Book launch of Ranke de Vries' debut novel Pillar of Stone & Sorrow
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Come celebrate the launch of Ranke de Vries' debut novel Pillar of Stone & Sorrow! Copies of the book will be on hand for purchase.
Book info:
As the sole heir to the mining city of iX, Derra’s future seems set in stone. Her life changes utterly, however, when she learns that she has been promised in marriage to Conor Nesman, the powerful ruler of the desert city of Etica. This alliance will save her city; refusal is not an option. Then Derra discovers Nesman’s true intentions: he wants iX for himself.
Before she can break off the engagement, Derra finds herself trapped in Nesman's palace—a glittering cage where every smile hides a threat and every mistake could be her last. With her city at risk and her life at stake, Derra must choose: surrender to a tyrant, or risk everything for a chance to reclaim not just her freedom, but her home?
About Ranke:
Dr. Ranke de Vries is a Celtic Studies scholar on a mission to introduce absolutely everyone to the amazing world of medieval Irish and Welsh stories. She holds a PhD in Early Irish from Trinity College Dublin, taught at Utrecht University for a decade, and is now an Associate Professor of Celtic Studies at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. For over two decades, she has lectured and published on the vivid, violent, and oft-overlooked world of medieval Celtic literature. With her debut novel Pillar of Stone and Sorrow, she has woven ancient Celtic literature and languages into modern speculative fiction, in hopes of enticing readers to explore the medieval sources themselves.
Book info:
As the sole heir to the mining city of iX, Derra’s future seems set in stone. Her life changes utterly, however, when she learns that she has been promised in marriage to Conor Nesman, the powerful ruler of the desert city of Etica. This alliance will save her city; refusal is not an option. Then Derra discovers Nesman’s true intentions: he wants iX for himself.
Before she can break off the engagement, Derra finds herself trapped in Nesman's palace—a glittering cage where every smile hides a threat and every mistake could be her last. With her city at risk and her life at stake, Derra must choose: surrender to a tyrant, or risk everything for a chance to reclaim not just her freedom, but her home?
About Ranke:
Dr. Ranke de Vries is a Celtic Studies scholar on a mission to introduce absolutely everyone to the amazing world of medieval Irish and Welsh stories. She holds a PhD in Early Irish from Trinity College Dublin, taught at Utrecht University for a decade, and is now an Associate Professor of Celtic Studies at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. For over two decades, she has lectured and published on the vivid, violent, and oft-overlooked world of medieval Celtic literature. With her debut novel Pillar of Stone and Sorrow, she has woven ancient Celtic literature and languages into modern speculative fiction, in hopes of enticing readers to explore the medieval sources themselves.
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Where is it happening?
The Curious Cat Tea & Books, Antigonish, Canada
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