Thoughts on WildFeather

My attempt at coloring one of Emily’s pages … with crayon.

When going through the final editorial pass before handing The Grasp of Time to our editor, I found myself brought to tears over WildFeather (a.k.a. Aeri). Not over some tragedy in her future, but of her in those early moments, when Eila meets her for the first time.

Since the whole series is mapped out to some extent (the first four books are in some stage of completion, and the last four have their basic structures in place), I know far more about her than I did when we first played out those introductory scenes. Seeing the whole situation from Aeri’s point of view in those moments broke my heart because her words carry so much more weight now than they did when we’d only begun to meet these characters ourselves.

She’s one of my favorites in this series. Always will be. And if you’ve read The Grasp of Time already and loved her, then I have good news. You’ll see her again in Seal Breaker, and several of the other books in the series.

 

Excerpt: Page 78 of The Grasp of Time

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The Grasp of Time Released!

On November 18th, the first chapter of Eila Corbin’s journey entered the world, resembling only the barest fragments of its original, oral tale shared between a wordsmith (Demers) and a tale spinner (Wood).

Eila Corbin, a modern-day university student, is pulled into a fantastical future where magic and technology are at odds, and mythical beings live among the mundane. While Eila avoids the deadly hands that brought her through time, she finds help from a dwarf, a dragon, and a love that cannot return with her.

The Grasp of Time is the first volume in the new-adult slipstream series, Amakai. This series is linked to coloring pages and invites readers to interact with the story.

The Grasp of Time is available for purchase in print on Amazon, and on Kindle and Nook. The book features eight coloring pages by Emily P. Fuller, cover illustration by Natasha Swan, and editing by Ellen Klowden.

 

Soundtrack to The Grasp of Time

If you enjoy a musical pairing with your reading, we’ve assembled a mix tape “soundtrack” to listen to while devouring The Grasp of Time.

1. Ordinary World by Duran Duran
2. Slavery and Suffering by Red Army Choir
3. Saturn, Bringer of Old Age by Gustav Holst
4. The Ramblin’ Rover by Silly Wizard
5. Nuages Gris by Liszt
6. Young Offender by New Order
7. Dissolved Girl by Massive Attack
8. Skin by Madonna
9. The Beast by Concrete Blonde
10. Hotel by Tori Amos
11. Life in Mono by Mono
12. Vanilla by Gackt
13. Enough by Gravity Kills
14. Major Tom (in German)
15. Frosti by Bjork
16. Dream Set by The Wicked Tinkers
17. Take Me On by a-ha
18. Donald McGillavry by Silly Wizard
19. Take the A Train by Duke Ellington
20. Opium by Emilie Simon
21. Charlene by Bjork
22. Wrong by Depeche Mode
23. Come Undone by Duran Duran
24. Lacrimosa by Mozart
25. I Remember by deadmau5 & Kaskade
26. To Dream Away by Numantra
27. Konaprivade by Vladimir Vysotsky
28. Joga by Bjork
29. Take On Me by a-ha
30. Ever So Lonely / Eyes / Ocean by Sheila Chandra
31. A Thousand Years by Sting
32. Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens
33. Ebla by E.S. Posthumus
34. Home by Depeche Mode
35. Bones by MsMr
36. Roads by Portishead
37. Time by David Bowie
38. Prima Nocta by Serge and Francoise Goddeeris
39. Into Dust by Mazzy Star
40. Thinking About Tomorrow by Beth Orton

Robin and Raven own none of the songs or their corresponding videos and encourage you to seek out the artists you enjoy to purchase their albums to help support their art, as you’ve helped support ours.

The Art of The Grasp of Time

The cover art (by Natasha Swan) and coloring pages (by Emily P. Fuller) of The Grasp of Time are uploaded on the site, ready for viewing under “Multimedia” on the menu above. This includes a preview of all of the coloring pages, and a link to a free page ready to print and color.