The
Order
The
Order Book 1
by
A.C. Donaubauer
Genre:
Epic Fantasy
A
clumsy step, the wrong branch to hold on to and a bump on the head to
leave her unconscious – no more than that causes Eryn’s life to
turn upside down and to suddenly find herself in the capital city as
a prisoner to the king.
She
is determined to keep her magical abilities a secret in a kingdom
where magicians have only ever been male as long as anyone knows.
That doesn’t work out that well, though. The Order, the governing
body for magicians, and the king seem to have their own plans with
her, none of them caring in the least that she just wants to leave
that blasted city behind and return to the peace and quite of her
profession as a healer.
And
then there is Enric, a high ranking magician in the Order thanks to
his considerable strength, who seems to find watching her struggles
an amusing diversion.
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Commitments
The
Order Book 2
Ram'an
has, to Enric’s great relief, left Anyueel again to return to his
home country - which leaves him to figure out the challenge that Eryn
still presents to him in more than one area of his life.
Eryn
is restless, unnerved by the Order’s demands and her own urge to do
something useful. Thus an expedition into the woods to teach the herb
gatherers in the city how to provide her with acceptable goods seems
just the thing to do to pass the time until the new healer’s place
is ready for use. Ten peaceful days of collecting plants far away
from the city. Or at least that’s the plan.
The
Order Book 3
After
the delegation's return not only the Old Kingdom has to face changes
as a consequence of the contact with the Western Territories. Eryn
and Enric, too, realise that their recently established bond is not
without side effects. Eryn centres all her hopes on the healer from
Takhan who is supposed to aid her for a few months and who is bound
to arrive soon...
Astrid
Christine Donaubauer - that’s me.I don’t normally use my middle
name for any purpose whatsoever, but I thought that two initials look
better on a book cover than just one. And thus, after more than 30
years of being either ignored or a nuisance when I had to fill in
forms, my middle name has finally turned out to be useful for
something.I was born and raised in Austria (not Australia, mind you –
no kangaroos!) and still live there with my husband. You might have
heard of that small country somewhere in the middle of Europe; we are
known for Sound of Music, Lederhosen, Arnold Schwarzenegger and,
lately, Christoph Waltz. Another recent claim to fame: In The Big
Bang Theory Austria was mentioned as one of the countries that look
like a Wiener... Isn’t that lovely. I haven’t managed to look at
a map without giggling since.I would call writing a hobby, yet I am
not sure if hobbies are supposed to drive you crazy and haunt you at
night if you don’t give in to them. Calling it a vocation sounds a
bit grand for my liking, so let’s just say it’s what I spend a
lot of my free time on.In real life (I like to consider my writing
activities as kind of a double life; not quite as grand as Batman’s
secret identity, but you get my drift) I earn my keep as a freelance
trainer and translator, pursuing the quest of helping people to
improve and develop their communication and language skills.I have no
wish to make writing my primary occupation – I am convinced that in
my case sitting down and letting my fingers type what is going on in
my head has so far only worked because I am not bound by any
deadlines or financially dependent on producing anything halfway
enjoyable. That’s how I would like to keep it.
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