CHANNILLO
Series Description:
Tradition says that the seven multi-colored gemstones collectively known as “The Tears of Idrissa” are actually the crystalized tears of the goddess whose name they bear, a gentle goddess whose sigil is the rainbow and whose tears are said to water the earth.
The gems are roughly the size of a fingernail. Four—the red, the indigo, the yellow and the blue—are faceted, while the violet, green, and orange stones are uncut but glow with an inner fire.
The first known mention of “The Tears of Idrissa” appeared in a scrap of verse written on the skin of a long-extinct animal in a rusty brown ink that was once blood. Found at the Cave of the Darkest Light, in a sacred grove of willow trees, the fragment is part of a much longer epic poem that has since been lost, but was known to be called “The Water of Mercy.”
The tears can heal and they can harm, depending on how they are used, what prayers are spoken over them, what combinations of colors are chosen, and if they are dipped in wine or water or honey or blood. At the shrine of Idrissa, the jewels are kept in a rock crystal chalice called “The Cup of Tears.” Rainwater drunk from the “Cup of Tears” is said to bestow the power of prophecy.
--Translated from Une histoire de Idrissa
Set in a medieval world where magic exists, this fantasy pairs a priestess and a rogue in an epic adventure pitting two powerful forces against each other for control of a nation.
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Category/Genre(s): Fantasy, Romance, Adult Fiction, ParanormalUpdated: Daily
Status: Ongoing
Author Bio For Kat Parrish:
Kat Parrish is an international and Amazon bestselling author. She started out as a writer of short fiction and has had her stories translated into Polish and French. Her favorite color is anything blue, her favorite shape is the triagle, and she is very fond of cheese, chocolate, and cats. Born in Washington, D.C., she is a digital nomad living in Europe, way too close to a pastry shop. The Riddle Master of Hed by Patricia McKillips is the first fantasy series written by a woman she rememvers reading. She highly recommends the series, along with the Deryni Chronicles by Katherine Kurtz. She uys way, way too many premade covers but justifies the purchases by promising herself she will eventually write stories to go with all of them. She is currently booked until 2135.
Series Description:
Tradition says that the seven multi-colored gemstones collectively known as “The Tears of Idrissa” are actually the crystalized tears of the goddess whose name they bear, a gentle goddess whose sigil is the rainbow and whose tears are said to water the earth.
The gems are roughly the size of a fingernail. Four—the red, the indigo, the yellow and the blue—are faceted, while the violet, green, and orange stones are uncut but glow with an inner fire.
The first known mention of “The Tears of Idrissa” appeared in a scrap of verse written on the skin of a long-extinct animal in a rusty brown ink that was once blood. Found at the Cave of the Darkest Light, in a sacred grove of willow trees, the fragment is part of a much longer epic poem that has since been lost, but was known to be called “The Water of Mercy.”
The tears can heal and they can harm, depending on how they are used, what prayers are spoken over them, what combinations of colors are chosen, and if they are dipped in wine or water or honey or blood. At the shrine of Idrissa, the jewels are kept in a rock crystal chalice called “The Cup of Tears.” Rainwater drunk from the “Cup of Tears” is said to bestow the power of prophecy.
--Translated from Une histoire de Idrissa
Set in a medieval world where magic exists, this fantasy pairs a priestess and a rogue in an epic adventure pitting two powerful forces against each other for control of a nation.
Cover by Indie Author Services
Category/Genre(s): Fantasy, Romance, Adult Fiction, ParanormalUpdated: Daily
Status: Ongoing
Author Bio For Kat Parrish:
Kat Parrish is an international and Amazon bestselling author. She started out as a writer of short fiction and has had her stories translated into Polish and French. Her favorite color is anything blue, her favorite shape is the triagle, and she is very fond of cheese, chocolate, and cats. Born in Washington, D.C., she is a digital nomad living in Europe, way too close to a pastry shop. The Riddle Master of Hed by Patricia McKillips is the first fantasy series written by a woman she rememvers reading. She highly recommends the series, along with the Deryni Chronicles by Katherine Kurtz. She uys way, way too many premade covers but justifies the purchases by promising herself she will eventually write stories to go with all of them. She is currently booked until 2135.