Debbie's Book Bag: The Elven Lords Blogger Hop!

Saturday, February 11, 2012

The Elven Lords Blogger Hop!

Debbie's Book Bag is really excited to be a part of the Eleven Lords Blog Hop, featuring the seven realms depicted in Kathryne Kennedy's romantic fantasy series. The realm we have the honor of hosting is Terrehame! Kathryne has written a description of the realm and chosen excerpts from her books that mention the realm. I have previously reviewed all of the other books in the series and am very happy to be a part of the hop.

The hop is in honor of the release of the third book in the series: The Lord of Illusion. Readers who follow the blog hop will have a chance to win prizes at each of the seven stops. There is also an even bigger grand prize sponsored by the publisher for those readers who follow the hop and comment on each blog. Check the schedule below in case you missed any of the earlier posts and to see what's coming up next!

Debbie's Book Bag will have two winners: a Grand Prize winner and a runner-up winner, see details at the end of the post!

Terrahame

Elven lady Annanor holds the brown scepter of earth, and her palace is constructed of mud and clay—but the bricks are molded into unusual shapes, and fit together like some mad puzzle. The lords and ladies of the court dress in flamboyant colors, adding a splash of brilliance to the earthen great hall. Golems dash about on errands for the court: spindly creatures of mud and stick waving fans, carrying notes, tripping on flowing trains. Tremors occasionally shake the palace walls, and gentlemen aid the ladies over sudden cracks in the floor.

Excerpts featuring Terrahame, from the Elven Lords Series by Kathryne Kennedy

The magic:

The half-breed spent most of her time absorbed in her tiny golems, creatures that she made from stick and mud with the magic she inherited from Terrahame.

The golems were generally harmless, unable to sustain animation for long with Ann’s weak magic, although they could be a nuisance if she let them, crawling into clothing and pinching sensitive places, poking tiny pointed sticks deep into skin. The soldiers muttered, but did as Ann asked.

The dragons:

She had heard the dragons of the six other sovereignties had different powers associated with their elven lords: the black dragon of Firehame could breathe fire; the blue dragon of Dewhame, lightning; the green dragon of Verdanthame could breathe a mist that grew tangled briars and enormous trees. The silver dragon of Bladehame spat molten metal, the brown dragon of Terrahame emitted a roar that cracked the earth, and the violet dragon of Stonehame could turn anything to stone with his breath.

The Seven Corners of Hell-the center of England, where all of the Elven realms meet:

A maelstrom of

magic sundered Oxford’s forest, shooting flames into the sky, waves of water, volcanic ash, and colors of green, silver, gold, and lavender sparkles. All seven of the elven lords’ sovereignties met within that mad forest, the conflicting magics resulting in a chaos that Giles and Cecily had barely survived.

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“Wait,” said Professor Higley. “This place you asked about earlier.” His finger moved back to the spot not far from Oxford. “It is a forest of wild magic that no sane Englishman would dare enter. I daresay it would be best if you skirted the area entirely.”

“What kind of wild magic?” asked Giles, his attention immediately captivated.

“The locals call it the Seven Corners of Hell.”

“I see. It’s the exact spot where the boundaries of all seven sovereignties meet. I imagine the mingling of those different powers would cause some chaos.”

“Very good.” Professor Higley glanced at Giles as if the class dunce had just proven to be the most brilliant.

“That is the prevailing theory, at least. That water meeting fire, and earth meeting sky, illusion meeting cold metal, et cetera, has created a confluence of energies that constantly battle one another. Indeed, the entire forest appears to shift before one’s eyes, and trees may be replaced with barren desert or a thick mist of clouds or… we have a professor who has studied the phenomenon. And the creatures that occasionally emerge from it.”

“Creatures?”

The professor shuddered. “No man who has ever entered that forest has come out alive, but we think the creatures who emerge from it may have once been men… horribly disfigured or altered by the wild magic.”

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

Sourcebooks is sponsoring all of the giveaways in the Eleven Realm Blog Hop and has chosen some really great prizes for each blog.

Debbie's Book Bag will have two winners! One grand prize winner and one runner-up.

The Grand Prize winner will win a fun prize and three signed copies of the books in the Eleven Lords series: The Fire Lord's Lover, The Lady of the Storm and Lord of Illusion.

The fun prize designed especially for Terrehame is: A Terra Cotta Bell Chime

The Runner-Up winner will receive all three books in the series (unsigned)!

~ You must be a GFC or E-mail subscriber to participate!
~ US and Canadian Addresses only!
~ We only have a one week deadline for entries on this one. So make sure you sign up by Midnight EST February 18th.

1. Answer the following question in the comments to be officially entered:

Of the Elven Realms on the Blog Hop so far, which would you most like to visit (check the schedule below to see the blogs that featured the other realms!)?

2. Please fill out the FORM.

Make sure you check out the schedule for posts you might have missed and the next stops on the blog, so you can be entered in the overall grand prize at the final stop Sourcebooks Buzz Blog.

$100 B & N gift card is one of the prizes up for grabs!

Elven Realms Blog Hop Schedule

2/6 “Dewhame”—hosted by Star-Crossed Romance http://star-crossedromance.blogspot.com/

Grand Prize: Small Desktop Fountain + signed copies of all three books in The Elven Lords Series