New "Cozy sword and sorcery" for your spring reading

Jack tyler’s news this week is the release of his new book, The Stone Seekers. This is his first foray into fantasy, and is what he is calling a work of “cozy sword & sorcery.” Here’s a blurb:

The Settlements clung precariously to a hostile shore where the very ground opposed them. The people, fleeing a vicious tyrant, had crossed an ocean to get here, and had nowhere else to go. They bore with them a parting gift from a powerful mage, the Wellstone, an artifact that could locate clean water among the vile poisons their new land offered. When it is stolen in a raid by creatures of the surrounding forest, there is no choice but to go in pursuit. But with who? The entire combined militia of all the towns haven’t the power to overcome the forest denizens, so a skilled tracker and a savage warrior are sent to achieve through stealth what cannot be accomplished by force. What possible chance could two people have?
The cover is one of over 15,000 photographs displayed on Richard Schulte’s Cool San Diego Sights blog. Richard takes pictures of San Diego County, a widely diverse region with everything from snowy mountains to surf-washed shores. Some of these pictures are of famous landmarks, but many others are of cozy nooks and out-of-the-way sights like fountains, parks, and unusual buildings. The picture on my cover was taken from a hiking trail in our nearby Laguna Mountains. The site looks remarkably like the river crossing in Chapter Five, and is used with the kind permission of the photographer. Richard is friendly and approachable, not at all unreasonable, and Cool San Diego Sights is definitely a must to visit if you need a picture for a project.
The Stone Seekers is available on amazon.com in print or e-book. Not sure whether it’s for you? Three chapters are available as a sample at https://blimprider.com, so dig in, check it out, and see whether it’s a read you might get into.
~ Jack Tyler

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