Wiz Duos – Book 3
 ISBNs Paperback: 978-1-917950-23-7 EPUB: 978-1-917950-22-0 |
Publication: October 30th Purchase options |
Description
The Sheltering Flame by Ruthanna Emrys
Three old friends fleeing from their lives in academia take on a unique restoration project in the hills of New England, only to find that the stewardship of their crumbling new property comes with a magical obligation. When a desperate teenager turns up on their doorstep claiming sanctuary, it brings them into direct conflict with an ancient power of the land – one who rules over its debtors without mercy. The Hearth’s new keepers have 24 hours to save their new friend, fulfill their unexpected obligations, and claim the future they didn’t know they wanted.
Walking a Wounded Land by Andrew Knighton
Ghosts linger amid the fields and streets of England, waiting to be summoned by those who can walk their paths. Paul is one of the walkers, returned home to follow in a friend’s last footsteps and learn how he died. But the land is a place of conflict, caught between connection and control. To find peace, Paul will have to confront his own past and other people’s power, in a poignant tale of grief, justice, and walking your own path.
Additional Information
| Author: | Andrew Knighton & Ruthanna Emrys |
| Cover Artist: | Roz Clarke |
Praise for Wiz Duos – Book 3
“Two gorgeously written novellas exploring the ways that our connections to the land and to each other can be broken but also mended, these stories tell of bargains and sacrifices, and ultimately of hopeful futures.” — Sarah Brooks, author of The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands
“Beautiful and haunting.” — Anna Smith Spark, author of A Sword of Bronze and Ashes
“Beautiful in cadence, powerful in imagery, gentle in spirit, Andrew Knighton’s work takes your heart’s ghosts on dances of things lost” — Danie Ware
“A story that reminds us of the permanence of dreams and the determination of the human spirit. You’ll never walk Britain’s pathways the same again.” — Charlotte Bond, author of The Fireborne Blade
Reviews
“Absolutely ADORED this book, these two stories together. Genuinely, this is one of the most beautiful things I’ve read this year, and I want to recommend it to EVERYBODY.” — Sia at Every Book A Doorway
“As the turn of the year means we both look back and forward at our lives and hopes, I think this Duo of novellas would be a perfect read balancing light and dark just as we need at the time of the solstice and a reminder doing the right thing always offers hope. Its strongly recommended!” — Runalong Womble
“Neither novella negates the point of the other. They write two takes on similar themes, and their two perspectives each offer an interesting contrast of the other. Just as the specifics of the English and US landscapes, with their fraught histories and the destruction of natural resources and shared spaces, define the kinds of relationships and powers that can exist within them, the formal specifics of these novellas are what allow the authors to focus in on those key points—land, personal identity, and the lasting impact of human action on the physical world—without distraction, but in just enough depth to do the complexity of the issues justice.” — Roseanna Pendlebury, Ancillary Review of Books