Another story idea popped into my head recently, one that actually bumped my new Christmas tale for the time being. The story is set in South America, in the Andes mountains (or, more correctly, beneath them) during the time of the Incan Empire. It will have a supernatural bent.
I'm about ready to finally begin editing Noah's Custodian. I'm a little nervous that I'm going to read it and be disappointed. I know I'll always be my own worst critic. We'll see. I do have some ideas that I want to work in to embellish and round out the principal antagonist.
I'm now reading Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson's A Memory of Light, the concluding novel of the Wheel of Time series. I can hardly believe I've been reading this series since it began in 1990; it survived the death of it's progenitor, who seemed to be getting lost in a morass of prose and exposition in the later volumes. After his death, Sanderson picked up the reins for the final three volumes and what a breath of fresh air! I'd almost given up on the series- Sanderson made me very glad that I'd stuck with it. Apparently Jordan left the outline and various scenes- including the ending- for his successor to work with, and Sanderson has truly done wonders.
I just finished Charon's Claw.. the latest novel by R.A. Salvatore featuring his elven hero, Drizzt Do'Urden. Unfortunately, as has been the case for awhile now, it was another forgettable but passable entry. His fight scenes are as ornate and exciting as ever, but one wearies of the politics and plotting of uninteresting villains as well as Drizzt's constant introspection. It is partly the fault of the Dungeons & Dragons brain trust, who apparently are going to shake things up once again in the Realms and lay the ground work for the direction Mr. Salvatore can take.
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