Books written by Joanne Hall.
NEW KINGDOM TRILOGY
Hierath (Epress Online, 2005)
The world stands on the edge of the first peace it has known for generations. The fragile alliance formed between the New Kingdom and Telesia is rocked to its foundations when recently crowned King Alex falls in love with Lydia, a fisher’s daughter from the rebellious Estmarch, throwing his aunt’s carefully laid plans into chaos.
And then a horrific act of betrayal drives the Kingdom once more to the brink of war.
The 2007 EPPIE (Excellence in Electronic Publishing) finalist and shortlisted for the 2007 Pluto Award.
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In Exile (Epress Online, 2007)
Alone and in hiding, the young widowed Queen takes on a new identity as she grieves for the death of her husband and the loss of her newborn son, handed into the care of strangers for his own protection.
Hatred for the man who destroyed her family tempers her grief but haunts her nightmares as she relives his betrayal. The support of her cousin, and a new love, do little to ease the pain of her emotional scars, until a face from the past tracks her down, bringing news that sends her on a journey across the kingdom, from the high mountains of the north to the rolling hills of the Estmarch.
It is a mission to restore hope.
Shortlisted for the 2008 Pluto Award.
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Eagle of the Kingdom (Epress Online, 2008)
Imprisoned in the desert city of Tellis, tangled in the schemes and intrigue of the Telesian court, Lydia must risk her life to save her friends. Escaping to the Endless Mountains, realm of the Northern Ghosts, she finds solace with these unpredictable feline allies as she prepares for war. Aided by her loyal companions, Bale and Meganne, she supports the man she loves as he raises an army, determined to take back Hierath Castle, and the Kingdom. But their enemies would do anything to see them fail.
Lydia burns with the desire to avenge her murdered family. Her son, stolen from her and used as a pawn in a dangerous political game, is in danger from every side.
As the strength of the Old Ones fails, Lydia can no longer rely on their magic to help her. Does she have the courage to face the man who stalks through her nightmares? Murder and betrayal haunt the corridors of Hierath as Lydia’s army closes in.
2009 EPPIE finalist.
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COLLECTIONS
The Feline Queen and other Tales of Myth and Magic (Wolfsinger Publications, 2011)
Joanne Hall’s first collection of fantasy stories ranges from the satirical comedy of The Feline Queen, where a race of cat-women are not quite as the hero anticipates, to the darkness of To Please the Gods, where a healer and a priest must join forces to save their village from a mysterious plague.
Here you will find heroes, with muscles like footballs and brains like peas. Heroines, whose mystical gifts may be their salvation, or their doom. And ordinary people, from this world and others, caught up in magic beyond their understanding.
Take a breath, step through the mirror, and enter the realm of the Feline Queen. It’s going to be an extraordinary journey…
Available in paperback and ebook from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com, and via Smashwords.
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ANTHOLOGY APPEARANCES
Future Bristol (ed. Colin Harvey, Swimming Kangaroo, 2009)
Pirates of the Cumberland Basin
Dark Spires (ed. Colin Harvey, Wizard’s Tower, 2010)
Corpse Flight
Stories of the Poppies (Ed. FLOW for All, Silverwood Books, 2009 – a charity anthology to aid the Forces Literary Organisation Worldwide)
Snow Boots
Transtories (ed. Colin Harvey, Aeon Press, 2011)
The Snake on His Shoulder
All of the above available from Amazon.co.uk at time of writing.
Colinthology (ed. Roz Clarke / Joanne Hall – A charity anthology in memory of Colin Harvey, raising money for Above and Beyond – Wizards Tower, 2012)
Lukewarm in Lynhelm
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