Roxanne - Paperback
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I was born in Ersa Calamy knowing I was watched.
From my first breath, the Gray Wastes of Hades reached across the veil - and Anthraxus the Oinodaemon had plans for me. Dark, ancient, irresistible plans. He made a slight miscalculation.
I am Roxanne. And I have never belonged to anyone.
What follows is the story of how an extraordinary girl - prodigal, fearless, and utterly unbowed - took the destiny that darkness designed for her and made it entirely her own. Every circumstance twisted. Every force turned to advantage. Every expectation shattered.
I did not become the Grand Matriarch of Hades because evil claimed me.
I claimed it and took it as my own.
Roxanne is a first-person high fantasy epic of ambition, power, and dark magnificence - a villain's journey you will find yourself cheering from the very first page.
Book Four of the Genoivieve Series.
The inspiration for this writing journey began in sunny, southern British Columbia 45 years ago. As a classical, pencil-and-paper Dungeon Master forever in demand, my D&D game continues in Japan with new player characters eager to improvise and develop their own stories. New players are millennials who add a real freshness to D&D with their inclination towards modern society themes and the use of contemporary language. Together with our 1980s-era, old-school, Canadian players championing this effort, all kinds of amazing adventures playing out over the years have found their way into these books.
I hope you'll have as much fun with Genoivieve, Roxanne, Ulmaetor and Numencrön as I have had, developing many characters and writing about the world through their experiences. No AI is ever used in the written word or in my hand-drawn maps. Only character images are personal photographs enhanced by AI image creation software.
These simultaneous stories happen in a setting where women and minorities are generally suppressed, but blatant misogyny, racism and homophobia are not widespread prejudices. In particular, as I applaud women for generally reading more, Genoivieve makes a case for an increased female readership in a genre that has historically been male-oriented.
The content of these contemporary high fantasies is inspired by JRR Tolkien, Gary Gygax, RA Salvatore, Robert E Howard and dollops of Franz Kafka and Charles Dickens, so if you're familiar with the celebrated masterpieces from any of these ground-breaking authors, we already have something in common. Eternal gratitude goes to all my veteran players for their suggestions and support, and to my darling soulmate Yoko, without whom the endless nights spent proofreading might have been overwhelming!
Apart from writing and conducting my RPG, I operate an English school in Japan. I'm an avid vintage record collecter of various genres and play music every day, often loud! Yoko and I love traveling to the Mediterranean region to inspect classical historical monuments. Other major hobby passions include visual astronomy, freediving and photography. I can really get mired into anything involving optics. Although age and the Pandemic have naturally caused skills to decline, the silver lining is that I have more time to write! Therefore stay tuned!
With My Very Best Wishes and Sincere Thanks,
MARTIN WERNER ZANDER
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