Blackbird: The Children Of Corvus Book One

Product Description

The classic tale of star-crossed lovers, Michael Singleton and Alena Andrick.BLACKBIRD is the first book in the compelling contemporary fantasy trilogy about a tribe of shapeshifters, deep within the inhospitable forest of northern Maine USA, in an alternate dimension known as Blackwater Hills.Ten years after departing this world, Michael Singleton returns to the valley nestled along the Blackwater River. Michael suffers from a rare disease, the curse of his tribe. Because of this, Michael’s soul will be damned to wander the Shadowlands, the domain of the Witch Goddess, for eternity.To escape this fate, Michael must unlock the spell that opens the portal to Corvus’s kingdom, the Otherworld. It is a secret known to only one man, the powerful Guardian of the Dead. Michael is convinced that if he can invoke the spell and travel through the portal, he will finally be rid of his painful, debilitating torment. He cannot believe his luck when he stumbles upon the key in the form of Alena Andrick.Alena is the only child of the Guardian of the Dead. Her safe and predictable life, studying to follow in her father’s footsteps, is turned upside-down when she meets Michael at the Solstice celebration. But when Michael is accused of murdering the Captain of the Guard, Alena is forced to choose between obeying her instincts or the laws of her people.

Review

I came to The Blackbirds with baggage. I read the word “shapeshifters” in the blurb and felt that I knew what to expect – buff, handsome man, often shirtless, and a modern, snarky heroine. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with that genre, but, believe me, that is not what this book is. Instead L.E Harrison has set her sights much higher, and has much loftier ambitions.

This trilogy is set in a world of the author’s creating, a world that is – and is not -northern Maine. We are deep in the lore of a tribe of shapeshifters, in Blackwater Hills. In the first book of the series, we meet our lead characters, Alena, who we are immediately fond of, and Michael Singleton, a man stained with a curse.

-ReadFreely
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The Best Book We’ve Read All Year – Finalist)

Merula (Book Two)

“The novel has a promising plot, the intertwining stories of the two central characters are intriguing and will keep readers turning pages. The writing is descriptive and evocative, particularly when delving into the thoughts of the main characters and when describing the strange happenings they observe around them. The ideas of shapeshifting and a fantasy realm parallel to our own certainly aren’t new, but Harrison puts a new spin on these concepts creating an original story that fans of the genre will enjoy.”
-The Booklife Prize

Blackbird (Book One)

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I’m a sucker for books that take landscapes I’m familiar with, and makes them something magical and interesting. Nothing really does that more than a set of shapeshifters hidden away somewhere in Maine. …An interesting story and a good premise for a book. It’s easy to enjoy, and I could tell that Harrison really visualized and had a clear picture of the story she was telling. Steeped in magic and lore, there is a lot here to love.”

-Bookwormblues

From the Author

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BLACKBIRD: The Children of Corvus Book One –
An IHIBRP 5-Star Recommended Read.

MERULA: The Children Of Corvus Book Two
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One of ReadFreely’s 50 Best Indie Books of 2017.

An IHIBRP 5-Star Recommended Read.

Winner of the 2018 Virtual Fantasy Con Award for Best Dark Fantasy.

CORVUS: The Children Of Corvus Book Three –
An IHIBRP 5-Star Recommended Read. 

From the Back Cover

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About the Author

L.E. Harrison is the author of the contemporary fantasy series, The Children Of Corvus. Her poems and short stories have appeared in numerous publications, and are featured in the compilation, “From the Uncollecte