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Comment by Omoruyi uwuigiaren on October 10, 2009 at 4:45am

The Adventures of Nihu
158 pages, hardcover
black and white illustrations
ISBN 9781934138151
Young Adults and Young Advanced Readers


Nihu is falsely accused of a crime and is banished to the Lonely Forest. He is challenged with a mission by a magical character. As brave Nihu quests to fulfill the mission and gain his freedom, he is sucked into a world inside of a stone, visits a powerful ruler in an underwater city, and makes friends with a group of refugees only a hero could love.


The birds were singing before dawn as usual. The boughs of the trees danced quietly and bowed carefully to the sweet movement of the morning breeze. The morning rose from the dust and settled in the sky, gazing down at the Lonely Forest. A bright day was a beautiful welcome after a night of grief and fright. The darkness was replaced with new hope the moment the new light chased it to its unholy interiors. One could rest easy in the comfort of such imaginings.

As the birds paraded through treetops, making a life out of nothingness, Nihu stretched on the wooden bed. He was alive again. Alive to face the Herculean task that now hung around his thin neck. He sat up; exposing a bare chest that had yet to grow hair, although one could count a few. They stood like a monument in a vast land. His dark face was still covered in grime and sweat from the day before.

Nihu buried his head in his hands. His thin legs were not too good to look at. He was not a fellow of fine physical attributes, scrawny with large innocent eyes stuck in the sockets of his skull. Yet his brain worked quickly and there had never been a streak of meanness in him. Nihu was ready to cope with whatever situation the world threw at him.
He sat on the edge of the cot with his old boots as his gaze fell upon the stone that he must cast into the pit of fire. It seemed as if a slow luminescence came over it. It was as beautiful as the eye of evening thunder. Nihu studied the stone for a long time. The boy was convinced that surviving in the Lonely Forest would take more than valor. Unlike his compatriots, in whose path he would walk if he disobeyed Magonda, he would surrender to the will of the creatures of the Lonely Forest. Going against the rules of the jungle would be walking on the wheels of fire. Nihu let his thoughts flow freely. If I had broken any laws, I would surely be on my way to the city that is six feet under. I did not kill my uncle. Moreover, I have never hurt any creature for no reason. Nor will I. I pray that the god of my ancestors remembers what is in my heart and will save me from the cruel hands of an unjust fate.

He lifted up the stone and placed it near the battle-axe that was before him. A long sigh left his body. There is nothing to fear, nowhere to fall, when one has done nothing wrong. Nihu folded his arms, closed his eyes, and raised his face, as if praying to the first messiah of the morning. Lost in meditation, he was without words for some time. Eventually, he rose from the cot and threw on Phil’s old animal skin coat that was hanging by the doorway of the hut. It suited him well—a good look for a boy that was about to embark on an unknown adventure.
Nihu took up the stone and battle-axe. First, he strapped the battle-axe at his side and put the stone in the pouch on a belt that held up his shorts. The stone would be safe there. He slung his rucksack on his back and left the hut. He went to the river to wash himself. When he was through, he set off in the direction that Magonda had pointed.

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Comment by Jim O'Donnell on October 9, 2009 at 2:05pm

"Notes for the Aurora Society" is the story of a 1500-mile walk through Finland. Leaving from the southernmost point of Finland, the author crossed the Finnish countryside interviewing Finns about their relationship to nature and exploring the land and the history that made modern Finland. His journey deposited him, five-months later, on the shores of the Arctic Ocean. Blending a naturalist’s ecosystem knowledge with an anthropologist’s ability to elicit unique insight into the process of culture, this work of travel literature is the first book to look at the Finnish people through their connection to the natural world.

Comment by Chloe Jon Paul on October 8, 2009 at 10:23am

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Chloe

Comment by Joseph M. Perez on October 8, 2009 at 9:00am

I'm blocked and my outline has failed me. I keep hoping for a knock in the beanie to get me started again. My wife says I need a break. You see, I get up at 0345 to go to my day job. I get home just about 1500. I eat supper, and at 1600 I feed the four dogs finishing up around 1700. Then, it's quality time with wifey-poo. It's bed time at 2000 where I mull/meditate my next move with the book-usually keeping my mind going till 2300 or so when I finally go out. I think there's something wrong with my outline's layout-perhaps I need to revamp it a bit-I need a key word though I'm not sure what that might be right now.
I keep going back to SMALL GIFTS: very short stories with a touch of faith for a little inspiration-it was my first. Every little story has the Savior helping the subject to overcome his dilemma. Now, I don't ask for that kind of help. I do look to Him for inspiration-something that comes from my own faith. Hey, I say,"Good night buddy-see you in the morning" every night looking at his image just before I switch off the light. Who else does that? I think I'm going to have to find a sand dune somewhere where I can get nude and bake in the sun all by myself. (No pictures, please. At age 60 gravity has begun to take its' toll. You don't want to get sick laughing too hard, do you?). Anyway, I go back to what Blessed Charles de Foucald wrote (I mention this in SMALL GIFTS): "One must pass through the desert and spend some time there in order to receive the grace of God; it is there that one empties oneself, that one drives away from oneself everything which is not God and that one empties completely the house of one's soul in order to leave all of it to God alone." I need to cleanse.
The "INTERLUDES" between those stories tell the true story of our rescued little female Maltese set in letters to our daughters, Sidonia and Andrea. I look to those letters for help, too. It ain't happening! I think I'll take tomorrow off-a lets play hooky day-a mental health day away from the day job. Maybe something will pop so I can continue. I still need a key word!

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Comment by Simon Marshland on October 7, 2009 at 3:11am

From an ordinary childhood Charlie Parker rises to become chairman of one of the worlds biggest banking conglomerates, though he achieves it largely by accident. Private Lives tells Charlie’s extraordinary story along with flashbacks to the two previous lives he refuses to acknowledge, dismissing them as mental aberrations. But try as he might to ignore them he finds himself living more and more in the past as a rifleman fighting Napoleon’s armies in Spain, then later as a young 1939 Oxford undergraduate forced to leave his studies to become a fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain. This is a story of love and laughter, heartache and sorrow that transcends centuries to a joining of the many threads in final understanding

Title: Private Lives
Author: Simon Marshland
ISBN: 978-1-905809-52-3
Genre: Literary Fiction
Pages: 254
Reviewed By: Brian Knight
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Charlie Parker, Billy Kite and James Pewsey share more then a secret - they share the same fate.

Full of turmoil and massive confusion, Charlie attempts to deal with the death of the woman he adored and missing child. In a state of grief, he battles with his emotions while the FBI search endlessly for his kidnapped daughter. Reality mixes with improbabilities, and yet it is imperative for him to decipher right from wrong, especially when Billy Kite and James Pewsey come calling. Now it seems the truth is blurred with imagination, but he knows that neither truth nor honesty will save his child. An obsessive reality his daughter must be found is the only thing that matters.

Charlie comes from a humble middle class family. His mentor and friend while growing up is his grandpa, whom shares a lifetime of wisdom—engraved knowledge that Charlie later in life, puts into practice.

Charlie has an adventurous journey as a bachelor. He loves his single lifestyle, until one day, with just one look, his life changes forever—he falls madly in love with a beautiful young woman who shortly after becomes his wife. The tailspin affect she has on him doesn’t stop with just adoring love but through her family name changes his career and financial state forever as he soon discovers she is both gorgeous and extremely wealthy.

Together, they journey through life, but not without the unexpected times that his two friends try to take over.

“Private Lives” delivers the full range of emotions. The reader will find themselves laughing one minute and crying the next—and be ready to fight soon after. The author, Simon Marshland displays a great command of pace and character development throughout the story. Marshland entwines the multiple characters with fascinating plots and detailed settings into a symphony that the reader will cherish. The British twist on word usage only adds to the flavor of this riveting story.

I highly recommend this intriguing tale of Charlie Parker for those who enjoy a roller coaster ride of emotions on every page. “Private Lives” is a book to keep on your shelf, as you will want to read it over and over again. “Private Lives” is one of those novels that will surely show you something new each time you read it...and you will want to read it more then once.



d detailed settings into a symphony that the reader will cherish. The British twist on word usage only adds to the flavor of this riveting story.

I highly recommend this intriguing tale of Charlie Parker for those who enjoy a roller coaster ride of emotions on every page. “Private Lives” is a book to keep on your shelf, as you will want to read it over and over again. “Private Lives” is one of those novels that will surely show you something new each time you read it...and you will want to read it more then once.

Regrettably Private Lives is not yet available in the States but can be ordered from http://www.pneumasprings.co.uk/Private%20Lives.htm

Comment by Simon Marshland on October 7, 2009 at 3:01am

Comment by Vangie Williams on October 4, 2009 at 9:18pm

Broken Life - A Fight for Forever is about love cursed in Old Africa. A young African maiden falls in love with a Frenchman captured by her father's warriors. As she watches and cares for him over the next twenty-one days, she is captivated by his beautiful green eyes and his genuine smile and breaks tribal law when she asks her father to be his bride instead of her chosen husband. Her father King Sundiata could not refuse his youngest daughter and allows her to leave Africa with the Frenchman; what she doesn't know is that the tribal shaman has placed a curse on her and all of her female descendants. "21 suns you feel in love and left your people, 21 moons shall you love your girl child".

Jump forward to our time and young Bethel began having dreams of African and French women who speak to her and show her the paths of their lives.

Broken Life - A Fight for Forever - Book 1 is about Marguerite, the third women in her dreams and the woman who writes the first entry in the journal that her deceased mother left her. Her dreams are so vivid that she is a shadow watching the past in the future.

This is a romantic tale of steamy passion and boiling fervor, which also wraps itself in the arms of virtually unexplored history. Moreover, this zeal-filled story crosses time, racial, cultural lines as well as the vast Atlantic. From generation to generation, a special lineage of rare love is interrupted, entwined lives are broken, and fragile dreams are shattered because of an unrelenting curse rooted in the motherland. Yet, the rigorous fight to break the curse's menacing grip steadily climaxes as young Bethel gains wisdom through her visions as well as the truths spoken from her father’s reluctant tongue. And then there is the cherished wooden box, a treasured but mysterious heirloom, which connects Bethel to both the curse and a counter to the same. Upon possessing the box, she discovers the nearly elusive path to victory. Through a series of visions, which first take her to the mid 1800’s, she sees the way…

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Comment by Chloe Jon Paul on October 2, 2009 at 6:50pm

Does anyone have information about creating an audio book?

Comment by Holly Hardin on October 2, 2009 at 5:36pm

Hi,

With the holiday season nearing, I’d like to introduce you to Mistletoe…

“Many, many years ago,
Lived a maid named Mistletoe.
She dwelled amid the ice and snow,
Where the wintry winds oft blow.”

So begins Aurora of the Northern Lights, lyrically written and gorgeously illustrated in full color by renowned artist Donald Vanderbeek and ready just in time for this holiday season. Aurora of the Northern Lights is a holiday story of adventure, sprites and magical charms with a subtle message of tolerance.

The book follows the journey of Aurora, who is left alone and friendless after losing her parents. But Aurora isn’t the same as everybody else, and as she sets out alone, she finds it hard to find anyone who cares about her story⎯even at Christmastime⎯because of her differences.

As her trek continues, Aurora receives three special gifts to keep her safe, along with important clues about her true home. Before it’s over, she’ll encounter a host of bizarre-looking creatures until she winds up at the location of the world’s most famous bearded man.

Kids are sure to respond to the adorable figure of Aurora, whimsically drawn elves and other creatures. Parents and educators will appreciate the important message of tolerating all cultures, which is made without hitting kids over the head with it.

Aurora of the Northern Lights is now available through Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and the online bookstore of Outskirts Press, at outskirtspress.com/store.php.

For more information regarding Aurora of the Northern Lights, please feel free to visit my website at www.hollyhardin.net

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