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Found NEW SLAIN KNIGHT at a Library book sale, and I was hooked. Being a Steeleye Span fan, the title pulled me in. I wasn't disappointed.
Each book takes its title from a Childe ballad of traditional British folk music. They're set in contemporary England, but the stories wind back into the past to the times of the ballad. Ringan Laine is an architectural expert, folklorist and folk musician. Along with his beloved, Penelope Wintercraft-Hawkes, they meet the ghosts of the ballads and solve the mysteries surrounding them.
I devoured all 5 books in a few weeks. They're fun, chilling and a quick read. Here's her site...
www.deborahgrabien.com/Haunte...ads.htm
WW
Each book takes its title from a Childe ballad of traditional British folk music. They're set in contemporary England, but the stories wind back into the past to the times of the ballad. Ringan Laine is an architectural expert, folklorist and folk musician. Along with his beloved, Penelope Wintercraft-Hawkes, they meet the ghosts of the ballads and solve the mysteries surrounding them.
I devoured all 5 books in a few weeks. They're fun, chilling and a quick read. Here's her site...
www.deborahgrabien.com/Haunte...ads.htm
WW
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Re: Deborah Grabien's haunted ballad series
Sat, July 25, 2009 - 10:01 AMSounds like this is right down my alley.
i loooove excapism.
I'm half way through "Tailchaser's Song", by Tad Williams. About some cats doing heroic cat stuff against evil cats.
I quote the back cover blurb from Cat Fancy Magiazine " Williams' understanding of the naunces of feline behavior and phychology, as well as his riveting storytelling and memorable characters, make this book a classic of it's genre."
I don't know about all that, but I read a chapter at a time, just to keep me waiting as to what's in the next.
