Anna Kashina Internationally published author of fantasy and historical fiction
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Ivan-and-Marya “…a pleasure to read. Uncluttered yet vivid with detail, Kashina’s writing promises to beautifully update Russian folklore for a worldwide audience. “
a dark romantic fantasy based on Russian folklore
(Upcoming from Dragonwell Publishing)
Tracy Falbe, Her Ladyship Quest.
“Kashina manages to capture all the elements that make fairytales such fun to read and adds a voice of her own to it as well.”
Pearls Cast Before a McPig.
“Rich description, fascinating characters with dark motivations and even darker methods, and scenes that keep the story moving ever forward. Anna Kashina does not waste a single word.”
Black Sun Reviews
"Taking inspiration from Russian folklore, Kashina has created a captivating fantasy novel about how love can be exploited or liberated."
The Fantasy Tavern
“Anna Kashina knows how to write well. [...] The book shows a deft touch with description, and a love of folktale and myth.”
Green Man Reviews.
"At it's heart, Ivan and Marya is a story of redemption and of love... Kashina does it very well."
Book Lovers, Inc.
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Upcoming from Dragonwell Publishing:
The Princess of Dhagabad
The Spirits of the Ancient Sands: BOOK ONE
The Goddess of Dance
The Spirits of the Ancient Sands: BOOK TWO
Praise for The Princess of Dhagabad:
This is an excellent book by a very promising new writer...with a lot of originality, an exciting story, a well realized background, and vivid writing.
—Poul Anderson
Behind its glittering Arabian Nights façade, The Princess of Dhagabad is an intelligent, even philosophical, first novel that marks the author as someone to watch. —Harry Turtledove
The novel's lyrical language; authentic conjuring of the sights, scents, and trappings of Arabian lore and culture; and engaging characterizations add up to one truly compelling coming-of-age fantasy.
—Booklist
The Princess of Dhagabad "...is a fine recasting of Arabian Nights material into a fable for our times." —Locus
Author Anna Kashina has some unique characteristics that set her apart from most contemporary authors...(She) has beautiful command on the language. Her descriptions are hauntingly vivid.
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Lyrical language, colorful descriptions of Arabian culture, and breathtaking adventures are the main features of this remarkable novel of modern fantasy.
—Alexander Gorodnitsky
for Russian Panorama
Foreign language novels:
Mistress of the Solstice
(in German, Die Sonnwendherrin)
Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 2008
The First Sword
(in German, Das Erste Schwert)
Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 2008
In the Name of the Queen
(In Russian, Imenem Korolevy)
Moscow, NK, 1996
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SHORT FICTION
Appeared in magazines, webzines, and anthologies in USA, Germany, and Australia.
