The Gantean (Tales of Blood & Light Book 1) (30 page)

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T
he Cedna

Tales of Blood & Light: Book Two

From each generation of Ganteans, an Ikniq girl child was called to serve a sacred duty to pay the balance that kept magic alive.

But this Cedna wanted to be more than a sacrifice.

Acknowledgments

T
his book has had such
a long and convoluted life. I still have the original handwritten draft of it that I began when I was twelve after reading Mary Stewart’s
The Wicked Day.
Close readers may still see some traces of that influence despite the thousands of revisions and changes
The Gantean
has seen over the past twenty-five years.

This book would never have been allowed out of my secret, own-eyes-only files were it not for the unflagging support of Beth Deitchman. She was my first reader, and she has unflinchingly reread draft after draft to help me muddle through the changes. Credit her with any competent grammar you have just read. Blame me for the errors.

My husband, Brady Wedman, encouraged me to work on
The Gantean
again some seven years ago after it had languished for the better part of a decade. He continually gives me ample time and space to write, and this is a superlative gift.

Christine Kam-Lynch was my second reader, and she, too, waded through multiple versions of the story and provided global feedback and motivation at critical impasses.

Harrison Aye, Tony Caruso, Tamara Shoemaker, Nancy Street, and Angela Tsu all gave insightful feedback and advice at various stages. This book needed a great deal of help, and I am amazed at the power of the Interwebs in connecting me with such talented readers and writers.

About the Author

E
mily June Street
is the author of three novels:
Velo Races, Secret Room,
and
The Gantean.
Her shorter works have been featured in several collections of short stories. She has degrees in psychology and library science, but she divides her time between teaching Pilates and exploring alternative worlds in writing. She founded Luminous Creatures Press with Beth Deitchman in 2013. Look for more installments in the Tales of Blood & Light series coming in 2015 and 2016.