THE WINGS OF IERE is a collection of stories and songs, adapted from the Amerindian oral tradition and re-written to appeal to readers of all ages. Caribbean poetry, modern rap, traditional dances, interpretive dances have all been interwoven and presented in this book just the way the stories have been told by Doris Harper-Wills live on stage. Selected stories from this collection have been dramatised in the Umana Yana and the National Park of Guyana, in the Billie Holiday Theater ( New York), in the halls of Zambia and Zimbabwe, in the castles and museums of England and under the tents of distant Yukon, Canada where she was acclaimed Top Teller. At last, these much-travelled stories (tweaked, elaborated, re-invented, re mixed) have finally settled down on the printed page for future generations to enjoy. The Wings of Iere is dedicated to those grandparents, parents and children of the Caribbean diaspora who never learnt in school about their buried past. BOOK 1 AMERINDIAN LEGENDS (from THE WINGS OF IERE) Legend of Okonorote How the first people came to Guyana Legend of Raincloud Like Isis of Egypt, her tears caused crops to grow Legend of Amalivaca The avatar who came to teach the people many skills Legend of Mychoppa A love-story Legend of Ole Kaie How the Kaieteur Falls got its name Legend of the Lake (Trinidad) How tar got on the road BOOK 2 AMERINDIAN MELODIES (from THE WINGS OF IERE) Iere’s Song Amerindian Air Arawak Greeting Song Mashramani Chant-Dance Amerindian Lullaby ORIGINAL SONGS BY DORIS HARPER-WILLS The Hummingbird Song Island Chant Name Poem (Words by A.J. Seymour) Christopher Columbus Came Ashore Amerindian Rap

Milseon's ambition to create his own empire at the other side of the world threatens the integrity of the millenary and powerful Ahâ-Men-Ptah. However, Firdonio, suspecting his real intentions, is alert trying to avoid it while he finds the necessary proof to unmask Milseon before the emperor that is still trusting in his loyalty and in the loyalty of some kings which don't seem to care about the future of the empire or of their gods.

When Milseon realises the only obstacle to achieve his longed-for independence is Firdonio's tenacity, he won't hesitate to do everything he can to kill him, accuse one of his sons of trying to kill the emperor or instigating riots in the colonies the Islands have all around the world and to blame him before the emperor and the other kings.

Finally he succeeds in convincing the other kings that Firdonio is guilty of all the misfortunes of the empire and that they have to declare war on him. So, Firdonio and his family will be embroiled in all kind of difficult situations while they try to find the evidence to prove their innocence before the armies of Ahâ-Men-Ptah march against them.

Although accurately based on Plato's descriptions about the Atlantis, I have tried to reflect in this novel some of the mysteries of the Antiquity that the most orthodox historians don't want to accept: aircraft that work with gas cylinders, use of electricity, powerful mentals, rejuvenation ceremonies beside the pyramids, use of powder, incredible technologies, air battles… All those things some impossible discoveries and myths make us dream about, have been recreated in this historical fiction by someone that sincerely believes in the truths that had been distorted as time goes by until they have become imaginative fables… By someone that would like this world to have existed.

This is a story of magic and bravery during a dangerous time where magical creatures are being remade into something ugly and evil. Go on an adventure with the Immortals and meet new and amazing people and mystical beings.

This is a story of magic and bravery during a dangerous time where magical creatures are being remade into something ugly and evil. Go on an adventure with the Immortals and meet new and amazing people and mystical beings.

THE WINGS OF IERE is a collection of stories and songs, adapted from the Amerindian oral tradition and re-written to appeal to readers of all ages. Caribbean poetry, modern rap, traditional dances, interpretive dances have all been interwoven and presented in this book just the way the stories have been told by Doris Harper-Wills live on stage. Selected stories from this collection have been dramatised in the Umana Yana and the National Park of Guyana, in the Billie Holiday Theater ( New York), in the halls of Zambia and Zimbabwe, in the castles and museums of England and under the tents of distant Yukon, Canada where she was acclaimed Top Teller. At last, these much-travelled stories (tweaked, elaborated, re-invented, re mixed) have finally settled down on the printed page for future generations to enjoy. The Wings of Iere is dedicated to those grandparents, parents and children of the Caribbean diaspora who never learnt in school about their buried past. BOOK 1 AMERINDIAN LEGENDS (from THE WINGS OF IERE) Legend of Okonorote How the first people came to Guyana Legend of Raincloud Like Isis of Egypt, her tears caused crops to grow Legend of Amalivaca The avatar who came to teach the people many skills Legend of Mychoppa A love-story Legend of Ole Kaie How the Kaieteur Falls got its name Legend of the Lake (Trinidad) How tar got on the road BOOK 2 AMERINDIAN MELODIES (from THE WINGS OF IERE) Iere’s Song Amerindian Air Arawak Greeting Song Mashramani Chant-Dance Amerindian Lullaby ORIGINAL SONGS BY DORIS HARPER-WILLS The Hummingbird Song Island Chant Name Poem (Words by A.J. Seymour) Christopher Columbus Came Ashore Amerindian Rap

Fairies are real. Don't have doubts. Their world can be dangerous as well. Wanda is too familiar with this. As a Crystal Keeper, she helps the fairies of her realm. But the evil sorcerer Balkazaar has other plans. He's kidnapped her friend and fellow Crystal Keeper Edina. Wanda is faced with the mystery of her disappearance while trying to figure out Balkazaar's next move. Haunted by dreams of dragons, Wanda must find a way to save her friend. But problems don't end with just one path. Will she find the right one to save the Fairy World? Or will Balkazaar have other plans? Join her in the third book of the Crystal Keeper Chronicles.

Fairies are real. Don't have doubts. Their world can be dangerous as well. Wanda is too familiar with this. As a Crystal Keeper, she helps the fairies of her realm. But the evil sorcerer Balkazaar has other plans. He's kidnapped her friend and fellow Crystal Keeper Edina. Wanda is faced with the mystery of her disappearance while trying to figure out Balkazaar's next move. Haunted by dreams of dragons, Wanda must find a way to save her friend. But problems don't end with just one path. Will she find the right one to save the Fairy World? Or will Balkazaar have other plans? Join her in the third book of the Crystal Keeper Chronicles.

Fairies are real. Don't have doubts. Their world can be dangerous as well. Wanda is too familiar with this. As a Crystal Keeper, she helps the fairies of her realm. But the evil sorcerer Balkazaar has other plans. He's kidnapped her friend and fellow Crystal Keeper Edina. Wanda is faced with the mystery of her disappearance while trying to figure out Balkazaar's next move. Haunted by dreams of dragons, Wanda must find a way to save her friend. But problems don't end with just one path. Will she find the right one to save the Fairy World? Or will Balkazaar have other plans? Join her in the third book of the Crystal Keeper Chronicles.

The Demon and the Flame… Vampires that well not feed on blood, but the thrill of combat. Their thirst for blood will change to the thirst for battle, and the longer they fight the stronger they will become, but there true power will not grow without love for that is what will separate them from the others for their love well be of the purest form.

Soothing Songs is a charming tale of a maiden of Southeast Asia who possesses a terrible deformity and is thus judged accordingly, instead of what lies within her heart. Only her father and those of beasts adore her . . . However, though, will any fellow look and see beyond any physical defects of hers and truly love her and be her possessor?

Courtney looked at her small, drab room and sighed. Her dolls sat in a corner along with her warrior princess outfit, sword, and shield. She spent countless hours playing with these toys, one moment giving tea to her dolls and the next fighting her friends as the warrior princess. While her real world life had become a much better place since she had visited Elysia every night, she still missed her earlier childhood when she and both her parents spent so much time together. She lived in a happy world then, one filled with family parties, trips to the movies and parks, and just time spent quietly together. Then, the anger and the darkness came. Her father and mother, suddenly lost their jobs, and the arguments started soon after. Her mom found work at another company, but her dad did not find a new job. Then one day after a long argument the police came and took her dad away. Courtney had seen him only once from afar since that terrible day. In her mind, she journeyed back to this time. Courtney, lay in her bed, waiting for sleep to come. Just a few months ago, Courtney had been able to fall asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. When sleep finally came this night, Courtney found herself in front of an elaborate wrought-iron gate with a large sign reading “Elysia” set amid the swirling pieces of iron. The sun shone very brightly, birds sang happily, and sweet flower smells escaped from the spaces between the iron bars of the fence. The place looked very much like illustrations in her books, but instead of being pictures on a page or the more fuzzy parts of the dreams she remembered, this place seemed very real to her, as real as the life she ordinarily led. Even in her eleven-year-old mind, Courtney knew this place could not exist, but nonetheless she stood here.

“After years of wandering around the world of love, I found the truth about it. I met face-to-face with that wonderful fairy Love, and she shared with me that despite the pain that was tearing her apart, she is very happy and didn’t want to part with it. In my fantasy, that fairy was standing smiling among the deserted sands and was holding a heart in love. There was blood dripping from her hands, but she looked hard and firm. She split the heart in two and threw the two halves away from her. They fell with ominous strength on the glowing sand, started burning, and burned away. The fairy told me that that had been my heart, and that this evil destiny awaited it. She opened her scarlet lips and said that love hurts and it was like a cloud, which carried many tears to my eyes in love. Nevertheless, I decided to follow my heart, and it was saying: “When Love looks you in the eyes, you will know, I will tell you, and then you take it right away, hold it tight, hide it here with me, to be happy.’”

King Ola is the king of a very respected palace that could somehow be in danger of getting overthrown. The only way to prevent this from happening is to marry off his one and only daughter, Princess Laussie, before or on her 18th birthday. As most fathers, King Ola wanted to find a man fit enough, strong enough, and smart enough to run his palace when he is no longer around but most importantly, a man that will treat his only daughter just how she deserves to be treated. Organizing a competition that will not only prove a man worthy but fit; he invites all men in the kingdom. Upon arrival all the men quickly realized that this competition was like none other they've ever seen...well, all the men but not all the living things! How far will a king go to save his palace? How far will a "man" go to win a princess's heart? And what will a Kingdom say when the one they least expect wins the princess's heart? King Ola's Pepper Jar will keep you entertained, laughing and sad for a moment but it's every bit of a little girl's fairy tale come to life. Whether you’re four or forty there's something in this new fairy tale for everyone.

The book is about having adventures with dragons, fairies, and elves of the magical fantasy. It is about stepping into another world of imagination where dreams and wishes come true. Also, it is about leaning on our friends for support and guidance and keeping each other safe in the light of danger and when things go wrong and being positive each and every day.

The Double Homicide offers an autobiographical work in which the author seeks to relay a journal of memories of unexplained events, and deaths related to sorcery practices in and around his home village, Bossou in the Ivory Coast.

He opens with an introduction of the disguised crimes in which the victims do not see their assailants, as opposed to the open crime where the criminal uses a weapon.

He asserts that God made some of his power available to human, to be utilized positively and creatively for the good of all. It was not meant to be used negatively and deviously by associating it with evil spirits, and transforming it into sorcery, and witchcraft, and using it to kill and destroy others' properties and blessings like it is today. He sites bibliographical references from the book of Genesis to back his idea that, evil that we are victims of, or the practice of sorcery that we are experiencing today, is not new; it all evolved when mankind fell into sin after being induced into it by the devil, taking advantage of man's naivete; then corrupting the world henseforth. "But there is hope, and I am optimistic that, in the name of Jesus, the world will get back its mormacy"

He continues and explains how a driver named Goubo was thwarted in his marriage plans with the chief's daughter by unseen forces and mistaken events. The story unfolds and shows how Kolongou, one of the chief's sons was sacrificed, and sent to go hunting with Goubo. Kolongou was prepared mystically to be transformed into a deer once in the bush, and be killed, such as; using a small fish to catch a trout.

In the Double Homicide, the author's tale reveals that death, no matter where and how it occurs, is ever perceived naturally as the end of life cycle.

His descriptions of rituals, ceremonies, and ideologies, central to West African Culture, are designed to augment the scope and tone of this chronicle.