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ROYAL FAMILY OF ARDANN
King Stellan
Queen Verena
Crown Princess Lucienne
Prince Lucas
MAGE COUNCIL
Academy Head (black robe) - Duke Lorcan of Callinos
University Head (black robe) - Duchess Jessamine of Callinos
Head of Law Enforcement (red robe) - Duke Lennox of Ellington
Head of the Seekers (gray robe) - Duchess Phyllida of Callinos
Head of the Healers (purple robe) - Duke Dashiell of Callinos
Head of the Growers (green robe) - Duchess Annika of Devoras
Head of the Wind Workers (blue robe) - Duke Magnus of Ellington
Head of the Creators (orange robe) - Duke Casimir of Stantorn
Head of the Armed Forces (silver robe) - General Griffith of Devoras
Head of the Royal Guard (gold robe) - General Thaddeus of Stantorn
Acknowledgments
After writing interconnected stand alone fairytale retellings, the Spoken Mage series was a new adventure for me. It is with a great sense of satisfaction and accomplishment that I finish Voice of Life, the final Elena book. That doesn’t mean it was easy, of course—far from it. But it has been an incredible encouragement to know so many readers have embraced Elena and her adventures and have been waiting eagerly to see her overcome all obstacles and find her future with Lucas.
And, as always, my team have been instrumental in helping me create and hone this final story. From my wonderful, long-suffering family—Marc, Adeline, and Sebastian—to my beta readers, editors, and author friends, I couldn’t do any of this without your support.
My developmental editor, Mary, has been with me for the whole series and has provided so much insight and assistance. Thank you for your flexibility and commitment.
The same thank you needs to go to my beta readers—Rachel, Greg, Ber, Katie, Priya, Marina, Casey, and Aya. You all once again impressed me with your speed and insight. And a special thank you to Aya for jumping onboard at late notice to help bring a new perspective to the completion of this story.
I want to give an extra thank you to my dad, who supports all the aspects of my writing life, from helping with technical elements like my website, to beta reading and copy editing. And I’m also more than grateful to have Deborah on the team for proofreading. Your eye and memory for technical detail when it comes to words and grammar astounds me with every book.
I love this cover and am so grateful to my designer, Karri, for the care she has put into this series. I’m thankful to have a creative team around me to make up for my areas of weakness—visual design definitely being one of them!
To my author friends—you know who you are!—thanks for walking through this Spoken Mage journey with me. The writing life can be a crazy one, but the people make it worth it.
And I want to give an extra thank you to every one of my readers. My writing worlds couldn’t come to life without you—thank you for your passion and dedication.
Through every doubt, uncertainty, difficulty, pain, joy, triumph, and encouragement, one constant always remains. Thank you to God, my steady rock.
About the Author
Melanie Cellier grew up on a staple diet of books, books and more books. And although she got older, she never stopped loving children’s and young adult novels.
She always wanted to write one herself, but it took three careers and three different continents before she actually managed it.
She now feels incredibly fortunate to spend her time writing from her home in Adelaide, Australia where she keeps an eye out for koalas in her backyard. Her staple diet hasn’t changed much, although she’s added choc mint Rooibos tea and Chicken Crimpies to the list.
She writes young adult fantasy including her Spoken Mage series, and her Four Kingdoms and Beyond the Four Kingdoms series which are made up of linked stand-alone stories that retell classic fairy tales.
Also by Melanie Cellier
The Four Kingdoms
The Princess Companion: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea (Book One)
The Princess Fugitive: A Reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood (Book Two)
Happily Every Afters: A Reimagining of Snow White and Rose Red (Novella)
The Princess Pact: A Twist on Rumpelstiltskin (Book Three)
A Midwinter's Wedding: A Retelling of The Frog Prince (Novella)
The Princess Game: A Reimagining of Sleeping Beauty (Book Four)
The Princess Search: A Retelling of The Ugly Duckling (Book Five)
Beyond the Four Kingdoms
A Dance of Silver and Shadow: A Retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses (Book One)
A Tale of Beauty and Beast: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast (Book Two)
A Crown of Snow and Ice: A Retelling of The Snow Queen (Book Three)
A Dream of Ebony and White: A Retelling of Snow White (Book Four)
A Captive of Wing and Feather: A Retelling of Swan Lake (Book Five) Coming in 2019
A Princess of Wind and Wave: A Retelling of The Little Mermaid (Book Six) Coming in 2019
The Spoken Mage
Voice of Power (Book One)
Voice of Command (Book Two)
Voice of Dominion (Book Three)
Voice of Life (Book Four)
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