An Old Faith in a New World
BLOG TOUR - DAY 2

The Vanishing Sculptor
by Donita K Paul

Donita K. Paul's Web site - http://www.donitakpaul.com/

Donita K. Paul's Blog- http://dragonbloggin.blogspot.com/

(Click book for Amazon link) or

Amazon Link:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1400073391

In the world of Chiril they have a non-involved religion for a deity they call Boscamon. According to the Chirilian religious leaders, Boscamon exists outside of normal life but causes the many events affecting everyone. Boscamon is something along the line of what many today call Lady Luck. Most people claim they don't belive in Luck, or Boscamon in Chiril, but they still give lip service by their actions - just in case. Chirilians present gifts at the temple for Boscamon, or pray to Boscamon, in a vain attempt to curry favor and gain a desired outcome.

When Tipper sees her father Verrin Schope again, he has learned of the true creator, Wulder and the leader of Wulder's forces, Paladin. Staying in Amara, Verrin comes to worship Wulder as the creator of all things. Tipper questions her father's new found faith as something too sudden; something too far removed. It's almost as if she distrusts this faith because he leaned of Wulder in Amara, and Boscamon is the acknowledged deity of Chiril. Sir Beccaroon, the giant parrot and Tipper's protector, admits that Boscamon's existance doesn't explain his "beautiful jungle" or provide for a being powerful enough to create the world's complexity.

Verrin Schope has learned much while abroad. One thing is that by worshipping the creator and drawing closer, his artistic talents have grown as his relation with Wulder has grown and blossomed. One of the largest differences between Wulder and Boscamon, is the personal involvement with Wulder in someones life versus the complete non-involvement found with Boscamon. Like modern society, the Chirilians had created a convenient object of worship that is available on demand. Verrin Schope's choice to worship Wulder in all things confounded Tipper who had come to depend on herself rather than on Boscamon to meet her needs because that would mean that things occur for a reason.

In tomorrow's Day 3 blog I discuss how what at first seems bad may actually be for the good of all.

*Participants’ Links:

*Participants’ Links:
Brandon Barr
Jim Black
Justin Boyer
Rachel Briard
Karri Compton
Amy Cruson
CSFF Blog Tour
Stacey Dale
D. G. D. Davidson
Jeff Draper
April Erwin
Karina Fabian
Linda Gilmore
Todd Michael Greene
Katie Hart
Ryan Heart
Timothy Hicks
Becky Jesse
Cris Jesse
Jason Joyner
Julie
Carol Keen
Krystine Kercher
Dawn King
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Mirtika
Eve Nielsen (posting later in the week)
Nissa
John W. Otte
Lyn Perry
Crista Richey
Cheryl Russell
Chawna Schroeder
James Somers
Speculative Faith
Rachel Starr Thomson
Robert Treskillard
Steve Trower
Fred Warren
Dona Watson
Phyllis Wheeler
Elizabeth Williams
KM Wilsher

New Friends and Old
BLOG TOUR - DAY 1

The Vanishing Sculptor
by Donita K Paul

Donita K. Paul's Web site - http://www.donitakpaul.com/

Donita K. Paul's Blog- http://dragonbloggin.blogspot.com/

(Click book for Amazon link) or

Amazon Link:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1400073391

After ending the Dragonkeeper five-volume story with Dragonlight, I thought that might be the last readers would see of that entertaining fantasy world. In The Vanishing Sculptor, Donita Paul returns readers to the world of Amara, but begins a new storyline on the continent of Chiril - on the opposite side of the world. Like The Dragonkeeper, The Vanishing Sculptor unfolds with the

story of a young girl. In this story, a young girl named Tipper, is the only daughter of master sculptor, Verrin Schope, who left their estate years ago and never returned.

One night, as if in a dream, Tipper's father returns, at least he returns momentarily before disappearing again. Tipper later her father, and meets Verrin Schope's new friends from Amara - Fenworth the Wizard and Librettowit the Librarian. Following along is Grandur, the tiny green healing dragon. One of the things I enjoy about Donita Paul's books is the way she works humor into the story. Whether it's dragons choosing names that don't fit their looks, or the friendly bantering between Librettowit and Fenworth, readers are drawn into the characters who soon see like old friends.

While the lands of Amara and Chiril share many similarities, the miles seperating the two continents have also led to the two lands growing apart, both socially and spiritually. In Amara, great dragons are treated as equals, and aid travellers with transportation. In Chiril, dragons have grown apart from the other high races, and few mindspeak. The old, familiar races exist in Chiril like kimens, mariones, and tumanhofers. A new race, the grand parrots, are portrayed in the character of Sir Beccaroon, Tipper's guardian and teacher.

In tomorrow's Day 2 blog I discuss an old faith brought to a new land.

*Participants’ Links:

*Participants’ Links:
Brandon Barr
Jim Black
Justin Boyer
Rachel Briard
Karri Compton
Amy Cruson
CSFF Blog Tour
Stacey Dale
D. G. D. Davidson
Jeff Draper
April Erwin
Karina Fabian
Linda Gilmore
Todd Michael Greene
Katie Hart
Ryan Heart
Timothy Hicks
Becky Jesse
Cris Jesse
Jason Joyner
Julie
Carol Keen
Krystine Kercher
Dawn King
Rebecca LuElla Miller
Mirtika
Eve Nielsen (posting later in the week)
Nissa
John W. Otte
Lyn Perry
Crista Richey
Cheryl Russell
Chawna Schroeder
James Somers
Speculative Faith
Rachel Starr Thomson
Robert Treskillard
Steve Trower
Fred Warren
Dona Watson
Phyllis Wheeler
Elizabeth Williams
KM Wilsher