Marchwood: The Prequel Story (Marchwood: A Cozy Fantasy Novel Series Prequel)

De: R. A. Lorensen

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

The rollicking prequel to the cozy fantasy adventure Marchwood, inspired by Redwall.

The sagebrush clan squirrels must leave the Tormin Valley after a long drought. Along the way, they'll meet the chipmunk sages of the woods, a banjo-strumming raccoon, coffee-drinking pine martens, and become entangled in a war that will pit the peaceful creatures of the woods against the mad king of the gray squirrels of Oakgrove.

The Marchwood series is a cozy fantasy adventure inspired by classic fantasy tales like Redwall and The Hobbit. In these cozy fantasy books for young adults and adults, author R. A. Lorensen builds peaceful villages, woodland lore, and engaging tales about the critters that drink their tea and wield their swords in the forests of Marchwood.

In this prequel adventure, find out the origins of Riverbank Village and the cast of characters who began the settlement that would become the home of Nova the red squirrel and her party of friends.

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Hi, I’m R.A. Lorensen, a writer and artist from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. I grew up in the wide woods of the UP, which inspires so many of my stories.

I am the author of the epic fantasy series, A Century of Iron and Gold, and the cozy fantasy series, Marchwood, several other books, and countless stories and articles.

Marchwood was discovered when my toddler daughter fell in love with Bilbo Baggins and his friends while telling dinnertime stories. I wanted to write new stories that were wholesome, family-friendly, and adventuresome, while still being exciting and interesting. From that dream of sharing fantastic, beautiful, and meaningful stories with my children, Marchwood was born.

When I write, I think about universal and developmental themes and archetypes—wise wizards, magical objects, and universal narrative tropes and rhetorical devices—to breathe life and interest into every story, while always remembering to write in a calm, positive, and mindful way to comfort and relax my readers.

I have my BA in English from Northern Michigan University and PhD in Rhetoric & Technical Communication from Michigan Technological University, and I’ve been teaching writing at the university level for about a decade. So, whenever you read my stories, you can know that someone with years and years of experience as a writer, teacher, scholar, and researcher has carefully put down those words with the utmost meaning and intention.

I hope you enjoy these stories, whether you’re reading them tucked happily into bed at night after a long day, sitting in your favorite chair on the front porch in a rainstorm, relaxing by the light of a fire, or sitting in your rocking chair sharing them with your children.

“May your paws be warm and your fires be steady.” -R. A. Lorensen

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A version of this story is also available on Kindle Vella as "Tales from Ferndeep Woods" 1-44.