Attention science fiction and fantasy fans! Here’s a link to a new blog you should follow, about the upcoming Rootstock series of novels.
Questions: are you bored with the same old tropes of a male-dominated genre? Tired of starting an epic story the author can’t be bothered to finish? Give a woman’s take on epic fantasy a chance to change your mind about what the genre can deliver.
The genius behind these four terrific novels had this to say:
Rootstock tells a powerful story of who we are and why we are here. Interwoven voices tell the tale in shifting, short chapters of tight POV crafted to hold a reader’s attention in an age shortening attention spans. Plentiful dialog, edgy themes, and a diversity and depth in characters lift Rootstock above the norm.
Rootstock chronicles a future beyond our forgotten past. The Watchers, ancient civilizations grown weary of war but stagnated in their state of perpetual ease, have been seeding Earth for eons, competing for evolutionary preeminence in never-ending cycles. Set amidst the rich backdrop of clans, kingdoms, and empires in a roughly eighteenth-century society, Rootstock follows a compelling ensemble of POV characters in their struggle for survival. Drawn from diverse cultures and ideologies, their paths entwine in love, duty, and the quest for freedom.
Swordplay occurs far more often than gunfights, and remnants of technological wizardry such as teleportation are still accessible for a select few. Special “mindgifts” begin to awaken as bloodlines inspired by the Scots, Native Americans, Berbers, and even Middle-Earth Firstborn converge. These fledgling gifts combine with disturbing memories of prior lives to drive those determined to put an end to the cycles.
You might be wondering…epic fantasy? Written by a woman? What’s in this for John Leonard? The answer is this writer was privileged to serve as the primary manuscript appraiser and editor for the project. I’m advocating for this project because I know these books almost as well as I know the author, who happens to be my talented and brilliant wife, Lisa.
In my slightly biased opinion, this saga is terrific, and by far the best writing produced by House Leonard to date. We’ve begun to query agents in the hope of securing a deal with a major publisher.
These novels really are that well-written.
At this new blog, you’ll be able to “meet” the characters and learn about the Rootstock world. You’ll be able to follow the progress of our journey toward publication, in real time. Perhaps you’ll get a chance to participate in our beta reader program.So share the news with your fellow science fiction and fantasy lovers. Visit and subscribe to the new Rootstock blog today!
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