Author Kris Faatz

About the Event:
Join us for an evening with local Baltimore author Kris Faatz (rhymes with skates). Kris will give a short talk, have a Q&A, and will sign copies of her latest book "Fourteen Stones".

About the book "Fourteen Stones":
A tribal people called the Pala Vaia, "First and Lost Ones," have lived in Lassar since ancient times, coexisting peacefully with the Lasska people. But the Pala Vaia have always been wanderers, seemingly out of place wherever they are... And the Lassar's fanatical new ruler, Impera Shurik, wants to destroy the tribes. Sixteen-year-old Khari, a Vaia Lamp-Carrier, must use all her dreams and their interpretations to save her people from extinction. Khari's dreams lead her and a small group of Vaia out of their native country into neighboring Namora, where they must find allies, particularly a Namoran priest with an extraordinary mental gift of his own. The Vaia's search for a safe homeland will change the lives of all the people it touches, as well as the future of two nations-if it's not too late.

About the Author:
Kris Faatz is a musician and award-winning writer. Her short stories have appeared in many journals and have received honors from DISQUIET International, NELLE, and Tiferet Journal, among others. Her first novel, To Love A Stranger (Blue Moon Publishers, 2017), links her passions for music and storytelling, and was a finalist for the 2016 Schaffner Press Music in Literature Award. Fourteen Stones marks the start of her immersion in fantasy and magic.Kris lives in Baltimore with her husband and feline contingent. She and her husband are enthusiastic hikers who love to explore all green spaces. When not escaping into the world of story, Kris teaches creative writing, provides editing services, and is a performing pianist.

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