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Mandy Ward

Mandy Ward

About

Mandy thought she was a Teacher, until Life pointed out toher that she is actually a writer. As her Cats, Kids and Partner approved, shedecided to agree with Life.

Currently she is working on a five book  Sword & Sorcery Novella Series and a Children's Book series collaboration with an Illustrator  as a number of other projects. As If that weren’tenough, she spends a week or two a month putting together “Welcome toWherever”, along with trying to juggle Cats, Kids, Partner.

She does all this from a body in South Wales, UK. Where hermind is, she hasn’t yet worked out...

Divided against Yourselves (Spell Weaver)

Divided against Yourselves (Spell Weaver)

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<h2>Taliesin Weaver thought that he had saved himself and his friends when he defeated the witch Ceridwen. He was wrong.</h2><h3><i>He always thought of evil as embodied in external threats that he could overcome in combat. Soon he will discover that the worst evil has been inside of him all along....</i></h3><p>Tal’s girlfriend is in a coma for which he holds himself responsible. A close friend, suffering from a past-life memory trauma similar to Tal's, is getting worse, not better. Morgan Le Fay is still lurking around and has an agenda Tal can’t figure out. Supernatural interruptions in his life are becoming more frequent, not less so, despite his expectations. In fact, Tal learns that something about his unique nature amplifies otherworldly forces in ways he never imagined were possible, ways that place at risk everyone close to him.</p><p>Tal and his allies must face everything from dead armies to dragons. As soon as they overcome one menace, another one is waiting for them. More people are depending on Tal than ever; he carries burdens few adults could face, let alone a sixteen-year-old like himself. Yet somehow Tal at first manages to handle everything the universe throws at him.</p><p>What Tal can’t handle is the discovery that a best friend, almost a brother, betrayed him, damaging Tal’s life beyond repair. For the first time, Tal feels a darkness within him, a darkness which he can only barely control...assuming he wants to. He’s no longer sure. Maybe there is something to be said for revenge, and even more to be said for taking what he wants. After all, he has the power...</p><p> </p><h2><u>Can Tal stop himself before he destroys everyone he has sworn he will protect? Scroll up to buy a copy and find out!</u></h2>

Story Behind The Book

The Tower and The Eye is a series of Novellas that came out of my love for RPG and Sword & Sorcery. I have many happy memories of spending Saturday and Sunday afternoons, rolling dice, acting out my character and generally being elvish. When I started writing seriously, it was natural that I used my experiences in RPG to aid my story development. So you’ll often find me rolling a 10 sided die to decide what happens to a character or where they are going. I also drew inspiration from a number of Fantasy / Sword & Sorcery based console games that I love to play and the Master of Pure Fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien himself. The Tower and The Eye tales began appearing after I had spent a while writing horror stories and I needed to get back to my fantasy work. My horror side does come through in the battles, but I enjoy the journeys that I make my characters take (whether the characters enjoy them is another thing!) and these stories are pure fantasy – Elves, Dwarves, Orc’s; Demons, sword fights and magic aplenty.

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<span style="color:#4e4e4e;font-family:'droid-serif-1', 'droid-serif-2', serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;">“This is a fun read employing all the stereotypes we have come to know and love from Dungeons and Dragons and the sword and sorcery fantasy world. Axe-wielding dwarves, ethereal, pointy eared elves, a bumbling hero, a buxom barmaid and an evil lord bent on re-conquering the world. But it certainly isn’t all predictable. Some of the characters are a tad unexpected, like the talking jar who acts as the Evil Overlord’s aide de camp. Although the author says it isn’t a spoof, I suspect she’s telling at least a little bit of a porky. The Tower and the Eye? No reverberations from Mordor? I suspended judgement and went along for the ride and got a little bit more than I bargained for. Some of the outcomes I expected didn’t come to pass. Some parts are downright funny, like the skeletal hand that holds the hero’s torch while he tries to break down the dungeon door. Recommended as a piece of light entertainment.”</span><em style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:#4e4e4e;font-family:'droid-serif-1', 'droid-serif-2', serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;"> -  Ms. G. van der Rol, Amazon.com</em><div><em style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:#4e4e4e;font-family:'droid-serif-1', 'droid-serif-2', serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;"><br /></em></div><div><em style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:#4e4e4e;font-family:'droid-serif-1', 'droid-serif-2', serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;">* * *</em></div><div><em style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:#4e4e4e;font-family:'droid-serif-1', 'droid-serif-2', serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;"><span style="font-style:normal;">“Classic sword &amp; sorcery fantasy. This romps along through a fairly a traditional Dungeons &amp; Dragons scenario, for which the author makes no apologies, but what made this stand out for me was the dialogue. Some lovely one-liners remind me of early David Eddings and made me remember all the fantasy I lapped up in my student years. If you like Eddings wit and/or are a fan of D&amp;D and its spin-offs then you’ll enjoy this story.” </span><em style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">- Debbie, Amazon UK</em> <br /></em></div><div><em style="border:0px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:#4e4e4e;font-family:'droid-serif-1', 'droid-serif-2', serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;"><br /></em></div>