QUEEN Countdown - Day 21
"The offer has been made and accepted. The bargain is elf struck."
ONLY SIX DAYS LEFT!!!!!!!
It's October 21th, Day 21 of our QUEEN OF SONG AND SOULS release countdown!
Days until the release of QUEEN OF SONG AND SOULS: 6
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We are counting down the days until the release of QUEEN OF SONG AND SOULS, book #4 of the Tairen Soul quintet. Each week, I'll be choosing winners to receive an autographed copy of QUEEN, so don't miss out!
There are two ways you can win!
(1) Join the CL Wilson Announcement List. A winner will be drawn from the announcement list each week.
(2) Read the daily countdown blog here on Blogging the Fading Lands, and post a response to the "Question of the Day". Each Tuesday, I will choose a winner from the posters for that week. For each daily blog that you respond to, you earn one chance to win. (Multiple comments to the same blog still only count as one "chance to win".)
Once you post a comment, email feyreisa@live.com with your
(1) name,
(2) mailing address,
(3) email address, and
(4) the name you posted under (please sign your post if you post as "anonymous")
If I do not receive your information, your response to today's blog will *not* be entered in the weekly drawing.
Only one entry per person per day will be counted. Personal information will remain private, will only be used to contact the weekly winner(s), and will be discarded thereafter.
We're into the final week of our countdown!!! To celebrate, I've adding even more daily prizes to our giveaway, including some gorgeous new artwork from my friend and fabulous wildlife artist, Heather Carr, and a carved stone pocket tairen.
A digitized rendition of the painting has been reduced and cropped to 4"x6" and mounted on a deep purple-stained solid wood plaque suitable for wall display. The complete, uncropped painting is available in giclee or original oil-on-canvas from Heather's website, www.darkparadise.org.
Daily prizes to be given to winners selected from today's commenters:
(1) autographed poster of LORD OF THE FADING LANDS
(1) autographed copy of KING OF SWORD AND SKY
(2) autographed sets of Tairen Soul collector cards (LORD, LADY, KING & the brand-new absolutely gorgeous QUEEN OF SONG AND SOULS - Card #4 in the series)
(1) Tairen art wall plaque, from the original oil painting, "Arrival at High Reaches", by Heather Carr
In another chance to win, email feygames@live.com (please note, this is a DIFFERENT email address) with the correct answer to the following riddle, and you'll be entered in a drawing to receive an autographed book poster of your choice. (LORD, LADY, KING or QUEEN) On release day, any person who got all the riddles correct will also be entered for a drawing of an autographed copy of QUEEN.
Ready? Here's the riddle....
I like my meals seared by fire
Those really smart don't test my ire
Ate three cows; spun hay to gold
Which Fey am I, do you know?
And the Answer is
Select and highlight the hidden white text following the ellipses to discover the answer to today's riddle!....Rainier vel'En Daris, Rain Tairen Soul
Thanks to Janet Reeves and Laura Burke for all their help on the Fey Games posted on my yahoogroups and for the Fey games riddles I'm posting this week!
The winner of the autographed poster of LORD OF THE FADING LANDS is: Janet Kay Gallagher
The winner of the autographed copy of KING OF SWORD AND SKY is: Gia
The winners of the autographed sets of Tairen Soul collector cards are:
(1) Red
(2) Heather Foster
The winner of the tairen art wall plaque, from the original oil painting, "Arrival at High Reaches", by Heather Carr, is: Syraina
The winner of Fey Game #1, who wins a Tairen Soul book poster of her choice, is: Shelby Williams
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!!!!
If you had a chance to ask one question of any character in the Tairen Soul novels, who would you interview and what question would you ask him/her?
ONLY SIX DAYS LEFT!!!!!!!
It's October 21th, Day 21 of our QUEEN OF SONG AND SOULS release countdown!
Days until the release of QUEEN OF SONG AND SOULS: 6
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We are counting down the days until the release of QUEEN OF SONG AND SOULS, book #4 of the Tairen Soul quintet. Each week, I'll be choosing winners to receive an autographed copy of QUEEN, so don't miss out!
How to Enter!
There are two ways you can win!
(1) Join the CL Wilson Announcement List. A winner will be drawn from the announcement list each week.
(2) Read the daily countdown blog here on Blogging the Fading Lands, and post a response to the "Question of the Day". Each Tuesday, I will choose a winner from the posters for that week. For each daily blog that you respond to, you earn one chance to win. (Multiple comments to the same blog still only count as one "chance to win".)
Once you post a comment, email feyreisa@live.com with your
(1) name,
(2) mailing address,
(3) email address, and
(4) the name you posted under (please sign your post if you post as "anonymous")
If I do not receive your information, your response to today's blog will *not* be entered in the weekly drawing.
Only one entry per person per day will be counted. Personal information will remain private, will only be used to contact the weekly winner(s), and will be discarded thereafter.
MORE PRIZES!!!!!!!!
We're into the final week of our countdown!!! To celebrate, I've adding even more daily prizes to our giveaway, including some gorgeous new artwork from my friend and fabulous wildlife artist, Heather Carr, and a carved stone pocket tairen.
"Arrival at High Reaches" ~ Original Tairen Art Wall Plaque
A sleek, black tairen alights on a rocky spire in Heather Carr's original oil painting, "Arrival At High Reaches". The smoky hint of the volcanic Feyls mountain range lies in the distance.A digitized rendition of the painting has been reduced and cropped to 4"x6" and mounted on a deep purple-stained solid wood plaque suitable for wall display. The complete, uncropped painting is available in giclee or original oil-on-canvas from Heather's website, www.darkparadise.org.
Daily prizes to be given to winners selected from today's commenters:
(1) autographed poster of LORD OF THE FADING LANDS
(1) autographed copy of KING OF SWORD AND SKY
(2) autographed sets of Tairen Soul collector cards (LORD, LADY, KING & the brand-new absolutely gorgeous QUEEN OF SONG AND SOULS - Card #4 in the series)
(1) Tairen art wall plaque, from the original oil painting, "Arrival at High Reaches", by Heather Carr
Play Fey Games for More Chances to Win!
In another chance to win, email feygames@live.com (please note, this is a DIFFERENT email address) with the correct answer to the following riddle, and you'll be entered in a drawing to receive an autographed book poster of your choice. (LORD, LADY, KING or QUEEN) On release day, any person who got all the riddles correct will also be entered for a drawing of an autographed copy of QUEEN.
Ready? Here's the riddle....
I like my meals seared by fire
Those really smart don't test my ire
Ate three cows; spun hay to gold
Which Fey am I, do you know?
And the Answer is
Select and highlight the hidden white text following the ellipses to discover the answer to today's riddle!....Rainier vel'En Daris, Rain Tairen Soul
Thanks to Janet Reeves and Laura Burke for all their help on the Fey Games posted on my yahoogroups and for the Fey games riddles I'm posting this week!
And the Winners Are....
The winner of the autographed poster of LORD OF THE FADING LANDS is: Janet Kay Gallagher
The winner of the autographed copy of KING OF SWORD AND SKY is: Gia
The winners of the autographed sets of Tairen Soul collector cards are:
(1) Red
(2) Heather Foster
The winner of the tairen art wall plaque, from the original oil painting, "Arrival at High Reaches", by Heather Carr, is: Syraina
The winner of Fey Game #1, who wins a Tairen Soul book poster of her choice, is: Shelby Williams
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!!!!
Question of the Day:
If you had a chance to ask one question of any character in the Tairen Soul novels, who would you interview and what question would you ask him/her?
posted by C.L. Wilson at
5:43 AM
52 Comments:
I would interview Elfeya; and ask her about Elysetta. I would ask what she would have named her had they been able to keep her. i would also ask her about her healing arts, since she apparently has a vast knowledge since she was able to help Elysetta save the Tairen kits.
I would also want to know about her life...especially before the Mage Wars.
If I had to interview any one Fey it would be Gaelen. I'd ask if he had any regrets about becoming Dahl'reisen and starting a war after his sister's death.
I would interview Bel. What was his life like before Ellie, and where does he think life will take him since he's sworn to her?
~Rach
Hmmm, that would be hard....
I guess I would want to ask Venerra, the council leaders Mate, why she was so determined to bring down the Tairen Soul? Not just Elly who could cause their destruction according to the eye.... but the Rain himself.
I would interview Sybharukai and the other tairen and ask them why they chose Rain at the end of the mage wars to be the Feyreisen.If not I cold probably find a couple of question for the eye of truth-it does know everything, or nearly everything (although it probably wouldn't answer).
I would ask Bel:
What qualities would you like in a mate and what would you like me to wear to our bonding ceremony? :)
My silent warrior Bel could wear a kilt !!!
I would talk to Elfeya and Shan and ask them how they can possibly survive everything they've been through and if they have a plan for Ellie or for Vadim Maur.
-Katie
rain- can i ride on tairen back?
Im going to flirt with the darkside here because i am curious about something the high mage does, i would ask how he can subjugate a childs soul, children are innocent there should be some reprieve for those who are claimed without there consent, this would incidentally be a good question for the eye and possibly key to saving the world from the high mage.
Being that I am officially in love with Bel, I would interview him, hands down. But what to ask? A million questions come to mind and I believe the thing I most want to know is this...
"Bel, do you, somewhere deep inside, honestly have some kind of hope still that you will fall in love? Have a mate?"
A think it would be a true test of his character even though the Lute'sheiva bond restricts this possibility. Bel is a complex character, and it would tell me a lot about him if he answered honestly.
Steli - Will you by my personal tairen?
I would ask Gaelen how he would change the Fey notion of honor after his experiences as dahlreisen. Next question would be more private!!
...on a side note, I personally wouldn't be surprised if those that have sworn themselves to Ellie, because of her vast power and love, would still be able to find a sheitanista bond. xD That being said, even if that wasn't possible, an etanista bond is definitely a possibility--but pfft, if the books were reality, nobody could ever get them that way, unfortunately. They might see the love...but we're mortal, ne? Darkness everywhere, even in me. So questioning Bel, Taijik, or Gaelen about possible romantic interests would be a sore waste of time, and bruising/damaging to the heart.
Pity, really, 'cause hell...I'll admit, I would love to have a Bel, Gaelen, or Taijik of my very own. xD -SHOT.- [Koffkoff...I'm hopeless, though. If there was any way for it, who wouldn't jump at the chance?]
Saying that, I find there are too many possibilities, too many questions needing to be answered, that picking one would be insanely hard.
However, if I could have my whimsy, I would have to be a foolish mortal and ask Sybharukai and the Tairen pride whether it would be possible to dwell with them, if I were to adhere to the rules. I think it would be ultimately fascinating to live with them, even if it wasn't necessarily as one of the Pride. ...who knows, after some time, they might not just see me as a snack. ^^; An unofficial, official member of the pride? Mortal? xD ...that'd be awesome.
I can dream, no?
Hmmm, only one question ... then I would have to agree with Liz C,
I would ask Sybharukai and the other tairen why they chose Rain at the end of the Mage Wars to be the Feyreisen and would not let him die.
I would be interested in asking Marissya (just between us girls!) what happened the night Ellie spun her 8 hours of desire at the banquet!!!
I have to concur that this is a tough one....I would want to ask Elysetta, "After having so much thrust upon her...other than being safe and happy with Rain and her family...what would be her heart's desire?" ~Gia~
Hmm, this is a hard one. I think I'd ask Gaelen about being dahlreisen, and how his experiences/knowledge may help the Fey.
Heather B
I would ask Elfeya and Shan (they are bonded) about their life and their connection to Elysetta. Truly I just want to know everything about them and Elysetta
I would ask Elfeya and Shan if they have any hope of escaping and being reunited with Ellie.
okay i narrowed it down to 2:P...
the reason i picked these two are b/c i think that the chances of me actually finding out about them in this series is minimal. i have other questions that i am much more excited about (elfeya & shan, rain & elysetta, the tairen...) but i feel like these topics WILL get answered in the books:)) anyways, (sorry i rambled!) here area my questions!
1. i would ask lauriana (elysetta's adoptive mother) about her magic and about lorelle's and lillis's power. they kept it so hush, hush that i believe there's an interesting story behind it;)
2. i would also want to ask kieran if he knows who his truemate is? (because i feel like its lillis)and if it is lillis is this something difficult for him to deal with? b/c of the role he plays in her life now. (bodygaurd/brotherly friend)
~amanda
I would ask Lauriana Baristani if it was really her sister that set the neighbor's house on fire or if she had anything to do with it. Obviously, it would have been traumatic to have her sister taken away from her and winded, but with Mrs. Baristani's excellent command of fire, even at a young age, could she really have done nothing? Was she really so afraid of her magic because of her sister's mistake or her own?
I'd want to interview Talisa and see how she is feeling about the whole situation, and why she won't leave her Lord husband when she could be with someone she loves.
Hmm, it's really hard to think of a question that hasn't already been posted. I guess I would ask Rain, "What's your best childhood memory?"
-Jilly
I would ask Elysetta if she could, would she want to have been raised by Elfeya and Shan and brought up in the Fey world?
Josie
I would like to talk to Bel and ask him if he had any regrets about his life and if he thought he could ever have a soul mate?
Steli- Can you teach me how to be as magificently fierce as the best warrior of the Tairen pride?
I would ask Shan how many different ways he has imagined dealing with the High Mage if he escapes his prison. Would he kill hime slowly or imiprison him and torture him as Shan was tortured?
I would ask Shan how he will deal with the High Mage if he escapes his prison. Would he torture him slowly for years or kill him quickly in order to put that part of his life behind him.
Hmm... If I could interview any character at all, then I would ask Tenn what he hoped to achieve at a time of such turmoil by trying to banish both Rain and Ellysetta from the Fading Lands at the end of King of Sword on Sky.
On a light-hearted note I'd love to ask Love the kitten, just what it is about magic that she hates and why is it that she particularly hates Spirit... Of course for me to be able to do that then I'd need the power to speak and understand feline.
This is difficult, because you have to be supposing the person is actually going to answer you.
I want to interview Vadim Maur. But I'm pretty sure he would just kill me if I tried.
But what I want to know is this:
Who/where/what happened to all those other tairen souls you have stolen/created over the last 1000 years? What is the real story behind Talisa, and how she can truemate, though she doesn't seem to really be Fey? What IS the evil experiment that connects Shan to Elysetta, and somehow makes you the father of her soul?
I know these are more than one question, but to me they are all part of the BIG question:
What really IS your master plan, Vadim Maur?!?!
I want to know how everything connects. It seems to me it must be far larger and grotesque than we've even begun to see.
And, slightly unrelated, but in a similar vein, my husband and I were talking, and we want to find out why azrahn is considered so bad. Somewhere, someone must have made up the rule not to weave it (for good reasons, I'm sure). It has since become a law that no one questions, but maybe it's time we should. What happened that an entire branch of magic would be banned...and isn't that a little extreme?
The “thing” I would most like to interview is the Eye of Truth, but since that’s not a person I would choose to interview Elfeya and Shan as a couple. My question would be “1000 years! How and why did you manage to survive such an ordeal?”
I'm curious about Talisa and would ask her what she plans on doing about Collum diSebourne and Adrial. She's married to diSebourne, but will have Adrial around whether she wants it or not, that become quite a mess if diSebourne finds out there are fey hanging around invisible.
This is a hard one! I can't think of anything really profound. Maybe asking for a Tairen-back ride is the way to go.
Wow. Just one, huh? I guess I'd like to ask Elfeya how she stayed sane (and kept Shan sane, too) all those years. What kept her going, what kept her from giving up.
I think all my previous questions have been covered in detail so I shall go with a thought - Ellie, if you had never meet Rain, do you think you would've ever married (or found love; be it true or not)?
- Elise
That be a hard one. I think I would have to choose Sol Baristani though. I would want to know what he thought of his wifes betrayal of their daughter, the secrets she kept and his twin daughters gifts. I would just love to know what he thought about pretty much everything that has happened. :-)
I would ask Gaelen whether he would choose to be dahl'reisen again if anything were to happen to Marissya and/or her family.
-PW
I would love to ask the warriors in Ellysetta's primary quintet about what they do in their free time. (Do they have free time?)
I guess I would want to talk to Kieran or Kiel. I think that they know that they are supposed to be with Lillis and her sister. I would just want to know how they felt about that.
My biggest question is for the Tairen what I want to know is why they wouldn't let any of the Shei'dalins enter there den and try and heal the kits. Especially when they Sariel and other e'tanitsa in the den. Unless they new somehow that they wouldn't be able to help the kits and if they knew or suspected something, I'd like to know what that was.
Sonja
I would ask Gallen or Tajik why when Ellysetta showed them her birth memory dream they did not recognize two people that had beenso instramental in their lives?For Galen it was Shan who was his Chatok and is obviously still a guiding force in his life and for Tajik how did he not recognize his belived sister - Elfeya! Bet you thought we didn't catch that one!
Honestly, I think I would ask Gaelen about his time as a Dahl'reisen. For some reason I am insanely interested in it! Don't ask me why... O.o
Patterson1219
I would ask Rain Tairen Soul, Was it good to live a thousand years?
Would it be hard to endure knowing you would just go on and on? Especially not being joyful and happy.
I would ask Shan and Elfeya what they would consider a fitting fate for the evil High Mage.
Hm, to just ask one question of one character is rather hard. I would say, I'd ask Gaelen....
"What was the hardest part about being Dahl'reisen and was it worth it now?"
I suppose that is two questions, but they go hand in hand.
Hm, to just ask one question of one character is rather hard. I would say, I'd ask Gaelen....
"What was the hardest part about being Dahl'reisen and was it worth it now?"
I suppose that is two questions, but they go hand in hand.
I would have to ask members of Elysetta's quintet how difficult it was to go through training and what did that inlude exactly...
I have got to read those first books. I have them, they are just on my TBR shelf. All these posted questions have really pricked my curiosity.
librarypat@comcast.net
Huh. So many have already asked the questions I want answers to, like, can I get a ride tairen-back? ;P
I think I would have to ask Rain, or really, any of the warriors like Bel or Gaelen or Tajik, if he thought it was worth it. The years of peace after Rain scorched the earth. Only to now find out the Mages aren't dead, that they've been killing the Tairen and another war is afoot. While the fae themselves are much reduced, the population loss never made up.
This would be especially pertinent after they find out about the way Maur has been using his captive fae as breeding stock.
April C
would interview Gaelen and find out how he was able to survive.
Mak...
Day 21 blog is closed for "enter to win" comments. Day 22 blog is now up.
Ok I know I'm a day late but here goes. I would ask Lauriana why she did all she did do Ellie when her daugtars and herself were magical....
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