PRAISE FOR FIONA PATTON
A promising beginning to a new fantasy series, told with gentle humor (and where appropriate, campy banter) and warmth.
Lawrence Schimel
Lambda Book Report
A fabulous new talent ... a marvelously detailed version of the British Isles featuring strong, energetic characters and a rich tapestry of events to keep us turning the pages at a feverish rate.
Romantic Times
Powerful and promising
Locus Year-End Review
Fiona Patton uses words like the painter Simon uses paint to present a bright, vivid portrait of the painter knight and his young liege. Her characters are exquisitely alive and the thread of profound love and respect between Simon and Leary lends a delicate poignancy to THE PAINTER KNIGHT that raises it high above the ordinary fantasy adventure.
Affaire de Coeur
A rousing adventure, full of color and spectacular magics, and just a hint of romance.
Locus
Ms. Patton writes in mesmerizing fashion as she weaves uniquely engaging characters, a complicated plot and some nifty magical concepts into a fascinating whole.
Romantic Times
Fiona Patton has a gift for writing court intrigue. She deftly juggles the plots and counterplots without losing sight of the fact that, unless readers care about the characters, a coherent story doesn't mean anything.
Starlog
For THE GRANITE SHIELD
Nominated for the Spectrum Award
With a lyrical prose that almost sings at times, Ms. Patton conjures up another unforgettable chapter in the Branion saga.
Romantic Times
A definite winner ... THE GRANITE SHIELD has Patton's best characters yet, every member a distinct, living, vividly personified creation. While Patton can and does write intense scenes - the visions several of the characters endure are particularly impressive -- she also knows when to lighten up. The interaction between brothers Rhys and LLewen is especially good.
Starlog
Ms. Patton takes a complex plot with tangled threads of magic and politics and deftly weaves it into a thrilling fantasy that is hard to put down.
Romantic Times
A fantasy novel that will appeal to readers on several levels.
Midwest Book Review
Patton handles the varies elements necessary to an inevitably more complicated plot very skillfully. The fourth book in a series, THE GOLDEN SWORD stands well on its own, thanks in part to a chapter-by-chapter cast list that especially helps newcomers. Workmanlike and well told, it is sure to attract and hold fantasy fans.
Booklist
Compelling.
Locus
Detailed world-building set the stage for an intriguing plot... Fans of detailed multifaceted epic fantasy will enjoy this introduction to a unique world.
Romantic Times
...Swim into an intriguing tale.
Starlog
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