Fantasy
Pouraka
by Dianne Lynn Gardner
Description
Pouraka is a magical sea cavern tucked under the rocky cliffs near Barnacle Bay. Cora, a Pouraka mermaid, is torn between her friends in the seaside town, and her true love Tas, a foreign merman whose clan fled when men invaded their waters.
The two fall in love just when an unscrupulous oil rigger's son discovers the rich aquatic life Barnacle Bay harbors. He captures Tas and hauls him away, bound for an amusement park. Cora takes it upon herself to rescue him.
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Dianne Lynn Gardner has woven a thoughtful and provocative story for young adults that is as much about the choices in life which we all must face as it is about scales, tails and survival below the surface. Through the eyes of the mermaid, Cora, readers will learn that life and the world in which we live is not always as simple as we would like to believe. There are two romances in MS Gardner’s story and before the final word on the final page, irrevocable choices will need to be made and each will result in a sundering. Readers – both young and old – will enjoy this story for the plot itself as well as the thought provoking questions which it presents.
Dianne Gardner is without a doubt one of those multi-talented people that those of us who fall into the realms of ‘ordinary’ and ‘really ordinary’ cannot help but envy. Aside from being an author, she is also an illustrator, oil painter and filmmaker. Pouraka is Dianne’s first real foray into the genre of mer-fiction and it is this reviewer’s considered opinion that she seriously contemplate one or more return visits. If she can maintain her fresh approach to the subject, MS Gardner will find a ready and enthusiastic audience.
Author Biography
Dianne is a published author living in the Pacific Northwest, USA, She has published five novels. She is also an award winning artist, illustrator, and a filmmaker.
Her most noted series is The Ian’s Realm Saga published by PDMI Publishing LLC, a series of YA adventure fantasy stories including Deception Peak, Dragon Shield and Rubies and Robbers. The fourth book of the series Diary of a Conjurer will be published this October and the fifth book of the series, Cassandra’s Castle is the subject for her current TV adaption from which she wrote the screenplay.
Also published through Master Koda Select Publishing is her dystopia novel Altered.
Dianne has two other unpublished works she is querrying. An Unconventional Mr. Peadleboy, a humorous vampire story, and Pouraka, a fantasy mermaid story that hints of environmental concerns.
She has attended WorldCon this year, spoken at the Whidbey Island Writer’s Conference last year, engaged children with her YA books in school and Girl Scout presentations and has been a featured presenter in several online webinars. She is a columnist for Amazing Stories Magazine Online as well as a member of a jury for Amazing Stories soon-to-be released anthology.
She manages her own blog Making Believe, an official website and is active in LinkedIn, Twitter, RebelMouse, and several accounts on Facebook She is also active on Pinterest.
Bibliographic Information
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780692476130 / 069247613X
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- Pages330
- ReadershipTeenage/Young Adult
- Publish StatusSelf-Published
- Dimensions5.5 X 8.5 inches
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