tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15755991096491300082024-02-19T00:18:17.012-08:00Bits and PiecesElizabeth Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16773078844943829786noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575599109649130008.post-19912577899009243642023-04-19T01:15:00.000-07:002023-04-19T01:15:16.875-07:00Namibia - and a long-hoped for encounter<p>I know I am fortunate in having travelled as much as I have. I do use my trips to gather material for my books (the opening of The Divide came from a holiday in Costra Rica), and I take photographs for watercolours. It took me many years to finally see a leopard, but just like buses, you wait for ages and then a whole load of them come along. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9dqeGXHsiP2-OW5KhLpWTdVwTCFDqX1ut2Ck9anDHo7eMLHZwkKqFPn_gBSTL_1lKXolz1G-ucRLxfp79GzJ8UPN06ZiZVXPmlqGULBI9p22q8EFydcW5Yu-Bt3vpsUs5JFHQWIlJ3W0sNmZwTlGlxE6Sss5BhmoA0n-vLoJjZVJZaRaLh-Kuq0H/s4089/leopard%20edit02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3272" data-original-width="4089" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9dqeGXHsiP2-OW5KhLpWTdVwTCFDqX1ut2Ck9anDHo7eMLHZwkKqFPn_gBSTL_1lKXolz1G-ucRLxfp79GzJ8UPN06ZiZVXPmlqGULBI9p22q8EFydcW5Yu-Bt3vpsUs5JFHQWIlJ3W0sNmZwTlGlxE6Sss5BhmoA0n-vLoJjZVJZaRaLh-Kuq0H/w640-h512/leopard%20edit02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVlQl8VYe8y5NoRAr9zNmpsH6bHNxOoav9tq0Lj6_RQ01v6ty_b7DInQJ9GdQQBtceUHRLyvUrebrMv539lAXe83pMWY3EUn6Jq1FeRDQc7DsZbu_4j9PtvhuuIfr53QYm-yAQmSFRYv5Un2IqX5hUZZZi1RoaAk4OE3PM5ZS0Z4A7V2B--2Gyk8B/s4608/%5B000245%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbVlQl8VYe8y5NoRAr9zNmpsH6bHNxOoav9tq0Lj6_RQ01v6ty_b7DInQJ9GdQQBtceUHRLyvUrebrMv539lAXe83pMWY3EUn6Jq1FeRDQc7DsZbu_4j9PtvhuuIfr53QYm-yAQmSFRYv5Un2IqX5hUZZZi1RoaAk4OE3PM5ZS0Z4A7V2B--2Gyk8B/s320/%5B000245%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I've seen white rhinos, but just the backside of a black one until July 2022, when I finally got to one really close to. The other animal I have always wanted to see is a meerkat. But not only did I get to see one, I got to cuddle it as well. We stayed at a place called The White Lady Lodge, names after some rock painting.Just behind the lodge is a rocky escarpment, in which a colony of meerkats live. During the day they forage for pests in the garden, making short work of scorpions and other potentially unwelcome invertebrates. They are not fed by the lodge at all. But we were there during their winter, and it gets very cold in the morning. Two meerkats ventured into the lodge one day, and discovered the cat basket.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4szi1zzHK4W3UzmFsMx_OdZG92oMgQnQhcF9nCK2RqprQd3IW2iTYQvYoKF7UZRmjM7NeXUXG0qxLWCUhllCudwUGavgqLpAXLroWbGWAbeFhwio8PiKXHPAi9rg8_GWL08J0uIJAu6n45QTIY4WJvOaujSsT4i3VRx1w1K_FouuljXVLZOQoNSMD/s4608/%5B000055%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4szi1zzHK4W3UzmFsMx_OdZG92oMgQnQhcF9nCK2RqprQd3IW2iTYQvYoKF7UZRmjM7NeXUXG0qxLWCUhllCudwUGavgqLpAXLroWbGWAbeFhwio8PiKXHPAi9rg8_GWL08J0uIJAu6n45QTIY4WJvOaujSsT4i3VRx1w1K_FouuljXVLZOQoNSMD/s320/%5B000055%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />They were so impressed that the lodge bought them one of their own, and every evening they scapered across the veranda, dashed through the bar, and put themseves to bed. But in the morning there was nothing they liked better than being picked up by a nice warm human, and cuddled inside a coat... What was so delightful about all of this is that no bribery was involved, as they were not fed. It was their choice to interact with us, and one of the best experiences of my life.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_XeCJY2-mxdqqVKB7-EiuSDHzX-xsLDSudv-4TgGT-vAKtGosWo3sHmNSfqrr98WTO4rFYTNechcBvtF3_yWEQkMOlVtef5M9SNu-6VqIds88ycaJyvoN9R8v_Pg_LE-2nCbUx9m4tkCgis2l7T6Ms9C6X4EHHqdQ_3AY7IsDsa7pX1okrnpm_oT/s4608/%5B000070%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_XeCJY2-mxdqqVKB7-EiuSDHzX-xsLDSudv-4TgGT-vAKtGosWo3sHmNSfqrr98WTO4rFYTNechcBvtF3_yWEQkMOlVtef5M9SNu-6VqIds88ycaJyvoN9R8v_Pg_LE-2nCbUx9m4tkCgis2l7T6Ms9C6X4EHHqdQ_3AY7IsDsa7pX1okrnpm_oT/w400-h300/%5B000070%5D.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>There were some pretty good birds, too!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjw9RIr8eh_SKjOJuzvvogvfYbiUXDUF2SHA_4IPh-a3wg8gkZCatJWV8diinwQ5WPF6wj-7OaVGIli5f3ATOXodHEosmVScA3euwUlzzO8CRDG9S8thyh__quPdKbOH_fKcsJGuPcHei3k5ahmbjUoIIIgcVBaXxt_tqcDeKm1pt7tCjuFuhMWiJF/s2776/DSCN7222%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2776" data-original-width="2081" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjw9RIr8eh_SKjOJuzvvogvfYbiUXDUF2SHA_4IPh-a3wg8gkZCatJWV8diinwQ5WPF6wj-7OaVGIli5f3ATOXodHEosmVScA3euwUlzzO8CRDG9S8thyh__quPdKbOH_fKcsJGuPcHei3k5ahmbjUoIIIgcVBaXxt_tqcDeKm1pt7tCjuFuhMWiJF/s320/DSCN7222%20(2).JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZi3k0gSh57yh1yICvevV0YYYuxhe8e8M_cZlnao1KX6WXnIXNI7ms7bHNJiUHiAMZvSMrUrVgFsxEkKr9a77liMSGRMq1fHfNjlBWU8v-h0E6hZXONsXrA6xOqDlIZH4fp1k8lNSIwr5hDWA5C9T7kxErdlCwpoC2N0EHxXBB0aQHJajSCnfckkys/s4608/DSCN7265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZi3k0gSh57yh1yICvevV0YYYuxhe8e8M_cZlnao1KX6WXnIXNI7ms7bHNJiUHiAMZvSMrUrVgFsxEkKr9a77liMSGRMq1fHfNjlBWU8v-h0E6hZXONsXrA6xOqDlIZH4fp1k8lNSIwr5hDWA5C9T7kxErdlCwpoC2N0EHxXBB0aQHJajSCnfckkys/s320/DSCN7265.JPG" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpq7EaFmcppJcwBQoeqbtGRCgNQRLwvXQI9Mf64Xa8lH6cvun5SciI8mMcrf3aw8q5bVAkNOpqU3DO55MuiOkQFU1tKRARSl8iHUfBH1VvkdHDiWBo5DzwEVu-RPYR8eJxxYCc0L6lu8e9rxwivwEfxwbem1j9-DCbO4c7tMh-IoDXIW-FSY_ILQK/s4608/%5B000291%5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpq7EaFmcppJcwBQoeqbtGRCgNQRLwvXQI9Mf64Xa8lH6cvun5SciI8mMcrf3aw8q5bVAkNOpqU3DO55MuiOkQFU1tKRARSl8iHUfBH1VvkdHDiWBo5DzwEVu-RPYR8eJxxYCc0L6lu8e9rxwivwEfxwbem1j9-DCbO4c7tMh-IoDXIW-FSY_ILQK/s320/%5B000291%5D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Elizabeth Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16773078844943829786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575599109649130008.post-46476004272881071932020-11-25T04:23:00.000-08:002020-11-25T04:23:15.337-08:00Using lockdown to explore your locality<p> I'm lucky in that I live close to some lovely countryside, and consequently some excllenet walks. The M25 is on my doorstep, so it's not totally rural around here. But I've been walking on Epsom Common, and along the River Mole, and I've discovered a wealth of willdlife. Here are some photos of the creatures that have brightened my life over the last few months.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF5Vy7HtH5EAfZYAx1YLREcrmVZ6gIb4tUOUx3b62HhO4A3pBKJCLngszhUuRrpRCoHxU91flhjRrt2Zw6QtOjabCTMjE1ZcKGbLbi2d8zCb3zranak5OozB1iKeZMjRdFhzurTSdU1M/s2048/DSCN0274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF5Vy7HtH5EAfZYAx1YLREcrmVZ6gIb4tUOUx3b62HhO4A3pBKJCLngszhUuRrpRCoHxU91flhjRrt2Zw6QtOjabCTMjE1ZcKGbLbi2d8zCb3zranak5OozB1iKeZMjRdFhzurTSdU1M/w640-h480/DSCN0274.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsOCW_1mFnRRqlGSxKXXyEWH9vu302jGEdfG4TTSK4LscKPz86b-a8XXNNiGGwauDLzm4V-mLWQ8nKnrlFns_YpyH4ySHUirmwdnNNEsf0yRDDS95dWbtogMPTpIzYAaf4LCesvFLN88/s2048/DSCN0069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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There wasn't a lot of wildlife, but the underwater landscapes were pretty spectacular.<br />
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<br />Elizabeth Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16773078844943829786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575599109649130008.post-50135104629013104222019-09-23T07:42:00.002-07:002019-09-23T07:42:38.223-07:00Leopards!<br />
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It's taken me twenty-six years and eleven different game parks to finally see a leopard in the wild. I've been to Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia, Ivory Coast, India and Sri Lanka, and every time they've eluded me. Frequently it was the jeep in front of me, or one behind that managed a sighting, which was infuriating. But this August I went to Botswana, and had the holiday of a lifetime. It's a wonderful country, and there's loads of wildlife and a small human population. I was wild camping with a group of people, which meant we had hyenas and honey badgers sniffing round the tents at night, and we could hear lions roaring and elephants trumpeting. We saw a pair of cheetahs grooming one another, and a young male lion left to babysit his three-week-old cub for the first time. He didn't really know what to do, and the cub kept yelling for mum. And I saw four different leopards, all told. It was really exciting holiday in many ways, so here are some photos.<br />
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Elizabeth Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16773078844943829786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575599109649130008.post-80525334263075876292018-12-03T08:51:00.000-08:002018-12-03T08:51:04.357-08:00Tigers!In 2014 I went to Bandhavgarh National Park in India to see tigers, and didn't see a single one. I decided to have another go in Tadoba, and the result couldn't have been more different. I also managed to see sloth bears and dholes, the Indian wild dogs. A tremendous trip, and some very close encounters with a number of different tigers.<br />
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This was the most amazing place, with a a wealth of really beautiful architecture. The ceilings are particularly fine, but the only way to capture them is to lay your phone down on the floor and hope you get your finger out of the way in time to take the picture!<br />
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It's a great place to visit. The people are really nice, the food is good, and the clothes are beautifully embroidered and cheap.<br />
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I had a camera trap for my birthday - this is the fox who visits our garden. I have also been made aware of various sites who offer free downloads of my Divide books without my permission. These may be trying to collect your data so that they can scam you, so beware.Elizabeth Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16773078844943829786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575599109649130008.post-20638608358666894162018-05-01T01:43:00.000-07:002018-05-01T01:44:07.789-07:00Russia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Bob and I have been visiting Russia; Moscow and St Petersburg. The metro is just as ornate as we were led to believe.<br />
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<br />Elizabeth Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16773078844943829786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575599109649130008.post-5335294623810884592017-11-28T02:03:00.001-08:002017-11-28T02:03:47.500-08:00A brazzle and a hummingbird...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Elizabeth Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16773078844943829786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575599109649130008.post-76711410775367770822017-08-08T09:25:00.001-07:002017-08-08T09:26:56.746-07:00Illustrations by Caeleigh GravenThese are some illustrations for <i>The Divide</i>, painted by 16-year-old Caeleigh Graven. I really like them!<br />
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This young sparrowhawk caught a collared dove in our garden, and ate it beneath the bay tree. The magpies were all very interested, and kept darting in to snatch a beakful. It's been a good year for young birds - these peregrines were nesting a couple of miles away. Sorry about the quality of these - I was in a rush to capture the moment.<br />
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Elizabeth Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16773078844943829786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575599109649130008.post-78302935788865724912014-09-11T01:19:00.000-07:002014-09-11T01:26:44.532-07:00Dragons!I've just got back from a holiday in Indonesia, where I've seen the biggest monitor lizards on the planet - Komodo dragons. These may well have led to the idea that dragons really existed, as they will eat anything, including human beings given the chance. They live on Rinca, Komodo and Flores islands.<br />
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Elizabeth Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16773078844943829786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575599109649130008.post-68354656805417463252014-08-03T13:19:00.000-07:002014-08-03T13:19:22.557-07:00When Ironclaw met Thornbeak...<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
Those of you who’ve read <i>The Divide</i> will be familiar with the griffon
Ironclaw. This is a previously unpublished account of when Ironclaw met his mate,
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It was one of those lovely sunny days with no wind, when a brazzle could
use a dirtboard and all the calculations stayed where they were, as elegant and
sophisticated as the moment you first scratched them in with your talon. Ironclaw
thought for a moment. Then he erased the first symbol, and replaced it with the
square root of 2. It was a definite improvement. Suddenly, a brazzle-shaped
shadow swept across the ground. Ironclaw looked up in alarm. An interruption
from Granitelegs was the last thing he needed. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The brazzle landed on his favourite perching
rock, which was a bit much. However, it wasn’t his old mathematical sparring
partner, Granitelegs. This one had golden feathers and a bright tawny coat. It
was a <i>female. </i>“Can I help you?” asked
Ironclaw, hoping his tone of voice conveyed exactly the opposite. Hens were
only interested in history, which seemed like a monumental waste of time when
there were so many fascinating formulae to investigate.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Are you Ironclaw?” asked the female, coming
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“I am,” replied Ironclaw suspiciously. “Why?”<o:p></o:p></div>
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“The name’s Thornbeak,” said the hen. “I’m
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“<i>Flintfeather</i>?”
squawked Ironclaw. The long-dead mathematician was one of his heroes. “Why in
the name of a cuddyak pat would you be interested in <i>him</i>?” He suddenly regretted using the term <i>cuddyak pat</i>. It was a bit coarse, to be honest.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ironclaw was incensed. “No no no. <i>Logic</i>.
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“Possibly. I did like his Liar Paradox. I
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Thornbeak ruffled her feathers. “Three point
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Ironclaw’s beak dropped open in amazement. A
hen who could recite the most famous trifle of all? She flicked her tail. It
really did have rather a fine tassel on the end. He let his gaze travel to her
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Ironclaw heard himself say, “I’d be delighted
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“We could go out for a haunch of something if
you liked,” Ironclaw added, surprising him<i>self</i>.
He’d never asked a hen out for a meal before. This one was different, though.
Very different. She had rather unexpected interests, and he found that
remarkably attractive. He felt a bit odd, really. His heart was beating a bit
too fast for comfort, and he had the disturbing feeling that Granitelegs might call
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Elizabeth Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16773078844943829786noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575599109649130008.post-62600102039980398742014-05-25T07:31:00.000-07:002014-05-25T07:33:28.215-07:00Pewtermane's solution to Lightningwing's problemDear Pewtermane,<br />
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Mathematics! I know she is a female, but still, she should know about how to solve an algebraic expression by now! How can I get her intrested in Maths?</div>
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Starvation works quite well. Shackle her to a perching rock,
but use a long chain so that she can access a dirtboard. Then set her a number
of problems, but don’t feed her until she’s learned to solve them all. You will
need to explain things every so often, otherwise she’ll waste away altogether.
If you want something a bit less drastic you could try replacing her talon lacquer
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This tiny nest only became visible after the bush shed its leaves for the winter. We really hope the birds return this year, because the babies were exceptionally cute.Elizabeth Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16773078844943829786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1575599109649130008.post-66761044172662771422014-02-11T09:54:00.000-08:002014-02-11T09:54:38.399-08:00Ice Feathers - a new bookI'm afraid I haven't been very active on my site recently, due to life intervening, as it is wont to do. However, I now have a new book out, which should appeal to fans of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Divide-Trilogy-Elizabeth-Kay-ebook/dp/B00A2ESS3K/ref=la_B001IO9MA6_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1392140797&sr=1-1">THE DIVIDE</a>. It's called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ice-Feathers-Elizabeth-Kay-ebook/dp/B00I328QTE/ref=sr_1_5?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1392140728&sr=1-5&keywords=Elizabeth+kay">ICE FEATHERS</a>, and it's set in prehistoric Antarctica. It's available both for the Kindle and in paperback.<br />
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What would you do if you were thirteen, and your aunt wanted
to marry you off to get rid of you? Kura’s no coward, so she steals her uncle’s
flightless riding-bird, the vicious and unpredictable Plume, and sets off to
find her real parents. This is Antarctica, ten thousand years ago, when for a
short time just the coastal strip was ice-free. The fauna is similar to that of
prehistoric New Zealand – all the evolutionary niches have been filled by
birds, and the main predator is a giant eagle. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Kura bumps
into Joeli, who is also running away from home because he thinks he’s killed
his copper-feathered tutor-parrot, the clever and self-opinionated Kohuru. Kura
and Joeli have loathed one another for years, and are appalled when they
suddenly realise they must have been betrothed to each other. However, their
relationship develops as they face increasing dangers – the bounty-rider hired
to reclaim Plume, and the megalomaniac chieftain The Varka, who wants to wipe
out all copper-feathers because they’re opposed to his tyrannical rule. The
world is getting colder, year on year, and The Varka’s policies aren’t helping.
His reputation as a powerful and sadistic sorcerer has enabled him to get
whatever he wants. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Kura’s search for her parents
becomes entangled with an attempt to thwart the Varka’s plans. She risks not
only her own life, but those of Joeli and Kohuru – until she discovers that The
Varka’s magic is just one big confidence trick. <o:p></o:p></div>
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