Arda: The Sailmaster's Woman

by Annie Windsor

Book One in the Arda Collection Kidnapped from Earth by sex-slavers, Elise Ashton is rescued by a space knight with midnight hair and obsidian eyes. Maddened with desire, Ki Tul'Mar puts his life on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843607379
• ISBN13: 9781843607373
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Ellora's Cave
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Yummy series

I love the concept of aliens sailing old fashioned ships in space; not the typical silver round saucers. While I love Ki and Elise, I wish the mating fervor would be a little stronger. I want to feel it, not just read a sentence where it says it's so strong that it needs a potion to tame it. That's lame. I love all the characters, but this first book is my favorite. I'm not too fond of georgia. Definitely read the other two books in this series. Krysta's book is a little more in depth about their world, so if you just want hot sex, read one of the first two.

Top notch sexy sci-fi.

Liked it better than the last three Star Wars movies. *G* Ms. Windsor does one of the best jobs creating a believable and exotically fascinating world of any author I've read in a while (excepting Mary Wine's "Alcandian Quest" and Dara Joy's "Ritual Of Proof", which were both stellar in thier genre). There's the same kind of a realism conveyed with this book that you find in the better-written sci-fi, but it's just a whole heckuva lot sexier. *G* As an introduction to the series, this book does a good job of acquainting us with the world of Arda, and with some of the things that lie beyond earth in the Ardanic vision (one can only wonder if the author thought of the similar feel of Edenic and Ardanic, or perhaps thought of making all the males in this series Ardan-t lovers when she chose this name). *G* To briefly sum the storyline: our heroine, Elise Ashton, has two rules: 1-All men are boring. 2-Trust no one but Georgia (her best friend). Evidently, the second rule can be applied to E.T.'s; Elise is kidnapped from Earth by alien sex-slavers, and rescued when she somehow manages to psychically 'call' her mate, Ki Tul'Mar. Ki rescues her, but the slaver (Lord Gith, Vice Emporer of OrTa) wants her back. So he goes to some lengths to have war declared on Ki's home planet in order to get Elise back. I'll admit, I found the intimate family dynamics of Ardani a bit strange, and wasn't really comfortable with them. I kind of skipped those parts. *G* But the rest of the book was well worth the read; I especially liked reading about Ki's sister, a kick*ss gal who has her own story in a sequel, which I've just ordered. The women are given a very strong sense of self in this book; no wavering Wanda's here. In fact, the heroine steals a ship and returns to earth--right in the middle of the sex slavers war on Ardani--to get her best friend (whom she wants with her and believes will be happier on Ardani). Women here have no problem being sexual, without guilt or blame. Thanks to this author for use of that long overdue concept! As for the guys: there's a hottie scale some friends and I have. I share it here for the 'edification of all women'. *G* 4. An eats-at-the-table guy. 3. An eats-in-front-of-the-t.v. guy. 2. A can-eat-crackers-in-my-bed-anytime guy. And in first place on our hottie scale: 1. A brings-his-own-can-of-whipped-cream-to-bed KEEPER. *G* (So far the only non-fictional person to UNANIMOUSLY occupy the No.1 position is Hugh Jackman. Russel Crowe, sadly, has slipped to position 3--with reservations. ;-P) The guys in this book? Pure whipped cream--with cherries on top. *S* But I really think it's the women--especially in the 'Elise-saves-the-day' scene (you'll know it when you read it) that make this book so much fun to read. The whole interweaving of Ardani female mythology that played into this final scene was great fun, and I actually laughed when I read it. This book will leave you smiling. It's kind of like a double mocha lat

*OH YEAH BABY*

I love these "Sail" books! God what hot men! They are erotic and very sensual! I loved it! Lots of good sex!

An Author Not to Be Missed!

'Arda: The Sailmaster's Woman' is the first in a trilogy of stories by Annie Windsor from Ellora's Cave Publishing. This author is an incredibly talented writer who should not be missed! Once tried she will be added to your automatic futuristic read list with Dara Joy and Jaid Black.Sailmaster's Woman mainly takes place on a different planet - although the Earth scene will leave you gasping in laughter. The new world, its inhabitants with their various trials and tribulations for survival and power, and more importantly the relationship between the heroine and hero are just a few of the nuances perfected by Windsor's writers touch.The romance is steamy, emotional and tangible allowing the reader to fall right in without a bump. Honestly, they leave you begging for the next installment - which for me places Windsor in the can't put it down until it is read through in one sitting and then searching for the next.