tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22615979622973921542024-03-18T18:09:53.951-05:00One Kansas AuthorRobert Collins’ blog: writing fantasy and science fiction; reading and watching stuff; living minimallyRobert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.comBlogger381125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-41087820979038534212024-03-04T08:55:00.002-06:002024-03-10T13:25:00.059-05:00Hilia's Words Hilia is a village girl of Bacaria, daughter of a blacksmith. Her interest in reading brings her to the local ruler. He teaches her to read.One day she discovers a book on magic, a book no one else can read. This marks her as a magus, someone who can wield magic, a skill not seen in the generations since the fall of the Nuvum Empire.After she passes into womanhood she’s called upon to use Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-86292075899829060922024-02-05T16:25:00.003-06:002024-03-10T13:26:09.057-05:00Ship Killer Commander Jules Sinclair has a bold idea: equip a small warship with two jump drives. One is so the ship can travel in hyperspace, while the other powers a single pulse blaster. The power behind the weapon will allow that small ship to destroy larger ships with one shot. Sinclair believes his design will help the Independent Worlds Alliance stand up better to the aggressive Cassini Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-77946430118193312622024-01-04T09:28:00.003-06:002024-03-10T13:26:42.903-05:00Queen of Night and Day Domenza moves from her land to another kingdom to marry a King. She’s of noble birth, and the marriage will benefit both lands. Domenza wants to be both useful and helpful to her new husband.This sets her on the path of being an influence in the land of Atrebor. Her dark hair and tanned skin mark her as “the Queen of Night.” She will try to bring reason and justice to the land. Will doing Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-77984466521475092712023-12-05T20:49:00.001-06:002024-03-10T13:27:12.040-05:00Stealing the Duke of Fallwood Robbin, a thief and cheater, is approached by another thief, Cedric. The older outlaw proposes to rob the Duke of Fallwood. Though Fallwood isn’t rich, the Duke is old and has been hoarding the taxes he’s collected over his long reign. Robbin proposes a safer scheme. Instead of robbing the manor they could cheat the Duke out of part of his fortune.The two go to Fallwood and undertake their Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-2812057605897359742023-11-08T20:43:00.004-06:002024-03-10T13:27:42.552-05:00King Casyn Casyn is a young Prince of Duvonna and heir to the kingship. He lives in a time of peace and magic, but conflicts and troubles are still present in his domain and in those of Duvonna’s neighbors.His rise to power will see him win duels and display his wits. What Casyn will struggle with at times is the morality of the choices he makes as Prince and then King. Can a strong and wise King alsoRobert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-19931814131536037472023-10-03T09:14:00.004-05:002024-03-10T13:28:22.217-05:00The Behemoth of Brittigord An old wizard of Brittigord has a notion to use magic to create a monster to defend his kingdom. The King supports the idea but his son does not.Meanwhile, the witch lover of a Princess in a rival kingdom has made a dark discovery about magic.Are these two notions doomed to clash tragically? What suffering will result from “the Behemoth of Brittigord?”This book is now on sale as a paperbackRobert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-85834653717860111072023-09-09T07:59:00.001-05:002024-03-10T13:28:58.558-05:00Calla of Cularum Calla is the rare young woman woking as a scribe for the government of the Golden Empire. One of the Empire’s Governors enlists her to conduct a survey of the nearby province of Cularum and its Governor, who may or may not be dealing with pirates.This mission will upend Calla’s life in myriad ways. She will learn about Cularum, encounter a wild slave, and deal with the nobility of the Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-58676092888536093412023-08-08T05:55:00.000-05:002023-08-08T05:55:20.003-05:00Du’s Northern Dance Once again Du and Gray the dragon are given a mission by the ruler of the Kingdom of the Coast. This time they’re to go north to the Snow Kingdom to learn about that land. There are rumors of men being able to use magic and trouble between the young King and his uncle.Gray has some new spells to demonstrate while away, and Du is pondering her future. Could this journey north be more than Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-1081393976112149662023-07-04T15:04:00.000-05:002023-07-04T15:04:52.658-05:00Ruzi’s Pirate Plot Ruzi helped Adahilara throw off its wicked King. Two years later the new King asks her to go abroad. The infamous “City of Pirates” may have struck at ships sailing around Adahilara. The pirates threaten efforts to extend trade east. She’s to investigate the matter and return with a solution.Yet there’s only so much one witch can learn by asking questions. Ruzi decides to pay a visit to theRobert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-54449561529134799342023-06-06T09:05:00.000-05:002023-06-06T09:05:23.987-05:00Zi’s Distant Discoveries An urgent message has arrived for Zi and Ysina. The ape-folk they freed in their first adventure together report strange lights and missing Chiefs. Ysina is Princess and has to raise their daughter, so Zi offers to go south. Once there she tries to find the missing Chiefs, build peace with the ape-folk, and figure out why strangers from far away are so interested in the colored stones that Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-48001548164461487042023-05-02T18:18:00.000-05:002023-05-02T18:18:39.945-05:00Du’s Magical Rebellion Du gets her first important mission from the King. People are fleeing the kingdom of Adahilara to the Bands of the Peaks. The refugees are too many mouths for the Bands to feed, endangering the peace between the Bands and the Kingdom of the Coast.Du and her friend, Gray the dragon, are tasked to take action. While they find important help, they know that a few humans and a dragon can’t Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-49874982739952122182023-04-04T10:51:00.000-05:002023-04-04T10:51:11.873-05:00Zi and the Dragon Zi and Ysina are in the kingdom Zi grew up in. Ysina is teaching a few witches while both tell the King about magic. Before they’re about to leave for home, a report comes of a dragon raiding farms and stealing livestock.Zi and Ysina have to go in search of this dragon. Along the way they find bandits. They also find that while they can help solve some problems, others must be solved by Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-90586076443481499892023-03-06T08:58:00.002-06:002023-03-06T08:58:27.025-06:00Zi and the Witch Zi is the daughter of a silk merchant who is unsure about where her life should go. Suddenly she’s whisked away to another land by magic by a witch named Ysina. Zi finds herself on an adventure to return home. She meets strange beings and experiences all sorts of spells. But has more than adventure found her?Now available in paperback and as an ebook. Find it at these stores!Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-74860003657558619162023-02-07T10:04:00.000-06:002023-02-07T10:04:29.785-06:00The Island in the Lake A strange thing has happened in the eastern part of the kingdom of Hedfestyr. Three lizard-kin have built an island in the middle of a lake. Is this good for the kingdom or dire news?Queen Godwa dispatches her cousin Lefwin to meet the lizard-kin and determine their intentions. What he learns about them, about the distant past of the land, and about knowledge is general opens his eyes.Yet Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-22700866120694832252022-12-06T08:26:00.000-06:002022-12-06T08:26:13.650-06:00Terezia Chooses Terezia is the daughter of a merchant. She and her her father are visiting the city of Alhira, the seat of the kingdom across the sea from her home. Her father is trying to expand his trade.
Terezia is trying to decide what to do with her life. She wants to help her father but isn’t sure how. Will her decision be affected by a handsome stranger, or one of the local witches? What future Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-36937574158305505472022-11-11T07:24:00.000-06:002022-11-11T07:24:27.464-06:00Inga's Magic A young man comes to Inga the witch to ask for a love potion. She tells him that using such a potion would be wrong. Instead she encourages him to get over his shyness with a young woman by writing to her. It’s not her usual work, so will this sort of magic be helpful to anyone?Now available! Check the store links page to get a copy!Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-11674825834437955262022-10-23T11:44:00.004-05:002022-10-23T11:44:21.969-05:00October Model Railroad Videos Here are my two model railroad videos for this month:Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-7464558877872718002022-10-04T07:12:00.000-05:002022-10-04T07:12:44.934-05:00Hanna's Debts The law is not on Hanna’s side when her father dies, as local law prevents her from inheriting his merchant business. Her cousin, the youngest son of the Baron, asks for her help in exposing the wickedness of his older brother to their father. If she does so, he’ll be in her debt. What will she do to collect on that debt?This is now available as an ebook and a paperback. Check the store Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-25696845846110560062022-09-25T08:43:00.003-05:002022-09-25T08:43:38.411-05:00September Model Railroad Video 2 Here is my second video for this month:Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-65564042130498743622022-09-19T08:14:00.000-05:002022-09-19T08:14:38.620-05:00September Model Railroad Video 1 Here is my first video of the month:Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-61520130800548916332022-09-08T05:38:00.000-05:002022-09-08T05:38:51.091-05:00The Sea Fox Venda’s brothers die at sea due to the foolishness of the master of a pirate ship. She leaves the Snowlands and joins the master’s ship. This starts her on a grand adventure at sea, trusting in her wits and her friend’s magic as a pirate.This is on sale now in paperback and as an ebook!Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-49017877749963443202022-09-06T06:45:00.001-05:002023-09-23T07:57:25.322-05:00Cari and the Conqueror Cari is a thief tempted to break into a wizard’s house. But instead of treasure she hears the wizard tell a tale of magical airships and an evil emperor. His tale turns out to be true, launching Cari into a tale of her own with battles, witches, daring escapes, and a pretty Princess.Find it here.Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-83514725854549858602022-08-21T14:07:00.002-05:002022-08-21T14:07:09.916-05:00August Model Railroad Video #2 My second video for this month.Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-45508914108510859672022-08-15T06:49:00.002-05:002022-08-15T06:49:18.145-05:00August Model Railroad Video #1 Here's my first model railroad video for the month:Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261597962297392154.post-53260819232421922962022-08-08T06:41:00.000-05:002022-08-08T06:41:58.103-05:00Jilla and the Mistress Jilla used to be known as a woman who bested men in duels. Now she travels the world, searching for wealth to steal, women (and men) to love, and the odd danger (magical or not) to overcome. This tale finds Jilla the Rogue dealing with young nobles, the mistress of one of them, and the choice of being a rogue or an actor.This is now out in paperback and as an ebook!Robert Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17797343085664986048noreply@blogger.com0