Verna McKinnon, Author

Experience the World of Verna McKinnon

The Familiar's Tale

Gate of Souls

Gate of Souls, A Familiar's Tale is book number one of a four book series. Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of mages, Cathal and Runa, and their familiars.

Read a sample chapter from Gate of Souls!

Now available in paperback.

See it at your favorite local bookstore, Barnes & Noble.

Expect more powerful fantasy storytelling to come in this series!

One of the prequels to "Gate of Souls" is "The Bloodstone Queen". This short story is set about one thousand years before the era depicted in "Gate of Souls".

Verna at BayCon 2009 Verna at Borders Express

Verna will be a guest panelist at BayCon 2009 in Santa Clara, California.

BayCon is being held from May 22nd through 25th, 2009.

More information is available at the BayCon 2009 website.

Click for our flickr page See Verna's past appearances at her flickr page.

Verna at SiliCon in October, 2008!

Diana, Peter, Christy and Verna

Verna was a guest panelist for "Creating Fantasy Worlds" at SiliCon 2008 in San Jose, California.

The panel included Verna McKinnon, Peter Beagle, Diana Paxson, and Christy Marx.