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July 10, 2017
The Lost Sentinel #Goodreads Giveaway 1 week to go #fantasy #epicfantasy
It’s better to preserve life than to destroy it… but can Tei help the exiles save the island magic before its too late?
I’m running a worldwide giveaway until 17th July. Please check out the reviews on goodreads and enter now.
Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Lost Sentinel
by Suzanne Rogerson
Giveaway ends July 17, 2017.
Epic Fantasy at it’s best, 17 Jun. 2017 (BrizzleLass)
Blurb
The magical island of Kalaya is dying, along with its Sentinel. With the Kalayan people turning their back on magic, can Tei help the exiles find their new Sentinel before it’s too late?
Kalaya is controlled by the Assembly – set up to govern but now under the control of Rathnor, who is intent on persecuting those who have magic, many of whom have taken refuge in the Turrak Mountains.
Tei has been raised to hide her magic, until her father, Migil, is visited by an old friend who warns them that they must seek refuge in the mountains.
On the journey, an enemy attack leaves her father mortally wounded. He sees her into the care of two exiles, Rike and Garrick, and on his deathbed makes a shocking confession that changes Tei’s life.
Tei must put her trust in these strangers, especially when mysterious Masked Riders seem determined to stop her reaching Turrak.
Struggling with self-doubt, Tei joins the exiles in their search for their lost Sentinel. But the Masked Riders want the Sentinel too, and time, as well as hope, is running out.
Can Tei help the exiles save the island magic and reunite the Kalayan people before their ignorance destroys them all?
Excerpt
‘Wait!’ Her voice vanished in the murky expanse between them.
Finally, the man turned and she saw the stranger’s face – a translucent reflection of how he must once have appeared in life.
‘Why are you here?’ He glanced warily over his shoulder. ‘You should go.’
Tei looked around but everything seemed unfamiliar. ‘I don’t know if I can.’
The spirit shook his head. ‘This is no place for a child, it’s not safe.’
As he spoke, black shapes began to materialise in the mists behind him. The swirling shadows snaked together, merging into one. Like the blackest rain cloud, it shifted and contorted. Tei saw a flash of talons, a brief glimpse of a monstrous face, but the boiling mass of shadows never stayed still long enough to form a solid whole.
She opened her mouth to scream a warning, but the darkness pounced and ensnared the dead man’s spirit.
He gave a strangled cry. She saw the outline of his face stretching out from the writhing black mass, before the shadows swelled and absorbed him.
The ground shuddered, and for a heartbeat the magic around her dulled.
And finally, here’s the universal link if you want to check out The Lost Sentinel on Amazon.
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July 9, 2017
#weekendwanderings – The Bishops Garden in Chichester #photos #flowers #cathedral
You may have seen my post yesterday with a wander around the cathedral of Chichester. Today I wanted to shared some pictures of the Bishops Garden, which also has some beautiful views of the cathedral. Again this is open to the public to enjoy and makes a lovely base for a picnic or just to enjoy the summer sun.
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My favourite flower here has to be the Bearded Iris.
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There is also a lot of history in Chichester. I wish we’d had time to do more, especially the 1.5 mile circular walk tracing the old wall around the city – details in the pictures below.
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I hope I’ve inspired you to visit this beautiful city, I would certainly love to go back.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
July 8, 2017
#Weekendwanderings around Chichester Cathedral #photos
A few weeks ago we paid a brief visit to Chichester and spend a lovely afternoon wandering around the city centre and its beautiful cathedral. It’s wonderful that this building’s grounds are free for the public to walk through and explore.
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There were plenty of stained glass windows;
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Some quirky features;
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The view through a few doorways
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There were too many pictures to share in one day, so tomorrow I’ll post my pictures from the Bishop Palace Gardens with it’s gorgeous views and flowers. Please check back and enjoy.
July 1, 2017
Book stall news on #indieprideday #Indieautor
What a perfect day to introduce myself to the local community on #indieprideday. Here’s hoping my book stall at the local summer Fair goes well today.
June 27, 2017
THE LOST SENTINEL Silent Sea Chronicles Book 1 by @rogersonsm #bookreview #fantasy
I’m really happy to share this wonderful review of The Lost Sentinel. Please head over to Booksfromdusktilldawn for the full review.
BOOK DESCRIPTION
The magical island of Kalaya is dying, along with its Sentinel. With the Kalayan people turning their back on magic, can Tei help the exiles find their new Sentinel before it’s too late?
Kalaya is controlled by the Assembly – set up to govern but now under the control of Rathnor, who is intent on persecuting those who have magic, many of whom have taken refuge in the Turrak Mountains.
Tei has been raised to hide her magic, until her father, Migil, is visited by an old friend who warns them that they must seek refuge in the mountains.
On the journey, an enemy attack leaves her father mortally wounded. He sees her into the care of two exiles, Rike and Garrick, and on his deathbed makes a shocking confession that changes Tei’s life.
Tei must put her trust in these strangers, especially when mysterious Masked Riders seem…
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The Lost Sentinel #blogtour Wrap up #TuesdayBookBlog #fantasy http://mybook.to/LostSentinel
It has been a manic few months of planning, answering questions and dreaming up guest posts, but now the blog tour has come to an end. I’ll keep checking back over all the posts and replying to any comments, but right now I wanted to take the opportunity to thank everyone who took part, everyone who liked, commented and shared, and of course thanks to those who were kind enough to review my new book.
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I do have a big apology to make to two bloggers, who I included in the tour to post reviews, but due to email errors at my end they hadn’t been aware they were actually supposed to post reviews on these dates. Sorry Susan – Books from Dusk till Dawn and Mirjana – Oloriel Moonshadow/Cyanide and Cherries. Yahoo has been doing some funny things with my emails, and somehow I didn’t realise these two slipped through and were not sent / received. Running a blog tour with 17 bloggers over 16 days, it was inevitable something would go wrong, but still… I should have been on top of it.
Below, I’ve added links to each post over the 16 day blog tour, so please check out any you may have missed.
11th June – Sue Vincent – Guest Post 5 ways spreadsheets can help writers plan and edit their novels.
12th June – Another World – Book spotlight
14th June – Another World – Author Interview
14th June – A line from a book – Review
15th June – Betweenthelines – Prologue excerpt
16th June – Another World – Review
16th June – Sacha Black – Guest Post – 12 things to ask yourself before writing a series.
17th June – Brizzlelass – Review
18th June – Rebecca Howie books – Q&A
19th June – Oloriel Moonshadow – Review TO FOLLOW
20th June – My Peacock Books – Review
21st June – Pooled Ink – Review
22nd June – The Royal Polar Bear Reads – Q&A & Guest post ‘Why authors need reviewers’
23rd June – Book Savvy Reviews – Review & Excerpt
23rd June – Bookwraiths – Indie feature
24th June – Mightythorjrn – Guest post on my writing hero David Gemmell
25th June – Louderthansilver – Book spotlight & Guest post How writing has turned me into an obsessive learner
26th June – Books from Dusk till Dawn – Review ADDED REVIEW 27/6/17
Thank you again to everyone who took part in the blog tour. I’ve had a lot of fun, but it’s also been an exhausting experience. I have so much sleep to catch up on, plus there’s cleaning to be done and book 2 is still waiting to be finished!
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FYI
The Lost Sentinel ebook is about to finish its promo price and will so be £2.99, so jump in quick if you want to catch it at 99p / 99c.
It’s enrolled in Kindle Unlimited.
I’ve also just set up a Goodreads Giveaway, so why not to win a paperback copy in the worldwide giveaway running until 17th July.
Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Lost Sentinel
by Suzanne Rogerson
Finally, I will be taking a break from blogging. Everyone is probably fed up of these posts by now anyway, and I really want to get on with book 2 while the kids are still at school. Only 3 and half weeks to go! I need to put in some serious writing time.
Thanks again to everyone for your support.
June 25, 2017
The Lost Sentinel blog tour – How writing has turned me into an obsessive learner #amwriting
As promised, here’s the link to my guest post on Louderthansilver.
I hope you enjoy seeing how writing has influenced my learning. And in case you missed it yesterday, I posted some photos of the birds of prey I visited a few weeks ago in the name of research (and because I love them).
Join me again tomorrow for the last day of the blog tour.
#GoodReads #giveaway open #Win The Lost Sentinel in paperback #epicfantasy #fantasy #highfantasy
I can’t believe The Lost Sentinel has been published just over a week. With the blog tour coming to an end on Monday, I’ve set up a WORLDWIDE GIVEAWAY. Someone will win a paperback copy, could it be you?
Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Lost Sentinel
by Suzanne Rogerson
Giveaway ends July 17, 2017.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
The kindle edition is still 99p / 99c for the next few days – Amazon Universal link – and it’s free to read to everyone enrolled in Kindle Unlimited.
The reviews are coming in…
Epic Fantasy at it’s best, June 17, 2017
great beginning to a fantasy series, can’t wait to read the rest!, June 16, 2017
I’m looking to get more reviews on Amazon, so if you have read it, or are intending to read, please consider leaving a review in the future. It only takes a few minutes and doesn’t need to be an essay, unless you want to write one that is. Goodreads has 7 reviews so far (not bad after only a week of publication!). You can click on the link above to read these reviews.
Next weekend I’ll be holding my second ever book event! A pirate themed school fair, which fits my book perfectly. I’ll post up some pictures and share how the day went.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and I hope you can join me for the last few posts of the blog tour.
June 24, 2017
Guest Blog: David Gemmell – the Legend of Fantasy by Suzanne Rogerson
It’s day 15 of The Lost Sentinel’s blog tour and I’ve written a guest post on my favourite author – David Gemmell. Please head over to Mighty Thor JRS for more.
Mighty Thor JRS - Fantasy Book News & Reviews
As part of my author guest blog series I am proud to present another guest blog spot.
Author Suzanne Rogerson has been kind enough to write a guest blog post for Mighty Thor JRS today. I am very excited and I would like to thank Suzanne for the opportunity to host this Guest Blog.
Would you like to be a part of my author guest blog series? Please contact me! mightythorjrs@gmail.com
Now without further adieu here is Suzanne’s awesome guest blog.
David Gemmell – the Legend of Fantasy
As I’ve just published my second fantasy novel, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the biggest influence on my writing to date – the late, great David Gemmell.
I decided not to write a long, in-depth study of his work, rather I wanted to use this opportunity to share his legend with the world. Plus it’s…
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A day at Falco West Sussex Falconry #photos #birdsofprey
On a beautiful, sunny Saturday a few weeks ago, I spent the morning at Falco West Sussex Falconry. It was a mother’s day / birthday treat, a chance to research for a character in one of my future books, but mainly I went because I love birds of prey!
This is Phoenix, probably my favourite bird of the day.
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I have plenty of shots of this Harris Hawk, but here are just a couple. The first is a view of it sitting on my arm.
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We also got to fly Crystal (Chrissy) the Barn Owl. She’s tiny and weighs nothing, but is a real stunner to watch fly.
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The above picture is Chrissy sitting on my hand (such a privilege).
There were lots of other owls at Falco, which were brilliant to see but unfortunately my photos aren’t good enough to share.
I love this next falcon, but admittedly can’t remember which type it is. I think it is a Saker Falcon.
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This next bird is a Hybrid bird, clearly part peregrine falcon.
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Finally, I’ve already shared a few photos of this young Buzzard on a Wordlesswednesday post. But I had to show off this photo again because it still makes me smile!
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I really recommend a falconry day if you like birds of prey. Nothing beats having one fly onto your hand and being so close to these majestic creatures.
Tomorrow’s stop on the blog tour is a guest post about ‘How writing has turned me into an obsessive learner’. I mention this experience in the post, so it seems a perfect day to share this with you.
I hope you’ve enjoyed these photos as much as I’ve enjoyed sharing them.
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