2021 F : Favorites

 

I admit that I am going to take the easy way out today. Over the years, several blogs posts have featured our favorite item in a particular category. That made it easy to consolidate, review, and come up with a post.

First up is favorite author. Drumroll please ... I couldn't decide on a single author so there is a list of favorites.

Anne McCaffrey, mistress of Dragonhold, for her Tower and Hive series and the Dragon Riders of Pern.
Louis L'Amor, because he walked the ground he wrote about
Barbara Hambly, for her use of magic
Katherine Kurtz, of course I'd want to meet her in the land of Scotland where the Adept series took place 

Next category is favorite character. If the choice is restricted to other authors' characters, one is Sir Adam Sinclair from the Adept series because of his humanity, courage, and sense of duty. And then there are the Travern Brothers and the Sackett brothers, not only because of the characters as written but also the actors (Sam Elliott and Tom Selleck) who portrayed them in the movies.

I am as conflicted when it comes to the favorite of my own characters. To an author that is like asking them to choose between their children. If I don't choose one of the dragshi, their dragon soul twin might break the rule against flaming a human. Then of course, it wouldn't do to tick off the Archmage. He might turn me into a toad. So I'll split the difference. 

When Glyn first appeared, I immediately loved her. Not because she was beautiful, but her sense of duty. Capturing the character was especially difficult as she was in essence two people. Her true self and her alter-ego Glyn which she presented to the world. Then there was the reveal to her closest friends of the truth she had tried so hard to hide.

One click to estores:
Hatchling's Mate  / Hatchling's Vengeance

On the other side. Ellspeth, captain of Sea Falcon and Windmaster was one of my first characters. And as they often say, your first is always special. If you want to learn more about Ellspeth, her tale begins in Windmaster and continues in the rest of the Windmaster Novels.

One click to estores: 
Windmaster  /  Windmaster Legacy /  Windmaster Golem

 

 
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~ till next time, Helen