HALF A RUNE

Review: I  find it fascinating and compelling. This is a particular compliment to you, for although I've appeared in many a Sci-Fi movie and TV special, I am not, as you know, a particular lover of the genre.  Your characters are drawn with great confidence and the dialogue has a maturity which belies the fact that this is your first novel.  I can't wait to read the rest and find out what happens to Hafrin and Nichole and the destiny that awaits them.

Michael Sheard (author and actor, best known as Admiral Ozzle in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK)

Excerpt from HALF A RING:

Hafrin turned to find the source of Marrek's terror. Roiling ponderously through the flood sweels was the trunk of a tree. A giant of its species, it had probably been torn from the ground high on some mountain slope. Most of its limbs had been snapped off during its passage, but its sheer bulk made it a formidable assailant.

Vrala screamed again and dropped the line as Hafrin looked up. He grabbed it, missed and briefly caught the trailing end before it was dragged away by the river. Even as he hauled in the lifeline he knew with unerring certainty that he would not have time to secure the rope around his waist. One eye on the oncoming tree, Hafrin worked hand-over-hand to retrieve the rope. His fingers contacted the heavier line just as the trunk encountered an obstruction and lurched into the air. There was barely time to thrust one arm through the loop before the tree smashed into the remaining bridge span.