Tag Archives: Mythology

Of Trolls and Sustenance…by Stuart France

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Sue Vincent

* Tomf, the Troll, rises from the river bed after a long, long, sleep. He is feeling grumpy but only because he is hungry. Off in search of chocolate, cake, liqourice, orange juice, tobacco and cough sweets he goes… Continue … Continue reading →

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Crocodile Man… from Stuart France

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Sue Vincent

* Crocodile Man was married to Whistle Duck and they had two daughters… “We’ll have fish tomorrow night,” said Crocodile Man, “I’ll go out early in my bark canoe.” So next morning Crocodile Man set off, and his two daughters … Continue reading →

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Green grow the rushes O III… from Stuart France

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Sue Vincent

* …If Tee’s study was the hub of intelligence, then Miss Hunnyfludd’s office, which comprised no more than a hastily compromised ante-chamber to its plush superior, was the heart… Thomas Welch was currently making himself at home in the heart … Continue reading →

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Green grow the rushes O… from Stuart France

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Stuart France… The Grand-Father Clock, tock…tock…tocked reassuringly in the corner of the oak panelled study. Through the window to one side the ancient time piece’s Big Brother could be discerned dominating the metropolitan sky-line… Tee, was wilfully oblivious … Continue reading →

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Changelings into the Mist by Katie Sullivan

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Changelings. They were the descendants of Man and Fae. They walked between worlds – as healers, mystics, even kings – but no more. He thought he was the last, alone and lost, until the day he saw them. Irish teens … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, fantasy, History | Tagged adventure, blog tour, changelings, Ireland, Katie Sullivan, legend, Mythology, novel | 2 Comments

New Release….

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Sue Vincent

Doomsday: Dark Sage Now available on Amazon The piper of Shacklow The fiddler of Fin The old woman of Demon’s Dale Calls them all in. They said I was born of the Balefire, when the priestesses left the enclosure to … Continue reading →

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Doomsday, Kindle countdown deal- Final Day

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Sue Vincent

The huts are gone. The green lawn beside the stream holds only an echo of their fallen carcasses. Their fires sleep forever in shadow. Voices whisper only in the wind. Stones line the way, guiding reluctant feet towards the hidden … Continue reading →

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Doomsday, Kindle countdown deal- day 4

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Sue Vincent

…Ben grimaces painfully as he considers my latest work of art. “There are two spears,” he says rather dismissively. “Yep, well spotted, there are indeed two spears.” “Is there a particular reason?” “There is” “Would you care to elucidate?” “The … Continue reading →

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Doomsday, Kindle countdown deal- day 3

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Sue Vincent

… Our Father, Lady, Countess-Grae, ached fretful and pensive in her bilious Ostrich Feather quilt. Her pale face was pale. She was ailing but the money spiders still fell from her breasts in herds, as tiny, multi-limbed Bilberries, they scattered … Continue reading →

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Doomsday, Kindle countdown deal- day 2

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Sue Vincent

As we prepare to relese the second book in the Doomsday Series: Dark Sage, a Kindle Countdown price promotion will be running from 17th August to 21st October on Amazon UK and Amazon.com forBook One of the Doomsday Triad: Doomsday: … Continue reading →