Shaun’s Comments (group member since Jul 11, 2018)

Shaun’s comments from the What is Life without Books group.

I would like to nominate my gaslamp fantasy novel, Servant of the Lesser Good, again. It has wide appeal, is relatively clean, and different to any thing you've read before (according to the reviews). It's not too long at about 300 pages, and the genre is slice of life, historical, magical fantasy.

The reviews are great so far, pretty sure most people here will enjoy it.

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High Mistress Talia is a hell-raising socialite with a murky past. But she has a bright future. Beautiful, rich, and a virtuoso harpist, she’s betrothed to the Count of Brecht. In short, she has it all. Or so it would seem.

Marla Holst is the new lady’s maid, but never has the ‘help’ been so unhelpful. Marla, real name Mist, has only one mission: to stop the high mistress’s marriage. By any means necessary.

But complications abound. Talia’s disturbed daughter, a girl who can see into the future, is cursed with the stigma of a devil-worshipping father. The count’s father, the Duke of Rizak, is a recluse, too afraid of assassins to show his face. And all the nobility want to do is duel.

Meanwhile, the highlight of the season—a recital of the famous ‘Cursed Symphony,’ draws ever closer.

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Servant of the Lesser Good

Thank you for your consideration :)

This one is hot off the press!
Servant of the Lesser Good


A Cursed Symphony and Magic which tells Stories in your Mind

High Mistress Talia is a hell-raising socialite with a murky past. But she has a bright future. Beautiful, rich, and a virtuoso harpist, she’s betrothed to the Count of Brecht. In short, she has it all. Or so it would seem.

Marla Holst is the new lady’s maid, but never has the ‘help’ been so unhelpful. Marla, real name Mist, has only one mission: to stop the high mistress’s marriage. By any means necessary.

But complications abound. Talia’s disturbed daughter, a girl who can see into the future, is cursed with the stigma of a devil-worshipping father. The count’s father, the Duke of Rizak, is a recluse, too afraid of assassins to show his face. And all the nobility want to do is duel.

Meanwhile, the highlight of the season—a recital of the famous ‘Cursed Symphony,’ draws ever closer.

Epic Fantasy for fans of Robin Hobb, Patrick Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson, Neil Gaiman, V.E. Schwab.

What an honor to have Nether Light selected for the group read. I hope you all enjoy it.

As promised, the book will be free on Amazon tomorrow and Saturday for folks to pick up, it’s also in Kindle Unlimited. Here’s a link to the Amazon page - https://mybook.to/netherlight

Happy reading everyone!

I'd also like to nominate my own book for the next group read, if allowed.


Nether Light is epic fantasy weaved on a dark tapestry, full of heart and hope. Contains magic, fighting, characters, plot, sentences, paragraphs, etc. And some mature themes.

If picked, I'll set it free on Amazon for a day so people can pick it up.

Hi All,

First timer here in desperate need of some Amazon reviews. Have had some great feedback on blogs, and a single Zon review on .co.uk. It's a novella, fun, uplifting adventure tale, great length for a plane ride or similar. ARCs on BookFunnel - please p.m. me for a link.

GR: Ranker's Charge: Deliverance at Van Demon’s Deep
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2N48XoV



Sergeant Vila Kiprik has survived many brutal missions during his thirty-year army career, but this last posting to Demon's Deep is his deadliest yet. Top Brass need the mine working again for its rare quartz deposits, but the miners have gone AWOL, replaced by crazed savages.

Kiprik and his squad have been charged with taking back control, but this is no ordinary drive. Sinister forces more deadly than madmen hunt them in the shadows and that retirement up in the Duchy mountains soon begins to look like a pipe dream.

As reality itself breaks down, and magical charms fail against wild, untameable powers, Kiprik is thrown into a fight for survival, sanity and redemption. But do thirty years killing in the name of the flag put him beyond saving?

One thing is certain, a reckoning approaches, and it's probably around the next bend.