{"title":"Katharine Eliska Kimbriel","description":"Katharine Eliska Kimbriel reinvents herself every decade or so. It's not on purpose, mind you-it seems her path involves overturning the apple cart, collecting new information \u0026amp; varieties of apple seed, and moving on. The one constant she has reached for in life is telling stories.  \"I'm interested in how people respond to unusual circumstances. Choice interests me. What is the metaphor for power, for choice? In SF it tends to be technology (good, bad and balanced) while in fantasy the metaphor is magic-who has it, who wants or does not want it, what is done with it, and who\/what the person or culture is after the dust has settled. A second metaphor, both grace note and foundation, is the need for and art of healing.  \"A trope in fantasy is great power after passing through death. Well, at my crisis point, I didn't die. That means that I'm a wizard now. Who knows what I may yet accomplish?\"  Kimbriel is the author of the Night Calls series (Night Calls, Kindred Rites, and Spiral Path) The Chronicles of Nuala series, and many short stories.  A John W. Campbell Award nominee.  KINDRED RITES is appropriate for ages 12-120. After 120, you're probably a vampire and may not spend much time reading.","products":[{"product_id":"kindred-rites-paperback","title":"Kindred Rites - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"...we are all Death's pupils, we practitioners-students of the great healer.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhen magic broke free in my blood, I chose to follow our ancient family path and become a practitioner. I'm learning to heal, and to protect innocents. I dip into minds, stalk vampires, and set wards by the light of the moon. I can hear the children of the night calling.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eBut there are other families...and other paths. Families with twisted ambitions and frightening powers. On the frontier, folk whisper that one clan is the most dangerous of all.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eChief among those dark sorcerers is a man known as the Keeper of Souls.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnd now he wants to keep mine.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ********* \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"With a clear, distinctive voice, Katharine Kimbriel invents and re-invents magic on America's frontier\" -\u003cb\u003eJane Yolen\u003c\/b\u003e, the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBriar Rose\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"...once in a very great while I find something I wish I'd read thirty years before it was ever published. ... These books do not let you rest.\" \u003ci\u003e-Sleeping Hedgehog\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"charming...unusual...delightful...definitely worth checking out\" \u003ci\u003e-\u003cb\u003eLocus Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"It is good to see this back--the Alfreda stories are one of the reasons YA is so dynamic today. ...Little House on the Prairie meets Harry Potter, with a dash of Stephen King.\" -\u003cb\u003eSherwood Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eCrown Duel\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"This is one of the best historical dark fantasies I've ever read. ...If you've not read any of Katharine Eliska Kimbriel's books yet, what's stopping you?\" \u003ci\u003e-\u003cb\u003eShiny Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"...Kimbriel made me almost miss my bus stop at work because I had to read just one more page.\" \u003ci\u003e-\u003cb\u003eThe Book Pushers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"It's hard to express how much I enjoyed this book. This is all very, very well done. The characters are believable, the setting feels real, and the magic is convincing, with real limitations, rules, and costs. Highly recommended.\" \u003ci\u003e-\u003cb\u003eLis Carey's Library\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68224873529567,"sku":"9781611383577","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/C01J_W9SE49781611383577.webp?v=1792587079"},{"product_id":"night-calls-paperback","title":"Night Calls - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen you have the Gift, your life is not your own.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eI was born to a family that harnessed the winds and could read futures in fire and water. Yet my mother kept her secrets.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThen the werewolf came, sharing his madness.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eNow it's my turn to keep secrets....\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Descended from powerful magic-users, but ignorant of her heritage, young Alfreda Sorensson learns magic and wisdom from her extended family in an alternate early 1800s Michigan Territory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eReviews: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"If you can imagine \u003ci\u003eLittle House on the Prairie\u003c\/i\u003e with werewolves, vampires, and magic, you've got an idea what this dark fantasy novel is like. ...the strong characters, the matter-of-fact tone, and the strong sense of place make this something special.\" -\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLocus Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"There are very few books I reread on a regular basis. \u003ci\u003eNight Calls\u003c\/i\u003e is one. When I read \u003ci\u003eNight Calls\u003c\/i\u003e I thought, first, that Robin McKinley's \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Sword\u003c\/i\u003e had at last found a proper shelf-mate....\" -\u003cb\u003eLaura Anne Gilman\u003c\/b\u003e, Nebula Award Nominee for \u003ci\u003eFlesh and Fire: The Vineart War\u003c\/i\u003e series. Author of \u003ci\u003eSilver on the Road\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Kimbriel deftly weaves elements of horror and historical fiction to fabricate a compelling tale of another time and place. Excellent descriptive passages and strong, sympathetic characters pull the reader into the story. The underlying horror in \u003ci\u003eNight Calls\u003c\/i\u003e builds slowly and inexorably to an exciting climax. Nordic superstitions and spirits combined with unusual ways to combat the supernatural make this a unique read for horror fans.\" -\u003cb\u003eRochelle M. Bilz, \u003ci\u003eVoya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, October 1996 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"I am so glad that Katharine Eliska Kimbriel's \u003ci\u003eNight Calls\u003c\/i\u003e is getting out into the world again. If anything, I believe this story's time has come-it's the dark fantasy with an underlying glint of the numinous that I think so many readers are looking for and not finding.\" -\u003cb\u003eSherwood Smith\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eCrown Duel\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"With a clear, distinctive voice, Katharine Kimbriel invents and re-invents magic on America's frontier, a place hardly explored by writers and long overdue for a visit. (Or should I say a visitation?) Love the book (\u003ci\u003eKindred Rites\u003c\/i\u003e).\" -\u003cb\u003eJane Yolen\u003c\/b\u003e, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBriar Rose\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"I have not been so enthralled with a novel since Wrede's \u003ci\u003eThirteenth Child\u003c\/i\u003e.... It takes talent to build a world so rich and lush that the reader cannot imagine it ever being differently, but that is exactly what Ms. Kimbriel has done.\" -\u003cb\u003eApril M. 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