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The Use of Misdirection in Fantasy Fiction by Writers Exchange E-Publishing

Exploring Reader Reactions, Writer Strategies, and the Art of the Unexpected   Misdirection is one of the most powerful tools in a fantasy writer's arsenal--an art form that, when executed well, can enhance suspense, provoke emotional investment, and leave readers reeling with awe. Often associated with magic tricks and psychological manipulation, misdirection in storytelling plays with perception, challenges assumptions, and transforms a seemingly predictable plot into an unforgettable experience. In this article, we'll examine misdirection in fantasy fiction from two…
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A Beth-Hill Novel: Wild Hunt Series, Book 6: Family Matters by Jennifer St. Clair

Are creatures of the night and all manner of extramundane beings drawn to certain locations in the natural world? In the Midwestern village of Beth-Hill located in southern Ohio, the population is made up of its fair share of common citizens...and much more than its share of supernatural residents. Take a walk on the wild side in this unusual place where imagination meets reality. The Wild Hunt roamed the forest outside of Beth-Hill until the Council bound them for a…
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A Beth-Hill Novel: Blood of Innocents by Jennifer St. Clair

Are creatures of the night and all manner of extramundane beings drawn to certain locations in the natural world? In the Midwestern village of Beth-Hill located in southern Ohio, the population is made up of its fair share of common citizens...and much more than its share of supernatural residents. Take a walk on the wild side in this unusual place where imagination meets reality.   (ebooks are available from all sites, and print is available from Amazon and Barnes and…
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John R. Morris

John R. Morris is a California native, born in the western shadow of the San Bernardino Mountains. He grew up a sportsman, surfing, skiing, rock climbing and motorcycling. When indoors, science fiction and fantasy stories were an essential staple of entertainment. He dabbled in writing through several jobs that included stocking grocery shelves, selling coffee, launching an IT consulting business with fellow author and friend, Will Greenway, and eventually working as a systems administrator for an international brokerage company. Throughout…
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King’s Steel, A Novel Set in the Ring Realms by John R. Morris

Kallan Garrik is hunting the soulstealers who killed his wife. His determination and skill at eliminating these murderous predators earn him command of the elite Hunter's Brigade.  A position known as The King's Steel. Thirty moons of tracking and killing have left him jaded and hollow. So, he is caught off guard when a routine investigation puts him on the trail of the most powerful and bloodthirsty adversary of his career. A trail of victims leads him to Castle Basset…
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2-in-1 Supernatural Romance Novellas by Karen Wiesner

  Continue the Series: The Amethyst Star Chapter 1   The Hunter raised his head in sudden awareness. Unlike the native inhabitants and even the chameleon Patrollers, who had also come to the Earth in the time of humankind's greatest need, Randolf and his Hunter brothers used the roadways of old instead of the rail conveyances that kept humans out of reach from the fortress walls and out of the sight and scent of the Carnivores. All his senses attuned,…
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I, SpiritKin by Frances Evlin

He can set fires with his mind, influence the actions of birds and animals, and read auras. He is a SpiritKin. Orphaned at age fourteen, Gage, vows to hunt down his parents' murderers and kill them. Driven from his home village, he travels to the Boar's Head--land set aside by the usurper Solith king for outcast SpiritKin. On the way he meets Breen and Daevith, fostered children of nobility who defy the usurper and kindle Gage's awareness of their cause.…
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Prince of the Hollow Hills by Margaret L. Carter

When her sister mysteriously dies, Fern takes over the care of her baby nephew. She has no idea that his missing father wasn't an ordinary man or that baby Baird is heir to the throne of Elfland. Two rival elvish princes invade Fern's life--one hostile, the other alluring. One wants to kill the child, the other to guard him. But both intend to take him away from her... Genre: Fantasy Romance     Word Count: 74, 540 (ebooks are available from…
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Loyals Series, Book 3: Snowfields by Frances Evlin

Continue the Series:   Chapter 1   Braeth straightened from a crouch beside the fire where a gill-skewered herring roasted for himself and his twelve-year-old grandson Vachel. Up-mountain on the snowfields, beyond the spring-green fairplain but close enough to be discernible as human beings, two figures moved. With awakening dread, Braeth squinted at the pair. A drift of wind blew downhill and his two dogs sprang to their feet. The animals' silver-tipped black hackles rose, their amber eyes glowed, their…
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Stories from the Vale Series: Gifts of the Elven by Kathy Ann Trueman

Generations ago, ships full of refugees from a vast war accidentally blew into a narrow, sheltered harbor between the cliffs of two mountain ranges. The people called the vast and fertile valley beyond the harbor the Vale and settled there. The Vale was also home to wild animals, dragons, and magical creatures called elves...and magic.   As the years passed, humans with no actual magical talent came to be born with a Gift--a single ability. Among the Gifted, only healers…
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Loyals Series, Book 2: Firehills by Francis Evlin

  Continue the Series: Chapter 1   The wind caught its breath. The brindle milch cows stood like blocks of jasper, waiting. Beyond the tall wooden fence that defined the boundaries of the lordshare, the night-feeding tersaks lifted on great barred wings, even though sunset was eight hours away. Kelber gripped the worked-iron rail of the balcony and looked west toward the treeless peak twelve miles distant. Above the firehill an ominous sienna glow crept upward; highly heated air melted…
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Loyals Series by Francis Evlin

Book 1: Eternal Trees Chaff, a stable boy in the employ of Lord Yoad, receives Awareness magic--the ability to manipulate Life Force particles--on his sixteenth birthday. He flees Yoad Hall and travels to the Crown to see the Eternal Trees and Prand's First Loyal who provides the connection to the Eternal One. King Neel, First Loyal, astonishes Chaff by revealing that he is a Second Loyal. The Non--the antithesis of the Eternal One--manipulates Lord Yoad's men into felling an Eternal…
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Loyals Series, Book 1: Eternal Trees by Francis Evlin

Continue the Series: Chapter 1   Chaff limped into the speckled mare's stall and darted a glance over his shoulder as he kneed shut the gate. Earlymorn light silhouetted no figure in the stable's open doorway, nor did the dark-timbered interior reveal any sign of human life. And so, setting down bucket and broom, Chaff pulled two withered carrots from the pocket of his breeches. "I've brought you a treat, Lusala," he whispered, his throat choking. A pitiful offering for…
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A Beth-Hill Novel: The Shadows Trilogy by Jennifer St. Clair

    When Alban's father Terrin appeared at the castle door with a vampire in tow, Alban fell under his spell. But Terrin didn't return to live quietly in his brother's kingdom. With Alban's untrained powers at his disposal, he begins his ruthless plan to destroy the Seven Kingdoms and rule them all, beginning with his brother's death.  Although the future looks grim, Alban and the vampire attempt to stop Terrin...and they almost succeed.   Publisher: http://www.writers-exchange.com/The-Prince-of-Shadows/ Amazon: http://mybook.to/PrinceOfShadows  …
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Wildvine Series, Generation 3: Book 1: Heirs by Michelle Levigne

In multiple worlds, universes and dimensions of reality, there are tales of Hub Worlds, where many different realms can meet and intersect. Some travel between worlds through the power of the mind and Talents born into the blood, while others are chosen through vision and prophecy and step between worlds with the power of talismans. None can go to the others' worlds, except when they meet in a Hub World.   Wildvine County, somewhere in the United States, is that…
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The Islands of the Sixteen Gods, Book 5: The Sons of the Silent God by Stephen Symons

All Edrun and Jina ever wanted was to get married, raise children and have a long, happy and uneventful life in their native village, at the very last walking together hand in hand through the Gate of the Sixth Path into eternity. But the Gods of the Kalion Islands have other plans for Edrun and Jina.   Dark forces are stirring up strife and discord that threatens to explode into destruction even more terrible than the chaos of the Temple…
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The Islands of the Sixteen Gods, Book 4: The City of the Swan Goddess by Stephen Symons

All Edrun and Jina ever wanted was to get married, raise children and have a long, happy and uneventful life in their native village, at the very last walking together hand in hand through the Gate of the Sixth Path into eternity. But the Gods of the Kalion Islands have other plans for Edrun and Jina.   Dark forces are stirring up strife and discord that threatens to explode into destruction even more terrible than the chaos of the Temple…
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The Islands of the Sixteen Gods, Book 3: The Stones of the Sleeping God by Stephen Symons

All Edrun and Jina ever wanted was to get married, raise children and have a long, happy and uneventful life in their native village, at the very last walking together hand in hand through the Gate of the Sixth Path into eternity. But the Gods of the Kalion Islands have other plans for Edrun and Jina.   Dark forces are stirring up strife and discord that threatens to explode into destruction even more terrible than the chaos of the Temple…
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The Islands of the Sixteen Gods, Book 2: Beloved of the River Goddess by Stephen Symons

All Edrun and Jina ever wanted was to get married, raise children and have a long, happy and uneventful life in their native village, at the very last walking together hand in hand through the Gate of the Sixth Path into eternity. But the Gods of the Kalion Islands have other plans for Edrun and Jina.   Dark forces are stirring up strife and discord that threatens to explode into destruction even more terrible than the chaos of the Temple…
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The Islands of the Sixteen Gods, Book 1: The Amulet of the Hunter God by Stephen Symons

All Edrun and Jina ever wanted was to get married, raise children and have a long, happy and uneventful life in their native village, at the very last walking together hand in hand through the Gate of the Sixth Path into eternity. But the Gods of the Kalion Islands have other plans for Edrun and Jina.   Dark forces are stirring up strife and discord that threatens to explode into destruction even more terrible than the chaos of the Temple…