Weblit by Karen Wehrstein

"***** The best serial I have read so far online… more than once I’ve laughed out loud or gotten watery-eyed." - Capriox @ Web Fiction Guide

"There’s really nothing that compares to this story, you know. How can I read other fiction after experiencing the depth of Chevenga’s life?" - GreenGlass in the comments

"Your work has its teeth in my soul and is worrying fiercely and shows no signs of tiring." - Michael Thedford @ Lexy's Basement

"If you want to be challenged as a reader, if you like to read stories that make you think, I can recommend this tale." - Merrilee Faber @ e-Fiction Book Club

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Dear new reader:

Never read my books? The Philosopher in Arms starts here. It is not yet complete, but I post one segment of 2,500 words or so every weekday except Canadian statutory holidays and the odd vacation. Right now I have about a million words of writing on this site.

If you have read my published novels Lion's Heart and Lion's Soul (New York: Baen Books, 1991) before, and want to go straight to the new novel which is the result of the changed ending, delete the epilogue of Lion's Soul in your mind and start reading asa kraiya : beyond the sword here. I actually recommend reading The Philosopher in Arms first, though, since readers of both tell me it's way better than the dead-tree originals.

Because my weblit works interlace with those of Shirley Meier, so that reading either her works or mine end-to-end reveals spoilers for the others, you might want to consider using The Spoiler-Free Guide to Fifth Millennium Online. If you are a true spoiler-hater (as I am!) this is the way to read our works.

Note: this work contains adult material. If you are under 18, please come back on your 18th birthday. There will be lots more to enjoy by then.

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I don't just write... not since I switched from traditional publishing to weblit. I cherish interacting with my readers and do it in many different ways: polls, reader challenges (I throw you all a problem in the story and use the best solution(s)), character chats, livewriting on Googlewave, and more. We keep thinking up new ones.

Because the most intense of these are time- and energy-consuming, I'm now offering them to Patrons only, along with premium content writing. For only $4 per month (an amount determined by a poll of my readers), you can become a Patron, and by combining the free content with the premium content and all interaction events, you get the best overall experience of my work. Offerings/opportunities for Patrons happen at least once per month. Patrons are also recognized on the darya semanakraseyeni (ds) page, if they wish (please request in "Special instructions to seller" box). To sign on as a Patron use one of these buttons:

Monthly: US$4.00

Weekly: US$1.00

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