Floreskand_King
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water
Alasor
Mussor
fire
Osasor
Honsor
mountains
Sursor
Frasor
war
Dassor
Baosor
woods
Amasor
Chasor
roads
Inasor
Labsor
valleys
Ronsor
Trasor
animals
Marsor
Tassor
birds
Opasor
Vensor
Under each lesslord is a host of lesser spirits. Nobles believe themselves related to the gods, and are thus referred to as Lords.
Gods of emotions are linked to the physical world.
Next from the Royal Institute of Records, Lornwater
FLORESKAND: MADURAVA
Morton Faulkner
Some time after the Lornwater rebellion, the head of the Madurava House witnesses a meaningful change in the alignment of the sacred compass – pointing to the Sonalume Mountains, to the dunsaron. Meanwhile, the Ratava are preparing for a migration that will take them to the dunsaron as well, for they’re inextricably linked to the vast numbers of the schwarm that are now burrowing away from their usual haunts towards the land of their forebears to propagate the species.
We meet again Rujon Sos and K-Kwan as they track the schwarm and the various groups of Underpeople.
Still recovering, the three cities need rebuilding and that requires money. But the royal treasury has been emptied by deposed Saurosen. Lord Tanellor is despatched to the dunsaron, led by the mysterious Daughter of Arqitor, Charja Nev.
Others are converging on the same area. First-Commander Nimentan Pellas, loyal to the deposed king, has been despatched on a secret mission with a large body of soldiers. Almaturge Rait Falo is headed there also with a caravan of great wealth.
Ulran is slowly coming to terms with his new disability, while his son Ranell is in pursuit of Epal Danor who has been released by a general amnesty and has abducted Lorar.
Watchman Welde Dep is embroiled in arcane investigations that point to a powerful altamurge committing murder, while the new king wrestles with the serpentine diplomacy of the Ranmeron Empire, Tarakanda.
The denouement will be played out in Bellindhur, a mysterious place where the land has never experienced snow and is always warm. Soon, it will be warm with flowing blood…
Author details
Morton Faulkner is the writing team of
Nik Morton and Gordon Faulkner
Nik Morton hails from Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear. He joined the Royal Navy as, appropriately, a Writer and has travelled all over the world both privately or with the Navy. He gained his Open University BA Degree in 1987 and left the RN for a civilian career in computing.
Nik has sold articles and numerous genre short stories - espionage, science fiction, fantasy, horror, love, adventure and ghost; many of these have been collected in six themed books: Gifts from a Dead Race, Nourish a Blind Life, Visitors, Codename Gaby, I Celebrate Myself and Leon Cazador, P.I.
He has had 27 books published, among them the Tana Standish psychic spy series (Mission: Prague, Mission: Tehran and Mission: Khyber), the Avenging Cat series (Catalyst, Catacomb and Cataclysm), a vampire thriller set in Malta, Chill of the Shadow, a romantic adventure set in Tenerife, An Evil Trade, and two sci-fi novellas in Continuity Girl.
He has also had published nine westerns: Death at Bethesda Falls, Last Chance Saloon, Blind Justice at Wedlock, The $300 Man, Old Guns, The Magnificent Mendozas, Bullets for a Ballot, Coffin for Cash, and Death for a Dove.
His bestselling writing guide Write a Western in 30 Days – with plenty of bullet points has garnered good reviews and is considered useful for writers of all genre fiction, not only westerns.
He has sold illustrations and cartoons and his artwork for hundreds of Tae Kwon Do sequences was featured in Fighters Magazine.
Nik learned Chinese kung fu (quanshu) in Malta where Gordon was a black belt; he then teamed up with Gordon to write the first of a fantasy series set in Gordon’s mythical Floreskand – Wings.
Nik is married to Jen and they live in the Alicante region of Spain; they have a daughter, Hannah and a son-in-law Farhad, and two grandchildren, Darius and Suri.
Gordon Faulkner was born and raised in the West Riding of Yorkshire. During an extended stay in hospital while young he developed what turned out to be a life-long passion for Oriental culture, especially Chinese after reading the travels of Marco Polo.
He started training in Oriental martial arts in the late 1960s and after joining the RAF in the early 1970s he specialised in Chinese martial arts and Daoist philosophy. During his 22 year career in the RAF, he was one of the founders and General Secretary of the RAF Martial Arts Federation, a post he held until his retirement from military service, when he became a full-time Daoist Arts teacher. This resulted in extensive travel within Europe and North America where he was invited to run seminars and give lectures.
For more years than he cares to remember he has planned and developed the mythical Floreskand, its characters, coinage, history, geology, religion and myths.
When he met Nik in Malta during martial arts training, they decided to work on a series of novels set in this colourfully imagined land.
Gordon is a member of the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding and a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. In 1990 he had the first of what was to eventually become annual trips to China. These trips take students to study at the Beijing University of Physical Education (BUPE) and visit various research establishments, hospitals, temples, markets, bars, etc.
He is the Principal Instructor of the Chanquanshu School of Daoist Arts which he founded in 1983; it now has in excess of 300 registered students. At a ceremony held at BUPE he became Ru Shi Dizi (an outstanding and close disciple) of Professor Zhang Guangde, the creator of Daoyin Yangsheng Gong which is a part of the Chinese National Fitness Program.
And at a Ba Shi ceremony in a temple on Mount Wudang, Central China, he was initiated as a 15th generation Wudang Boxing disciple of Daoist Master You Xuande.
He is the author of Managing Stress with Qigong.
Gordon and his wife Maria have two children and six grandchildren and live in the Scottish Highlands.
By Gordon Faulkner
MANAGING STRESS WITH QIGONG
The ancient Chinese health system of Qigong combines physical postures with breathing techniques to promote harmony between the body and the mind. It is quickly gaining popularity in the West as a natural yet powerful way of combating stress and its related effects.
This step-by-step guide to managing stress using Qigong begins by looking at our response to stress from both an Eastern and a Western perspective. It then presents a program of specially-designed stress relief exercises, followed by a series of gentler stress prevention exercises, many of which can be carried out either seated or standing.
The author provides easy-to-follow instructions for each of the steps, and the postures and movements are explained with the aid of photographs.
Designed specifically to fit in around a busy lifestyle, the Qigong program set out in this book will help to reduce stress, decrease anxiety, and restore energy.
This practical book will help anyone who is prone to stress, regardless of their level of ability or experience of Qigong. It will also be a useful resource for Taijiquan and Qigong instructors, alternative therapists, and other professionals working with clients who are affected by stress.
A small selection of reviews
A truly knowledgeable book that's both easy to read and easy to understand. Excellent. I'd be interested to know the name of any western teacher that has an equal or greater knowledge of the subject, I don't think there is one!!
A technically excellent and very well written book. The exercises are easy to follow and learn from the
clear text and photographs
By Nik Morton
CHILL OF THE SHADOW
In her search for truth she found love – with a vampire!
This cross-genre thriller, set in present-day Malta, has echoes from pre-history and also the eighteenth century Knights of Malta.
Malta may be an island of sun and sand, but there’s a dark side to it as well. It all started when some fishermen pulled a corpse out of the sea... Or maybe it was five years ago, in the cave of Ghar Dalam?
Spellman, an American black magician, has designs on a handpicked bunch of Maltese politicians, bending their will to his master’s. A few sacrifices, that’s all it takes. And he’s helped by Zondadari, a rather nasty vampire.
Maltese-American investigative journalist Maria Caruana’s in denial. She can’t believe Count Zondadari is a vampire. She won’t admit it. Such creatures don’t exist, surely? She won’t admit she’s in love with him, either...
Detective Sergeant Attard doesn’t like caves or anything remotely supernatural. Now he teams up with Maria to unravel the mysterious disappearance of young pregnant women. They’re also helped by the priest, Father Joseph.
And there are caves, supernatural deaths and a haunting exorcism.
Just what every holiday island needs, really.
Where there is light, there is shadow…
‘… a strong structure and is full of rich writing and action. The plot has page turning twists and the main characters are likeable, especially the female lead. I hadn't read a vampire book in a while and was reminded of how intensely gruesome they can be. While this one has its squeamish moments it's not atypical for the genre, and I can't help liking a well written book! The Malta setting was perfect, making this a great escape read.’