Author’s name: Krystine Kercher
Be sure to pay your respects to the king at Hearthing Castle. If you’re very fortunate, he might even invite you to go boar hunting with him in the forests between Hearthing and Hardeburg.
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a mermaid in Astarkand |
Fleuders are everywhere, and multiply like vermin. Fleuders look like very hairy, brownish-gold cacti on six stubby legs, and make a grinding sound when agitated. Their mouths are located on their underside between their legs. They also tend to shed, and some people are allergic to fleuder hair.
Fleuders eat decaying vegetation and prefer to live under or near the northern cabbage palm; a large clump-forming wild plant with cabbage-shaped tops with large leaves that shade from white through pink to purple as they age. In winter, the top of a cabbage palm sheds its loose outer leaves, leaving behind a tightly furled tulip-shaped center. Gardeners cultivate the cabbage palm for its beauty, but farmers try to keep it out of their fields.
Other creatures sometimes found in or near Astarkand: black squirrels, wolverines, dire wolves, and gar cats.
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Please join us again next Monday for a trip to the fantasy land of Otherworld, in Realm Explorers Part VII!
4 Replies to “Realm Explorers Part VI: Visit Astarkand with Krystine Kercher”
Hi Annie! I'm popping in from Tina Chen's blog hop. It's nice to find new books to read. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting on your review. One thing I noticed was that my pageviews dropped quite a bit just before the summer holidays and during the holidays. So, I hope that will make you feel better. I will let you know once it's posted.Tina from Amanda's Books and More
Thanks, Christina! No worries. Thank for stopping by.
Another amazing show of creativity! Wow! Thanks for sharing this at Booknificent Thursday! Hope to see you again this week!Tina
I've been enjoying visits to Astarkand