EILEEN R HICKMAN
SPECULATIVE FICTION AUTHOR
A human girl missing in cat clan territory.
A Light Spinner killed trying to rescue her.
Now Light Spinner Fajora must try to complete what her dead husband failed to do. But forces in her own enclave are determined to stop her. And Clan territory is forbidden territory except under certain rules. Rules Fajora will have to stretch.
And the cats have secrets Fajora would never have imagined.
Fajora is determined to learn these secrets and rescue the girl. Or die trying.
What the Cats of Kakislane Know is now available for purchase. Check the My Books page for more information, or click the button below to find the book at your favorite retailer.
A daring rescue.
An impossible bargain.
A Dark Spinner who wants to cross the border from shadow to light.
But can Ranita trust her?
Three lives and the secrets of the resistance depend on whether Ranita makes the right choice.
At the Boundary Between Daylight and Shadow is now available for purchase. Check the My Books page for more information, or click the button below to find the book at your favorite retailer.
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It’s time for the Eldest dragon to pass into the light, but a dark dragon and his followers are determined to prevent the passing and disrupt an ancient prophecy. Can Set, a golden dragon with growing power, block the dark nemesis, or will an old sweetheart convince him to join the dark dragons instead? Enjoy the free short story, Dragon Light, and get a glimpse of Sek-Nar, the first world in the Seven World Dominion.
MY PERSPECTIVE ON FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION.
Escapism. That’s sometimes the charge against Fantasy and Science Fiction. It’s not real—it’s just an escape.
To which I say, Amen and Hallelujah?
Because where in this world can we talk to a dragon or join in a physical battle against a dark lord? Where can we meet wondrous, immortal beings or talking animals? Where are there magical rings, mythical cups, or spaceships able to speed across galaxies?
Nowhere. Not in our visible world.
But sometimes that sort of wondrous encounter is what we most need. We need to go on an adventure with people who are like us but live in a world nothing like ours. We need to unmoor ourselves from our physical reality and gain distance and perspective.
When we do—when we allow ourselves to be drawn into a fantasy story—we gain new eyes to see what is true, honorable, just, and commendable. We share wild adventures and experience impossible things.
In the process, we find out what our own adventures mean and what’s possible in our lives that we never imagined before. We discover good and evil matter and the stand we take for one or the other matters. We learn the little things we do make a difference. We realize some things are true and others are deceptions.
All this from stories. And it doesn’t hurt that, while we’re gaining this fresh perspective, we’re also having a lot of fun. Stories in these genres can be a never-ending source of joy and insight. A necessary and refreshing escape.
I hope you’ll escape with me.
–Eileen
A small sample from Eileen’s Speculative Fiction library—a few of her favorite titles. For a list of the titles displayed, visit the My Reading page.
ABOUT EILEEN R HICKMAN
Eileen’s favorite books are mostly Fantasy or Science Fiction, so it was a natural step for her to start writing these same kinds of stories. She writes tales that bridge the divide between the two genres–a lot of Fantasy elements with a Science Fiction vibe. She pushes her characters to search for deepest truth and thrills with them at the meaning and wonder they discover in the process.
When she’s not writing, she’s reading, gardening, or traveling from one end of the USA to the other and beyond. Whether its close to home or to exotic locals beyond the home shores, her camera goes with her. She’s never happier than when her view-finder reflects breathtaking natural scenes or historical sites filled with old ruins.
To learn more about Eileen, visit her about page, here.
EILEEN’S WORK IN PROGRESS
SEBASTIAN’S STORY–A SEQUAL TO WHAT THE CATS OF KAKISLANE KNOW
Sebastian, astrophysicist turned history and prophecy expert has his wish. He survived his foray into cat clan territory and gained access to manuscipts the colony thought were long lost.
But war among the clans is heating up, and Sebastian has knowledge Deep Valley Clan needs to combat a growing threat. He may need to go back into danger to help them. And a set of prophetic weavings suggest his involvement will become even more sweeping, with a mission that could affect not only Kakilsane, but the distant world of Ara as well. If he can navigate the obstacles, including opposition from his own cousin, who seeks power in the clans and beyond.
Sebatian’s story, as yet untitled, is the next Seven World Dominion story in line for publication. Look for it in early 2025.
A Novel Duology, currently untitled.
Next in line after Sebastian’s story is an untitled novel duology that will take the reader on a whirlwind adventure through most of the Seven World Dominion.
Light Spinner Zovala is in training on her home world, Luxera, committed to combating Dark Spinners wherever they threaten the Dominion. Her ambition is to become an agent on the distant world of Ara, where her father died. Once there, she hopes to clear up the mystery surrounding his death.
But before she can finish her training, the conflict on Ara comes her way when the leader of Ara’s dark forces flees to Luxera to avoid capture.
A Light Spinner agent from Ara purses the dark leader and pulls Zovala into the hunt. The chase is on as they travel from one world to another.
Both books are complete in draft form and are awaiting revision. Looke for book one in mid to late 2025
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