Blog Tour: TIMESLAYERS by Colin Sephton
TIMESLAYERS
Colin Sephton
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GENRE: Steampunk Adventure Mystery
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BLURB:
Ina Steampunk Oxford, Ignatius and Indigo are both agents for the Union Jacks, asecret organisation. The role of the Union is to protect the British Empire,which is at the height of its powers, and help in its technological advances.They have discovered the existence of the mystical Book of Consciousnesswritten by the creator of the cosmos, the genderless Omnisoul. The book is thehistory of everything that is, that has been and that will be. The agents areaided by Skye, who accidentally calls forth seven merciless immortals calledthe Charon.
Knownas the Beautiful and the Damned, the Charon are the Infernal Dukes of Hell,created to carry out the will of the Omisoul. But they are tired of theirimmortality and want to end their existence. Elsewhere, the sorcerer Ragnar ofRoc has conjured a hole in spacetime, allowing the draconic Elder God Calabi Yato re-enter the cosmos from the Ghost Worlds. He is as old as the Omnisoul andwants the book to learn his destiny. The two Union Jacks leave Oxford and aretaken on a journey across the cosmos in the great ship Taraka, which sailsthrough space and time. Ignatius and Indigo are mere pawns in the cosmic oceanof fate, carried to fabled places, witness to bloody massacres, andhalf-willing conspirators in the Charon’s plot to thwart the Omnisoul’s planand defeat the protectors of the Well at the Centre of Time.
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Excerpt One:
He ran his handthrough a shock of blonde hair that looked permanently wind swept. IsambardIgnatius was a tall young man; he was handsome, dressed in a frock coat ofcheck tweed and an engineer’s waistcoat, complete with a large silver pocketwatch and chain.
From previousresearch, Ignatius had discovered a vague reference to an archaic manuscriptthat was said to hold the key to reality, the story of the whole cosmos – whathad been, what was and that which was to come. This was said to be thebiography of the cosmos. Legend had it that the book was unique in being olderthan the earth, indestructible, and that whoever read it could see the eventsdescribed within pass before their eyes. Ignatius didn’t believe this but didbelieve that in the wrong hands the book could be very dangerous.
Ignatius wasbeginning to realise that the body was, as many eastern aesthetics had taughtthrough the ages, surplus, just a vehicle for the mind. This was a philosophyand science that would make religion obsolete. The view that the real world wasnothing more than the physical world was destined to come crumbling down and belost in the debris of all religious buildings. He knew this was why theAdministorium were trying to keep an eye on his activities.
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What makes your book different from any otherbook in this genre?
My novel,Timeslayers is a fantasy book set in a steampunk world. These are thecategories I probably like most when reading fantasy fiction, but I have aconcern that I don’t really think novels should be categorised. I know itsuseful and it helps to inform potential new readers, but I think sometimes italso limits them. I think my book is different because it doesn’t necessarilyfall into just one category. Yes, it is steampunk, it is low fantasy but mostof the steampunk novels I have read take place in a fictional Victorian worldpowered by steam, with the usual array of steam weapons, but I don’t think Ihave read such a novel that went further and included immortals and gods.
Timeslayersstarts on earth in Oxford, England in a non-specified Victorian time, when theBritish Empire is at its height, but it soon goes further when the twoprotagonists, Ignatius and Indigo are taken to travel the cosmos, through spaceand time on the great ship Taraka which is a Sanskrit word for crossing orferryman. They have discovered the existence of the mystical Book ofConsciousness written by the creator of the cosmos, the genderless Omnisoul.The book is the history of everything that is, that has been and that will be.
Known as theBeautiful and the Damned, the Charon are the Infernal Dukes of Hell, created tocarry out the will of the Omnisoul. But they are tired of their immortality andwant to end their existence. Ignatius and Indigo are mere pawns in the cosmicocean of fate, carried to fabled places, witness to bloody massacres, andhalf-willing conspirators in the Charon’s plot to thwart the Omnisoul’s planand defeat the protectors of the Well at the Centre of Time.
Therefore, Ibelieve the story has other elements that the usual offering in this genre doesnot have and so I am hopeful this is what will make the story more interestingfor the reader. It has an element of the fantastic with some unique charactersand places.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Colin was born in Coventry and worked in the automotive industryfor over twenty years before becoming an Engineering teacher. Obtaining hisfirst library card at the age of thirteen, he became an avid reader of Fantasyand the mysteries of the Universe. He has an inbuilt curiosity for lostknowledge and ancient texts that may help to unlock the secrets ofconsciousness and the universe. Living in Oxford for many years, he has nowmoved back to his home county of Warwickshire where he enjoys creating and workingwith his wife on their garden in which he writes and entertains their twograndsons. He has always been an artist and writer and is inspired by theworlds created by Robert E Howard and Michael Moorcock, with the artwork ofFrank Frazetta.
Amazon Buy Link: www.amazon.com/Timeslayers-Colin-Sephton/dp/196230809X/ref=sr_1_1
Publisher Author Page: https://cinnabarmoth.com/colin-sephton/
Website: https://sephtonart.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timeslayers/
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