The Fox
Please welcome Arlene Radasky to the site. She’s making available a free serialized audiobook version of her fantasy tale, The Fox:
Jahna and Lovern’s clan lay in the Romans’ path of destruction. The death of their people is a certainty, unless a bargain is made with the Gods, even if it means a human sacrifice. Will the trade the Druid Lovern, and his visionary wife, Jahna make with the Gods, save their family?
Two thousand years later, Aine MacRae is on their trail. She’s a struggling archaeologist, on the verge of uncovering the village were Jahna and Lovern lived. The farm where her site is located is for sale! But for a ghostly visit, greed almost triumphs leaving the truth and ancient stories buried forever and a lost love be rekindled.
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June 24th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Hi, I like the stories you tell but please work on the delivery. Your voice has decent modulation and the pacing is mostly good but your syllables are all equally weighted. You need to give some attention to stressed vs unstressed syllables and words. Otherwise the flow and the emotions very forced and unconvincing. You have good stories. Find a voice coach.
June 29th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Barry,
I am glad you like the story, and hope you continue listening.
The first chapters may have been a bit rough. I hope to reread them and repost them when I am done. I may even add a few sound effects. One thing that you may not have picked up on and makes the ancient voices sound strained, is that there are no contractions in the writing, and should not be any in the reading. That is the way that part of the story came to me. The modern section has contractions.
July 10th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
I have reread and uploaded the first two chapters. I hope they sound better. I will continue to make changes.
I hope you all enjoy this book.
Arlene
July 10th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I was in the mandatory evacuation area for the Goleta, Ca Gap Fire. I got my backup hard disk and computer in the car and skeedadled. (Oops, where are those darned cats?) Anyway, with the not sleeping and constantly online to see if my house burned, I didn’t get the extra chapters recorded I had planned. We are back in and all is hunkdorey, except I am experiencing random blackouts. I hope to be back on a good schedule soon.
So, my cat did not eat my mouse, I am experiencing technical
difficulties in getting the last and the next few chapters uploaded. I hope I am forgiven in the world of Podiobooks.
Arlene
October 4th, 2008 at 11:02 am
Excellent story Arlene! I’m really getting into it now.
October 10th, 2008 at 12:05 am
Oh Arlene, Chapter 22 is a tear jerker. And the ending song is very fitting. Well done. I don’t want the book to end.
October 10th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Emerain,
I am so glad you are enjoying it.
October 10th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Rhonda,
Yep, it was an emotional one to write and record. Actually the next two as well as this one were very difficult. I love those people.
I know, don’t Steve’s songs just sound like they were written for the chapters? I am so lucky he gave me permission to use them.
October 25th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Great story, Arlene. Really getting into it and getting attached to the characters. I think you captured the death of Lovern very well. Keep it up.
Sounds like the story is coming towards its close. I’m torn in two between wanting to know what is going to happen next, and not wanting it to end. Are there going to be any other stories coming down the pipeline?
November 1st, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Stephen, thank you so much! I am very glad you are liking The Fox! Yes, I post the last chapter tomorrow. I am starting my next novel, Sea Hawk and read a bit of the beginning at the end of last chapter of The Fox. Sea Hawk will take a while to write as I do so much research for my stories. Sea Hawk is very ancient, 2400 BC and the research is fascinating. I do a write bit of poetry and other fun things so if you keep in touch though my website, you can see that and follow my progress. Also, follow the progress of the printing of The Fox, due out very soon.
When you are done with mine, another good podcast to try is The Mark of a Druid, by my friend, Rhonda R Carpenter.
Thank you again, Stephen, for your kind words. You delivered me a smile.
November 8th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
I’m really enjoying this story and it has really hooked me. The world in the story is full, rich, and vibrant. Great job.
November 10th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Kirk, Thank you so much! I am glad you are enjoying it. I tried to get the description at just the right balance and it sounds like I did good by you!
I have Dark Age downloaded and ready to start this week.
November 18th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
I really enjoyed this story and its characters. Arlene did a great jumping back and forth between the centuries and the lives of the Jahna and Aine. I don’t know if the history is accurate, but it made for a great story. It brought to mind the movie “Brave Heart” only at a different period of time. I also enjoyed the music of Steve McDonald which is played at the end of each chapter.
November 19th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Rich, thank you so much for the compliments and I am so glad you liked the story. The thought for the story was taken from a real find of a bog body. I did a lot of research of both the ancient and modern story, so it is as accurate as I can get. You can learn more by going to my website. http://www.radasky.com
November 22nd, 2008 at 7:28 pm
I loved the story, and look forward to more…there will be more, right? I will have to listen again, however, several of the episodes were only 24 seconds long. Was that intentional to tease us? If not, I would like to listen again. No other issues, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! Thanks for sharing.
November 22nd, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Several episodes were only a few seconds long. Basically, they cut off right after Ms. Radasky’s intro. Can this be corrected so I can listen again? Thanks.
November 22nd, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Dawn,
I don’t know what is stopping you from getting the chapters. I have them in the full lengths in my itunes. Maybe if you go to my website http://www.radasky.com you can subscribe from there. I will send your concerns to Evo. I don’t like to tease you! I want you to enjoy it in the fullest!
November 22nd, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Hi again Dawn,
I reported your problem. I posted the 27th and last chapter. That is the end of the book. I am honored that you would be willing to listen to it again. And if you are still having problems with the chapters email me at my contact listed on my website.
Thank you, Arlene
November 23rd, 2008 at 4:20 pm
If you’re having problems with an episode, please use the REPORT A PROBLEM WITH AN EPISODE link and tell us which one. I did a quick spot check on the episodes, and they all seem OK. But please let us know which ones you’re having issues with and we’ll do a deeper dive.
December 16th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Ever wanted to be transported into another time or place while you smoosh against the smelly masses during your commute? Yeah, me too. Listening to The Fox will do just that. This well written, deeply researched book will have you dreading the moment you arrive home and have to take out your earbuds.
December 28th, 2008 at 6:59 am
Em,
What a wonderfully descriptive way to say you were taken to another world by my book! LOL I love it, thank you!
Arlene
January 31st, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Hi Arlene
Thank you for such a wonderful book. I was gripped within the first few moments and knew I was going to be fully absorbed right until the end.
I felt as if I was standing in the midst of everything that was going on in the journeys and enjoyed the transportation from one era to the other. I smiled deeply and also shed tears throughout your story.
I shall enjoy listening to The Fox again and also look forward to more of your work in the future.
February 4th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Dawn, How nice that you enjoyed being in the story as much as I was when I was writing it. I am glad you find it good enough to listen to, more that once. That is a real compliment. Thank you again. I am starting my next book, Sea Hawk and hope to have it done This year-lots of research and hard work ahead of me! Thank you again!
March 17th, 2009 at 6:43 am
Hi Arlene,
I like your story but I just couldn’t handle the stilted narration. I lasted through chapter 6. But, But! Don’t take this the wrong way. Some readers and listeners just don’t sync sometimes.
I liked your story so much that I actively sought out a written version to download. I found it and, per your advice, downloaded it from LitPitch to raise your ratings (3 formats
I’m now going to curl up with my monitor and savor the written version!
Regards,
Thomas in Korea
March 22nd, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Thomas,
I’m so glad you like my story. All the ancient conversations are done without contractions and can sound formal (I’m assuming this is the stilted narration you mentioned?) at times. However, you are still going on with the tale in the printed version and I appreciate your helping me rise in the ratings at that “other” site. LOL. It is so good to see my book being listened to, or/and read all over the world. I loved Korea on my visit and hope to get back someday.
I do hope you stop back in here to listen to the Steve McDonald songs at the end of every chapter, they add some of the Celtic tone to The Fox.
Thanks for stopping by here.
April 15th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
I have had many listeners to my book, but not many comments so i am going to add to them here and on the page my book is on. I am proud of the good things being said about The Fox.
One of the best is here
A Podiobook Review – The Fox by Arlene Radasky
http://wanderradio.com/?p=127
March 15, 2009
I listen to a lot of Podiobooks. A podiobook is a serialized audio book (usually read by the author) delivered via RSS feed. I love Podiobooks because they allow me to start at the beginning of book without having to download the entire book first. It is great to plug in the rss feed and listen to chapters of books at my pace (usually 1 episode per week). Until recently, that has all changed. I was turned onto 2 books via twitter and the podiobook community forums. (also a great place to learn about new projects coming down the pipe. I learned of Rhonda Carpenter’s “Mark of the Druid” there (Hopefully I will have more on this later) I started The Fox on Monday and finished on Tuesday… yes that is 27 episode nearly 16 hours of listening pleasure (actual time 15 .6 hours and that includes all of the music that she included at the end of each episode) I can only say this about Nathan Lowell’s Golden Clipper series which I am a huge fan of…and The Fox ranks right up there with that. I won’t spoil the story but suffice it to say that she melds to different times together effectively and maintains believability through out the story. I recommend this story, highly. What your still reading this… go here and get your own copy… This audio version is going next to my Solar Clipper series in the car.
From the Podiobook site:
Jahna and Lovern’s clan lay in the Romans’ path of destruction. The death of their people is a certainty, unless a bargain is made with the Gods, even if it means a human sacrifice. Will they trade the Druid Lovern, and his visionary wife, Jahna make with the Gods, save their family?
Two thousand years later, Aine MacRae is on their trail. She’s a struggling archaeologist, on the verge of uncovering the village were Jahna and Lovern lived. The farm where her site is located is for sale! But for a ghostly visit, greed almost triumphs leaving the truth and ancient stories buried forever and a lost love be rekindled.
AND
many more on this page of of my website:
http://www.radasky.com/Site/Testimonials.html
Heck, my book is even getting translated into Farsi in Iran!
I hope you all enjoy The Fox.
April 23rd, 2009 at 6:09 pm
The Fox has captured my heart!,
By Mark A. Carpenter “Hooked on Reading” (USA California) – See all my reviews
When I first started reading Radasky’s book I thought this a little slow for me but by chapter 3 I was hooked on her character’s both from the past and the present. She has woven a captivating tail of the ancient Celts see threw eyes and the eyes of Aine a Archeologist that is finally stepping
April 23rd, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Hi Mark,
Thanks so much for leaving a comment. I am glad that you said that you were hooked by the third chapter. I am not sure how this comment ends, but I am sure it is that you liked the book!
May 18th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
I spent the past weekend listening and being captivated by the podiobook. Very well done. Like hooked, it took awhile to figure out their was a relationship between Aine and Joanna and it wasn’t the same time period. I have that problem a lot with both books and podiobooks. My bad.
I don’t know how you could have done different and still kept up the tie between the future and past times, so I just got over my foible and thoroughly immersed myself in your tale. You seemed to weave your story at about the right pacing before switching into alternative time periods, so that is a good thing.
Seriously, it was the best podiobook I’ve heard, including the more popular ShadowMagic, JC Hutchins and Sigler genres.
Hope you keep at it. Other than a few sexual overtones, I would have enjoyed letting my girls into your world.
May 28th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Ted, I am sorry this answer took so long to get back to you. I had my knee replaced on May 19th and am just now able to spend a few minutes at the computer.
I am honored…… what more can I day? First to be compared to JC and Scott is awe-inspiring, but you go even further. Wow. I am very happy you found my story and enjoyed it so much.
There is another reader who downloaded one of the free PDFs I have available and read it to his girls. He wants them to learn about their Celtic history. He glossed over the parts you are talking about.
My book is available at Amazon or if you go to my website, radasky.com, you can find it there or a list of other places it is available.
Thank you again, Ted. It is a huge honor.
June 19th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
Ok, this is a bit of a cheat because I did not listen to the podcast. Instead I read the book. I can’t speak on the recording quality and the narration, but I can tell you that this is one excellent book. Conversations Book Club named it a top twenty summer read for 2009, and The Fox really is that good. To put this in perspective, the fellow doing the deciding has founded the book club, 10 chapters, has a radio show that airs in five states, and is presently making a television show focused on literature. In other words, he is immersed in the literary world and personally reads hundreds of books every year. If you don’t want to listen to the podcast, I advise that you run to Amazon and buy the book.
June 26th, 2009 at 8:43 am
HI Mark!
Thank you so much for posting here! I still am so awed by your review and am ever grateful. And I am happy you read the book! If you have time, go listen to it as I included songs at the ends for the recorded chapters from Steve McDonald.
July 5th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Great story, Arlene! It certainly kept my attention, and I always like to hear various writers and their take on Celtic history. I liked the tie-in with modern archaeology, as well. Well done!
July 5th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Kyle,
Thank you so much for your comments! I am glad you found The Fox entertaining and enjoyed it. How did you like the songs?
July 5th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Rhonda and Mark Carpenter worked nights and weekends and met my high demands to create a trailer for THE FOX.
“No, we can’t use pictures of Stonehenge – they didn’t go there.”
“Can you put a tattoo on him?”
“Slow this down and speed this up.”
On and on I went until they produced a wonderful video. Then I was speechless! Hope you go watch it!
Here http://community.podiobooks.com/video or on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inx54WYVTkA .
July 9th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
When I first started listening to The Fox, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. While I’m a fan of mythology and the stories based on them, so very often the stories will involve some kind of divine intervention or supernatural act that will ultimately save those in danger.
Not so with this story.
The Fox paints a very realistic-feeling picture of ancient Scotland. While there were many references to the gods and goddesses throughout, there was no outright interaction with them. Everything was interpretation of symbols and dreams…something that was most likely prevalent back then. It only added to the feeling of realism in the story.
Moving back and forth through time, connected by dreams and hallucinations took nothing away from the realistic feel of the story. We’ve all had dreams, and modern science is still centuries away from being able to explain them fully. Aine’s dreams of Jahna and vice-versa are the only real question mark in the story as far as realism goes, but it fits oh so well.
I laughed in places, and I broke down in tears in others. This book took me away to a place where life was hard but spirits were high. I felt like I was standing there, watching it all unfold before my eyes. It was hard to limit myself to only a few chapters per day because I was so anxious to see what happens next.
Arlene Radasky tells a masterful tale in The Fox. If you’re reading this review before listening, then trust me…you’re in for one hell of a ride.
July 9th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Wow, Chris! Be still my heart! This is a fantastic review and one I will read over and over. Thank you. Yes, the laughter and tears were there while I wrote it and I am so glad they come through for the listeners.
For those of you who do read and enjoy THE FOX, I heartily recommend Chris’s book OUTCAST
http://www.podiobooks.com/title/outcast
We both explore the spiritual side of life, trying to justify events that color, change and challenge the lives of our characters and give you a great story to boot!
July 15th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
WIN signed copy of THE FOX. Drawing will be on August 1. 2009
RULES
http://www.radasky.com/Site/CONTEST_Book_Club_Questions.html I will mail anywhere in world!
July 23rd, 2009 at 2:03 am
Just listened to Chapter 1 and love it! The description is great. The protagonist is strong and I love the way we can see the truth she can’t see. Off to listen to Chapter 2
July 24th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Great, Liane. Can’t wait to talk to you after you get deeper into it!
July 29th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Arlene, applause-applause-standing ovation. From chapter one I was caught up in the story. I could see the homeland and smell the odors described. Love the way you wrapped the two time frames around each other. Your narration was awesome and made me feel as though I was in the time frame of 80AD. The way you spoke as the person and the lack of contractions sounded authentic. I could tell that you did a tremendous amount of research before you wrote – it shows real professionalism. Also the music – how appropriate at the end of the chapter- it was beautiful and reinforced the chapter and made me really care about the people.
I really look forward to your next book – Sky Hawk. However I will not start listening until it is completed for a download as I will grow very impatient waiting for the next chapter. Thank you and keep up the awesomely good work.
August 9th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
AngelEyes, Than you so much for your praise. Yes, I did a fantastic lot of research for my book and enjoyed every minute of it. I thought a long time before bringing Aine (the modern story) into play, but she would not leave me alone! I really lived in the ancient part of the story and am so glad you can see and smell it the way I did. Wasn’t I lucky to get Steve McDonald to allow me to use his music? He inspired me many times.
I must get to work on Sea Hawk so you can enjoy it, too. Thank you!
September 5th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Ancient Celts, modern archeologists, adventure, steamy romance, and many other great story elements all woven together and wonderfully woven together wonderfully read by the author. Arlene has a wonderful voice that makes her story easy to listen to. The way the story moves back and forth between yesteryear and modern times transitions easily without any confusion, even though the characters are similar. The way Arlene describes everything so well and so vividly I could almost smell the peat moss and wood smoke, heather, laurel and all the other herbs used by the ancient Celts. The Fox is a great way to enjoy several hours loosing one’s self in another time and another place.
September 17th, 2009 at 12:53 am
Hi Anthony, I’m so glad you enjoyed The Fox. You describe it just the way I felt while I was writing it! Thank you very much.
October 7th, 2009 at 6:38 am
Hi Arlene,
Thanks for making your book available as an E-book download. I’m the guy that had a little trouble with the “stilted” narration. (you were right, it was the lack of contractions)
But, as I suspected, your book turned out to be a throroughly enjoyable read. Thanks for a great story!
What’s next?
Cheers
October 7th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Hi Thomas! So glad to see you back! Did you come back and listen to the songs at the end of the chapters here? I am so glad you were able to enjoy The Fox. I would love to answer any questions you might have about it, just contact me through my website.
My next novel is Sea Hawk, and it takes place over 4000 yrs ago. You might say, ancestors of Jahna and Lovern! LOL
March 3rd, 2010 at 5:03 am
Arlene Radasky’s book is awesome. Not only does it have a compelling story that sucks you into the lives of her characters, but you get to learn so much about the everyday life of the pre-Roman Celts. The Celtic music at the end of every chapter is the icing on the cake and although I intended to impatiently skip it every chapter, I found myself thinking, “Just a little bit more, then I’ll fast forward…,” every single song I encountered. I never ended up skipping any of the music.
My one criticism is her narration which came across as a slightly raised voice, stilted and choppy. It has been suggested that this is because of the lack of contractions in Jahna’s part of the story, but the peculiar style is in the modern parts of the story as well.
However, after the initial shock of the strange way it is read, and getting captivated by the characters and the adventure of their lives, I actually found that it added a little seasoning, giving the story a uniqueness that I don’t quite know how to describe.
I think you should do two more things with your story – make a screen play and a G-rated version. I think it would make a great movie.
A G-rated version could be used in schools. I love to recommend historical novels to my students (4th, 5th, & 6th graders in a private school) to help them get a personalized ‘feel’ for different time periods and peoples. This book is so soundly researched that I would not hesitate to recommend it as an historical novel, but sadly not for young folks. The sexual overtones don’t seem to be just thrown in to ‘raise the ratings’ as is so evident in some types of novels, they really do add to the attitudes and rituals, at least in Jahna’s story, but even so, I can’t let my children read it, and I am unable to read an edited version aloud due to my own disability. An adult reader will not find the intimate moments at all pornographic, only a vital addition to an aspect of the story.
There is some language, but there is an interesting thing about the particular “four lettered words” Ms. Radasky chose to include in her story. If I remember my linguistics correctly, those particular words were actual words in a language or languages used before conquerors came over to what is now the British Isles from the continent. They were trying to discourage the use of the native language(s) by labeling the words as “bad” or “nasty” and they have remained labeled “bad words” to this day. Perhaps Ms. Radasky will comment on this and whether her use of the words were purposeful for that reason.
If you are considering this book, I HIGHLY recommend it; you will not be sorry. If you are like me with a good book, once started you will not stop until you have reached the end of the final chapter. If the narration style bothers you, look at it as an interpretation of the language used, which wasn’t English, until you become accustomed to it and you actually begin to enjoy its unique rhythm and sound.
Good work, Arlene, thank you for putting all that hard work into studying the time period, it really shows. I impatiently look forward to your next novel!
~ Jean
P.S. I will be looking into the music as well, I really did enjoy it.
March 6th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
A stimulating novel that mixes the passion for the past and the love that reaches the eternity. This novel offers the reader a passage by the historic Celtic Scotland through the eyes of the modern archeology and the largest force of the universe that unites two people in the past and in the future… Mysterious, exciting, intriguing, this story, like its author calls it, will leave traces in the reader’s soul.
March 7th, 2010 at 7:22 pm
Hi Jean,
I am so glad you liked my book and the wonderful music that inspired me.
I have been told by at one friend that he is reading it to his girls, but leaving out the spots that are too old for them. I can understand your concern and am highly honored for you to say that, if it were G rated, it is informative and correct enough to be recommended for reading to learn about the era and people.
LOL, if there are any screenplay writers out there, contact me! My mom says it would make a good movie, too! Thank you!
Yes, I now have an extensive library filled with books on this subject, these people and time. It has been read by archeologists who like it so I guess I am doing something right! I promised myself at the beginning that I would be truthful and only tell what could have happened.
I am doing the same for Sea Hawk. Except quite a bit earlier in history. You will be glad to hear that it will be G or PG rated. That time in history was fairly violent!
Thank you.
March 7th, 2010 at 7:25 pm
IVANOV!!!
So good to see you here! You are a poet. You inspire and compliment at the same time. I am so glad we met through my book. Now I have a glimmer of your dreams as well.
Hugs to you!
March 8th, 2010 at 8:07 am
Jean Oakes,
I am sorry, I forgot to discuss the curse words I used. While writing this, I was on a forum with two or three people from England and asked them what a woman from Skye would say. They gave me a few appropriate words. Skye is not a large urban area so the words used may have the archaic base, not seen in the larger cities of GB. Aine is still much a polite woman so she is not going to come out with the oft used words we over-hear today, too.
December 9th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
Blowing my horn again, for several reasons.
I counted my downloads on 12/3/10, and found I had 25,620 downloads of The Fox in all the sites I can prove.
I have emails from readers who enjoyed listening or reading The Fox but the most interesting continuing conversation has been this one.
Dear mrs.A. Radasky
Good time.
I am so pleased to inform you that, Farsi translation of your goon novel ” the fox ” will be published within the next few months of which i will definately send you a copy either direct from Iran or through my daughter who is already studying in Malasia.
I am willing to know about your second book ” the sea hawk “. is it finished and or published ?i will be glad to translate that book also.
Waiting to hear from you.
Best regards
your sincerely
K. Sadeghipour
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Needless to say, I am Honored and PROUD of this!
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Through Podiobooks.com The Fox is available on Audible.com and through Smashwords.com it is now available on Kobo.com as well as the iBook store and many other places. I also have it available in Google Ebooks.
February 1st, 2011 at 5:32 pm
I listened to this story as a podcast, but I am purchasing print copies because it is a story that absolutely needs to be shared with some of my favourite people who aren’t the podcast listening type. I stumbled across The Fox while looking for some light entertainment, and by the time that I realized that this wasn’t it, I had been irrevocably sucked in. I’ve never fallen in love with characters the way I fell in love with Jahna, and especially, because the reader gets to view him through Jahna’s eyes, with Lovern. This is a wonderful blend of realism, history and heart-wrenching fantasy, a hauntingly-sweet, tragic story that allows you to feel like you are breathing in the sights and sounds that the narrator is experiencing, and makes you want to cling to each moment so that it endures. Ms. Radasky is a master at evoking a strong sense of attachment to all of her characters, including the modern day ones who play a lesser role in the tale. Even the minor characters come to life and I walked away from the story (still wiping the tears from my face) with the impression that I had new friends, lovers and family. I look forward to the author’s next book. I would recommend this story to anyone with a heart, and would rate this as one of my favourite books ever.
February 9th, 2011 at 12:07 pm
This book has made more of a mark on me than any other in my life (so far). The people and events felt true and it had me thinking you were recounting your own experiences from a past life regression. It has left me grieving and raging against what was done to our ancestry in a way that no history lesson could ever have done.
February 22nd, 2011 at 5:42 pm
Chantal, thank you for your very kind words. I am glad we could make contact and you allowed me to get to know you a little. I am honored by your words.
Yes, Lovern is a man who will try to help us learn the importance of life, family and friends. I feel the same about him. I do hope I did him justice as he looks down on us all from the gods’ table.
February 22nd, 2011 at 5:45 pm
Annie and Jeremy,
Thank you so much for your kind words.
The story of Lovern and Jahna is a lesson in our violent history, however, I also hope it brings you a sense of the importance of family, our bloodlines, as well.
May 20th, 2011 at 7:02 pm
I really wanted to like this book. It’s got loads of things I like; Science, Culture, History and more. I even think it’s written well and maybe someday I’ll have the opportunity to be able to devote the time to read it with my eyes instead of my ears. What kept me from getting further than a few seconds into the second episode was the pedantic quality of the narration. Each word seemed to be over-emphasized and kept quite separate from its fellows before and behind. It’s entirely possible that I’m alone in this opinion and I’m okay with that. In fact, I find myself a bit puzzled because I made the decision to subscribe after listening to a podcast interview with Ms. Radasky. In that setting I found her speaking voice quite listen-able and the premise of the story fascinating. I really wish I could have enjoyed the podiobook.
May 24th, 2011 at 9:15 pm
Dear TerminusVox,
I’m sorry you had a difficult time listening to the podcast. I wonder if it was because the first chapter is the start of the ancient world and there are no contractions in the ancient speech? Some find it formal, but it’s the way I wanted to distinguish the ancient words from the modern. I do hope you take the time to go to Smashwords.com and download the free version to read. I’m sure you’d enjoy it.
August 20th, 2011 at 1:51 pm
I enjoyed every chapter of your book and was sad that it finished. I hope you’ll soon have another one for me to read. My only regret is I couldn’t be transported into the world you described….
August 25th, 2011 at 7:40 am
Hi Teresa,
Thank you so much for taking time to make a comment. It really means a lot to authors to hear back from those who have listened. And I am very happy you enjoyed The Fox.
I am writing another novel, it takes place in 2400 BC. It has been a slow slog but I will finish it!
You can go to my website and email me from there if you have any questions. http://www.radasky.com.
Thanks again!
Arlene