ALEXANDRA RUSH dropped by to share her
book. Alexandra, tell my readers all about it!
A Meddle of Wizards is the
story of Raine Stewart, a sickly young woman who is swept through a portal to
the world of Tandara, where magic and monsters are real. In Tandara, Raine finds
adventure, friendship, and the gradual return of physical well-being. To her
shock, she also discovers that she may have magical powers of her own . . . and
that a bloodthirsty wizard wants her dead.
Meddle was my teething ring, as a writer, and it’s very special to
me—I started writing it when my oldest daughter was four years old. That toddler
is now twenty-six. I’m thrilled to share the story with readers, at long last.
Many thanks, Nancy, for inviting me to visit your blog, and for sharing in my
excitement!
Book Blurb
from A MEDDLE OF WIZARDS
Welcome
to Tandara, where gods are fickle, nightmares are real, and trolls make
excellent bakers . . .
Raine Stewart is convinced she’ll
die young and alone in Alabama, the victim of a chronic, mysterious illness. Until
a man in a shabby cloak steps out of her mirror and demands her help to defeat
a bloodthirsty wizard.
Raine shrugs it off as a
hallucination—just one more insult from her failing body—and orders her
intruder to take a hike. But the handsome figment of her imagination won’t take
no for an answer, and kidnaps her anyway, launching her into a world of utmost
danger—and urgent purpose.
Ruled by unpredictable gods and
unstable nations, Tandara is a land of shapeshifters and weather-workers,
queens and legends. Ravenous monsters and greedy bounty hunters patrol
unforgiving mountains. Riverboats pulled by sea-cattle trade down broad
waterways. And creatures of nightmare stalk Raine herself, vicious in the
pursuit of her blood.
But Raine isn’t helpless or alone.
She’s part of a band as resourceful as it is odd: a mage-shy warrior, a
tattered wizard, a tenderhearted giant, and a prickly troll sorceress. Her new
friends swear she has powers of her own.
If she can stay under their
protection, she might just live long enough to find out . . .
An Excerpt from A MEDDLE OF WIZARDS
“Where am I?” Raine demanded.
“The mirror you entered was a portal to
another world. You are in Tandara.”
“Right,” she said, her heart thumping to beat
the band. “Let’s say, for argument’s sake, that I buy your cock-and-bull story.
I’m in this . . . this Tandara. Why am I here?”
“An object of terrible power has been stolen
from the gods.”
“You
mean, like a weapon?”
“Exactly.” Brefreton nodded in approval. “It
is called the Eye. If it falls into the wrong person’s hand, it could mean the
end of our world.”
“Sucks, but what’s that got to do with me?”
“Long ago, it was prophesied that Hara, your
twin, would gain mastery over the Eye—”
“Whoa.” Raine held up her hand. “Back up. I
don’t have a twin.”
“But, you do. Her name is Hara and you were
separated at birth. You were taken to Earth for safekeeping. How and by whom, I
do not know. The gods themselves did not learn of your existence until
recently.”
Raine grabbed the stone ledge to steady
herself. “You’re telling me I’m from Tandara, and that I have a twin.”
“Yes.”
“So, where is she?”
“Where she has been her whole life—under Glonoff’s
thumb.”
Raine stared at him in confusion. “Who is
Glonoff?”
“A wizard, a dark and mighty sorcerer with
an insatiable lust for power.” Brefreton’s expression was grim. “Glonoff is
determined to control the Eye. With it, he means to subjugate Tandara. To that
end—and based upon a prophecy that your sister will control the Eye—he has
raised Hara from infancy to submit to him. “
Raine’s head swam. “If this . . . this Hara
can control the Eye, why not kidnap her instead of me?”
Brefreton gave her a level look. “I don’t
think it was your sister the seers saw in their vision. I think it was you.”
“You have got to be kidding.” Raine stared
at him in astonishment. “I can’t operate an electric can opener, much less do
magic.”
“That remains to be seen. In the meantime,
should Glonoff find the Eye, he cannot wield it.” Brefreton’s lips curved in an
unholy smile. “The Dark Wizard has the wrong twin.”
A MEDDLE OF
WIZARDS is available for
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More About the Author
Alexandra Rushe was born in South Alabama, and grew up climbing
trees, searching for sprites and fairies in the nearby woods, and dreaming of
other worlds. The daughter of an English teacher and a small-town judge, Rushe developed
a love of reading early on, and haunted the school and local libraries,
devouring fairy tales, myths, and tales of adventure. In the seventh grade, she
stumbled across a worn copy of The Hobbit,
and was forever changed. She loves fantasy and paranormal, but only between the
pages of a book—the flying monkeys in The
Wizard of Oz give her the creeps, and she has never seen The Exorcist. In short, Rushe is a world-class
chickern.
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