Spirit Runner Chapter 28 – Mouse
My husband does at least one of the editing passes all my novels go through. He’s a tough editor and sometimes harsh. He made Rootstock Saga much better than it would have been without his brutal honesty. He always referred to the Mouse chapters as the “acid trips.” Affectionately,...
Spirit Runner Chapter 24 – Mothers
Glyneth can’t see worth a damn, but her vision handicap has honed her hearing. The natural compensating phenomenon. She’s not a nice person. Vindictive. Petty. Calculating. But, to some degree, she is a product of her environment. Nature vs nurture. You may remember from book one, the Firstborn lineage...
Spirit Runner Chapter 18 – Swift Gates II
Ah, the swiftgates. Few knew of their existence in book one. The Rhynns who learned of them, beginning with the Hollow Hill rescue, kept the secret as Rotharia warned them. Gaven sealed the entrance to the swiftgate chamber at Dundarien. Out of sight, out of mind, right? Until Ava...
Spirit Runner Chapter 15 – Flying Machine
A flying machine? I used a few of Davinci’s sketches for ideas. How did Cade come up with such an idea? Being of Firstborn heritage, as well as Aurel, he has the genetic mapping needed for tapping into the Hindsight. Though only Daor Ranald seems to recognize it so...
Spirit Runner Chapter 12 – The Elf King
Yes, that was Brynmohr. He has served his kidnapping penance of ten years, imposed by the Dawnguard, and is free to leave the Realm of the Firstborn again. Though he has ventured to Rhynn before today, and has watched his grandchildren from afar, this is the first time he...
Spirit Runner Chapter 9 – Children of Promise
In the twelve years since Legend of the Storm Hawks, the Storm Hawks have returned to their homes and raised their families. This is probably a good time for a who’s who account of the next generation of young Hawks. Callan Seth and Isobel have four children. Nathalyan (Nate)...
Spirit Runner Chapter 6 – Adapt
Nigel adapted. We rejoin the master manipulator in Jorendon, where he is still Minister of Diplomacy, though now in the service of Queen Anne. Twelve years have passed since King Walter abdicated to save his Rhynns from the Prophet’s genocidal holy war. Nigel explains in this chapter why he...
Spirit Runner Chapter 2 – Etowah
Etowah is a fictional Este town often featured in the Rootstock Saga. Over most of the years I spent writing these novels, the town’s name was Hialeah. But at some point, I decided to rename it to match the image I referenced more than any other. As noted earlier,...
Spirit Runner Chapter 1 – Este
Let’s get this out of the way up front. The Este of Tallu are not intended to be a historical representation of Eastern Woodland Native Americans. This is fiction, not history. However, the culture, customs, clans, names, and language of the Este in Path of the Spirit Runner were...
Path of the Spirit Runner: Chapter Extras
All the Path of the Spirit Runner end-of-chapter extras are listed here. Be forewarned some may contain SPOILERS if sampled ahead of the book....