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Elaine Isaak writes knowledge inspired adventure fiction including The Singer's Legacy fantasy series (HarperCollins/ Eos), The Dark Apostle series about medieval surgery as by E. C. Ambrose (DAW), and the internationally best-selling Bone Guard archaeological thrillers as by E. Chris Ambrose. Her latest releases are The Fascist Frame, epic historical fantasy novel Drakemaster (Guardbridge, April 2022), and YA SF novel, A Wreck of Dragons (WaterDragon Publishing, 2023).

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In the process of researching her books, Elaine learned how to hunt with a falcon, clear a building of possible assailants, and pull traction on a broken limb. Her short stories have appeared in Fireside, Warrior Women and Fantasy for the Throne, among many others, and she has edited several volumes of New Hampshire Pulp Fiction. A graduate of the Odyssey Writing Workshop, Elaine has returned there to teach, as well as at conventions and writer's groups across the country. She has judged writing competitions from New Hampshire Literary Idol to the World Fantasy Award.

Elaine dropped out of art school to found her own wholesale gift business. Former jobs include professional costumer and part-time adventure guide. In addition to writing, Elaine creates wearable art employing weaving, dyeing and felting into her unique garments.

Where to find Elaine Isaak online

Website: http://www.RocinanteBooks.com
Twitter: @ecambrose
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/elaine-isaak/19/a04/30b

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http://www.BalinBooks.com

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A Wreck of Dragons by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 84,650. Language: English. Published: February 7, 2023 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Teens and their giant robots search for a new home for mankind, but the planet they discover belongs to the dragons.
The Hearth Witch's Son by
Series: Tales of Bladesend. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 35,690. Language: English. Published: June 22, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
When Roger the kitchen boy told everyone he was the king's bastard and raised an army to overthrow his tyrant father, he never expected to have to live that lie. Now he must navigate the politics of a crown he never meant to wear and bring together peasant and lord to revive the battered kingdom. How can the usurper Roger Silvertongue face the army backing the king's true heir?
The Singer's Crown by
Series: The Singer's Legacy. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 192,260. Language: English. Published: June 22, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
When his uncle murders his family to take the throne, Prince Kattanan DuRhys is the only royal left alive. . . at a terrible cost. Traveling as a court singer and given as a courtship gift to the young Princess Melisande, Kattanan feels the stirring of emotions he thought were denied him. But her jealous fiancée has other plans--and the sinister magic to carry them out.
A Song for the Sea by
Series: The Singer's Legacy. Price: Free! Words: 9,650. Language: English. Published: December 3, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Short story. Young singer Kattanan duRhys, traded to a mysterious warlord, lives in an island palace made of shipwrecks. When a delegation from his homeland comes to demand an end to piracy, he must decide between serving his new master, and aiding the strangers who remind him of home. His master reveals a new sorcery, but the song Kattanan chooses may cost him his life.
Joenna's Ax by
Series: Tales of Bladesend. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 38,140. Language: English. Published: July 10, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
After Joenna's half-orc son is killed in battle, she disguises herself as a man to join the army and avenge him, adding one notch to the handle of her ax for every demons she kills. But when she volunteers to lead a suicide charge of half-orc scouts, she risks her secret and her own mission to try to save them.
Winning the Gallows Field by
Series: Tales of Bladesend. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 27,390. Language: English. Published: July 10, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
Dragonslayer Sir Trelayne returns home to champion the peasantry, only to make things worse—his companion imprisoned, his betrothed rejecting him, his war-wounds throbbing. Honor provokes him to duel the swordmaster in the hopes of earning Derik's freedom, but the veterans find that winning a battle is not the same as winning a war—and not all demons wear an ugly face.
The Eunuch's Heir by
Series: The Singer's Legacy. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 142,680. Language: English. Published: July 10, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Adventure » Action
Prince Wolfram of Lochalyn can't live up to the reputation of his father, the Blessed Rhys, so why bother to try? Until a series of catastrophes plunges him into the midst of a foreign crisis. Discredited by his past and disdained by his own mother, Wolfram must find the truth of his birth, and fight to make amends for all that he's done—or be seduced by the darkness of distant power.
The Bastard Queen by
Series: The Singer's Legacy. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 155,160. Language: English. Published: July 10, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
When arson burns a plague hospital, everyone blames racial tension, until a suspect comes from the woods on a spirit-quest destined to uncover the secrets of the king's past. Struggling to find a cure for the plague, the king's bastard Fiona discovers its emergence is no coincidence—and that her long-time suitor leads a conspiracy that may end in genocide.
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