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THE MARK OF THE UNSEEN GOD

Benjamin Patterson

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GENRE: Fantasy

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BLURB:

Lookto the hills with dread: Salmmonaksa has arrived. His armies swarm like aplague of locusts. As the emperor prepares for his final assault, the Home Citytrembles. Overrun by desperate refugees, the monarchs have gathered to plottheir defence. High King Eldilin is back at the helm, but there's no food andno answers.

PrincessKathryn has not given up hope. Lying on a cot in her room is the man destinedto save the realm. They desperately need him, and for the prophecies to provethemselves true, but he will not wake no matter how much she prays. Even if hedid, he cannot do it alone. Many more will die, that is certain.

TheMark of the Unseen God is the final instalment of the Markulian Prophecies, arefreshingly original tale set in a breathtaking medieval world. To rid realmof evil, everything will be required. There is no peace without sacrifice, andno love without loss. May who they are and what they have be enough.

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ExcerptThree:

The matching dark cloaks of these young risk-takers lookedimpressive but were a childish indulgence. They caught the eye, marked them asrebels. It would be better to dress plainly than to advertise how organisedthey were. If anyone saw them gathered so, they would know immediately theywere more than a few disobedient scallywags out for a midnight adventure, butthe ambassador kept his judgements to himself. Their fate was not his concern.

Instead, he turned, pretending he was hesitant to be splitfrom his men. The truth was he was counting on it. After a pause, ensuring theyouths noticed his reticence, he nodded. Taking their cue, his crew pushed thedandy back into the water and floated away. Six black-cloaked rebels led theambassador up the beach, three in front, three behind. From there, a windingpath appeared, cut into the mountainside. Stray fronds flicked against hisears. Loose rocks skittered over stone. As they ascended, the coastal air lostits heaviness,

but the bugs became more relentless about his ears. Theambassador flicked them away. Such discomforts were familiar to Andreans,particularly those from Mourilyan.

At the top of the hill, he looked back. His boat was adarkened shadow amidst darker waters. If he did not know the boat was there, hewould not have been able to make it out. All was quiet in the bay, for now.

‘Your dark clothingis a good choice. It will help conceal you as we traverse the ridges.’ Theyouth nearest him pointed to the ambassador’s cowl. ‘Is that how officialsdress where you are from?’

The ambassador glanced his way to acknowledge the questionbut did not reply. Idle conversation would not benefit his cause. The less hesaid, the better.

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GUEST POST

Many thanks to Sandra’s book club forhosting this guest post. I’ve been busily working away in the background formore than decade, completing this trilogy. It contains more than 400,000 wordsin total. Now that I’ve finally turned my had to marketing, it’s been amazingto find so many readers and book clubs who support Indie Authors and arewilling to give new talent a try.

WHY I WRITE

Believe it or not, I was not a readerduring my school years. The only books I read were mandatory to complete schoolassignments. That all changed when at the age of 18, I spied a title on afriend’s bookshelf that immediately captured my imagination. The cover had awizard, a dragon and a princess. The book was gripping from start to finish. Iread the entire series. I could not put it down. And so, my love of fantasybegan.

Over the next decade I devoured everyfantasy series I could find. Sanderson, Tolkien, C.S Lewis. I read as manybooks as work and family allowed. (My current all-time favourite is theGentleman Bastard Sequence by Scott Lynch). Reading was fun, however eventuallymy enthusiasm waned. I realised it was because I was struggling to find a newfantasy story that lit the flame in my heart like those previous.

‘Why was this happening?’ I asked myself.

The answer, I discovered, had to do withthe type of fantasy available. I like old-school, good vs evil stories. Yes,protagonists must be flawed, but they should still in their heart be fightingfor good. There’s a lot of fantasy that’s just not for me. It glorifiesviolence, greed and selfish ambition. The characters in it aren’t worthcheering for, even if they are well written. I don’t begrudge readers who likethose stories, but I have to pursue what makes me happy.

I decided that the best way to fix myreading problem was to write the kind of story I craved. In 2017, after yearsof writes, rewrites, edits and re-edits, I published my debut novel – TheShadow of His Hand. That publication began one reluctant prison guard’s epicquest to save the world and win the girl. Feedback from readers was extremelypositive, even if many didn’t appreciate the number of tissues required as thenarrative unfolded.

Book two of the same series was publishedin 2021. The final instalment – The Mark of The Unseen God, was published inNovember 2024.

The greatest experience for me as a writeris receiving feedback from absolute strangers all over the world. It seems manylove the same type of fantasy I do. Cheers to them and cheers to old-schoolepic fantasy.

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Benjamin Patterson lives in North Queensland, Australia with hiswife and four children. When not writing, arguing with pilots or volunteering,he's battling a life-controlling addiction to sport, an addiction his poor wifehas discovered is easily passed from father to sons.

The Mark of the Unseen God completes his first fantasy trilogy. Hehopes you enjoyed reading it as much as he enjoyed writing it. Writing is noteasy. Without the encouragement of friends and family, the series would neverhave made it to print.

Though the series has sold well, Benjamin remains about onemillion book sales short of his goal. You can help him fulfill his goal, andencourage him to finish his next writing project, by writing rave reviews inevery forum available and catching up with him at: http://www.facebook.com/theshadowofhi...

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CONNECT WITH BENJAMIN PATTERSON

LINKEDIN - https://au.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-patterson-31434494

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/theshadowofhishand/

INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/author_benjaminpatterson/

THREADS - https://www.threads.net/@author_benjaminpatterson

GOODREADS -https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16865006.Benjamin_Patterson

PURCHASE LINKS (The Mark of the Unseen God : Book Three of theMarkulian Prophecies)

AMAZON.COM - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1779622457

AMAZON KINDLE - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJDLGHWX

IBOOKS -https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-mark-of-the-unseen-god-book/id6736343749

INDIGO CHAPTERS -https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-mark-of-the-unseen-god-book-three-of-the-markulian-prophecies/9781779622457.html