Jena would find leadership a lot easier if her enemies were clearly and undoubtedly evil but she struggles with the discovery that this is not the case. She learns to wield great power but that comes at a great personal cost. On her journey Jena discovers friends and foes where she doesn't expect them, experiences love and betrayal, and develops from suspicion to understanding of other peoples. Bronwyn Calder has been writing since she was old enough to hold a pen. From age 17 she has had stories published in journals, magazines and anthologies while having a related career as a book editor. Now over 40 years later, not saying how much over, she lives in Auckland, NZ and writes fantasy and sci-fi. Through these favourite genres she can tell of the weirder aspects of life and love.2007 - Published fantasy novel Askar.2009 - Film festival selection for the short film "How Europe Got Its Name" with Bronwyn as script co-author.2012 - Film festival selection and award for the short film "The House of Seville" based on a story by Bronwyn.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGdSqzZjJH02014 - Story "Endless Sea" won the Graeme Lay Short Story Competition run by the NZ Society of Authors. "Endless Sea" has now been published in Landfall Issue 229. Landfall is New Zealand's longest-running arts and literary journal.2020 - Joined the co-operative team at CloudInk Publishing, mostly in the role of EditorFurther to writing, Bronwyn belly-dances, sings and makes art including the fabric art illustrations for her new book "The Master Weaver".
