However, the two together with the other villagers are in great danger because, the king wants a nightling boy to be brought back to him. The Kai-Lord is a tyrant who has made an exceedingly terrible bargain with the chieftain of the human village. However, Yarri, a nightling girl meets with the two kids and takes them to the ruler of the nightlings, Kai-Lord. However, collecting magical sap during this time of the year is exceedingly risky since it is collected in the nightlings territory. Genna, who is 14 years of age, together with Dan, her twelve-year-old brother are on a mission to gather magical sap, which they would use on their dying mother. With the aim of healing their mother, Dan and Genna do the unthinkable. However, unlike the previous ruler, the Uncle is ruling less wisely and has even forced Genna’s mother to become his wife. While all this is happening, their uncle has taken over the throne of the village. Gena’s father who fell ill with an exceedingly strange illness has finally disappeared, and their mother is showing similar symptoms that their father had. The system which was in place had worked for so many years however, it seems as if it is slowly breaking down in Genna’s village. However, it does not take before everything becomes clear.

Their skin color is either blue or yellow while their order is much higher than that of human beings. Their faces are not only ethereal but are also delicate. In this book, the nightlings or non-human spirits are just like elves. By doing this, the non-humans do not tresspass the territories set, but they also avoid harming the human beings. To maintain the old truce and promises, the humans make a yearly sacrifice. Ever since she was young, Holly Lisle was more than lucky to have a childhood which was full of exotic terrains, alien cultures, foreign countries and new languages.Īs the first book in the Sun and Moon book series, the Ruby Key is a fantasy tale, which begins like a human and non-human tale. Up to this day, Lisle has authored approximately thirty novels and numerous writing courses.

During her first year as a professional writer, Lisle was awarded the Compton Cook Award for her first novel. Holly Lisle became a professional author in the year 1991. Holly Lisle also created the Forward Motion which is a writer’s community which she uses to train and also educate writers. One of her most popular work includes Writing Fiction for Money and Love.

Apart from penning down novels, Holly Lisle is also known for assisting writers especially by using an e-book. She is an American author of science fiction, fantasy, romantic suspense and paranormal romance.

The Silver Door by Holly Lisle