Launch Day: The Ashes of Heaven’s Pillar
That moment when the author holds her breath and releases her book baby into the world. Actually, my publisher, Fireship Press, is releasing my book baby into the world. Still, with today’s launch of The Ashes of Heaven’s Pillar and the virtual tour to promote it, now you, my readers, get to decide. Will you think it’s beautiful? A worthy companion to The Cross and the Dragon?
Prepublication reviews have called The Ashes of Heaven’s Pillar, a medieval story of the lengths a mother will go to protect her children, “transportive and triumphant,” “captivating,” and “refreshing.” Jessica Knauss, a good friend and talented author who helped me polish the manuscript, opens her review with “The Ashes of Heaven’s Pillar brings Kim Rendfeld’s painstaking research and sensitive psychological drama to some people we never hear about in the history books.”
Still, I’ve been having jitters. After all, every reader sees the book through their own lens. What will readers think as Ashes makes its first stops? Well, here are excerpts:
“The Ashes of Heaven’s Pillar is a beautifully written, character-driven story. While the story revolves primarily around Leova and her two children, Rendfeld incorporated a rich cast, which combined with all the historical detail created a compelling and satisfying read.”- Bookworm Brandee
“There is no doubt that the author has a love of early history and uses her considerable knowledge and extensive research to shed light on stories which could all too easily be lost in the mist of time. The historical events sit comfortably alongside a story of loyalty and religious strife and by interweaving historical fact and fiction; a story emerges of a strong family changed by extraordinary historical events.” - Jo at Jaffa Reads Too
“I loved the story. Ms. Rendfeld has done a lot of research and created a wonderful story surrounding a Saxon family as they deal with slavery, heartache and betrayal” – Denise at So Many Books, So Little Time
Want to read it now? The novel is available at Amazon U.S., Amazon U.K., Amazon Canada, and other countries as well as Barnes & Noble. The print version like you see above will appear on these sites soon.
Still deciding? You can read an excerpt and the first chapter at kimrendfeld.com.
You’re invited to follow me on my tour, where more reviewers will offer their insights, I will answer great questions from interviewers and write guests posts, and some of my hosts will offer giveaways in addition to the one under way on Goodreads (click on the widget below to enter).
Goodreads Book Giveaway
The Ashes of Heaven’s Pillar
by Kim Rendfeld
Giveaway ends September 09, 2014.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
If you’d like to celebrate the launch with me in person, come to my signing at Books & Brews in Indianapolis from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, August 30, with a sign copy of The Ashes of Heaven’s Pillar as a door prize (must be present to win). Books & Brews is a fun place, a used book store for all ages in the front and brewpub that serves tasty beer in the back. I look forward to meeting readers and enjoying a glass of good stout.
