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Janni Lee Simner lives in the Arizona desert, where the plants know how to bite and the dandelions really do have thorns; in spite of these things--or maybe because of them--she's convinced she lives in one of the most stunning places on earth.

Janni has published four novels for young adults, the Bones of Faerie trilogy and Thief Eyes, and she wrote the script for the video game The Huntsman: Winter's Curse.

She's also published four books for younger readers--most recently Tiernay West, Professional Adventurer--as well as more than 30 short stories, including appearances in Cricket magazine and the Welcome to Bordertown anthology.
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Janni Lee Simner Hi Marci! In the original saga, Svan disappeared into--was received into?--the mountain Kaldbakshorn.

In Thief Eyes, I no more know than anyone else wh…more
Hi Marci! In the original saga, Svan disappeared into--was received into?--the mountain Kaldbakshorn.

In Thief Eyes, I no more know than anyone else what happened to him after his encounter with Odin. I like to think in some way, something of him lived on.

I actually drove by Kaldbakshorn when I was in Iceland! Here are a couple off blog posts written soon after about my attempt to find Svan's mountain.

https://www.simner.com/blog/33091/
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Janni Lee Simner It's based on Njal's Saga! (One of my own favorites.) Bits and pieces from the other sagas show up here and there, too. :-)…moreIt's based on Njal's Saga! (One of my own favorites.) Bits and pieces from the other sagas show up here and there, too. :-)(less)
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“Blessed are the powers that grant me magic.
I promise to use their gift well.
To help mend my world.
To help mend all worlds.
And should I forget to mend,
Should I refuse to mend,
Still I will remember
To do no harm.”
Janni Lee Simner, Faerie Winter

“Sometimes what we want or don't want doesn't matter in the end. Sometimes magic doesn't listen after all.”
Janni Lee Simner, Bones of Faerie

“Moths were drawn to light and always took some away with them when they found it.”
Janni Lee Simner, Bones of Faerie

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“And for adults, the world of fantasy books returns to us the great words of power which, in order to be tamed, we have excised from our adult vocabularies. These words are the pornography of innocence, words which adults no longer use with other adults, and so we laugh at them and consign them to the nursery, fear masking as cynicism. These are the words that were forged in the earth, air, fire, and water of human existence, and the words are:

Love. Hate. Good. Evil. Courage. Honor. Truth.”
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“This is. And thou art. There is no safety. There is no end. The word must be heard in silence. There must be darkness to see the stars. The dance is always danced above the hollow place, above the terrible abyss.”
Ursula K. LeGuin, The Farthest Shore

“There's lots of kinds of chains...You can't see most of them, the ones that bind folks together. But people build them, link by link. Sometimes the links are weak...That's another funny thing, now that I think of it. Sometimes when you mend a chain, the place where you fix it is strongest of all.”
Bruce Coville, Into the Land of the Unicorns

“So he decided he would never listen to anybody he knew? That's just like someone in a fairy tale.'

Knowing he had given his trust amiss, how could he bestow it again?'

That's foolish. Did he expect never to make any mistakes?”
Pamela Dean, The Whim of the Dragon

“So the Dark did a simple thing. They showed the maker of the sword his own uncertainty and fear. Fear of having done the wrong thing--fear that having done this one great thing, he would never again be able to accomplish anything of great worth--fear of age, of insufficiency, of unmet promise. All such great fears, that are the doom of people given the gift of making, and lie always somewhere in their minds.”
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message 6: by Robin

Robin Craig Clark Hello Janni, thank you for being my friend.
Peace and happiness be with you,
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message 5: by Janni

Janni Natasha wrote: "Looking to re-read your book you so kindly signed for me last summer. I sent it to you *like an idiot, of course but I am so excited I have a signed copy*. <3 Hope to enjoy more of your works!"

It made me happy to be able to sign it for you, and makes me even happier that you want to reread it! :-)


Natasha Looking to re-read your book you so kindly signed for me last summer. I sent it to you *like an idiot, of course but I am so excited I have a signed copy*. <3 Hope to enjoy more of your works!


message 3: by Janni

Janni Cinda wrote: "Janni, I'm reading Bones of Faerie now! See yu soon!"

Hope you enjoy it, Cinda.

See you soon!


message 2: by Cinda

Cinda Janni, I'm reading Bones of Faerie now! See yu soon!


Jeannie Faulkner Barber Hi Janni and thank you for being a friend!
Blessings,
Jeannie


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