Lucy A. McLaren

fantasy novel

  • Passing the Mantle

    The old wizard walked with purpose, one hand grasping an intricately carved wooden staff, the other resting lightly on his weathered belt. You might expect him to be wearing a luxurious robe, as wizards are wont to do; in fact, he was dressed sensibly in woollen trousers, tunic and cape, for there was a long…

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  • Birthright

    It started with a sacred weapon. Arthur was told from a young age he would inherit his father’s sword—his grandfather’s before him—and take up his rightful place as Hero of the Realm. And yet… And yet, the idea left him hollow. It wasn’t even fear—well, he had to admit, perhaps a little fear—but rather a…

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  • The Waypoint

    The bell above my door rings and my heart jolts in my chest, sending a rush of adrenaline through my veins. I am torn; comfortable in my state of near-hibernation, reluctant to move… But this is my first visitor in months, drawn in by the ever-burning flame at the top of my tower—a waypoint in…

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  • The Vigil

    The oak tree stood vigil on the roadside. Travellers passed by along with the seasons and the tree saw the flourish of life and the rot of death, ever silent in its watch. And so it was that, on this particular morning, it felt a tug upon one of its lower branches; a sturdy limb…

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  • Fantasy books I read as a child (that are still amazing today)

    I’ve been reading fantasy books for about twenty years. Though I will venture off to other genres (horror, thriller, even sometimes a good romance), I will always be drawn back to the magical lure of the fantasy section in my local (read: any) bookshop (much to my husband’s chagrin). There is something incomparable about being…

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  • My top 5 video games and how they’ve influenced me as a fantasy writer

    I’ve been playing video games for as long as I can remember. The earliest were floppy disks (showing my age) on our family PC – games such as Doom or Duke Nukem that I was undoubtedly too young to appreciate (and terrible at). Luckily, my skill has improved with age (I don’t die *quite* as…

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  • Signing with a publisher as an unagented debut author

    Well, this is a post I wasn’t sure I’d ever be writing… but here it is: I have a publisher! (Cue balloons, kazoos and confetti). My debut book, A CHILD’S AWAKENING, will be released by SFWP in Spring 2022. It’s still surreal typing that – I have to keep pinching myself.  So I wanted to…

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