Journal Entry 1 by appaloosatb from Rochester, Minnesota USA on Saturday, March 27, 2004

I really liked the first book in this series, hope I like this one just as much! 

Journal Entry 2 by appaloosatb from Rochester, Minnesota USA on Tuesday, January 04, 2005

This book was a slow starter for me. However, within the first few chapters I was once again back in the world of Defalk with Anna. I really enjoyed this story! Now I'll have to keep my eyes open for book #3... ;) 

Journal Entry 3 by appaloosatb from Rochester, Minnesota USA on Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Making this available. 

Journal Entry 4 by appaloosatb from Rochester, Minnesota USA on Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Mailing to Shaunie. Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 5 by shaunesay from Olathe, Kansas USA on Saturday, January 26, 2008

Thanks appa! I really enjoyed the first one, so looking forward to #2!

Fantastic Fiction:
Wishing she could be anywhere but Ames, Iowa, and anything but a singer and music instructor at Iowa State University, Anna Marshall finds herself pulled to the very different world of Erde, where music is magic, and Anna's ability makes her an enormously powerful sorceress.

Amazon.com Review
The Spellsong War continues the story of Anna, who in The Soprano Sorceress went from middle-aged music professor in Iowa to savior and regent of the kingdom of Defalk, on Erde, where music is magic. Though Anna is considered an intelligent and fair regent, women on Erde are very much second-class citizens, and she is continually frustrated that the men she must negotiate with respect her power as a sorceress but fail to recognize her other gifts. However, she has little time to consider her own position, as she tries to rebuild the war- and famine-shattered Defalk for its eventual ruler, the child Lord Jimbob. The kingdoms that surround Defalk are plotting to overthrow Anna, and she walks a fine line in using magic against them; every spell weakens her, and the wrong spell could even kill her. Anna's maturity and concentration are a refreshing find in the fantasy genre. There's no silly romance here; instead, readers are treated to a thoughtful plot, realistic problems, and a finely drawn heroine.