This book went from strength to strength. While plots thicken in the background unknown to all. But the journey to the sacred isle of Aku is fraught with danger for Marcus and his friends and it becomes more and more difficult to adhere to the warnings of the bone casters. In a world on the the brink of the next Great Dying the heir to the throne of Baiseen is about to start on his journey as a Savant, a skilled fighter who raises a phantom to help him in battle. What a rollercoaster ride of a book! I’ve done nothing but think of it for the past few days and picked it up whenever I’ve had chance. I am mindful that within and without the sand, foam and sea, the forests and the trees, the buildings and the roads, animal, plant, tree and root, the Land always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.Thank you to Netgalley, Entangled Teen and AK Wilder for my arc of Crown of Bones in exchange for an honest review. I recognise the significant role the past and future Elders play in the life of this land and the region. * I acknowledge and pay respect to the Arakwal people of the Bundjalung Nation on whose Land my family and I work, play and live. I live near the sea* with my son, grand-kids and two divinely spotted cats.Ĭonnect with me on Goodreadsand the links in the footer. I have a Masters degree in writing from Swinburne University in Melbourne and, being an astrologer like my father before me, offer a daily divination for those keen on Astrology and the Law of Attraction.

Wilder is for my Young Adult books, a name chosen to honor my roots, remember the original custodians of Santa Cruz – the Awaswas people – and acknowledge the collaboration with my son who has helped bring these books to life. Hemming Award for excellence in speculative fiction and featured on the (7m + twitter followers) book club for top books to read. I have been nominated for the prestigious Norma K. My works appear in bookstores around the world, all major online venues and on specialty apps like KissApp and PocketComics. I write Speculative Fiction – Fantasy, SF, Paranormal Romance, Science Fantasy and Urban Fantasy, – under my birth name Kim Falconer. In the spirit of adventure, and then some, I moved to Australia in 1981 and have lived here ever since. I’m Kim, born in the time of Gemini, a fifth-generation decedent of the Wilders of Santa Cruz.

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