0. Ilmar Songs

Description

Ilmar Songs: Cantatas from the World of Allaigna’s Song
by JM Landels

Return to the world of Allaigna’s Song through the eyes of women who came before and after. This collection of standalone stories expands and illuminates the Ilmar, seducing us with mischief, mystery, and music from characters both familiar and new.

Readers will delight in magical misdirection, ache with lost love, and cheer in triumph as these complex characters find their power. Nuanced and deeply feminist, Ilmar Tales is a collection to savour.

ISBN: 978-1-988865-85-0

Early Reviews for Ilmar Songs

“What an enchantment to delve into the mystical, magical prose of JM Landels’s compelling stories. Each one rewards with character details that make us hungry for more! I read Ilmar’s Songs as an art form freshly new and wisely ancient. These are song stories merging the lyric with prose, bringing both pleasure and insight. We learn the truths about human nature by spending time with this beautiful book.” Renee Sarojini Saklikar, Bramah’s Discovery, Book Three of the THOT J BAP Trilogy (Nightwood Editions).

Praise for the Allaigna’s Song trilogy

“Once you find a favourite writer, you always want their books in your collection. Landels is that sort of author.” R. Graeme Cameron, Amazing Stories.com

“Magically unputdownable!  JM Landels not only knows her magic, music, and swords, she knows how to weave all these elements into an exciting, enchanting, and uplifting tale.  More please!”  – CC Humphreys, award-winning author of Smoke in the Glass and Shakespeare’s Rebel.

“Allaigna’s Song: Aria is simply a joy to read; the words seem to flow off the page, making it very difficult to put down. It doesn’t just pass the Bechdel test; it casually stomps it into the ground and strides forward to set a new bar.”  – Alana K, Five-star review on Goodreads

“An immensely satisfying epic. Landels delivers her richly woven story with both grace and ardor as befits the realm of her tale — destined to become a standard! Recommended.” – Grady Harp, San Francisco Review of Books.

“Elegantly constructed, boasting a subtle and well-thought out magic system based on music. I highly recommend checking it out.” – Brandon Crilly, BlackGate.com.

“JM Landels writes with exquisite effect in this emotionally taut, action-imbued book set in a land that battles to come to terms with different forms of magic. Good luck putting Allaigna’s Song: Overture down – I read it in a single sitting.” – Myst de Vana, Netgalley.com.

“Powerfully written and lengthy yet engaging throughout the entirety … a must-read epic fantasy. If you haven’t yet, be sure to grab your copy of this fascinating book.” – Author Anthony Avina’s Blog, authoranthonyavinablog.com.

“The plot is engrossing, the pace is perfect, and I cannot wait for the next in this series. The three heroines are all very different, but beautifully written — they all felt real to me. I laughed and I cried. I liked it so much, I read it twice within a month.”  – Al Do on Kobo.

“Author Landels knows her stuff. Whether it’s horses, sword-fighting, or midwifery, the details and descriptions are well-chosen and convincing. And she makes magic out of music … or music out of magic. Either way, it works.” – Sylvia Stopforth, author of Dragon Rock.