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Brandon King
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The Quest for the Temple Key
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Author Insight
Simple Pleasures
Many years ago, I went on a spelunking adventure; my buddy and I wanted to explore a cave he'd heard about. It just so happened that our odyssey was in the dead of winter, and it was quite a long hike of post-holing through knee-deep snow. Then finding the cave's entrance was a serious challenge. By the time we got into the cave, we were exhausted. And by the time we explored the cave and returned to the car, let me tell you that the meager snacks waiting for us, followed by a long drink of water were like a royal feast. This memory was in the back of my mind as I wrote this scene in The Quest for the Temple Key. Enjoy! #winter #funinthesnow #fantasy #epic #caves #simplepleasures
Book Excerpt
The Quest for the Temple Key
The farm Paign’s family owned was set against the western rim of the Honellaken Valley, only a mile from the Knutsons’ dairy farm, where Anders lived. Freida’s home was farther up the east rim than Anders’s family farm. Her father raised sheep and goats, grazing his flocks high up in the mountains above the valley, and she helped him herd the flocks down from the mountain each Saturday. They would rise early in the morning and trudge high above the valley, listening for the jingle of bells on the collar of the lead animals. By then it would be light out, although most often it would remain gloomy from the cloud cover, which only dissipated in the warmest weeks of summer. Once they had gathered up the flocks, Freida and her father, Johann, would turn back towards home, munching on their stale hard breads, an apple and enjoy a long drink from their water flasks.
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