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Cynthea Masson is a professor in the English Department at Vancouver Island University, where she teaches writing and literature courses. Her fiction includes The Elijah Tree, a novel combining theories of mysticism with issues of faith. Her recent trilogy, The Alchemists' Council, is anchored within esoteric mysteries of medieval alchemy.
The Amber Garden and the two earlier titles are highly original, full of complex and intricate worldbuilding with a complicated plot that spans centuries and involves time travel and multiple circular timelines. -- Canadian Review of Materials Written in dense prose well-suited to this style of large-scale fantastic history, The Amber Garden has a pleasing narrative inevitability that heads toward a not-entirely expected conclusion. The alchemical texts, the efforts of scribes to make necessary alterations, all the details of Council and Flaw dimensions -- along with the underlying concerns about free will -- are a compelling foundation for the story. -- Booklist
