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
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
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….
";}s:7:"summary";s:195:"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....";s:12:"atom_content";s:219:"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….
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1313873504;}i:2;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:18:"By: Arlene Radasky";s:4:"link";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/comment-page-2/#comment-328453";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Arlene Radasky";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 25 May 2011 04:15:13 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:65:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/#comment-328453";s:11:"description";s:423:"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.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:461:"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.
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.
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.
";}s:7:"summary";s:837:"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.";s:12:"atom_content";s:881:"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.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1305943339;}i:4;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:18:"By: Arlene Radasky";s:4:"link";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/comment-page-2/#comment-326617";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Arlene Radasky";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:45:50 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:65:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/#comment-326617";s:11:"description";s:220:"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.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:239:"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
";}s:7:"summary";s:327:"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.";s:12:"atom_content";s:335:"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.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1297278446;}i:7;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:20:"By: Chantal Boudreau";s:4:"link";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/comment-page-2/#comment-325952";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:16:"Chantal Boudreau";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:32:42 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:65:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/#comment-325952";s:11:"description";s:1286:"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.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:1300:"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.
";}s:7:"summary";s:1286:"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.";s:12:"atom_content";s:1300:"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.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1296606762;}i:8;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:18:"By: Arlene Radasky";s:4:"link";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/comment-page-2/#comment-323508";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Arlene Radasky";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:32:36 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:65:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/#comment-323508";s:11:"description";s:1088:"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 --------- Needless to say, I am Honored and PROUD of this! ++++++ 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.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:1213:"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
———
Needless to say, I am Honored and PROUD of this!
++++++
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.
";}s:7:"summary";s:1088:"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 --------- Needless to say, I am Honored and PROUD of this! ++++++ 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.";s:12:"atom_content";s:1213:"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
———
Needless to say, I am Honored and PROUD of this!
++++++
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.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1291930356;}i:9;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:18:"By: Arlene Radasky";s:4:"link";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/comment-page-2/#comment-319060";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Arlene Radasky";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:07:43 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:65:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/#comment-319060";s:11:"description";s:457:"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.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:471:"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.
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.
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!
";}s:7:"summary";s:192:"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!";s:12:"atom_content";s:211:"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!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1268015131;}i:11;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:18:"By: Arlene Radasky";s:4:"link";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/comment-page-1/#comment-319055";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Arlene Radasky";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:22:38 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:65:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/#comment-319055";s:11:"description";s:991:"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.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:1035:"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.
";}s:7:"summary";s:991:"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.";s:12:"atom_content";s:1035:"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.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1268014958;}i:12;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:16:"By: Ivanov Vivas";s:4:"link";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/comment-page-1/#comment-319044";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:12:"Ivanov Vivas";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:17:56 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:65:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/#comment-319044";s:11:"description";s:412:"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.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:420:"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.
";}s:7:"summary";s:412:"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.";s:12:"atom_content";s:420:"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.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1267931876;}i:13;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:14:"By: Jean Oakes";s:4:"link";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/comment-page-1/#comment-319017";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Jean Oakes";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:03:04 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:65:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/#comment-319017";s:11:"description";s:3213:"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.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:3421:"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.
";}s:7:"summary";s:3213:"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.";s:12:"atom_content";s:3421:"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.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1267617784;}i:14;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:18:"By: Arlene Radasky";s:4:"link";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/comment-page-1/#comment-317226";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Arlene Radasky";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:23:12 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:65:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/#comment-317226";s:11:"description";s:370:"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";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:382:"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
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
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
";}s:7:"summary";s:324:"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";s:12:"atom_content";s:492:"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
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1254922732;}i:16;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:18:"By: Arlene Radasky";s:4:"link";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/comment-page-1/#comment-316963";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Arlene Radasky";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:53:14 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:65:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/#comment-316963";s:11:"description";s:125:"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.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:139:"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.
";}s:7:"summary";s:125:"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.";s:12:"atom_content";s:139:"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.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1253173994;}i:17;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:11:"By: Anthony";s:4:"link";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/comment-page-1/#comment-316880";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"Anthony";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:35:14 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:65:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/#comment-316880";s:11:"description";s:688:"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.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:696:"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.
";}s:7:"summary";s:688:"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.";s:12:"atom_content";s:696:"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.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1252186514;}i:18;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:18:"By: Arlene Radasky";s:4:"link";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/comment-page-1/#comment-312159";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:14:"Arlene Radasky";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:30:07 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:65:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/#comment-312159";s:11:"description";s:502:"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!";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:522:"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!
";}s:7:"summary";s:502:"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!";s:12:"atom_content";s:522:"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!
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1249849807;}i:19;a:10:{s:5:"title";s:13:"By: AngelEyes";s:4:"link";s:80:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/comment-page-1/#comment-307987";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:9:"AngelEyes";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:58:27 +0000";s:4:"guid";s:65:"http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/06/17/the-fox/#comment-307987";s:11:"description";s:863:"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.";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:894:"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.
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.