Raina Nightingale's Paths of Fantasy, a blog dedicated to all things fantasy and speculative fiction, from book reviews to essays on world building, characters, and favorite novels.

Saturday Art: Areaer (Anidril System, #2)

Hi! Next Saturday will be more HEART OF FIRE art, just before the release... For now, here's Areaer. Areaer is Anidril's second planet. Very similar in size, composition, and year to our Earth, if you somehow found yourself on Areaer, perhaps the first clue that you were somewhere new would be the night sky, full …

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The Wind Song (Tara-lin – Children of the Dryads)

Wind of the mountainsWind of the hillsCome to my aidCome to the aid of the trees Wind of the mountainsWind of the hillsFly sudden swiftTurn the arrows' way from us Wind of the mountainsWind of the hillsHear me now!Gust and blow and swirl around! Wind of the mountainsWind of the hillsCome with wildnessWild and fierce …

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