The author of the Takkarrai series
Vickie M. Briscoe holds a master’s degree in English from Northern Arizona University and completed post-graduate work in writing from the University of California at Berkeley. After teaching English and theatre in Oregon, she moved to Japan with the Department of Defense Dependent Schools where she taught English, theatre, humanities, and music for twenty-six years. In the past, she has played piano professionally, and while overseas, she helped
found an import business that brought her in contact with many Japanese artisans and craftsman throughout the Japanese prefectures. She is the author of A Legacy Arcane, A Medallion Sundered, and The Miscreant of Takkarrai. She and her two cats, Tanoshii and Kitaro live in Mesa, Arizona.
found an import business that brought her in contact with many Japanese artisans and craftsman throughout the Japanese prefectures. She is the author of A Legacy Arcane, A Medallion Sundered, and The Miscreant of Takkarrai. She and her two cats, Tanoshii and Kitaro live in Mesa, Arizona.
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Welcome to the Kingdom of Takkarrai series
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Takkarrai: A land of enchantment, quests, wars, and romance.
Welcome to the Kingdom of Takkarrai. An enchanting kingdom filled with lords and ladies, great sorcerers, dwarves and fairies, sea and water nymphs, and a wonderful collection of woodland creatures. The Takkarrai series begins with an the kingdom attacked by two of their own. In The Miscreant of Takkarrai, Lord Rodelar and Lord Rhlarte wage war against the kingdom. With the help of a miscreant sorcerer named Garrette, the two lords plunge their kingdom into devastation and sorrow. Foremost among those who suffer from the conflict is Lord Arlyn. He suffers not only death among his own, but also the casting of an enchantment on his youngest son, Darian. An enchantment that imprisons the young man in the body of a black stallion.
A Medallion Sundered, is the second book in the series. This is Darian's story of how he searches not only for a broken medallion but also the means of breaking his enchantment. Along the way he will meet a young woman named Mendiana, who has her own legacy to discover and fulfill. The third book of the series, A Legacy Arcane, tells of Mendiana's struggles and feats as she strives to discover her own legacy.
All three books are available through Amazon.com as well as all e-reader sights.
A Medallion Sundered, is the second book in the series. This is Darian's story of how he searches not only for a broken medallion but also the means of breaking his enchantment. Along the way he will meet a young woman named Mendiana, who has her own legacy to discover and fulfill. The third book of the series, A Legacy Arcane, tells of Mendiana's struggles and feats as she strives to discover her own legacy.
All three books are available through Amazon.com as well as all e-reader sights.
An ambitious sorcerer -- a nefarious lord -- a kingdom at war
From master storyteller Vickie M. Briscoe,the author of A Legacy Arcane and A Medallion Sundered, comes The Miscreant of Takkarrai, a work of fantasy fiction that is unnerving, dramatic, and sublime. In an enchanted world of sorcerers, lords, and epic battles, Briscoe engages young adults and adults in what is best described as a fable about the misguided recklessness of avaricious greed, and how the sin of hubris can go beyond a single individual to endanger an entire community.
When Garrette attains the first degree of the Cupreous Coterie or sorcerer's guild, his accomplishment does nothing but stoke his inner fire of self-interest. A handful of Coterie masters do what they can to prevent the power-hungry sorcerer from reaching the primary level, but Garrette is unstoppable—and his thirst for power knows no limits and has no conscience.
On a mission to take over the Kingdom of Takkarrai, Garrette first aligns himself with the court of the evil Lord Rodelar, and convinces him that he should take control of the kingdom from King Alton. Garrette also convinces the easily corruptible Lord Rhlarte to assist with the coup. They hire foreign armies to help in the battle, and head toward their first target, the land overseen by King Alton’s closest friend, Lord Arlyn. Using his spells along with the master plan, Garrette is able to wreak havoc on the once peaceful kingdom. With his minions, he fights and defeats the cities of Itoches, Ipplan, and Dacchus, while King Alton’s forces give their all to prevent the capturing of the cities of Nekkono and Cyoteau. Tragedy strikes close to home for Lord Arlyn who loses two of his sons and his only daughter, while his remaining son, Darian, is put under a spell that traps him in the body of a black stallion.
When Garrette attains the first degree of the Cupreous Coterie or sorcerer's guild, his accomplishment does nothing but stoke his inner fire of self-interest. A handful of Coterie masters do what they can to prevent the power-hungry sorcerer from reaching the primary level, but Garrette is unstoppable—and his thirst for power knows no limits and has no conscience.
On a mission to take over the Kingdom of Takkarrai, Garrette first aligns himself with the court of the evil Lord Rodelar, and convinces him that he should take control of the kingdom from King Alton. Garrette also convinces the easily corruptible Lord Rhlarte to assist with the coup. They hire foreign armies to help in the battle, and head toward their first target, the land overseen by King Alton’s closest friend, Lord Arlyn. Using his spells along with the master plan, Garrette is able to wreak havoc on the once peaceful kingdom. With his minions, he fights and defeats the cities of Itoches, Ipplan, and Dacchus, while King Alton’s forces give their all to prevent the capturing of the cities of Nekkono and Cyoteau. Tragedy strikes close to home for Lord Arlyn who loses two of his sons and his only daughter, while his remaining son, Darian, is put under a spell that traps him in the body of a black stallion.
A young woman's quest
for legacy and love.
In A Legacy Arcane, the reader is introduced to a magical world of talking fountains, enchantments, and the eternal power of love, truth and knowledge.
Mendiana is a young woman lost in a mystical world of confusion. She senses her powers, yet does not understand why she has been given them. Mendiana knows that change must occur and that she is somehow responsible for this change, yet she is unclear how to begin. She becomes friends with Darian, who through an enchantment, is trapped in the form of a splendid ebony stallion. Like Marta, Mendiana's guardian, Darian reminds Mendiana that she must be patient and that knowledge will come. Marta leads Mendiana back to the Garden of the Ancients, where the girl learns her true name from the voices in the fountains. Falling under the power of Rondar, Mendiana is powerless to break the engagement of marriage foisted upon her.
From episodes of violence and then escape, terror and then love, fantasy writer Vickie Briscoe creates a character who, through truth and knowledge, learns to use her powers, while at the same time setting free herself, her people and her heart.
Mendiana is a young woman lost in a mystical world of confusion. She senses her powers, yet does not understand why she has been given them. Mendiana knows that change must occur and that she is somehow responsible for this change, yet she is unclear how to begin. She becomes friends with Darian, who through an enchantment, is trapped in the form of a splendid ebony stallion. Like Marta, Mendiana's guardian, Darian reminds Mendiana that she must be patient and that knowledge will come. Marta leads Mendiana back to the Garden of the Ancients, where the girl learns her true name from the voices in the fountains. Falling under the power of Rondar, Mendiana is powerless to break the engagement of marriage foisted upon her.
From episodes of violence and then escape, terror and then love, fantasy writer Vickie Briscoe creates a character who, through truth and knowledge, learns to use her powers, while at the same time setting free herself, her people and her heart.
A medallion is broken and a young man is trapped in an enchantment.
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Fantasy writer Vickie M. Briscoe builds on the enchantment of her debut novel, A Legacy Arcane, and lifts the young, enigmatic character of Darian to epic ranks in A Medallion Sundered, her second book set in a majestic world of mortals, magic folk, and sorcerers. Here she offers adventure, romance, and a mythic tale of revenge and sacrifice. As Darian learns that loyalty of friendship is beyond measure, he also sees that love and justice know no bounds.
From the very beginning of this fast-moving, young adult/adult fantasy thriller, readers are thrown into an ongoing tussle between a sorcerer bent on revenge and a father and son’s search for justice. Using a cantrip and a medallion, Garrette, a ne’er do well sorcerer, casts a spell on Lord Arlyn’s youngest son, Darian, trapping him in the body of a magnificent black stallion. Garrette them shatters, or sunders, the medallion and secrets the pieces about the kingdom. Young Darian must find the pieces of this broken medallion to free himself from his equestrian prison. Woodland fairies, sea and water nymphs, snow fairies, shape-shifters, whirlwinds, dwarfs, and a Pooka do what they can to come to Darian’s aide, but Garrette proves to be a worthy and heartless opponent. He’s also one to taunt, sending a piece of the medallion to Lord Arlyn before concealing the rest throughout the darkest corners of the kingdom. The search to end all searches begins. Along the way, Darian happens upon true love when he befriends a young girl named Mendiana, and as he learns the difference between justice and revenge, Darian discovers that to truly and authentically reveal himself to Mendiana, and she to him, would be the pinnacle of all that life has to offer.
From the very beginning of this fast-moving, young adult/adult fantasy thriller, readers are thrown into an ongoing tussle between a sorcerer bent on revenge and a father and son’s search for justice. Using a cantrip and a medallion, Garrette, a ne’er do well sorcerer, casts a spell on Lord Arlyn’s youngest son, Darian, trapping him in the body of a magnificent black stallion. Garrette them shatters, or sunders, the medallion and secrets the pieces about the kingdom. Young Darian must find the pieces of this broken medallion to free himself from his equestrian prison. Woodland fairies, sea and water nymphs, snow fairies, shape-shifters, whirlwinds, dwarfs, and a Pooka do what they can to come to Darian’s aide, but Garrette proves to be a worthy and heartless opponent. He’s also one to taunt, sending a piece of the medallion to Lord Arlyn before concealing the rest throughout the darkest corners of the kingdom. The search to end all searches begins. Along the way, Darian happens upon true love when he befriends a young girl named Mendiana, and as he learns the difference between justice and revenge, Darian discovers that to truly and authentically reveal himself to Mendiana, and she to him, would be the pinnacle of all that life has to offer.
