A New Kind of Magic: A Legends of Lasniniar Short: Legends of Lasniniar

By Jacquelyn Smith

Paige trudges along the Great North Road and does her best to ignore her misery. An autumn rain pelts her face and soaks her to the skin.

A lone dwarf woman wandering Northern Lasniniar in search of adventure. A part of her wishes she never left her warm, comfortable burrow with Barlo.

But Paige knows she needs to find her own way in the world if she wants to become something more.

...A hero in her own right.

A stand-alone story that opens a door to new possibilities in the World of Lasniniar epic fantasy series by award-winning author, Jacquelyn Smith.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WaywardScribe Press
• Release date: Dec 7, 2013
• ISBN: 9781927723159

Jacquelyn Smith

Jacquelyn Smith writes both epic and intrigue-based fantasy, and mysteries that range from cozy to kick-ass, with independent, strong-willed heroes, in search of their place in the world. These heroes take the problems they face seriously (but never themselves), and are supported by unlikely friendships they forge along the way. Jacquelyn is the author of the World of Lasniniar epic fantasy series, the Fatal Empire fantasy intrigue series, the kick-ass Kira Brightwell mysteries, and the Mackenzie Quinn Canadian cozy mysteries. (She originally published several of the early Kira Brightwell titles under the pen name Kat Irwin, before killing Kat off to eliminate the many awkward questions about having a second identity.) When spending time in the real world, Jacquelyn lives on the suburban outskirts of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with her husband, Mark, and their feline owner, Xena, who is definitely a warrior princess. To learn more, visit: JacquelynSmithBooks.com

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A New Kind of Magic

A NEW KIND OF MAGIC

A LEGENDS OF LASNINIAR SHORT

JACQUELYN SMITH

WAYWARDSCRIBE PRESS

A New Kind of Magic: A Legends of Lasniniar Short

Copyright © 2023 Jacquelyn Smith

Published by WaywardScribe Press

First published in December, 2013 as Legends of Lasniniar: A New Kind of Magic

Cover and layout copyright © Jacquelyn Smith

Cover design by Jacquelyn Smith/WaywardScribe Press

Cover art copyright © Burlesck/Dreamstime

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CONTENTS

A New Kind of Magic

Quicksilver

A Note from Jacquelyn

About Jacquelyn Smith

A NEW KIND OF MAGIC

Paige trudged along the Great North Road, doing her best to ignore her misery. The skies were completely clouded over, and a steady rain had been falling since sunrise, soaking her to the skin. Her blond braids dripped over her shoulders like a pair of soggy tails, and her fingertips resembled shriveled prunes. She had long since given up trying to keep the hood of her cloak raised. She couldn’t take more than a few jingling strides without a gust of chill wind blowing it back from her face.

Ugh. It’s going to take days to get the rust out of my chain mail...

This was not the grand adventure she had imagined. She tried not to think too hard about the comfortable burrow she had left behind on the outskirts of Melaquenya. A memory of Barlo came to her unbidden. She saw him sitting on the grass outside their home, sipping a hot cider with Iarion, basking in the warmth of the Quenya.

Barlo would always be a hero to her for saving her from a life of slavery and helping her kill Lord Waterbrook, her former master. Actually, the brave, crusty dwarf was more than that. Over the years Barlo had become a surrogate for the family Paige had never known. Leaving him to strike off on her own was perhaps the hardest thing she had ever done. But she knew Barlo’s place was with Iarion. He and the elf were bound by a friendship that spanned multiple