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Devorah Fox

Devorah Fox

About

Winner of four National Novel Writing Month marathons, Devorah Fox has written for television, radio, magazines, newspapers, and the Internet. Publisher and editor of the BUMPERTOBUMPER® books for commercial motor vehicle drivers, she is also developer of the Easy CDL apps for the iPhone and iPad. She has written test preparation guides for Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. and edited books for Techni-Com, a Canadian publisher, as well as several novels. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she has lived in Port Aransas, Texas, since 2005. Secretary of the Rockport Writers Group, Fox writes the "Dee-Scoveries" blog at http://devorahfox.com and column of the same name for The Island Moon newspaper and is a contributor to TexasNOW magazine. She wrote her first novel in the third grade and has written several more since.

Along The Watchtower

Along The Watchtower

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<p><strong><em>A tragic warrior lost in two worlds... Which one will he choose?</em></strong></p><p>The war in Iraq ended for Freddie when an IED explosion left his mind and body shattered. Once a skilled gamer as well as a capable soldier, he's now a broken warrior, emerging from a medically induced coma to discover he's inhabiting two separate realities.</p><p>The first is his waking world of pain, family trials, and remorse—and slow rehabilitation through the tender care of Becky, his physical therapist. The second is a dark fantasy realm of quests, demons, and magic, which Freddie enters when he sleeps. The lines soon blur for Freddie, not just caught between two worlds, but lost within himself.</p><p>Is he Lieutenant Freddie Williams, a leader of men, a proud officer in the US Army who has suffered such egregious injury and loss? Or is he Frederick, Prince of Stormwind, who must make sense of his horrific visions in order to save his embattled kingdom from the monstrous Horde, his only solace the beautiful gardener, Rebecca, whose gentle words calm the storms in his soul.</p><p>In the conscious world, the severely wounded vet faces a strangely similar and equally perilous mission to that of the prince—a journey along a dark road, haunted by demons of guilt and memory. Can he let patient, loving Becky into his damaged and shuttered heart? It may be his only way back from Hell.</p>

Story Behind The Book

When I first wrote "The Lost King," I didn’t have a series in mind but a funny thing happened on the way from the beginning to the ending. I got to the conclusion of the tale but not the story. Robin, the lost king, had learned a lot but still had a lot to learn. Readers asked me, “What happens next?” and “When’s the next book coming out?” I was pleased that readers so liked the characters that they wanted to spend more time with them.

Media Links

Literary Libations

🔗 http://www.jadedelegance.net/2013/05/12/literary-libations-mothers-day-with-devorah-fox/

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Thursday's Guest

🔗 http://samanthalafantasie.com/2013/08/08/thursdays-guest-devorah-fox/

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Guest Post

🔗 http://www.tempestworks.com/1/post/2013/07/guest-post-devorah-fox-author.html

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Author Revisited

🔗 http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/guest-authors-revisited.html

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Interview

🔗 http://tistarayofficial.weebly.com/7/post/2013/07/a-very-special-interview-with-devorah-fox.html

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Gues Post: Writing a Sequel

🔗 http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/guest-post-to-be-continued-by-devorah.html

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Reviews

<p>Often I have found sequels to books I favor as a let-down.  In this case, I think your writing is even better!  You have given just the right amount of information about what the king has been through in the previous  novel and you have such a unique way of instructing the reader (e.g. nautical terms) through  the uninitiated Robin.  I loved the seafaring section and your sea monster - especially when deep fried!.  All of the sea story was so vivid in description that all I could think was &quot;made for the movies&quot;. I love the vocabulary you use but don't overuse and I enjoyed reading so much the section you brought to Writers re. the  escape from the dungeon  with the bird's foot.  My only regret is that my mom can't have the pleasure of reading about the most amazing - but real - cat!</p> <p align="center">**********</p> <p><em>The King’s Ransom </em>is the hoped for sequel to her first novel, <em>The Lost King</em>. In it Devorah Fox continues the lost king’s quest in a writing style reminiscent of a clear, sparkling mountain spring, bubbling and gurgling along as it meanders ever forward through the fantasy medieval landscape she so vividly paints with her rich vocabulary. A delightful read from a gifted writer, indeed!</p> <p align="center">**********</p> <p><em>The King’s Ransom</em> is the hoped for sequel to her first novel, <em>The Lost King</em>. In it Devorah Fox continues the lost king’s quest to restore his kingdom. We see and feel the fantasy medieval world he inhabits and share his thoughts. All of his senses are so richly articulated that his perils become the readers, his revelations - ours as well. Look at the world through the eyes of a king - a lost king. <em>The King's Ransom</em> will not disappoint fans of her first novel - indeed this one is even better! PS: You put the &quot;sea&quot; in sequel !</p>