Goodreads… A collection of Ravek’s ramblings, short stories and engaging conversations. “Sometimes when I write, I come up with ideas about new characters and plots that would work great later in the series. Often, I am eager to introduce them in earlier books as a hint or early introduction and them flesh them out in…
Imperial Order of Wizards, Atlantis The Imperial Order of Wizards, as the purveyors of magic are known in Atlantis, fancy themselves quite the organized and disciplined collection of intellectuals. Over the years I played for them and demonstrated my own sorcerous skills for their entertainment. Although they seemed decidedly unimpressed with each presentation, it…
Kur-gal Ten thousand years before the ancient civilization of Sumer rose to prominence in Mesopotamia, there were the Sag-gig-ga, or ‘Black-Headed People’ and they called their land Kur-gal. I traveled among their people for a time, learned their ways, and found myself impressed by their absolute devotion to gods who did not care a wit…
Eriu The Descant of Eriu as I performed it so long ago ne’er made a distinction between the Goddess and the Land – for both were one and the same. The Druids knew this truth dogmatic and lived well with nature and her blessings. Her name defined a promise of “abundance,” and it was so….