Arrival

For the next few days, I'm returning to the first book of my epic fantasy trilogy, 'Windows on Our World, Part 1: Hope'. I'm going to discuss some aspects of each chapter of the book - without giving away too much about the plot.

The first chapter is called 'Arrival' and describes how Squire arrived in Thorland, summoned there by the Wizard Tobin, much as Thomas Covenant was summoned to The Land in Stephen Donaldson's 'Lord Foul's Bane'. However, that is where the similarity ends. Although, I'd like to be compared with Stephen Donaldson and achieve the success he has, his book and mine are very different.

Squire finds himself in a forest blanketed in snow and is pursued by wolves before falling off a cliff and being rescued by a giant eagle. He is taken to the home of the tall woman, Helge, who nurses him back to health. The chapter ends with Squire and Helge leaving her cottage and setting off on the quest to find the teeth that belong to the golden skull.

Of course there is much more in the first chapter. You can read the whole chapter by visiting http://www.lesbillgates.com/hope.html