side of a cliff along the coast. The top is formed by a massive spruce which
appears to be floating in midair. The dirt has eroded from around its roots,
leaving them to dangle down freely. The tree clings to the cliff above the
cave like a gangly spider or octopus. While the tree looks like it should topple
over, it continues to thrive, which has earned it the nickname, the Tree of
Life. Once we saw it, we knew that this had to be a way into the Dreamlands.
We used the imagery of the twisted roots throughout the book, a metaphor for
the strange connections between the waking world and that of dreams, as well
as the interwoven fate of Savannah, Jaxson, and her wolf.
Untamed Fate is set in the wider Dragon’s Gift universe created by
Linsey Hall. Magic’s Bend is the setting for many of her early stories, and
you might recognize Alia from her Wolf Queen Book 1, Darkest Moon. She
actually makes her first appearance in Infernal, book 1 of Linsey’s Hades &
Persephone series. Definitely check them out! You can expect a lot of
crossovers between the folks from Guild City, Magic’s Bend, and Magic Side
in the future.
That’s all that we have space for in this book, but we’ll be posting more
detailed notes about the archaeology and history that inspired this book in our
newsletter. You can sign up at: https://www.veronicadouglas.com/newsletter
Dark Lies, the sequel to Untamed Fate, will be here in December. You
can pre-order it on Amazon here: https://mybook.to/Dark-Lies
In the meantime, if you’d like to chat more about the books, interact with
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That’s all for now! Sweet dreams and thanks again for reading!
-Veronica Douglas
DARK LIES
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