Robert Charles — Shadow of the Raven

[Matthew]

Hi there!

As a colossal introvert, I'm always a bit apprehensive of groups (even ones that can't see me), so I'm just going to take the plunge before my brain catches up with what I'm doing (it works in cold swimming pools, right? So why not here?)

Anyway, my name's Robert Charles, and I might be a little bit addicted to world-building and storytelling: specifically, I love constructing the mythic cycles that play out years later. Naturally, Tolkien has to take his share of the blame for that, but so do a bunch of contemporary authors, such as Timothy Zahn, Peter David, Bernard Cornwell and James Robinson.

Shadow of the Raven constitutes my first focused attempt at putting my addiction to good use...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00HL3C9XU

Jacket blurb: Ambassador Edric Saran is having an uncommonly rough year. Living as an exile in Tressia, the city of his ancestral enemies, he’s surrounded by a bodyguard he doesn’t trust, and expected to do a job that no one – least of all Edric himself – takes very seriously. When Edric becomes the chief suspect in a murder, he and a young noblewoman join forces in order to bring the real killer to account. But Edric soon realises the murder was only one strand in a tangled web of mortal and immortal scheming. Hunted by the law, and pursued by vengeful servants of half-forgotten gods, Edric soon learns that there’s more at stake than clearing his name. Will he discover the truth before the Shadow of the Raven descends upon the world, and the war between the living and the dead begins?

This is my first published novel, built up from a series of ideas I've had kicking around for more than a decade. At first, I wanted simply to see whether I could write a novel. Now, after a lot of work, I'm happy to say that I've succeeded beyond my wildest dreams, and I've had nothing but positive feedback from those who have read it. All told, Shadow of the Raven has been a fantastic journey, and now I'd like to share it with others.

You can find a sample over on Shadow's Goodread's page. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2.... I'm also, for a limited time, happy to provide free ePub or mobi copies in exchange for reviews, so please get touch if you'd like to take part.

This is the first volume in a series that will run and run, so why not join me in Edric's world now, so that you can say you were there from the very start?

Regardless, I look forward to being part of the group.

[Kath]

Hey - we CAN see you! Well, your posts anyway.
Welcome to the group - join in and get to know us.

[Matthew]

Ignite wrote: "Hey - we CAN see you!"

Don't say that, I'll just hide ; )

Thanks for the welcome.