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My books – Realm Trilogy
Book 1 Medar – published August 2017. Click here to purchase.
Book 2 Tyrelia – published March 2019. Click here to purchase.
Book 3 Golden City – due in 2021.
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Sharon
A professional engineer by training, Sharon is currently a quality, environment and sustainability manager in a large, global engineering consultancy firm. Therefore, writing a novel may seem an unlikely fit. However, Sharon’s upbringing involved moving to Belgium when she was 12 and completing all of her secondary schooling in Flemish, with French and German also… Continue reading About
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Do you love science fiction and fantasy? Are you a sci-fi or fantasy writer? Do you teach English? Or are you a fan of sci-fi and fantasy games and movies? As the website says: Come to GeyserCon, New Zealand’s 40th National Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention. There will be heaps going on, from writing workshops… Continue reading Geysercon – Rotorua, Queen’s birthday weekend
I was so excited when I saw today that Austin Macauley offered me a co-publishing contract. But when we (my husband and I) looked in to it…we discovered that they are a Vanity Press–ripping their authors off by asking for large amounts of money up-front and taking their copyright. Can’t believe I almost fell for it… Continue reading Austin Macauley are a scam
I was on track to self-publish Tyrelia, when I stumbled across an article promoting a whole bunch of publishers who were accepting unsolicited manuscripts now. I hesitated. I was only a week away from self-publishing…and yet. What if this could be a break? What if one of these big publishing houses actually picked my book… Continue reading Waiting anxiously…
She escaped death. She unlocked the mystery of the Tablet to discover the long-lost bridge across the chasm. She passed through the Wall. But fourteen-year-old Freya’s biggest challenge is yet to come: all alone, she must enter Tyrelia, following new clues that lead her on a new quest deep into Tyrelia. All communication lost, will… Continue reading Tyrelia – back cover blurb
It’ll be $20 – available in April 2019. Comment here, on my FB page or email me on realmtrilogy@gmail.com if you’d like to order one.
Abbie (13y) – Beta reader for Tyrelia
“Most of the manuscript has no notes. This is because I was enjoying it too much to pick up my pencil! But overall, I think this is an absolutely fantastic story and the perfect sequel we have all been waiting for!”
A story full of secrets and mystery. Manssen’s story will capture the imaginations of both young and old. Freya an unlikely heroine, uses her many skills to unravel the secrets of the mysterious tablet while being pursued by those determined to stand in her way.
