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FANTASY AND PHILOSOPHY FOR THE
NEW MILLENIUM
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Letter to Nausicaa After the Trojan War came the perilous voyage home. Letter to Nausicaa takes up where the Kaphtu trilogy left off, as Odysseus begins his journey back to Ithaca in an adventure fraught with danger. Lost Tales of Kaphtu, Book Three. "Richard Purtill has an ease about his storytelling. His characters are instantly likeable, and the flow of the action is swift. The Lost Tales are a wonderful re-immersion into the soothing waters of Purtill's mythos." -Baryon Reviews, Baryon-online.com. |
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Adventure awaits
in the new fantasy novel by
Richard Purtill. Now available from Amazon |
  The Eleusinian Gate Lost tales of Kaphtu book two. (click picture for more info) |
"Two women: one an
Olympian goddess, one a mortal human being. Two quests. When their
quests become one, they must work together to avert a titanic war. On
the eve of battle, all roads lead to a mysterious nexus of worlds, the
Eleusinian Gate." --from the back cover.
Now at Amazon from Ignatius Press Lord of the Elves and Eldils: Fantasy and Philosophy in C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien |
  Lord of the Elves and Eldils "Great stuff, as usual." -Carl Olson, author of The DaVinci Hoax. (click picture for more info) |
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The Golden Gryphon Feather: Book I
 Chryseis'
adventures take her to the legendary isle of Kaphtu, where
she enters an ancient world of Bull Leapers, gods and half-gods.
"A
magical patching together of fact and myth and sorceries, until what
comes clear is not of stone and timbers, but the soul of the
place,,,It's a book I wish I had written. It has magic; there are gods
and mortals, and the kind of golden haze about it all which belongs to
that age." -C.J. Cherryh
To read a review, click here |
The Stolen Goddess: Book II
 Ducalion finds the road to Hades is
paved with bad intentions when he must venture to the deathlands in
search of a kidnapped goddess.
"These
pages bring our gods and mythological creatures back to us."
-Baryon-online.com
"Richard
Purtill is both a clear
and commonsensical philosopher and an accomplished fantasy writer."
-Peter Kreeft, author The Philosophy of Tolkien.
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The Mirror of Helen: Book
III
 The
story of Helen of Troy is one
of the greatest classics of all time....Here is Helen as a child,
kidnapped and held hostage. Here is Helen as a woman, captive in an
alien city, while the civilized world sought for her, fought for her.
Told as by one who had seen the events, who knew her, who knew the gods
who pulled the world's strings, this is a novel that brings it all back
in the vivid reflections of the mirror of divine judgement. -Donald A.
Wolheim, founder, DAW Books.
To read a review, click here IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII |
New: The Gryphon Seal
 
Vicki
Marsden, an
orphan in Edwardian England, little dreams that she will encounter the
eminent figures of the day: King Edward the Seventh, archeologist
Arthur Evans, suffragette Christobel Pankhurst, and journalist G. K.
Chesterton. But her adventures are just beginning, as she must travel
through time to discover the secret of The Gryphon Seal.
(to order or for more information, click on the picture). To read a review, |
 Murdercon
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1982, Doubleday IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII |
 The Parallel Man, 1984, DAW (new edition coming in 2009) |
 Enchantment at Delphi, 1986, Harcourt |
Kaphtu Lives!
The
Kaphtu Trilogy is now available in deluxe editions,
printed on
acid-free paper and featuring beautiful color covers by two well- known
fantasy
artists, George Barr and Don Maitz. All three volumes are
available
through Amazon.com and other online bookstores, or by order from your
favorite bookseller.
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J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality
and Religion
 Ignatius, 2003 Discovering Richard Purtill is like
meeting Strider in the Inn at Bree: we have found a Ranger, a reliable
guide through Middle-earth."
-Peter Kreeft, author: C.S. Lewis for the Third Millenium |
What
They're Saying:
"Purtill's
intellectual and highly readable work offers an overflowing
stream of brilliant insights into Tolkien the man, the author, and the
Roman Catholic. One comes away from this book not only with a better
understanding of Tolkien, but more importantly, with a greater grasp of
truth, beauty, and Grace."
-Bradley Birzer, author: J.R.R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth "A must
for the serious student of
C.S. Lewis, and for anyone desiring an understandable and timely
approach to the
Christian
faith."
-Augsburg Newsletter. |
C.S. Lewis' Case for the
Christian Faith
Ignatius, 2004 "An ideal introduction to
C.S. Lewis for
the uninitiated and a fine recapitulation for those already familiar
with Lewis' writings on religion."
-Booklist. |
The Kaphtu Trilogy: "good
writing, good story, good mythology."
-Rebecca
Scott,
The Green
Man Review
"(The
Golden Gryphon Feather) is a book I wish I had written. It has magic;
there are gods and mortals, and the kind of golden haze about it all
which belongs to that age."
-C.J. Cherryh, author, The Morgaine Saga. "Purtill's tales of
ancient Crete bring myth to life with exciting action, colorful detail,
and magic. Don't miss the Bull Leapers!"
-Sara Stamey, author, Islands. |
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| Book Signing and
Discussion |
Village Books,
Bellingham WA 2005 |
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| OryCon 27, Portland OR |
Explaining the myths
of Kaphtu |
Holding forth at
OryCon, 2005 |
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