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Character Portrait: Katherine Fair
Character Portrait from Choices Meant for Gods
The Lesser Goddess Katherine Fair
Character name: Katherine
Status: lesser goddess
How Kora knows character: just legends
Defining characteristic: self-sacrificing
Katherine in a nutshell: Because we started this series of character portraits with a goddess, why not just continue with one? I never got to meet the legendary Katherine Fair, but, oh, how I wish I could have! She’s an absolute legend in Mahriket. No one realized she had grown tired of her existence, or so the story goes. She had a beautiful, grown daughter and a gaggle of admirers hanging off her skirts everywhere she went, but beauty and popularity don’t buy happiness. She had grown weary with centuries of immortality, and she sought a grand cause to support in her final moments of life. She looked around and saw The Southlands at war. (This is the southeast region of the continent of Onweald in fantasy author Sandy Lender’s novel.) So, a little more than 500 years ago, not long before I was born, she appeared to the warriors, and became their champion. All of them.
She took her own life. But, you see, when a god or lesser god commits this act, such power is released in the release of his or her geasa that tremendous things can happen. In Katherine’s case, she separated the warring factions of The Southlands (the Lenors and Lorens) and split the earth with a quake that separated the very land itself. Thus the war ended. Countless lives were saved.
This event takes place more than 500 years before the story of Choices Meant for Gods, but it’s relevant because the Lorens and Lenors will play a role in the war my dear Chariss must wage.
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Synopsis: Chapter 1 from Choices Meant for Gods
Introduction to Amanda Chariss
When Chariss awakes one spring morning in the city of Treown, she finds Lord Jamieson Drake has brought his Dreorfahn Army to her benefactor’s door. She and her guardian wizard have run from this man for sixteen years, and now they must run again.
(Choices Meant for Gods is an epic fantasy novel; the first book of a trilogy available from ArcheBooks Publishing, by fantasy author Sandy Lender; http://www.amazon.com/Choices-Meant-Gods-Sandy-Lender/dp/1595071652/ref=dp_return_1/104-9089752-5140754?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books&qid=1175821346&sr=8-1)
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This Week Around the Blogs
As I’ve mentioned on the Choices Meant for Gods blog in the past, I wish to let you know what’s taking place at the other blogs related to the fantasy author Sandy Lender and her high fantasy novel. I think it would be good to get into a regular routine of that once a week, if I my duties at Arcana will allow it. To at least get a good start, let’s look at what’s going on around the CMFG blogs this coming week.
First, it looks like dear little Henry Bakerson is finally “getting his act together,” as my son would say. He’s launching his character interviews at http://friendsofdragons.wordpress.com Wednesday, June 27. I believe he’s starting with Nigel because my son is such a familiar and kind guest to have, but he’ll venture into guest characters interspersed with characters from Choices Meant for Gods after that.
Abigail Farrier vows to post more frequently from her old diary of her travels back when she left Arcana City at http://AbigailLovesNigel.blogspot.com. That poor child…
Nigel will continue to post his updates about Sandy’s life over at http://sandylender.blogspot.com. I believe he’ll be giving a summary of the goings-on at the charity event she’s participating in today, and that should be a very nice post to read Monday. He might run a cross-post of Henry’s interview on Wednesday in support of his friend. And now I have to laugh at the response he just gave me to that idea. He likes to tease about how frustrated he is with Henry’s participation in marketing Choices Meant for Gods, but I know he’s pleased to have his friend helping out, even when he continues to deny it. Just as he’s pleased to help me get all this computer nonsense figured out. He’s such a smart young man.
Now, at this blog, I’ll be posting the first of the chapter synopses that this site is supposed to be featuring for you. That regular feature will be uploaded each Tuesday (well…each Tuesday that I can get away from Arcana to do it!). Then on Thursdays, I’ll be uploading a character portrait, which you saw last week when I gave you a description of my wonderful friend Mia. This week I’ll feature the lesser goddess Katharine Fair. I’m also trying to convince Sandy to let me post a regular column of stories from when I was a child so I can show you scenes from Mahriket. It’s an amazing city of the gods and I have hundreds of interesting stories and legends and myths I could share with you. If you’ve read Choices Meant for Gods yet, then you know how I love storytime. If you haven’t read Choices Meant for Gods yet, then I encourage you to go to : http://www.amazon.com/Choices-Meant-Gods-Sandy-Lender/dp/1595071652/ref=dp_return_1/104-9089752-5140754?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books&qid=1175821346&sr=8-1 and get your copy right away.
What other blogs will be active this week? Oh! Nigel says I can’t forget about Sandy’s blog at www.todaythedragonwins.blogspot.com. She’ll post the usual fare…grammar guide, writer’s guide, a new column she’s calling promotional guide, and word of the day. Oh, Nigel tells me we capitalize those when we list them and I’ve neglected to follow format. Well, I’ll be sure I do so in the future.
Sandy Lender will also be appearing at http://ambasadora.livejournal.com on Monday, June 25; at http://greetingsfromthepolebarn.blogspot.com on Tuesday, June 26; and in a live author chat room at www.cassidymckay.com on Thursday, June 28 at 8 p.m. eastern time this week. These events, including Nigel’s interview with Henry at http://friendsofdragons.wordpress.com on Wednesday, are part of the Choices Meant for Gods Online Book Tour, and you are encouraged to visit the interviews and to participate in the live chat Thursday night. We look forward to meeting you!
Have a lovely week with us.
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Character Portrait from Choices Meant for Gods
The Lesser Goddess Mia
Character name: Mia
Status: lesser goddess
How Kora knows character: surrogate mother & friend
Defining characteristic: practical
Mia in a nutshell: I probably should begin this series of character portraits introducing you to my father or to Chariss herself or to my wonderful son, but I want to begin with my dear friend. And my fantasy author, Sandy Lender, said that would be just fine.
Mia is a lesser goddess from Mahriket and my best friend. When my lovely mother was killed 500 years ago, Mia stepped in to be my caregiver. She is my rock and my fortress and my center. Every woman needs a friend that she knows she could leave her children with if the unthinkable should happen, a friend that will see her through any and every trial life might bring, and Mia is that amazing, wonderful, constant supporting friend for me.
In the epic fantasy novel Choices Meant for Gods, Mia comes to my aid during an attack by Julette, the very Dragon herself. Then Mia stays at the estate to help with my important guests. She is a true friend, and I value her above diamonds and rubies.
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