Paula Baker and her son, Aidan Davies, have a special bond that has them creating fabulous new worlds and populating them with fantastic characters.
Baker grew up on a farm in Manitoba, Canada where she spent as much time reading everything from Enid Blyton to Charles Dickens as she did playing her trumpet, building treehouses, and riding her bike. After earning a Bachelor of Music Education from Brandon University and a Master’s in Gifted Education from the University of North Texas, she worked as a band teacher and librarian for thirty-five years.
Davies grew up in British Columbia, Canada reading Percy Jackson and Harry Potter, playing Legend of Zelda and Assassin’s Creed, and building longswords and armour out of wood. After attending the University of British Columbia, he earned a degree in mathematics. During the day, he analyzes data, while at least part of his brain continues to develop the fantasy worlds where his stories take place. They live in British Columbia, Canada.
Paula Baker and her son, Aidan Davies, have a special bond that has them creating fabulous new worlds and populating them with fantastic characters.
Baker grew up on a farm in Manitoba, Canada where she spent as much time reading everything from Enid Blyton to Charles Dickens as she did playing her trumpet, building treehouses, and riding her bike. After earning a Bachelor of Music Education from Brandon University and a Master’s in Gifted...
In a land gripped by tyranny, a masked rebel stirs the embers of revolution. Assassins are not always the bad guys.
Cadmon has always been a loyal member of the King’s Guard, shouldering the blame for serving the corrupt king of Abbarkon. But when he is ordered to perform yet another abomination, he can no longer stand idly by while innocent...
A dark sorcerer, a corrupt king, and a hidden village of rebels.
Assassins are not always the bad guys.
A page-turning, sword-fighting fantasy adventure for middle grade and up.
In Abbarkon, it's best to keep your head down and your guard up. As long as he can remember, Flint has done exactly that. He ignores the whispers of a monster named...
With the ski season officially over and the lifts shut down, my friends and I have been ramping up our hiking in preparation for our trip to Machu Picchu. Walking in the woods provides plenty of time for reflection and I have been pondering the dichotomy Aidan and I set up in the Legend of Order and Chaos.
As I mentioned in my previous two newsletters when I examined Power and Knowledge, I am dissecting the themes that Aidan pointed out to me. You would think that I might...
As best as I can recall from our day on the ski hill, I am reconstructing Aidan’s analysis of the themes in Loftiest Intelligence. Last week, I looked at power. This week, it’s knowledge.
Ellie hoards forbidden books—not to dominate others, but to understand. In contrast, the Eastern Alliance outlaws magic and restricts learning—as if ignorance will keep people safe.
Aidan and I agree that ignorance is never the answer—it breeds suspicion and fear.
Aidan is a thoughtful reader—and he is trying to teach me to be one as well. I’ve always been insatiable, gobbling up every book and rarely thinking beyond the next page turn.
He sees the big picture—always going on about themes and what the book is arguing—while I’m mostly thinking, yes, yes, but what happens next?
He just re-read Loftiest Intelligence to refresh all the detailed lore and keep it straight in his head as he wraps up the outline for Book 2: Strangest...
