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Patricia Reding
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Ephemeral and Fleeting
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Author Insight
Laying the Groundwork
One of the best parts about writing an epic fantasy story is that what a reader may consider a small and insignificant fact at some point, might actually be a part of a long-term plan, so it can end up playing a critical role in the future. But sometimes, even that can change! In this excerpt, Mara and Basha talk briefly about Trumble, and his charge, Felicity. Readers of Oathtaker, Volume One, will recall that, aside from Hattie's infant daughter, Claire, not a single infant escaped Lilith's murderous visit to Polesk back when the infants were young. Initially, I thought that the role played here by Felicity would be Claire--that infant now grown into a young woman. Oddly, I had to change that. Why? Because I knew that "Felicity" was the right name for this character--and I had to go with that. So, since Felicity wasn't Claire, I'm looking forward to discovering two things in the future: (1) what Felicity's future holds, given that her name means "happiness," while she has, of late, experienced anything but that; and (2) when Claire is going to re-enter the story, as I fully expect she will. Somehow, I know my subconscious is working out the details even now . . .
Book Excerpt
Ephemeral and Fleeting
“Tell us about your trip,” Mara said to her. “I’ve heard so little.”
“There’s not much to tell, really. We found as many Oathtakers and Select as we could, and then sent them to the City of Light. You know the rest.”
Mara cast a sideways glance her way. “I like Felicity. She’s a lovely young thing. Rather . . . spritely, wouldn’t you say?”
Basha nodded. “She is. For a while there, out of concern for her, I didn’t think Trumble would join us. But when he realized that at least some of the visions Felicity had been having seemed to have something to do with the twins, he relented.”
“I like him, too. Trumble, I mean. He’s a good man.”
Biting her lip, Basha nodded. “Yes, he is,” she said. “Now, tell us about your venture.”
Noting how quickly she sought to change the subject, Mara tucked her hair behind her ear, then proceeded to tell her friends all about her travels with Dixon after she’d lost her memory and insisted on returning to her childhood home.
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