The Ladies of Mandrigyn
On sale Tuesday, Jan 11 - The Ladies of Mandrigyn (digital), through Open Road Media, US and Canada, $1.99. It is more or less a tribute to what it felt like, to be training with a troop of other women in martial arts, back in the '70s. (But of course, as with all books, the seed from where it started got added to with LOTS of other things that had nothing to do with that time or place). But we all get our ideas from somewhere, and Sun Wolf and Starhawk remain two of my favorite characters. (And I still train). Here's the original cover. Most of my work has gone through a number of editions, so there's a whole assortment of covers to choose from for this blog. And of course, none of them look like what I see in my head when I think of those characters. At least on the original cover, though it was back in the early '80s, Starhawk isn't prepping to go into battle in nothing but a brass bra and high boots. (I love Frazetta-style art, but there are limits...)