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Sylvia Lumley

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Fire Wizard, book 1 of the Saga of the Elements, now available on Amazon for Kindle Books.
Note: I had to take down Fire Wizard as Amazon stipulates that for a work to be in their library, it must not be available anywhere else.

I started to write after I retired and my science fiction/fantasy adventure, Fire Wizard, was written with young adults in mind, but not exclusively so. I have also adapted it into a screenplay.
I am currently writing the sequel, Mage of Winds, looking to end up with four books with elemental titles. All suggest magic but they will turn out to have more mundane explanations.
I am now 68, live in Prudhoe, in the Tyne valley, Northumberland, where I am involved in Am Drams as actor and director

favourite books

Magician by Raymond Feist plus all the follow ups
Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson plus follow ups
Wizards First Rule by Terry Goodkind plus follow ups
The Many Coloured Land by Julian May plus follow ups
Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds plus follow ups
Otherland by Tad Williams plus follow ups
Anything by Bill Bryson
Anything by Terry Pratchett

Authonomy Favorites:
Apocalypse Then 1&2 - Daniel DeLacy
Not a Man - M.A. McRae
GoldOrchid - Frank McGrath
The Psalter - Galen Watson

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Mage of Winds: Book II of the....

Sylvia Lumley

What if you and your true love are stranded on different planets with no way back, and ruthless people are out to kill you?


Book I, Fire Wizard: is now available free in Amazon's Kindle library.

Anna and Michael use the silver sphere they stole from the man known as the Fire Wizard to return from Earth to Anna’s world to get married.

But things do not go as planned. The sphere is confiscated by tall willowy beings and they are forcefully repatriated, each to their own home world. Is that the end of their relationship, or is there a way they can find each other again?

Anna and her friends embark on a perilous journey to a renowned ancient library in a distant monastery, to beg the monks for help in locating these alien beings. But someone will stop at nothing to prevent her.

On Earth, Michael gets on the internet and, intrigued by the many similarities between the two worlds, finds links between Anna’s word and strange disappearances from Earth.

He tracks down the one ruthless man who may have the answer; the captain from Anna's world, and finds himself in mortal danger as he follows him and his trail of destruction, across our world.

 

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Meg Wearing wrote 3 days ago

Could I interest you in taking a look at my novel, A Shamrock On The ....

The Knowledge wrote 21 days ago

Hi Sylvia, 'Madeline' Thanks for the support so far. I have re-edi....

Mademoiselle Nobel wrote 36 days ago

Hi Sylvia, Mage of Winds sounds gorgeous! I can't wait to read it!....

Edwin P. Magezi wrote 45 days ago

Thanks so much for backing the First Oath, Sylvia. Appreciate the sup....

Melissa Writes wrote 46 days ago

Hi Sylvia, Do you fancy doing a read swap with me? My book, Lessons....

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I wrote 46 days ago

OK, you asked for it! I think its a mistake to jump back and forth in time at the start. It's a little too confusing and sometimes even annoying. I would prefer it to have the prison bit first as a prologue, then chapter 1 the actual start of the story told in hindsight. You are also a little hea... view book

I wrote 56 days ago

This is great fun to read but I do wish there were more, shorter, paragraphs. It outfaces me somewhat, like I've too much on my plate and it puts me off. I would prefer smaller helpings and have to go back for more. Even so, it's worth the bother. view book

I wrote 69 days ago

Strong, compelling story line. But I think the shock of chapter 3 needs more setting up. There are not enough hints of Jacob's extreme state of mind. It won't detract from the shock, believe me. You don't seem to have understood the apostrophe for the possessive. (Though I did find one correct in C... view book

I wrote 90 days ago

Great fun, love this. Don't know why it isn't higher. Perhaps the chapters are too long? For over a year people kept telling me that mine were, and I didn't get it. I knew they were exactly the right length, didn't I? Then, one day, someone put it in a way that made sense and I halved them. Took m... view book

I wrote 202 days ago

Love this. It promises to be as good as the first in this series. For my taste it has just a few too many adjectives, only at the very beginning. It's as though you are trying too hard. (Aren't we all?) I would lose the ones I've bracketed. - her ruby red (painted) lips - puckered (half) smile ... view book

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