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"The King of Next Week" is a romance in its literary definition and a historical fantasy. The story's latter two-thirds is set in the seaport of Phippsburg, Maine in the post-Civil War 1860s. At its heart, is a love story that transcends not just race but worlds, of a human man and a djinn woman of diametrically opposed natures.
Captain Matthew Percy, a wounded Union veteran, has the idea to sell blocks of Maine ice to western Africa. However, his ship grounds upon an island not on any map -- an island of djinn. Here, he falls in love with Janiri, the djinn chieftain's restless daughter, and she with him. She agrees to return to Phippsburg with him to be his wife for as long as her nature allows. And it is their immutably disparate natures, he of earth (and ice) and she of fire on which this tale brilliantly turns.
"The strength of fire is in what it burns. The strength of the earth is in what it builds."
With Matthew's djinn bride comes, by their nature, three wishes. In Phippsburg, Matthew, Janiri, and (soon) their young child face turmoil: threats to his reputation, his career, even to his beloved family home overlooking the sea. Matthew could "wish" these threats away. He could have vengeance on his enemies. But ...
Read and find out.
Ms. Ambrose's prose is beautiful.
"Have you ever seen snowflakes? They're like lace made of ice..."
I am pleased to highly recommend "The King of Next Week" by E.C. Ambrose.
The tale is magic.… (mehr)
Captain Matthew Percy, a wounded Union veteran, has the idea to sell blocks of Maine ice to western Africa. However, his ship grounds upon an island not on any map -- an island of djinn. Here, he falls in love with Janiri, the djinn chieftain's restless daughter, and she with him. She agrees to return to Phippsburg with him to be his wife for as long as her nature allows. And it is their immutably disparate natures, he of earth (and ice) and she of fire on which this tale brilliantly turns.
"The strength of fire is in what it burns. The strength of the earth is in what it builds."
With Matthew's djinn bride comes, by their nature, three wishes. In Phippsburg, Matthew, Janiri, and (soon) their young child face turmoil: threats to his reputation, his career, even to his beloved family home overlooking the sea. Matthew could "wish" these threats away. He could have vengeance on his enemies. But ...
Read and find out.
Ms. Ambrose's prose is beautiful.
"Have you ever seen snowflakes? They're like lace made of ice..."
I am pleased to highly recommend "The King of Next Week" by E.C. Ambrose.
The tale is magic.… (mehr)
The story continues with Elisha involved with a cabal of necromancers who focus on influencing the kingdom and their enemies. The beginning of the story picks up quickly. The story is fast and exciting. Then about halfway through it became more difficult to read. It almost moved too quickly where events and decisions didn't make sense. I wasn't a fan of this book and will likely not finish this series.
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She not only made it work, she made me actually begin to like the woman with the paycheck. And I was kidding about being hesitant, I dove in willingly, wanting to lose myself in this world of E. Chris Ambrose's again!