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Author: Douglas Roff
Publisher: Douglas Roff
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 486
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About the Book Queen Persephone is the tenth novel in the series, The Chronicles of Mattias, and concludes his journey in search of what the gods want from him. Will this task, once completed, finally mean that Mattias can retire to one of his lodges and enjoy life with his wives, children and grandchildren? Or is there more that the gods will demand of him? The novel opens up with Mattias and his army perched at the opening of the corridor between his new conquest of Partha and a new kingdom located in a long valley called Tarshan. He is there to meet with the queen and her royals as he continues his task of freeing Lesti and Bjerne slaves, this time in a new place with new characters, some of whom want to help him and some who want to destroy him. These royals are very odd, and Mattias soon suspects evil and foul play from a source but not what that source is. The gods are intervening now more than ever, and the goddess Hel, goddess of the underworld, has taken a liking to Mattias who seemed very taken with the Lady, who is both difficult and arrogant beyond all measure. He enters the kingdom, expels the royals, and discovers hard truths not only about this small kingdom, but all of the kingdoms of the Tarshan Valley. He soon sets about understanding his new conquest as well as the structure of the Krais that crisscross and checkerboard the entire two thousand mile length of the wide valley, sandwiched in between two vast mountain ranges. Mattias' family arrives and with it old disputes about who decides and what is decided. After conquest and the submissions of many new lands, Mattias sets out again by himself, only a few true believers with him as he takes new territory and frees more and more Lesti and Bjerne. They stumble upon a new kingdom, a vast and beautiful kingdom, that regularly engages in slaving and not just the Lesti. Mattias meets and becomes friends with new creatures who are freed by Mattias; ancient steeds and shapeshifters are discovered, along with thousands of trapped souls and life essences brought back to the land of the living. Mattias seeks out Seth and Xerxes, always one step ahead. Aurelius is returned to his sister and father, and ends his association with the Queen of Asan. Fire Jade has been sold in direct contravention of Mattias' orders; it seems Seth and Xerxes have acquired quantities and are selling it in the Tarshan Valley and beyond. Mattias stays in his new kingdom for two years then goes off on the final leg of his decades long journey. He solves the riddles of the Key, and makes his peace with the gods. Or does he. Will his journey end, or is there more he is tasked with. His origins are finally revealed, and his people identified. Where will this new history take him next? Has he discovered whom the gods fear? Perhaps, or perhaps Mattias never understood the makeup of the heavens, and the beings who watch the mortals from above.
Author: Douglas Roff
Publisher: Douglas Roff
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 486
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About the Book Queen Persephone is the tenth novel in the series, The Chronicles of Mattias, and concludes his journey in search of what the gods want from him. Will this task, once completed, finally mean that Mattias can retire to one of his lodges and enjoy life with his wives, children and grandchildren? Or is there more that the gods will demand of him? The novel opens up with Mattias and his army perched at the opening of the corridor between his new conquest of Partha and a new kingdom located in a long valley called Tarshan. He is there to meet with the queen and her royals as he continues his task of freeing Lesti and Bjerne slaves, this time in a new place with new characters, some of whom want to help him and some who want to destroy him. These royals are very odd, and Mattias soon suspects evil and foul play from a source but not what that source is. The gods are intervening now more than ever, and the goddess Hel, goddess of the underworld, has taken a liking to Mattias who seemed very taken with the Lady, who is both difficult and arrogant beyond all measure. He enters the kingdom, expels the royals, and discovers hard truths not only about this small kingdom, but all of the kingdoms of the Tarshan Valley. He soon sets about understanding his new conquest as well as the structure of the Krais that crisscross and checkerboard the entire two thousand mile length of the wide valley, sandwiched in between two vast mountain ranges. Mattias' family arrives and with it old disputes about who decides and what is decided. After conquest and the submissions of many new lands, Mattias sets out again by himself, only a few true believers with him as he takes new territory and frees more and more Lesti and Bjerne. They stumble upon a new kingdom, a vast and beautiful kingdom, that regularly engages in slaving and not just the Lesti. Mattias meets and becomes friends with new creatures who are freed by Mattias; ancient steeds and shapeshifters are discovered, along with thousands of trapped souls and life essences brought back to the land of the living. Mattias seeks out Seth and Xerxes, always one step ahead. Aurelius is returned to his sister and father, and ends his association with the Queen of Asan. Fire Jade has been sold in direct contravention of Mattias' orders; it seems Seth and Xerxes have acquired quantities and are selling it in the Tarshan Valley and beyond. Mattias stays in his new kingdom for two years then goes off on the final leg of his decades long journey. He solves the riddles of the Key, and makes his peace with the gods. Or does he. Will his journey end, or is there more he is tasked with. His origins are finally revealed, and his people identified. Where will this new history take him next? Has he discovered whom the gods fear? Perhaps, or perhaps Mattias never understood the makeup of the heavens, and the beings who watch the mortals from above.
Author: Douglas Roff
Publisher: Douglas Roff
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 455
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About The Book This is the ninth book in the series, the Chronicles of Mattias. While new challenges for Mattias, assigned by the gods, continue to be assigned and understood, the arrival of the three women, Liv the Lesti, Tala the avian and Ro the Bjerne. They have presented themselves and wandered with Lady Isme, the Bestianari princess married to Mattias Denson. Yusa Mattiasdottir opens a new chapter in the search for whatever it is that Princess Liv of Tule, as well as the gods in Asgard, are looking for. No one is quite sure about anything that Mattias is being told, but as Princess Liv's sisters Queen Revna and Princess Ora of Partha are discovered and their stories told, what is clear is exactly ... nothing. New in this novel is the existence of the bat people, transforming bats and the most precocious of whom is Yusa, bat daughter of Mattias himself. Queen Murcielaga of the Kingdom of the Bats weds Mattias adding yet another vassal in the long line Mattias must use to fulfill his oath for the gods. The Kingdom of Partha falls, as do the savage barbarians along the coast of the southern Mar, and the Island of Pacifica, home to secrets and mysteries along with a vast number of Lesti and Bjerne who must leave their home urgently. A demon queen, along with her three daughters, enters the scene once again rearranging the cast of characters. Odin helps them transform, but how? And once again, the goddesses Aeir and Freya resurface, along with a new goddess, the goddess Hel of the Underworld. Finally, as the mystery of what the gods really have always wanted from Mattias finally is revealed, a new nemesis is revealed, the god El. Yusa Matthiasdottir is a novel again rooted in a series of lies, deceptions and betrayals. The right questions are finally being asked. Is Mattias Denson getting all the right answers? The gods have decreed that the Mattias has not finished his task of bringing peace to the world, freeing the slaves under the Covenant, uniting all factions in peace and harmony. And Mattias has a new final task bringing him closer than ever to what the gods really want and what his task has been all along. What do the gods want? Who or what do they fear? The saga continues.
Author: Douglas Roff
Publisher: Douglas Roff
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 549
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About The Book The seventh book of the Chronicles of Mattias. The war against the Xeneid immortal invaders has come to a stalemate. Mattias and his family and army return to peace and await news of Xeneid movements as the Kingdom of Somna is now fully occupied by the Xeneids dealing harshly with the Somnan immortals. Potera of Baestra and her sisters are now living in Kir Oasis training for the eventual showdown in the Eternum Wars. While Prince Xerxes and Lord Seth remain in Somna as guests of the Xeneid invaders. As things begin to change, Mattias decides it’s time to visit the Wastelands of the Bestianari, trying to understand why they allied with the Xeneids in the Battle of Anderra. Puzzled, and against the wishes of his family, he sets off for the Wastelands with a small group including Potera and her sisters. They first make for the City of Baestra to find Potera's mother and remaining family to get them to safety ahead of the Xeneid secret police. There they find Prince Xerxes and Lord Seth in hiding and on the run. Or are they? The small party led by Mattias makes their way north to the mountains and then west through the forests above the Wastelands, encountering eyes following them. They eventually are guided to the edge of cliffs barring entry into a valley kingdom. Guided inside through lit tunnels by strange new pagans never before met, they encounter old friends they do not recognize. These new friends know Mattias and his children, but Mattias doesn’t recognize them. The mystery is solved. The Eternum Wars will finally end. Will the gods now let Mattias rest?
Author: Douglas Roff
Publisher: Douglas Roff
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 477
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ABOUT THE BOOK The War of the Western Pagans was over. Mattias Denson has withdrawn to his home in the Compound in the Southern Kingdom and exercises sovereignty over the Seven Realms, including the Memmet Valley and the entirety of the northern plains. His wives and consorts have likewise settled down, and he is once again a father - many times over. Life is peaceful and happy. Yet ... Not all of his wives are content with the quiet life and, like Mattias, seek relief from the boredom of peace and quiet, remembering the thrill of conflict, battle and war. They are still young, and their lives are not yet fulfilled. Like Mattias, they see further adventure. That opportunity comes in the form of a call from a mysterious western queen seeking his help in ending a possible foreign and civil war. She seeks his aid as mediator and more. Though knowing little of her or her kingdom, he readily accepts the invitation to visit Frijia, the kingdom to the west of the defeated Kingdom of Dar Galan. With his wives and children reluctantly following him, he first visits Galana Prima, the capital of Dar Galan, where he encounters the warlock prince, Lord Mestin Marlat. He first encounters wiccan arrogance and betrayal, then treason from his own witches, causing a rift in the family. From that point, Mattias and his family have each made fateful decisions. They part ways in anger, with Mattias moving west to the Kingdom of Frijia to meet its queen, Lady Freyja, while Mattias's family returns to the Compound. Conflict with the warlock east in Mortem, capital of the ancient caste warlock empire, begins with the first issues arising between Mattias Denson and Emperor Q'in. Mattias continues west as new trouble, as yet unknown to Mattias, foments in the east. Treason and betrayal, war and conflict litter the pages of Freyja Thorsdottir, as matters culminate and redefine the direction of the Chronicles of Mattias. The novel twists and turns, ending with the conclusion of another great war: the Wiccan Wars. How will it end?
Author: Douglas Roff
Publisher: Douglas Roff
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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About the Book The King of the Northern Fells chronicles the rise of Crown Prince Harald Gunnarson as King in the Northern War of Succession following the death of his father, King Gunnar Alfreddson. The succession is rocky as Harald’s youngest brother, Ragnar, has assassinated his two older brothers and plotted against his father and oldest brother, Prince Harald. Harald has spent many years in the unstable northern territories; the kingdoms, principalities and fortified cities that comprise the new colonies of the kingdom in its far north. As Harald assumes the throne, there are not only challenges within the kingdom, but threats from their longtime and historical enemies, the Southern Kingdom led by King Joachim in his capital city of Avil Baden. The novel interweaves stories of family and love, with war and kingship, duty and honor, tolerance and acceptance. The warrior Lesti, an all-female paramilitary militia, the Wiccan Witches of the Northern Fells, Pagans and intelligent Beasts are introduced, as are the intrigues, plots and conspiracies of the many men and women who seek power and wealth. The Lesti, and their Beasts, long the subject of arbitrary slavery and death in all kingdoms and realms, are rising to power, and to take their place among the free peoples. This is a new world, an ancient world of people, heroes and monsters all juggling for power and freedom. Enter a feudal world, a chaotic and sometimes cruel world. Enter a world of strong and valiant women warriors who lead armies and struggle against the unspeakable horrors of slavery, servitude, and conspiracies of the many men and women who seek power and wealth. The Lesti, and their Beasts, long the subject of arbitrary slavery and death in all kingdoms and realms, are rising to power, and to take their place among the free peoples. This is a new world, an ancient world of people, heroes and monsters all juggling for power and freedom. Enter the world of the King of the Northern Fells.
Author: Douglas Roff
Publisher: Douglas Roff
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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About the Book Adam St. James is back, this time in a thriller with his old friend from high school, April Mayes, and new friends helping him unwind a disaster of cosmic proportions. The story opens in the timeline of the Cryptid Trilogy. The Cryptid saga is over, and Adam is weary of the fighting, death and destruction, yet it persists and dogs him relentlessly. More bad news is about to be revealed for which Adam will be blamed, but for which he has no responsibility. A powerful immortal offers Adam, and the family of his choosing, the opportunity to depart Adam’s birth universe for an alternate universe where old struggles and battles do not exist. Catastrophic things are about to unfold over which he has no control. One of his old friends, April Mayes and her parents, do not possess the genetic profile that will allow them to survive the coming catastrophe; Adam chooses to invite them to spare their lives in the alternate universe. The rest of his family and friends will survive the catastrophe, as will an “alt” Adam who remains behind. Adam is warned to be careful about the attributes and items he and his fellow traveler wish to take with them; their wish to leave their home world behind will be granted, but do they understand how any minor tweaks may bend and alter the timeline in their new universe? This novel reimagines old characters in new cosmic circumstances telling a tale of what might happen when mortals mess with the very fabric of reality and existence. Adam, and April Mayes, who is now a famous TV and movie star, make the journey to a new universe together, but with unexpected and unintended altered personalities. What follows is disastrous, and in the end, a journey no one wished to make. How will they change, what are the consequences, and how will this adventure pan out? As usual, where goes Adam St. James also goes murder, intrigue, action and betrayal. Buckle up, readers, the adventure is about to begin!
Author: Douglas Roff
Publisher: Douglas Roff
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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About the Book Crissy Chance is the second book in the Cryptid Trilogy Sequels series that began with the novel, April Mayes. It is set in an alternate universe in a world much like ours, but without the challenges that were present in the birth world of the named characters. Adam has, by now, been reborn hundreds of times into new worlds, the deck of characters he once knew and loved always reshuffled. In this novel, his first love Misti is now a part of the Suarez family along with her new brother Rodrigo, his wife and children, including mom Maria and Pops Agustin. They reside in the background of the story as Misti and friend Noki Lee surface as Adam's two girlfriends. A new girl, Eene Birkenstock, steps up first as a girl in need of rescue by Misti and Adam in their OT Project, then afterward as an integral part of Adam's two new and pressing projects. Immortal spirits Hecate and Hana also appear as the story winds down to its inevitable conclusion. Criminals in the Triads are chasing women for the secrets they know about a fantastic archeological discovery, and new enemies are after Adam too. Edward St. James is no longer a good dad, but a criminal deeply hidden behind a wall of powerful international authorities. Adam's mother survived the gangland shootout in an LA coffee shop, and is now in league with her husband. Both are psychos who now have a new acolyte, Crissy Chance, a tax attorney and adopted daughter who is deeply involved in their criminal and sexual lives. Cousins from Adam's past lives are present in this new life helping Adam as he flees New York for Greece, then flees again for Africa. The names are the same as in past novels, but the characters are different - except Adam. The central driver of action is the discovery of artifacts and grave goods proving that Marco Polo did reach China, and lived out his entire life there with wives, concubines and children. The cache discovered is immense, and incredibly rare and valuable, setting a cast of characters against Adam and his family for control of the Marco Polo cache, and the wealth it represents. But is the cache real? Adam remembers the fraud committed by those behind the "Hitler Diaries" who almost got away with an incredible scam. But what drives all the people involved, as some live, some are murdered, and all are lying about something, or not saying anything at all. As usual in Adam's life, there is betrayal, deception and murder.
Author: Douglas Roff
Publisher: Douglas Roff
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 433
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Central and Van Buren is a classic murder mystery novel set against the backdrop of Phoenix, Arizona in the late 1980's. It was a time of slow, expensive computers, floppy disks, no cell phones and no internet. The novel opens up with the fresh discovery on a normal Saturday morning of the homicide of Jack Peterson, a high-power attorney with the prestigious law firm of Casey and Bennett. He has been murdered in his office early, three telltale shots having done their lethal work strategically piercing his head, heart and groin. Jack's best friend and former law partner, Will Scott, is summoned by Jack's wife Marla Peterson to visit with the police, then look into the mysterious death of her husband. Both Marla Peterson and Will Scott fear that the police, headed by Miles Kilgore and James 'Jimmy' Ramos, have prejudged the case suggesting that Jack was involved in Mafia criminality gone wrong. Will jostles with the police while trying to balance his personal life now made even more complicated by his sometime girlfriend Teresa Garcia, who also is dating Det. Ramos. Past seeps into the present, making relationships complex and family issues more complicated. The Phoenix PD, the FBI and the Peterson family all have secrets to hide and confidences to keep. Just as one lead becomes promising, it dries up into dust just as quickly. After months of investigation, with the police and Will Scott crossing paths during separate investigations, the stakes only grow larger with the list of suspects. As time goes by, few changes and no new clues have been found. Then things explode as Will discovers a connection to mobster Frank Scarlatti and a mysterious young woman who appears out of nowhere and disappears just as quickly. Does she hold the key to solving this mystery? If so, why does she not wish to cooperate? Follow the story as Will Scott slowly and methodically unravels the shocking clues to his best friend's murder.
Author: Douglas Roff
Publisher: Douglas Roff
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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About the Book Eimear Wolfsdottir resumes the story of Mattias Denson as he continues his quest to free Lesti women and Bjerne beasts of the Southern Kingdom from the servitude and historical abuse they suffered at the hands of their pagan overlords. Mattias is intent on freeing beasts and slaves, and creating a new society based on his governing philosophy, the Covenant. After the addition of witches from the fortress city of Manzil Al’ahzan, he eventually founds a new home, the Compound, in which he plants the seed of his new world order only to have it challenged from within and without. Eimear Wolfsdottir traces revelations of discord and betrayal of Mattias as it continues to unravel what the gods demand of him, and the multitude of challenges, betrayals, and characters that come in and out of his life. Mattias reveals himself as a great family man who is occasionally disappointed by those around him who depend upon him, but take advantage of his good nature. He wishes to have a family life, but his choice of women is always flawed. Nonetheless, he pursues his dreams doggedly, if not always successfully, seeking to find true love and acceptance. Eimear Wolfsdottir is an exciting chapter in the narrative Mattias Denson’s life journey, filled with strange new creatures, conflict, betrayal and enduring love. It is a rich tapestry in an alternate world, a medieval world filled with the clashes of social change as old-world evils are laid bare, and a new world of freedom and hope is born. Women adore him, men admire him, and his enemies fear him. But, too, is the long line of those who wish him dead. Enter this world, the world of conflict and struggle, of love won and lost, of friendship and betrayal, of fleeting victory and deadly defeat. Who will prevail, and what does victory look like? Eimear Wolfsdottir continues on this amazing journey in the world of Mattias Denson, one that has just barely begun, and is far from ended.
Author: Douglas Roff
Publisher: Douglas Roff
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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About the Book Behind Her Eyes: Domination/Obsession is the first novelette in a three arc series tracing the adventures of novelist James Masters as he meets the Meadows family, sisters Sophie and Alexandra, and he begins his journey into the secret world of the wealthy sexual elites. James has two sisters who have supported his efforts to transform from poor student to a self supporting novelist while trying to accommodate his obsession filled life. Through his relationships with new characters who pass through his life and bed, we begin to discover not only more about James, but his sisters, their friends and the enigmatic Meadows sisters. James is looked down upon by the women who nonetheless crave his approval, wealthy and arrogant as they are, but at some point his obsessions become theirs. Darkness is revealed on these journeys of discovery, and the gravitational pull of the Masters family ebbs and flows as psycho-sexual proclivities of the actors slowly become known. The secret lives of the wealthy and privileged, of indolence and self-absorption are discovered and laid bare. Worlds and paths diverge, setting up the conflicts that must be resolved when obsession overtakes reason. He wants to save her, but can he? Will she let him? Who really controls the two families that matter? As worlds collide, how will the first part of the journey end? Does he feel love, or just lust and obsession, desire and control? This is where we will begin, but not end. Join us on this journey.
