The inspiration for this writing journey began in sunny, southern British Columbia almost 45 years ago. As a classical, pencil-and-paper Dungeon Master forever in demand, my D&D game continues in Japan with new player characters eager to improvise and develop their own stories. New players are millennials who add a real freshness to D&D with their inclination towards modern society themes and the use of contemporary language. Together with our 1980s-era, old-school, Canadian players championing this effort, all kinds of amazing adventures playing out over the years have found their way into these books.
I hope you'll have as much fun with Genoivieve, Ulmaetor and Numencrön as I have had, developing characters and writing about the world through their experiences. It happens in a setting where women are generally suppressed but blatant misogyny, racism and homophobia are not widespread prejudices. In particular, as I applaud women for generally reading more, Genoivieve makes a case for an increased female readership in a genre that has historically been male-oriented.
The content of these contemporary high fantasies is influenced by JRR Tolkien, Gary Gygax, RA Salvatore, Robert E Howard and a tiny dollop of Charles Dickens, so if you're familiar with the celebrated masterpieces from any of these ground-breaking authors, we already have something in common. Eternal gratitude goes to all my veteran players for their suggestions and support, and to my darling soulmate Yoko, without whom the endless nights spent proofreading might have been overwhelming!
Apart from writing and conducting my ongoing RPG, my day job is operating an English school in Japan. I'm an avid vintage record collecter of various genres and play music every day, often quite loud! Yoko and I love traveling to the Mediterranean region to inspect classical historical monuments. A deeper insight into the ancient Hellenistic and Roman world has proven useful. Other major hobby passions include visual astronomy, freediving and photography. I can really get mired into anything involving optics. Although age and the Pandemic have naturally caused some skills to decline, the silver lining is that I did find more time to write! Therefore stay tuned for more in the future!
With My Very Best Wishes and Sincere Thanks,
MARTIN WERNER ZANDER
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Experience the heart-warming journey of NUMENCRÖN, the gripping third installment to the GENOIVIEVE high fantasy series. This novel places you inside the intense intrigue of the dwarves. You live the extraordinary life of Numencrön, a young dwarf of royal heritage, born in exile and flung into a modest life filled with anxiety and despair. He slowly grows into the powerful ruler he was destined to be, and through many hardships, ultimately fulfills his destiny.
Numencrön is the very definition of honesty and integrity and eventually forms a powerful alliance with Genoivieve. Raised in modest circumstances, Genoivieve is the aspiring Grand Matriarch of Aphrodite and represents resilience and honor, demonstrating a unique goodness that inspires Numencrön. In an interesting comparison, Numencrön is a dwarf of prestigious royal heritage, but also grows up in similarly ordinary roots just like both Genoivieve and Ulmaetor did. We learn to sympathize with his inferiority complex, always afraid of being inept and poorly equipped to succeed. We see him gradually conquer these prodigious inner demons, and young Numencrön eventually discovers that his destiny as a dwarf king becomes interdependent with the human world. He walks along traditional themes of patience, honor, hard work, duty, honesty, courage and integrity. He is a survivor who manages to live up to the greatest of expectations.
NUMENCRÖN retains the important themes of gender and race equality evident in all volumes of the GENOIVIEVE series. The stories make a strong case for attracting female readers in a genre that has long been male-dominated.
The world is huge. With expertly-crafted world building and a compelling, first-person narrative, Numencrön, like the other stories, is a mesmerizing tale accented with allegory and literary nuance. He is Volume 3 of the Genoivieve Series but can function well as a stand-alone story. As always, no AI support was employed in the written word or of any hand-drawn maps. Only the character images were AI enhanced from personal photographs. The story provides a genuine mosaic of classical lore, ideal for fans of high fantasy, contemporary fantasy and sword & sorcery role-playing alike, and represents a fine read, both within and outside of the genre.
Título : Numencrön
EAN : 9798227575531
Editorial : Martin Werner Zander
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