{"id":2801,"date":"2015-11-09T00:01:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T05:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tellest.com\/?p=2801"},"modified":"2015-11-20T07:03:48","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T12:03:48","slug":"fantasy-promo-lola-the-buhund-and-the-empty-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/fantasy-promo-lola-the-buhund-and-the-empty-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy Promo: Lola the Buhund and the Empty Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"
Phew! \u00a0It’s been over a month since I’ve had the opportunity to feature an Otherworld promo on the site (though Kev was gracious enough to help out while I was gone). \u00a0I’d nearly forgotten how to do it!<\/p>\n
Luckily, I have a decent story to share with you today which has pushed me right back into that zone. \u00a0I’m a huge dog lover, and I feel like they aren’t used enough in fantasy. \u00a0Then I met Lola.<\/p>\n
Elbot Carman has put together a wonderful little book that is intended for young adults between grades four and nine, but Lola the Buhund and the Empty Sky<\/em> can be\u00a0appropriate for all ages. \u00a0It’s been inspired by a lot of different things, including\u00a0Pacific Northwest Native American tales for the basis of the story’s plot; with Shinto mythology and elements of Ireland’s countryside, Central Alaska’s wilderness, and Indian culture. \u00a0I love that there is a lot of interpretative folklore as a basis here, and I was won over easily by the canine protagonist.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n