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Clive was born in the mid-1950s in Bradford, in what was then the West Riding of the English county of Yorkshire. Mid-way through the 1970s, he found himself lured away by the bright lights of Manchester to attend Salford University.
In addition to getting a degree in electronics, he also had the good fortune of meeting Maureen (Kit) Medley - subsequently his partner and recent Editor. Manchester retained its lure and has thereafter been his hometown.
Torn between the arts (a natural and easy artist) and the sciences (struggled with maths), youthful rationality favoured science as a living, leaving art as a pastime pleasure. Consequently, after graduation, twenty years were spent implementing technologies for mainframe computer design and manufacture, and being a Group IT Manager for an international print company.
The unearthing of a late seventies manuscript - during loft improvements - resurrected an interest in storytelling, and one thing led to another. A naïve and inexpert seed finally received benefit of mature loam, and from it Leiyatel's Embrace eventually blossomed.
Reviewed by Anna Smith for Readers' Favorite
Solem by Clive S. Johnson is a fantasy story about the magic and misunderstanding of demons. In The Green, demons are forbidden. Demons are sent away over the river as young children without another thought as to their fate. But Janeen is different. She doesn't realize that she is a demon at first. But she has a way of bewitching the people in her village. Unfortunately, all of that changes when Janeen grows up. She is now a young woman, and as a female demon she unknowingly brings about changes to the orderly, normal way of life her village is used to. Even worse, the effects of Janeen's demonic magic are unleashing intense consequences that will affect not only her, but also the world around her that is unaccustomed to change. However, it is not all bad. The changes that Janeen stirs within her world also bring back a long lost secret that could potentially save and preserve the Earth. While Janeen is thought to be unleashing evil into the world, she just might be the one thing that can save it from doom.
Solem is a beautifully written story in such a fantastical world! Johnson does a fantastic job with the description of this gorgeous world. I immediately fell in love with it and never wanted to leave it. The richness of the details captivated me and really drew me into the story. I loved the magical elements of this tale and thought the characters were fresh, smart, and interesting. I thoroughly enjoyed this book!
