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June 23, 2017
The Lost Sentinel by Suzanne Rogerson #bookreview #epicfantasy
Here’s the latest book review in The Lost Sentinel blog tour.
Source: The Lost Sentinel by Suzanne Rogerson
Blog Tour: The Lost Sentinel by @rogersonsm #fantasynovel #excerpt
I’m really pleased to share this excerpt post for The Lost Sentinel’s blog tour. A book review follows, also from Book Savvy Reviews. I hope you enjoy.
Hello! Thank you for visiting Book Savvy Reviews on this book tour! Enjoy your stop here. I’ll be posting a review as well as an excerpt from The Lost Sentinel.
Here are the next stops along the way:
Silent Sea Chronicles
The Lost Sentinel – Book 1
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…
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THE LOST SENTINEL BLOG TOUR – book spotlight
The first stop on The Lost Sentinel’s blog tour today, is a Spotlight feature on the brilliant book blog – Bookwraiths.
Today, I’m happy to participate in The Lost Sentinel Blog Tour. This is the second novel from Suzanne Rogerson, following her successful debut Visions of Zarua, and from all the glowing reviews it is garnering across the blogosphere, there is little doubt that Suzanne has delivered yet another outstanding fantasy, filled with magic, memorable characters, and a compelling world! So open your mind and prepare to be tempted into adding yet another great fantasy read to your ever growing t-b-r list, my friends!
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…
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THE LOST SENTINEL BLOG TOUR
The first stop on The Lost Sentinel’s blog tour today, is a Spotlight feature on the brilliant book blog – Bookwraiths.
Today, I’m happy to participate in The Lost Sentinel Blog Tour. This is the second novel from Suzanne Rogerson, following her successful debut Visions of Zarua, and from all the glowing reviews it is garnering across the blogosphere, there is little doubt that Suzanne has delivered yet another outstanding fantasy, filled with magic, memorable characters, and a compelling world! So open your mind and prepare to be tempted into adding yet another great fantasy read to your ever growing t-b-r list, my friends!
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…
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June 22, 2017
Interview with Suzanne Rogerson + Guest Post! The Lost Sentinel Blog Tour
Today’s stop on The Lost Sentinel’s blog tour is at ‘The Royal Polar Bear Reads’ for an interview and Guest post on Why Authors Need Book Reviewers.
INTERVIEW
Hi, Suzanne! First of all, Thank you for letting me be a part of your blog tour and this is a wonderful opportunity!
I’m really pleased you’ve agreed to join The Lost Sentinel’s blog tour.
First question! Can you tell us why did you want to be a fantasy author and how did you become one?
I’ve always wanted to be an author, I just didn’t know what I wanted to write until I read my first fantasy novel at the age of 17. The genre encompasses everything I love in fiction, plus I get to create whole worlds, magic systems, races of people and their histories.
To get to the stage I felt good enough to self-publish took many years of learning my craft. I have completed online courses, attended evening creative writing classes, I’ve used critique services and made friends with fellow writers who are now my…
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#TheBrokenLifeblogtour @jaydawes2 #excerpt #thriller #mystery
I’m really pleased to take a break from my own blog tour to introduce Jaye Marie and her book The Broken Life. Both Jaye and Anita have been very supportive taking part in both my blog tours, so it’s a real pleasure to return the favour by being their host on the blog tour today.
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I have a very exciting excerpt to share, but first here’s a little about the book.
Book Description of The Broken Life
DI David Snow has a serial killer to catch, a killer as mysterious as the crimes he commits.
Snow is due to retire, but not before he discovers why someone killed his sergeant and is now coming after him.
The killer seems to have a personal vendetta against Snow, but he is determined that no one else should die because of him. His efforts are hampered by the arrival of a new sergeant, ‘ruthless’ Ruth Winton, for she is not what she seems. Alarm bells start to ring when Snow realises she is after more than just his job.
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Excerpt from The Broken Life
David Snow knew he was in trouble. No one had come when he used the trigger word, and Ruth Winton had shot him twice. She must be using specialised bolts for they had both penetrated the protective vest he was wearing as if they were made of paper. Luckily, there didn’t seem to be much bleeding, but it hurt like hell.
The other pain in his chest, the one that had chosen this particular day to reappear seemed to be ebbing, leaving him breathless and weaker than he needed to be. He realised he was on his own. Something had gone wrong; the back up he was relying on wouldn’t appear to save the day. He wondered what if anything he could do about it.
Hardly in a position to contemplate doing anything, he thought, smiling on the inside.
He opened his eyes a little, just enough to see where Ruth Winton was and found her standing a few feet away from him. The crossbow was lying on the floor, and she was staring at him, but she didn’t look angry. If anything, she looked sad. So when she started to walk towards him, he wasn’t worried. She knelt down beside him and held his hand. With the other hand, she touched his face. ‘Are you all right, daddy?’ she said, her voice small and childlike.
Realising something else was going on, he said nothing, not wanting to stir the hornet’s nest. It was imperative that Ruth stay where she was now, but even as he thought it, he could sense her mood begin to change. The grip on his hand became tighter, and he could feel the tension vibrating her body. She stood up and walked away from him, picking up the crossbow as she made her way up the stairs.
Snow struggled to sit up, needing to check his phone. It was switched on, but there was no indication it was working. He stabbed at the buttons, unable to believe the trouble a small malfunctioning machine could cause. How long would his back up team wait? Round about now would be good, people, he thought.
Not convinced that help would arrive anytime soon, he wondered what he could do. He wasn’t even sure if he could do anything, skewered front and back as he was. But if he wanted to survive this, he would have to try. He soon discovered that any movement, no matter how slight, caused the pain radiating from both wounds to intensify. This didn’t make him want to stop or give in, just made him more determined than ever to leave this house on his own two feet.
He edged his way up the wall until he was standing upright. Now what? Could he walk? He looked around for something to use as a weapon and took a step towards the kitchen. A quick look in the drawers revealed they were empty. He had to think of something and quick. She would be coming back down to finish him off at any minute. A thought occurred to him. Could he pull out the bolt in his chest somehow? Was it even possible?
He touched the end of the bolt, only to discover it was smooth and slippery, no obvious means of removal. There were small ridges, but not enough to help him. A pair of bright yellow rubber gloves lay on the draining board. Not something that belonged in his kitchen, but a welcome sight. He grabbed one and wrapped it around the bolt, gritted his teeth and pulled. The pain level sharply increased, but he kept on pulling. It didn’t seem to be working. It was beginning to look as though he would die in his own kitchen after all.
Noise from upstairs made him try harder, and this time he thought he felt movement. His head was screaming with the pain, but this only served to increase his determination. Somewhere behind all the pain, he knew it could be a waste of time anyway; he wasn’t likely to get close enough to use it, not with the crossbow in her hand.
He heard footsteps on the landing. She was coming!
With one last effort, the bolt left his chest with a small squelch, and he looked at it in his hand. No more than eight inches long, so small and yet so deadly. He thought of all the people she had killed, of Jim Harris, his best friend and his anger finally flared. He was experiencing all kinds of pain now, and the wound in his chest was bleeding. He didn’t understand how he was still standing. Maybe that would work, he thought. Would she still fire if he were lying down, maybe dying?
The Broken Life is only 99p during the blog tour, so don’t miss out on picking up your copy today.
About the Author
My name is Jaye Marie, the ‘oily rag’ of the partnership http://jenanita01.com/ and usually, I prefer to stay in the background. Since we decided to publish our books ourselves, most of my other interests have had to take a back seat, and as I am not half as clever as I want to be, they may well have to leave the country for a while. Well, some of them can but not all. I am an avid Bonsai fan and have a collection that demands my attention in the growing season, or they will die. (It is a bit like having children) I love books and have read my way through stacks of them, so when my sister needed someone to edit and type up her manuscripts, I was happy to help. Somewhere along the way, I discovered my vocation and my love-hate relationship with the world of computers. But I did learn how to edit and proofread, taking over the job of getting Anita’s books ready for publication. I even had some wonderful compliments from one of the best literary agents in London for my editing of Anita’s first book, Bad Moon, and for the last twenty years since my retirement, that‘s what my life has been like.
Then everyone started talking about ‘Indie’ or self-publishing. I already knew how hard it was to be published in the traditional way, so became very excited at the prospect of being able to do it ourselves. I started our own website and found that I enjoyed talking to people from all over the world and posting our thoughts online. Then I concentrated on publishing Anita’s books. It wasn’t quite as easy as they made it sound, but with my usual stubbornness, I kept at it, learning more and more as I went along.
Somewhere along the way, I started thinking about a story that had been nibbling away in the corner of my mind for months, and before too long, it demanded to be written and then there were two writers in the family!
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Links
Website: http://jenanita01.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jaydawes2/media
Facebook: http://facebook.com/anita.dawes.37
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8638857.Jaye_Marie
Universal Amazon Link for The Broken Life: myBook.to/BrokenLife
Amazon Author Page: Author.to/JayeLink
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June 21, 2017
The Lost Sentinel | Blog Tour #bookreview #highfantasy #epicfantasy
It’s day 11 of The Lost Sentinel’s blog tour and Angela at Pooled Ink has kindly shared her review. Please pop over for a read.
I’m happy to share with you my review of Suzanne Rogerson’s new fantasy novel, THE LOST SENTINEL. This book is the first in the Silent Sea Chronicles, an exciting and alluring contribution to the genre. Fans of adventure, dark forces, magic, and stories with roots in traditional fantasy will likely be drawn to this tale. Keep reading to find out more about the book, my thoughts, and the author herself!
About the Book
The Lost Sentinel (Silent Sea Chronicles #1) by Suzanne Rogerson (2017)
-ARC Review-
Fiction | Fantasy
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?
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June 20, 2017
#BlogTour #BookReview: The Lost Sentinel by Suzanne Rogerson #MPBooks
On this beautiful sunny day, I’m really pleased to share this great review on mypeacockbooks.
As part of ‘The Lost Sentinel’ Blog Tour I’m pleased to bring you a review of this great book:
Title: The Lost Sentinel (Silent Sea Chronicles -Book 1)
Author: Suzanne Rogerson
Publisher: Suzanne Rogerson
Genre: Fantasy
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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…
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June 19, 2017
Indie Interview: Suzanne Rogerson
Yesterday Rebeccahowiebooks kindly featured my Indie Interview as part of The Lost Sentinel’s blog tour. Thanks for having me again, Rebecca.
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A long, long time ago (last year) I started this Indie Interview series, and one of the first authors I talked to was Suzanne Rogerson, the then author of Visions of Zarua, a standalone epic fantasy novel.
Suzanne’s been spending the past year promoting her book, so when I heard she was publishing a new novel, I was pleased when I was asked to be a stop on The Lost Sentinel blog tour.
You can check out the other blogs Suzanne will be visiting this month below.
[image error] Hi, Suzanne. Welcome back to Read A Lot.
Thank you, it’s great to be here again.
Q: Tell us a bit about your new book, The Lost Sentinel.
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…
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June 18, 2017
The Lost Sentinel – Update on the #blogtour http://mybook.to/LostSentinel #newrelease
I can’t believe the first week of the blog tour is almost over. The Lost Sentinel is now for sale on Amazon, enrolled in Kindle Unlimited and the paperback edition is also available. I’ll also have news to share soon of its first Goodreads giveaway.
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It’s been a trying few weeks, especially the last few days before publication!
But it’s done and out there, and once the blog tour is over, I will dedicate my time to finishing book 2.
Anyway, back to the tour. Here’s the week 1 recap in case you missed any of these posts…
11th June – Sue Vincent – Guest Post 5 ways spreadsheets can help you plan and edit your novel.
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12th June – Another World – Book spotlight
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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
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17th June – Brizzlelass – Review
18th June – Rebecca Howie books – Q&A
A big thank you to the bloggers who have featured me so far, and thank you to everyone who has liked, reblogged and retweeted The Lost Sentinel’s posts. I appreciate all your help.
I can’t wait for next week’s posts.
If you haven’t ordered your copy of The Lost Sentinel, I am keeping the pre-order price of 99p / 99c for the next week. Why not take a chance and let me know what you think.
