Update! June 12, 2021
The Swan Maiden audiobook is out!
Squeee! The Swan Maiden has been brought to life in a magical new way, as an audiobook narrated by wonderful voice actor Angela Peters, an Aussie living in London. It was such a joy to hear Gracie’s excitement, and Signet’s vulnerability, and the magic of transformation, redemption and hope.
And it’s kinda perfect timing because tonight the Australian Fairy Tale Society‘s Enchanting: Music, Magic, Spells – Performing Fairy Tales Conference begins!
The Swan Maiden book, signed from me
The Swan Maiden audiobook on Audible
The Swan Maiden paperback, ebook or audiobook on Amazon
The Swan Maiden audiobook + ebook on Bandcamp
The Swan Maiden ebook from other retailers
“I was caught hook, line and sinker, swept into a modern-day world where magic still exists and love can save us. The Swan Maiden is a wondrous, beautifully told tale.”
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“A truly charming and uplifting tale. A bright light in the darkness the world is facing right now, and a joy to read.”
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The Swan Maiden: An Original Australian Faery Tale
March 23, 2020: I’m about to launch a new book! The Swan Maiden is an original Australian faery tale, inspired by the beautiful black swans in my local park, who I’ve so loved watching as they raise their adorable cygnets each year.
It’s my first post-Mists fiction, and after six epically-long books in that series, it’s a little scary to put out something new, but it was fun to write, and compared to the crazy-long page count Into the Air ended up with, it’s short and sweet – a novella or small novel.
Here is the blurb:
Once upon a time, a young girl cried all her sadness into the lake of her local city park, and a lonely black swan drank a tear and was transformed…
For Signet, being human is much harder than she imagined. There are machines that are trying to kill her, people who want to replace her, and dizzying new emotions she’d rather not feel. When she finds herself torn between two wildly different worlds, she must discover how much she’s willing to sacrifice, where she really belongs, and who she truly is.
Enter a world where birds shapeshift into wizards, women emerge from sealskins, swans transform into maidens, and love is the most powerful enchantment of all.
The first feedback was wonderful, and I hope you will love it too!
“I devoured this book! (I couldn’t put it down – I almost missed my train stop!) It’s a beautiful Australian faery tale, perfect for the young and the young at heart. Such a wonderful story has been woven. I loved it.”
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