The Book of Maker
When Clarissa Bell goes to a shop that sells pre-owned books in search of something different she finds much more than a new story; she finds herself wrapped in an adventure where fiction extends beyond words on a page and has the power to completely change everything. Take care when putting pen to paper, when using imagination to create. For in the unknown twist of everything vast, reality may come into being. Available as both paperback and ebook. |
Opening of The Book of Maker
Clarissa Bell is more a reader than a maker of tales. She knows all there is to know of dragons and wizards, having read of them in countless books. From which she also knows all about the history of elves, fairies, trolls and goblins, as well as the mysterious habits of the basilisk, the phoenix, the griffin, and many other creatures. Clarissa thinks all of these to be make-believe, however, because she lives in a strange world where none of them actually exist.
Such a revelation might cause you to wonder if there are other peculiarities in Clarissa’s world, and you would be right to wonder, as there certainly are. Take for a start the place where Clarissa lives. Her home is most peculiar. Being rather small, it is without doubt a peasant’s dwelling. Constructed from small rectangular blocks, not of stone, but of baked clay, it has two floors. Very unusual for such a small building, I am sure you will agree. And, unlike the kind of place where a peasant would normally live, it has nowhere to keep livestock.
The strangeness of Clarissa’s home does not end there, for it is full to bursting with wondrous peculiarities. Of particular note is a captive stream that flows throughout the building. As extraordinary as this may be, it is not the most noteworthy aspect of this particular peculiarity. A tributary of this stream initially traverses through a magical device that breathes dragon-flame, transmuting the water to hot before allowing it to flow throughout the dwelling.
How marvellous!
Clarissa Bell is more a reader than a maker of tales. She knows all there is to know of dragons and wizards, having read of them in countless books. From which she also knows all about the history of elves, fairies, trolls and goblins, as well as the mysterious habits of the basilisk, the phoenix, the griffin, and many other creatures. Clarissa thinks all of these to be make-believe, however, because she lives in a strange world where none of them actually exist.
Such a revelation might cause you to wonder if there are other peculiarities in Clarissa’s world, and you would be right to wonder, as there certainly are. Take for a start the place where Clarissa lives. Her home is most peculiar. Being rather small, it is without doubt a peasant’s dwelling. Constructed from small rectangular blocks, not of stone, but of baked clay, it has two floors. Very unusual for such a small building, I am sure you will agree. And, unlike the kind of place where a peasant would normally live, it has nowhere to keep livestock.
The strangeness of Clarissa’s home does not end there, for it is full to bursting with wondrous peculiarities. Of particular note is a captive stream that flows throughout the building. As extraordinary as this may be, it is not the most noteworthy aspect of this particular peculiarity. A tributary of this stream initially traverses through a magical device that breathes dragon-flame, transmuting the water to hot before allowing it to flow throughout the dwelling.
How marvellous!
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