Elysia: She Had Eyes Only For What Could Be: Arts Reborn

By Jamie Maltman

***For a limited time, you can get Book I of Arts Reborn: Brush With Darkness, for free - click here to find out more > www.jamiemaltman.com (just copy and paste into your browser)*** 

Nothing excites young Elysia as much as sculpture; to reveal what lies inside a piece of wood or stone. But as a baker’s daughter, chores and drudgery fill her days. Worse yet, her mother frowns on her frivolous hobby, pushing her to focus on the more mundane skills she’ll need to be a good wife someday. 

But after she sees marble statues at the temple for the first time, she knows this is a passion that cannot be denied, no matter the cost.

This 2500 word short story is set in the city-state of Attarsus, a place much like ancient Athens, but with magic returning to the world. It explores the early years of Elysia, a major character in the Arts Reborn series. The story takes place before Book I: Brush With Darkness. It can be read before or after. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Testudo Press
• Release date: Apr 4, 2015
• ISBN: 9780992147440

Jamie Maltman

I grew up on the fantastical. My mother read me Narnia when I was three, and around the Horse and His Boy I figured out how the letters on the page worked and finished them myself. She also introduced me to the greatest traveler of all, Doctor Who. By five I delved into Tolkien on my own and never looked back, visiting myriad fantasy worlds. Later, Mary Stewart, Colleen MacCullough and James Clavell transported me back in time to Rome and Asia for different tastes of our own. I wrote stories, told stories, drew and painted scenes from my stories, participated in stories through games of all kinds, and twisted everything in school to be creative writing whenever even remotely possible. I studied Latin and later Chinese to explore ancient cultures even further. While double-majoring in Computer Science and Asia-Pacific studies at the University of Toronto, I had the privilege to go abroad to Hong Kong for a year, falling in love with traveling the real world. I spent a decade working with computer data and running businesses in fund travels with my girlfriend and now wife. When our first son was born, I was reacquainted with the library, and the stories started screaming to get out. And so I’ve decided to release them, to share with you. When I’m not writing or reading or watching something, I’m learning and playing games with my wife and two young sons, or spending altogether too much time on basketball, namely my beloved Raptors. We live in the Toronto suburb of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. I’d love to connect with you at any of my favorite social media sites through the little book icons at the top of the page. And if you’d like to keep up with the latest updates on when my next book is coming out, make sure to get on the list! Thanks for reading!

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Elysia

She Had Eyes Only For What Could Be

An Arts Reborn Short Story

by Jamie Maltman

Copyright 2015 © Jamie Maltman

Published: March, 2015 by Testudo Press

ISBN: 978-0-9921474-4-0

Cover Image: Dove image by muffet on flickr, modified from original

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This is a work of fiction. Names, character, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales