Welcome, ravenoak! I love the name!
I want to hear more about the epic fantasy and the sci-fi opera!
I lucked out that my name (Raven Oak) just happens to make an excellent author name as well.
I have book blurbs & excerpts on my site, but can tell you a little more about both here. (I'll try not to go on too long since I don't want to inundate folks with blurbs.)
Amaskan's Blood (epic fantasy)--this one is due out in Jan. by a small press up here--Grey Sun Press.
Adelei is a master in her field. As one of the feared Amaskans, it's her job to seek justice for the people of the Little Dozen Kingdoms. Her next job serves no one--no king, no god, and certainly not justice. While fighting to unravel the betrayal surrounding the royal family of Alexander, she finds her entire past is a lie, right down to those she called family. They say the truth depends on which side of the sword one stands. But they never said what to do when all the swords are pointing at you.
Lots of political intrigue with strong characters & world building. It's the first in a series.
I have two space operas--one novella and one that is the first in a series.
The novella is called Class-M Exile. It's a free story I'm giving out to people who join the conspiracy (my mailing list). I may self-pub it. Not sure yet as my editor's still toying with the idea of whether she wants it or not.
Eerl fancies himself an expert on Earth culture, even though he ain't never seen a human. Heck, before his visit to Bay-zar, he'd never been offworld, much less to the rotten shell of Earth.
Things get a mite tricky when he runs into Mel. She's human, she's fearless, and she's wearin' the most fascinatin' shirt ever. He doesn't know what a fish is, or why it needs a bi-cycle, but he's gonna find out.
I hadn't figured out my elevator (short) pitch on that one yet. That was interesting...
Eerl's a tripedal alien in a world full of aliens. Since the war, Earth and humans are not only extinct but feared. Lots of humor, yet darker themes exploring prejudice.
The other space opera, The Silent Frontier, is the first in a series. Book I is due out late 2015 by my publisher.
Captain Kris Berstenfin wasn’t a typical captain of a ship–she preferred to be the boss, and she preferred to be alone. But piloting a ship through ECLPS space required more than a bitchy attitude–it required a crew. And money. And more patience then she had. She didn’t chose to side with the illusive Xersians, not exactly anyway, but that wasn’t how the Exploration Council of the Lower Peaceful Species saw it. They put one dot next to another dot and called it a line, a line leading straight towards treason and the loss of everything Kris called home.
So when she found herself adrift in space: her crew dead, her ship in pieces, and five hours of air in the space suit; she knew it was going to be a bad, bad day.
Much lighter space opera than Class-M Exile. It has its fair share of politics going on, but mostly stays on the light side.
