"Damselflies" by Jayel Gibson is a magical and triumphant piece of literature that will stand the test of time.

"Jayel Gibson, author of the new novel, "Damselflies" (ISBN: 1933538643I; Synergy Books ) is a writer with imagination, talent and passion. In a generation that yearns for great fantasy novelists like J.R.R. Tolkien, readers will find and fall absolutely, without a doubt, head over heels in love with Jayel Gibson. In a recent interview Gibson said, "I don't seem to have a choice. I believe that writing chooses the person, rather than the person choosing to become a writer. For me, writing is a passion and telling the tale consumes me until I get it down on paper. The fact that others read and enjoy my stories and the link that forms between writer and reader is a truly magical reward."

"Damselflies" is a magical story spanning two generations. In true genre form "Damselflies" asks the question -- Legend: Real or imagined? Is Arcinaë the last Damselfly? Is she a threat to an entire human race? "Damselflies," is "An epic fantasy about discrimination and the struggle for justice."

What Gibson offers with incredible talent is style, believable characters, vivid imagery and imagination that will transport the reader to a completely different place and time. Fantasy fiction is at it's best when the reader feels like they are in a different world and "Damselflies"does this better than any other fantasy novel this year. As the author points out, "Fantasy is an escapist genre; it allows me to create a multitude of worlds, meet new races and creatures, and consider all the possibilities that never were, but might have been. I tend to use whatever research method best facilitates the information gathering process: Internet, books, personal interviews, or a phone call to a museum curator. Research is the kindling that starts a story's fire. Both historical occurrences and the mythos provide the platform for my work. I might begin with the mythos, then research historical events for a plausible plot line, or begin with a historical event that triggers a new idea. Generally they go hand in hand, though I will be the first to admit that I twist and tangle the actual history until it is quite unrecognizable. For example: The wedding in Damselflies: An Ancient Mirrors Tale is modeled after historical hand-fasting and the ceremony of the cup. The coronation scene in Dragon Queen: An Ancient Mirrors Tale is fashioned after that of Queen Elizabeth II. The use of ancient languages, archaic terminology, and weaponry is important because I create many of the Ancient Mirrors' names, events and armaments based on them."

"Damselflies" wins on so many levels - This is a book full of interesting characters combined with a thought provoking and absorbing fresh plot. I personally applaud this author for a triumphant piece of literature that will stand the test of time.

AuthorsPressRelease.com Reviews 2007

Damselflies
Trade Paperback: 413 pages
Publisher: Synergy Books
Publication date: November 2007
ISBN: 1933538643
Cover Price: $14.95

 

 

Jayel Gibson was born in California, where she would spend much of her young life. As a child, Gibson listened to her grandmother spin stories of traditional Celtic folklore and fairy tales, which would later influence her in the direction of her own writing and storytelling. The sense of mythology fostered in Gibson drove her to eventually create the Ancient Mirrors Tales, a series of books that delve into an ancient, magical world where men live alongside dragons and wizards.With a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Multicultural Studies, she became an elementary school teacher in 1989 in Escondido, Calif., where she taught the fourth and fifth grades. However, her passion for storytelling and research into Celtic and Anglo-Saxon cultures proved more enticing than grade school instruction, and she retired from teaching in 2003 to pursue writing full-time. The seedlings of her grandmother’s Celtic legends combined with the alternate worlds she had harbored in her own mind form the Ancient Mirrors Tales.  The Wrekening (Synergy Books, ISBN: 1933538309, September 2006), the first release of four Ancient Mirrors Tales, is an epic adventure in the vein of Tolkien mythology. The story follows a band of rebellious companions as they quest to save the magickal land of Aedracmorae from certain doom at the hands of an ancient army. http://www.ancientmirrors.com/thebooks.html

 

 

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