Ronlyn Domingue is the author of The Chronicle of Secret Riven, The Mapmaker’s War, and The Mercy of Thin Air, which was published in ten languages. Her essays and short stories have appeared in several print and online publications, including New England Review, Shambhala Sun, and The Nervous Breakdown. Connect with her on RonlynDomingue.com, Facebook, and Twitter.
Praise for The Chronicle of Secret Riven:
“The Chronicle of Secret Riven hypnotizes with the cadence of a
fairy tale and the sweeping scope of an epic. I longed to linger in
this world of eloquent animals, hidden forests, and magical
libraries, and felt nearly heartbroken to turn the last page.
Ronlyn Domingue, like her unforgettable heroine Secret Riven, has a
knack for making us all see the wonder in what appears to be
ordinary.”
*Amy Shearn, author of The Mermaid of Brooklyn and How Far Is the
Ocean from Here*
“Mysterious manuscripts, arcane languages, and sinister silences
animate the wonderfully inventive realm of Secret Riven, a
character so powerful that we are both startled and enchanted as we
tumble headlong into her world.”
*Maria Tatar, author of Enchanted Hunters: The Power of Stories in
Childhood*
“The Chronicle of Secret Riven is an extraordinary mix of a fresh
voice and an Old World sensibility. With mesmerizing language,
Ronlyn Domingue spins a tale of wonder, danger, and magic, taking
the reader to a faraway world that helps us to see our own with
more clarity. This is a book that reminds us of the power of
silence, of paying attention, of intuition, and of protecting the
most vulnerable among us.”
*Susan Henderson, author of Up From the Blue*
“An epic fairy tale for a new age; Ronlyn Domingue has created a
mythos all her own. The Chronicle of Secret Riven deftly braids the
story of love, loss, magic, myth, and ancestry together into a
hauntingly beautiful tale. The book also possesses a secret itself.
If you know how to look for it, if you know how to listen, you’ll
risk being inspired by the powerful message that glimmers beyond
the pages of this shimmering story.”
*Signe Pike, author of Faery Tale*
“Domingue lushly layers Secret’s hopes, dreams and visions…[the]
tale will charm…lovers of fantasy.”
*Kirkus Reviews*
“In Secret's world, anything can happen.”
*Publishers Weekly*
Praise for The Mapmaker's War:
“Journey to the heart of a fairy-tale land with doomed queens, epic
quests, and enemy kingdoms in The Mapmaker’s War. Ronlyn Domingue’s
jewel of a book has a big canvas, memorable characters, and
intimate storytelling. You will be swept away by this otherworldly
tale that charts the all-too-human territory between heartbreak and
hope.”
*Deborah Harkness, New York Times bestselling author of A Discovery
of Witches*
“A map can make sense out of the seen world. But it can also evoke
greed. And what of a map of the heart? Legend, allegory,
fantasy—this second novel by Domingue entwines genres to cast a
spell upon its reader.... A curious, thought-provoking story about
how the heart’s terrain bears charting, too.”
*Kirkus Reviews on The Mapmaker's War*
“What a stunning, original book this is—restrained and sensual,
cerebral and lush, always blazingly intelligent, epic and
expansive, yet filled with the most precisely and lovingly observed
details. This is one of the best books I've read in years.
Reminiscent of Margaret Atwood's best work and yet wholly its own,
The Mapmaker’s War evokes one of its heroine’s fantastic,
world-defining maps: giving lines to human landscapes as old as
myth, seemingly for the first time. You won’t be able to put this
book down, and it will take you somewhere you've never been,
leaving you transformed.”
*Carolyn Turgeon, author of Mermaid and The Fairest of Them
All*
“Domingue deftly explores themes of motherhood, gender equality,
and the powerful ties that bind us to our roots, while at the same
time mesmerizing the reader with the story of a mythical land
struggling to protect itself from the greed and jealousy of the
slowly encroaching outside world.”
*Booklist on The Mapmaker's War*
“The Mapmaker's War is an extraordinary tale of a woman's courage
in an ancient Utopian world. Domingue has taken on the herculean
task of inventing a new legend, and the result is a remarkable
novel at once absorbing and heart wrenching, but above all
mesmerizing!”
*M.J. Rose, internationally bestselling author of Seduction*
“The Mapmaker's War evokes not mere fantasy, but the real magic I
found as a child, reading by flashlight under a blanket. As then,
the story takes me by the hand to exotic lands and noble people. As
it proceeds, I'm reminded of myself as a teen-age girl, chafing
under the restrictions of an established order. Further on, I'm
lead into adulthood. The story keeps me under its spell, but it
fills with adult contradictions, with experiences of betrayal and
regret, with sex and self-knowledge, with the reality of evil, and
all the while, yes, the same old magic. But the magic has matured,
now, redeemed by love and wisdom.”
*Ava Leavell Haymon, author of Why the House Is Made of
Gingerbread: Poems, Winner of the MIAL 2011 Prize for Poetry*
“With an original voice, Ronlyn Domingue takes us into a land of
strange truths and raw beauty. Writing against contemporary norms,
she dares to forge into new territory even as she takes us into an
ancient world. To the place of a red dragon and warm desire. A
world full of love, and hate, and recompense. Domingue has a rare
eye for the honest word and a heart willing to travel where the
story leads. The Mapmaker’s War offers us the chance to reflect on
both our sins and saving graces and to believe in the possibility
of a future that holds kindness and understanding as key. This
novel is a celebration of brave women and men, of expansive vision,
and ultimately, of a humanity not easily denied.”
*River Jordan, nationally bestselling author of Praying for
Strangers and The Miracle of Mercy Land*
“A fun read for fantasy lovers.”
*Publishers Weekly on The Mapmaker's War*
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