Prism
by
Matthew D. Ryan
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GENRE:
Fantasy
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BLURB:
In
the mystical realm of the Cavern, Akarra is Shardshaper to the
quartzian people who inhabit it. Fashioned from quartz and filled
with enchanted light, the quartzians are a strong and hearty people.
Akarra is no exception. But when destiny intervenes, she must choose
between the he-quartz she loves and the life path she lives for.
Which shall she choose?
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Excerpt:
Akarra
cut off the deathlight and lowered the Heartshard to the floor in
front of her. She passed a cursory glance over the icosahedron,
pleased with her work. Then, she expulsed a ripple of joyful golden
lifelight. She’d never formed an icosahedron before, and was quite
happy with her success.
Yridia
smiled then doubled over as she was seized with a round of violent
shimmering and coughing again. Her body flickered through a dozen
colors, many not from the standard spectrum, but instead a mix from
those basic colors. After a moment she straightened, cleared her
throat, and said, “You have done well, student. Now name the five
perfect solids, describe them, and tell me what they represent.”
It was
an easy question, but Akarra bowed her head once again, and dutifully
responded, “The first is the tetrahedron; it has four triangular
sides and represents fire. The second is the hexahedron; it has six
square sides and represents earth. Third is the octahedron with eight
triangular sides; it represents air. Fourth is the dodecahedron; it
has twelve pentagons for sides and represents ether. Finally, there
is the icosahedron which I have just formed here—”she gestured
toward the crystal. “It has twenty triangular sides and represents
water.”
“Excellent,”
Yridia said. “You have done well, student. Now, tell me: Which
element can form a dual only with itself?”
Another
easy question.
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Matthew
D. Ryan lives in northeastern New York on the shores of Lake
Champlain. He has been deeply involved in the fantasy genre for most
of his life as a reader, writer, and game designer. His writing has
been featured at Aphelion.com and YesteryearFiction.com. He is the
operator of the web-site matthewdryan.com which features his blog, “A
Toast to Dragons,”
(http://matthewdryan.com/a-toast-to-dragons-the-blog/) a blog
dedicated to fantasy literature, and, to a lesser extent, sci-fi. He
is the author of the dark fantasy novels “Drasmyr,” “The
Children of Lubrochius,” and “The Sceptre of Morgulan,” as well
as a growing number of fantasy short stories including: “Haladryn
and the Minotaur,” “The River’s Eye,” and “Escape.” His
latest work is the stand-alone novella “Prism,” a startling
fantasy story of unique character.
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