smith, for her podcast Introducing Writers on Blog Talk Radio. It was a very interesting discussion of Heart of Hythea, Suzanne’s writing style, how she structures her writing time, and lots of other things.
The second volume in the Song of the Arkafina series by Suzanne Francis is now available in paperback under our imprint Bladud Books from all good bookstores, both online and offline. Ketha’s Daughter returns us to the world we were introduced to in Heart of Hythea where we follow the adventures of Katkin’s daughter, Gwenn [...]
The fourth and final volume in the “Song of the Arkafina” series by Suzanne Francis is now available from Fictionwise, Mobipocket, Cyberread, Amazon (for the Amazon Kindle), eBooks.com, the Sony eBook Store, and all other good ebookstores. The series began with Heart of Hythea and continued with Ketha’s Daughter and Dawnmaid. Here is the blurb: [...]
Dawnmaid is the third book of the Song of the Arkafina series by Suzanne Francis, which began with Heart of Hythea and continued with Ketha’s Daughter. Available now from all the usual ebookstores, including Fictionwise (update: not available from Fictionwise until Monday June 21), eBooks.com, Cyberread.com, Mobipocket, eReader.com and Amazon Kindle. The final book in [...]
Read an interview with Suzanne Francis, author of Heart of Hythea and Ketha’s Daughter, the first two books of the “Song of the Arkafina” series, over at The Long and the Short of It.
The second book in the “Song of the Arkafina” series by Suzanne Francis is now available from Fictionwise.com and all other good ebookstores. Ketha’s Daughter follows on a few years from where Heart of Hythea left off, and is, in my opinion, an excellent read — maybe even better than Heart of Hythea. Book three [...]
by Martyn on March 14, 2008
in General
Suzanne Francis, author of “The Song of the Arkafina” series, has written a very helpful article called “Yesterday Once More—How to Research Historical Fiction“. The title says it all, so I won’t try to summarize it. You can find the article, along with a few other useful essays, at The Long and the Short of [...]
For those of you eagerly awaiting the second volume of the “Song of the Arkafina” series by Suzanne Francis, Ketha’s Daughter, I can confirm that the publication date will be 21st April 2008. Book three will be published in August, and the final volume in December, all being well.
Heart of Hythea is the first book from author Suzanne Francis. This excellent and well-researched romantic fantasy is the first in the “Song of the Arkafina” series and is set in the world of Yrth, part of the Gyre Cosmos, closely modelled on mid-seventeenth century England. It is both a ripping adventure and a tender [...]