Book Feather Novels & Stories

"Oh my, the fur is so pretty. Where did you get it?" Instantly Anna grabbed the pen Pandora was using to take a closer look at the gray-black fur attached to the back cover. The feather from end to end was only tied with thread to blend in with the pen she had. Pandora said little about where she found the rare feather, but Anna's response was unsurprisingly overwhelming. "Only one feather? I want more."

He smoothened the brown feather and even blew at it. “Is it possible?” Casser asked no one. Then, he approached a torch at the wall while gently brushing his chest with the feather. Upon reaching the torch, he raised the feather and placed it near the flame. He waited a while and then saw a change in the brown feather. “I never could have guessed!” said Casser as he looked at the feather in his hand. Heated by the flame, the feather started to have a fluorescent quality that was even more pronounced at the tip. It glowed slightly in the darkness and the tip looked as if it was dipped in glowing silver paint.

She stands in the opening, her hair tumbling out of a messy bun and her cheeks flushed. “Get inside!” I hiss. She crowds in with Kieran and I. “Sort of cramped, isn’t it?” “We were already talking.” I shake my head, my heart hammering. “It doesn’t matter. You found it? The feather?” She nods so enthusiastically a few more hairs come loose. “It comes from a collared tern.” “O…kay?” I exchange a confused look with Kieran. Raven huffs a sigh. “Terns are mountain birds, almost never seen outside of Snowcrest Canyon or what used to be Starfall Mountain.”