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The Fourth Book in the "Hound Saga" Now Available only as an ebook from Kindle

Now Out in Paperback!

Review of Tris and Izzie from Booklist

After an opening involving contemporary teen issues such as high-school pecking orders, best friends, and young love, Harrison’s latest takes a surprisingly satisfying turn into fantasy. Izzie’s mother is a witch, and when Izzie tries to use her mother’s love potion on her best friend, she accidentally administers it to both herself and the school’s handsome new hunk. In short order, it turns out that the new high-school hunk is also magic, Izzie herself is a sorceress, and the monsters in the magic world are out to get her in our nonmagic one. As to the best friend and Izzie’s once-perfect ex-boyfriend? Their roles in this are both plot advancing and thought provoking because Harrison’s ethical and moral questions reach to even the smaller characters (as do snarling two-headed dogs and stinking giants). There are a few bumps of incredulity in the behaviors of adults here, but overall this works well as a riff on the magic of romance. Francisca Goldsmith

Review of Tris and Izzie by Orson Scott Card:

"[W]ith Tris and Izzie, a contemporary high-school novel based in the story of Tristan and Isolde, Harrison jumps from her deep-and-dark stories into a completely different mood. Comedy. Truthful comedy, because it is Harrison writing it, but this story is funny all the way through. It's also great adventure."

"Izzie's own boyfriend is perfect -- captain of the football team, handsome, attentive. But Izzie is blind to what is obvious to the reader almost at once: that her best friend is absolutely stone-cold in love with Mark."

"Think of it as a funny antidote to Twilight-mania. And this time the hero is actually a hero, and not a blood-sucking impossibility."

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News

I am now on Twitter, if you are interested in following me: metteharrison.

I also have a facebook fanpage for "Mette Ivie Harrison."

I have an ebook short story available on the Kindle:

It begins: "Oldest story in the book. I fell in love with my master. Then she died. Then I tried to resurrect her."

I will be teaching at Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers in Sandy, Utah in 2012. Dates are June 18-22. This is your chance for an in-depth critique of your manuscript. It's all day, 5 days, and mornings are reserved for critiques and me talking about writing. Afternoons are breakout sessions with other writers, editors, and agents.

Critiquing Service

I charge $1 per page (250 words) for critiquing. Not for the faint of heart. My specialties are young adult and fantasy. Contact me above if you are interested, and I will see if I think I can help. Please read through some of my essays on writing to get a feel for my style.