Books with author R.L. Holmes

It was always faerie, Madar Guirmean's, dream to Outbound just like her parents and grandparents. Failing her entrance exams several times, she eventually passes and enrolls into the Segais School for Outbounders with the goal of becoming a Windtalker. After rigorous training under her disapproving teacher, Borrach, she is assigned her first human client and enters the human world, only to discover that it's not quite the adventure she thought it would be. Feeling frustrated and bored, Madar steals her human's dog, Filo, and whilst on the run she notices dark, shadowy figures upon a group of human's shoulders, and later discovers that they are visible only to her. Finally, Madar's adventure is about to begin!

Following on from Little Wings: The Outbounders of Segais - Book One of Two The Three Jewels of Vulgare - Gathering her fighting clan together to destroy the Lost Ones, faerie Madar Guirmean, tells the story of their journey to hunt down the Lost One leader, Crios the Black. At the beginning of this journey, they are given a jewel containing the bloodline of the Gnome King, and are told there are two more jewels hidden in Segais, holding the bloodlines of the Elf Queen and Faerie Queen. Once all three are found, they become a formidable force against Crios the Black.

'The author of the novel R.L. Holmes is a talented, fantasy writer who captivated my imagination and intrigued me. I adore her wonderfully executed plot as well as her stunning literature. The objective of any great writer is that of any kind of artist; it is to delight the recipient whether that be the listener, the viewer or the reader... in this case the reader. Holmes has wonderfully delighted me and has enchanted me so perfectly. This is why I am in such awe of Holmes, she is a creative genius and a visionary thinker that is also passionate and articulate and this, in my opinion, is a hard balance to find these days in the art of literature.' - Goodreads Reviewer'To find the end you must start at the beginning.'Madar Guirmean and her Outbounding clan time travel through the books in Vulgare's library, seeking clues to when Crios Fuath became the treacherous Crios the Black. This requires them to follow the life of Crios's mother Eidheann, an exceedingly talented Myddvai(magician) born into a common family near Laoch Forest in the elven land of Ulmaria.In this book the two lives, mother and son, are aligned, we follow Crios's life when his mother killed herself and he was sent to an orphanage run by the legendary elven guardian, Fraoch Sithe or Ma Sithe to the common folk, a terrifying yet compassionate widow who was used to receiving instant respect, until Crios came along.

On the moving island of Drakonaia, hidden underground, is the abandoned lair of Doddel Gromel a Myddvai capable of the most magnificent magic.The Outbounders venture to this vanishing island to seek out Doddel's eight volumes of potions and spells, only to discover that the most powerful potion of all is the blood of the red dragon that also dwells on this island.Unfortunately, others with wicked means know that once consumed, the blood from the red dragon will transform you into a Myddvai overnight. A Myddvai without training and hungry for power will only cause harm and destruction. The race is on to hunt down those who choose to destroy and overrule the mystical land of Segais, but can the Outbounders stop them before it's too late.

The Gnome King has disappeared and the only clues of his whereabouts are a missing book from the King's library called, The Complete Book of Segais Creatures, and a mysterious key. The Outbounders have been given the task of finding King Ogham which takes them on an adventure into dangerous and magical lands of dragons and giant insects.Meanwhile, one Outbounder, the elusive Ulmarian elf Piper Cruith has been captured and imprisoned under two counts of treason and two counts of murder by the The Elf Queen, and forcibly married off to a Balgann elf. The other Outbounders have yet to know of her fate.

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It was always faerie Madar Guirmean's dream to Outbound just like her parents and grandparents. Failing her entrance exams several times, she eventually passes and enrolls into the Segais School for Outbounders with the goal of becoming a Windtalker. After rigorous training under her disapproving teacher, Borrach, she is assigned her first human client and enters the human world, only to discover that it's not quite the adventure she thought it would be. Feeling frustrated and bored, Madar, steals her human's dog, Filo, and whilst on the run she notices dark, shadowy figures upon a group of human's shoulders, and later discovers that they are visible only to her. Finally, Madar's adventure is about to begin!

Following on from Little Wings: The Outbounders of Segais - Book One of Two The Three Jewels of Vulgare - Gathering her fighting clan together to destroy the Lost Ones, faerie Madar Guirmean, tells the story of their journey to hunt down the Lost One leader, Crios the Black. At the beginning of this journey, they are given a jewel containing the bloodline of the Gnome King, and are told there are two more jewels hidden in Segais, holding the bloodlines of the Elf Queen and Faerie Queen. Once all three are found, they become a formidable force against Crios the Black.

The Gnome King has disappeared and the only clues of his whereabouts are a missing book from the King's library called, The Complete Book of Segais Creatures, and a mysterious key. The Outbounders have been given the task of finding King Ogham which takes them on an adventure into dangerous and magical lands of dragons and giant insects. Meanwhile, one Outbounder, the elusive Ulmarian elf Piper Cruith has been captured and imprisoned under two counts of treason and two counts of murder, by the The Elf Queen and forcibly married off to a Balgann elf. The other Outbounders have yet to know of her fate.

Seattle, 1980. Billie gets a package containing Nectanebo, the last pharaoh of Egypt, who is out to rule the world again. To defeat him, Billie needs the help of a cat from Theria, a parallel world she finds at the top of a tree. In Theria animals live for thousands of years, and share their wisdom with select humans like Billie. Now it's up to her to figure out how to save her mother's life, and save the rest of the world, from the evil plans of Nectanebo. Tomb raiding, a nuclear submarine, ancient magic, and the eruption of Mount St. Helens are all part of the action.