READER'S ROCK LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE VOL 2 ISSUE 4 NOVEMBER 2014 Vol 1 Issue 11 May 2014 | Page 79

Escape with a Great Book!
Both an author and illustrator. Dianne’s
an active member of the Society of
Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators,
and the National League of American
Pen Women. She has written young
adult fantasy novels as well as articles
for national magazines and newspapers
and is an award winning artist.
Follow her into fantastical worlds full of
adventure...

Dianne Lynn Gardner
Living with Your Past Selves is a young adult novel centered on
Taliesin, a teenager who discovers that he is able to retain the
experiences of all the past lives he's lived. Set in the present,
Taliesin acquires his abilities due to the circumstance that
reincarnation as detailed in Welsh mythology exists. He also has
access to certain powers such as the ability to influence people
into doing something that they wouldn't otherwise. As Taliesin
discovers his potential, he catches the attention of an unknown
evil force.
Bill Hiat brings Welsh mythology to life in this novel. Similar to
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, but with a Welsh twist, Living
with Your Past Selves is a young adult fantasy novel that places
the entities existing in Welsh mythology into a modern and
relatable setting. This book taught me a lot about Welsh
mythology. The fact that the story is set in sunny California made
the story all the more relatable. Accurate to the Welsh lore and
entertaining in all the right ways, Living with Your Past Selves is
a great addition to the fantasy genre — Artimatic

Bill Hiatt
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