Harles attempts to uncover evidence that proves his former overseers are breaking the law, while navigating life with the help of his best friends, his journey one of interesting creatures and characters. Will he find love and happiness in the end, or will his overseers' sinister aims prevail?
The Tricksters is a cozy fantasy comedy that can be enjoyed by both teenagers and adults alike, but is not suitable for children, due to the intensity and nature of certain scenes or chapters.
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"THE RAIN IN SPAIN STAYS MAINLY IN THE PLAIN"
In my novel The Tricksters, my Author's Note explains some pronunciation, but it was only after my mother referred to the character Dess as Dezz that I had the idea for this addendum.
Dess is pronounced like less, but with a D. Diel City as Deal City, as in deal or no deal. And goiygee berries as goy-gee berries, a very definite g sound for both the first and second g.
I have gone with 'got' throughout the novel for both got and gotten, naturally in line with my Durban lingo, and, universally, gotten is often a matter of preference or region.
Towards the end of the novel, you'll come across the term 'the whole toot'. This is a South African idiom meaning, depending on context, the whole nine yards, all the way, or the whole lot.
Then, just a note on 'part'. If you've read a sample of The Tricksters on Kobo or whichever bookstore you prefer, you'll notice that part 1 has a lowercase p. This is not an error.
In the paperback version, part titles are in cursive, as if the main character has written them. My graphic designer and I took the decision to maintain a lowercase p for each part heading, the idea being that my main character, writing with a quill and colloquially, doesn't mind mistakenly using a lowercase p in a heading.
My designer, albeit with a vastly different font, maintained this aspect of the story throughout the e-book.
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, LYNN
I'm busy watching Back to the Future, on Netflix, for the millionth time, so I couldn't resist the following:
AUNT'S 90TH
Posted a few months ago
My Aunty Margaret recently celebrated her 90th Birthday at the North Star Micro Hotel in Umhlanga Rocks. Oom-shlung-guh Rocks. But you can get away with Um-shlung-guh Rocks.
My wife, Lynn; my aunt; me on the end.
Part of a whale skull that washed up on the beach. After the experts checked it out, the hotel was allowed to keep it.
Manager checks on my aunt while she chats to her son David, who very kindly paid for the whole thing.
View from the beach. Autumn, believe it or not. Although, winter has since kicked in. Rain and howling winds.
THE ODYSSEY
The re-telling of The Odyssey by Jaroslav Hulak, the book I reference in my blog post of the same name, and eventually went on to complete. It is a novel-like version of the story, which I'd recommend to anyone. My arty bookmark is courtesy of an historical novel I donated to a hospice shop, while retaining its dust jacket.
THE WORLD'S GREATEST SEA DISASTERS
The book I reference in my blog post The Breakfast Room. The very old book my late father-in-law kept from a young age.
