The
Northern Problem and Other Stories
By: Laura Seeber
Blurb
Five
stories tell of a world teetering on the brink of chaos. Five people who fight to dream, to love, to
scheme, and to survive. Five glimpses
into a time when a life was shaped by spirits just as much as the sword. It is a world where the lines between a truth
and a lie, life and death, and love and obsession shift like the wind.
The
Northern Problem and Other Stories offer a glimpse into the lives of those that
would later come together in The Spring and Autumn Murders. Before passion, murder and intrigue would
bring them together, the very same would threaten to tear their world apart.
Excerpt from “The Story of Daiyu” in
The Northern Problem and Other Stories
Chuluun
stumbled into the ger, and stood for a moment, watching his wife Odval sleeping
soundly, her arm wrapped loosely around her daughter. He touched Daiyu’s hair softly, and watched
her breath escape from her mouth for a few moments. He saw her eyes dance beneath her eyelids,
knowing full well that she was dreaming of the hunt.
He smiled
slightly. She was nothing like him,
indeed.
He watched
as she rolled over in her sleep, pulling herself away from her mother’s grasp,
a small snore escaping from her as she did so.
Once she had settled back down into slumber, Chuluun reached down and
gently shook his wife awake.
“Odval,” he
whispered softly. “Wake up, my love.”
Odval
stirred slightly and opened her eyes.
She turned to look up at her husband.
“What is
it, Chuluun?” she asked, reaching for him and pulling him down into an embrace.
“I think I
have found someone worthy of little Daiyu when it comes time,” he said. He felt his wife shift around and beneath him
as he sank into the furs beside her.
“Who?”
“The young
hunter Altan,” he said thoughtfully.
“The men spoke of her while they were around the fire. His words spoke to her protection.”
“I know his
family. His parents were good and just
when they were alive. His uncle is a
wise man.”
Chuluun
nodded in the darkness.
“But there
is time,” he said with a yawn. “I will
speak with Altan and his uncle in the morning, and see if they are agreeable
with the idea, when the time comes. For
now though, little Daiyu will continue to stay with us.”
“Good,”
murmured Odval as she drifted off to sleep.
“There are too many lessons for the young girl to learn before
marriage.”
Daiyu
slowly opened her eyes and searched the darkness, trying to remember the face
of this young hunter that would become her husband.
Author Info
Laura
Seeber has worked as a geologist, an environmental consultant, and a freelance
writer. She currently divides her time
between her own environmental consulting business, handling various
ghostwriting and freelance writing projects, and her own fiction writing. Her interests include history, outdoor
activities, martial arts, mysteries, and non-fiction material. The Spring and Autumn Murders is her first
novel. She currently lives in Illinois
with her husband, Michael.
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Sounds really intriguing, what was your inspiration for this novel?
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