Bøger af Katharine Eliska Kimbriel

"...we are all Death's pupils, we practitioners-students of the great healer." When magic broke free in my blood, I chose to follow our ancient family path and become a practitioner. I'm learning to heal, and to protect innocents. I dip into minds, stalk vampires, and set wards by the light of the moon. I can hear the children of the night calling. But there are other families...and other paths. Families with twisted ambitions and frightening powers. On the frontier, folk whisper that one clan is the most dangerous of all. Chief among those dark sorcerers is a man known as the Keeper of Souls. And now he wants to keep mine. ********* "With a clear, distinctive voice, Katharine Kimbriel invents and re-invents magic on America's frontier" -Jane Yolen, the award-winning author of Briar Rose "...once in a very great while I find something I wish I'd read thirty years before it was ever published. ... These books do not let you rest." -Sleeping Hedgehog "charming...unusual...delightful...definitely worth checking out" -Locus Magazine "It is good to see this back--the Alfreda stories are one of the reasons YA is so dynamic today. ...Little House on the Prairie meets Harry Potter, with a dash of Stephen King." -Sherwood Smith, author of Crown Duel "This is one of the best historical dark fantasies I've ever read. ...If you've not read any of Katharine Eliska Kimbriel's books yet, what's stopping you?" -Shiny Book Review "...Kimbriel made me almost miss my bus stop at work because I had to read just one more page." -The Book Pushers "It's hard to express how much I enjoyed this book. This is all very, very well done. The characters are believable, the setting feels real, and the magic is convincing, with real limitations, rules, and costs. Highly recommended." -Lis Carey's Library

When you have the Gift, your life is not your own. I was born to a family that harnessed the winds and could read futures in fire and water. Yet my mother kept her secrets. Then the werewolf came, sharing his madness. Now it's my turn to keep secrets.... Descended from powerful magic-users, but ignorant of her heritage, young Alfreda Sorensson learns magic and wisdom from her extended family in an alternate early 1800s Michigan Territory. Reviews: "If you can imagine Little House on the Prairie with werewolves, vampires, and magic, you've got an idea what this dark fantasy novel is like. ...the strong characters, the matter-of-fact tone, and the strong sense of place make this something special." -Locus Magazine "There are very few books I reread on a regular basis. Night Calls is one. When I read Night Calls I thought, first, that Robin McKinley's The Blue Sword had at last found a proper shelf-mate...." -Laura Anne Gilman, Nebula Award Nominee for Flesh and Fire: The Vineart War series. Author of Silver on the Road "Kimbriel deftly weaves elements of horror and historical fiction to fabricate a compelling tale of another time and place. Excellent descriptive passages and strong, sympathetic characters pull the reader into the story. The underlying horror in Night Calls builds slowly and inexorably to an exciting climax. Nordic superstitions and spirits combined with unusual ways to combat the supernatural make this a unique read for horror fans." -Rochelle M. Bilz, Voya, October 1996 "I am so glad that Katharine Eliska Kimbriel's Night Calls is getting out into the world again. If anything, I believe this story's time has come-it's the dark fantasy with an underlying glint of the numinous that I think so many readers are looking for and not finding." -Sherwood Smith, author of Crown Duel "With a clear, distinctive voice, Katharine Kimbriel invents and re-invents magic on America's frontier, a place hardly explored by writers and long overdue for a visit. (Or should I say a visitation?) Love the book (Kindred Rites)." -Jane Yolen, award-winning author of Briar Rose "I have not been so enthralled with a novel since Wrede's Thirteenth Child.... It takes talent to build a world so rich and lush that the reader cannot imagine it ever being differently, but that is exactly what Ms. Kimbriel has done." -April M. Steenburgh, So Many books, So Little Time

The world is woven of secrets. I was born with lightning in one hand and mercy in the other, but what I need is the pattern to my tapestry of power. Danger drove me from the primeval American wilderness to Windward Academy, where the Wizard of Manhattan offers me one last chance to learn magical control. Windward--where every word, every breath is a test. Every lesson can be deadly. And every challenge can explode out of the schoolroom and into the realms of demons. Sometimes a shadow is so dark it arrives before the sun. Reviews: "enjoy the total immersion in Kimbriel's alternate early America" -Publishers Weekly "Magic and treason form a deadly maze for Alfreda, one of my favorite heroes, returning to public life in one of my favorite fantasy series. It's alternate early America; Alfreda is savvy to the life and magic of the forest, the rivers, and winter, but powers know she is alive and able, to be recruited or destroyed." -Tamora Pierce, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author "...once in a very great while I find something I wish I'd read thirty years before it was ever published. ... These books do not let you rest." -Sleeping Hedgehog "Every book in the...series has had me racing for the end and wishing for more. Spiral Path is no exception. Ms. Kimbriel's enticing and lyrical prose and knowledge of the arcane will hook new readers and delight old ones as well." - Rebecca McFarland Kyle, Amazon Top 500 Reviewer "A gem: ...Crafted with precision and heart, this tale shimmers with imagination, adventure, and characters who burst alive from the page. More, please!" - Sara Stamey, author of Islands "Much of the adventure here is the adventure of boarding school with a magical twist, but there are other things going on in the background, and Allie can no more avoid trouble than she can avoid breathing. She's just far too intelligent, inquisitive, and brave, not to mention impetuous. This is a lot of fun. Recommended." -Lis Carey's Library "...SPIRAL PATH...is about finding yourself, even if the person you are consists of layers within layers without end . . . a spiral path indeed. Bottom line: SPIRAL PATH was most definitely worth the wait, and is a worthy addition to the outstanding Night Calls series." -Shiny Book Review "Once I started reading I think I looked up when I was finished, realized I was starving and then discovered it was after 8 at night and I hadn't had dinner yet. Nothing was able to pull me out of Alfreda's latest adventure. ...I am seriously hooked on this series and I can't wait for the next installment." -The Book Pushers