Chinggis Khan goes S&S: our Mongol Double
A Mongol Double? Two novellas, where both feature fantasy-Chinggis Khan, at the frontier between the steppe and China? – that contested frontier, that freight of history, that rich and wild inspiration for story?
Brackenbury Books presents Double-Edged Sword & Sorcery. One book, back to back novellas: Walls of Shira Yulun by Dariel R.A. Quiogue, Waste Flowers by Bryn Hammond.
Continuity, for those who have read my Amgalant? You’ll see Tchingis Khan, you’ll see Jamuqa, you’ll see my Hodoe Aral woman Tahilga, just as you knew them in my historical novels. What’s more, you’ll get a look at history post-Amgalant: how does Tchingis go about his war with North China? What helps and hinders him?
Sword & Sorcery heads, who haven’t read my historicals, don’t worry: no knowledge is assumed. You can come in without a clue about Mongols, and my Mongols in particular.
People on this blog might know me, or else they can poke around my posts and find out. But let me introduce Dariel R.A. Quiogue, in his own words. I recommend this post, where Dariel talks about his motivations in fantasy fiction: Forgotten Asia, beyond China and Japan, and his personal perspective on colonialism:
If sword and sorcery is a literary form of rebellion, then my rebellion is against the veneer of Latin civilization, digging for an identity I can accept as my own. So in my writings I try to probe beyond this veil, into the past before Magellan, or outward, tracing back links to other parts and peoples of Asia.
Please do sign up for updates on our crowdfunding campaign. Numbers help, going in. Like most of Chinggis Khan’s campaigns, we’re aiming high, and with the courage of confidence, but bottom line? If you’ve read Amgalant, you remember, every victory is staggeringly chancy. Join us.
Read more, and register your interest, at the link below:
Pre-launch campaign page: Get ready for Double-Edged Sword & Sorcery
