The Okal Rel Universe in evolution and in the world.

 
"I am really enjoying The Courtesan Prince so have to read the next one
to find out what happens with the characters. Great to hear you only
have three more to go -- it's really hard for readers to have to wait."

Bonny Remple, NCLF Coordinator Burns Lake, BC. (w permission) Aug 2009

I met Bonny Remple at a presentation I gave for district public librarians at the P.G. Public Library. Hope to be making some appearances in her library district at schools or libaries in the coming year.

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posted by Lynda at 07:50   0 comments permalink comment? e-mail lynda@okalrel.org 0 comments links to this post

 
Feedback from Elizabeth Woods on Part 5: Far Arena
> I am so loving Far Arena! I am at the part where they have just
> arrived on Rire. You never fail to completely enrapture me. I am
> so glad tomorrow starts my summer - I can sit and read!

Elizabeth have volunteered to help my exterminate typos in Part 6: Avim's Oath by giving it a read-through. Jennifer Lott has also helped out on this front, and editor Richard Janzen will be doing the copy-edit this summer. Not certain of the release date yet, but hoping for winter 2010.

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Pleased to have provided R&R for interdisciplinary masters (UNBC) student Barbara Coupe. We were communicating, primarily, about the possibility of her editing an edition of Reflections on Water. Keeping my fingers crossed that she'll be able to find the time to master-mind an edition featuring artistic reflections on foresty. Her quote about the Okal Rel series is given below. Naturally, I did tell her about Throne Price. The cover of Throne Price looks different (since it came out first) so it isn't uncommon for people to miss the fact it's book four. :-)

By the way, I purchased all the first three novels of your series ? is there a fourth? I used to inhale science fiction on a regular basis?reading your words was a wonderful treat and a reward for completing the first year of my Masters. You have created massively complicated and intricate societies. I was entranced by the characters and blown away by the action. What a delight your books were to read. Thank you for sharing your imagination with the rest of us! Barbara Coupe from e-mail April 29, 2009

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"I read The Courtesan Prince about a year ago and I really enjoyed it. The richness of the universe you created, along with the cultural relationship between the Sevolites and the Reetions was impressive. I think you are a talented local science fiction author and for this reason I am writing you with a few questions."

Hal Friesen

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"I have to say I was presently surprised when the book entirely sucked my attention in.  I haven't read about a universe so interesting for quite a while. Not since I read Dune, or the Fire and Ice series by George R.R. Martin, and your book definitely builds an interesting scene and story.  Just wanted to say good work!!"

Honey-Marie Giroday (Feb 07)

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Far too infrequently, an original and true science fiction series comes
along that wholly captures our imaginations and takes us along for the
ride. Lynda Williams Okal Rel Universe does these things and very well.

- John Preet; Editor: "Okal Rel Anthology #2"

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