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I have trouble with shameless but what the heck.I have recently published the first five ebooks in the BLACK KNIGHTS OF THE HUDSON series. This series takes a fictional U.S. Army family from 1860 through World War II. BOOK I: SHADOW OF THE FLAGS is available for free at Smashwords.com and directly from most eBook retailers (Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc.). I have also uploaded it here on Goodreads so that members can download it or read it through the Goodreads' reader.
For more information about the series, please visit my web site: my link text
Thanks very much!
I've been neglecting my blog while heavily in rewrite mode, but non-fiction author Glynis Ridley is helping me out with a guest post about Jeanne Baret the first woman to circumnavigate the globe. I'm also giving away two of her books The Discovery of Jeanne Baret: A Story of Science, the High Seas, and the First Woman to Circumnavigate the Globe. Stop by my blog to read about this amazing woman and the author's journey in bringing her story to life. Comment on the post and enter to win one of her books. Celebrate Women's History Month by learning something new about a real woman (whether it's Jeanne Baret or someone else!)http://faithljustice.wordpress.com/20...
Faith wrote: "I've been neglecting my blog while heavily in rewrite mode, but non-fiction author Glynis Ridley is helping me out with a guest post about Jeanne Baret the first woman to circumnavi..."This sounds like a terrific book! Jeanne Baret sounds kick-ass. I will definitely read it. Thanks, Faith!
Sherry wrote: "This sounds like a terrific book! Jeanne Baret sounds kick-ass. I will definitely read it. Thanks, Faith!"You're welcome, Sherry. Enjoy!
It's exactly one month till publication day for "Empress of the Seven Hills," so I'm putting up Chapter 1 for a teaser. This is the "Mistress of Rome" sequel, so in Chapter 1 you'll see Vix, Sabina, Marcus, Calpurnia, and even a glimpse of Arius and Thea. And on a side note, why doesn't this get any easier? Deep breath, gulp, ok, here it is.
http://www.katequinnauthor.com/blog.h...
It's "Read an eBook Week" and I'm participating by downloading and reading books by authors here and on other forums. Currently reading Children of Tantalus and really enjoying it. My novel Selene of Alexandria is also available for a promotional price this week (half off through March 10) at Smashwords.com. You can check out the reviews here on GR to see if it's your cup of tea or download an excerpt at my website or at Smashwords for a "look inside."Whether you read my book or another...enjoy an eBook this week!
Crestmont is free on Smashwords until March 10.Please use this code at checkout QX75E http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
Step into the lives and loves of the staff at a busy 1920s summer inn. Hope you enjoy it.
The Amazon Kindle edition of our historical adventure-romance Fiji is FREE until Monday March 12 PST. Set in 19th Century Fiji, it is “a spellbinding novel of adventure, cultural misunderstandings, religious conflict and sexual tension set in one of the most exotic and isolated places on earth”.
In the mid-1800's, Fiji was a melting pot of cannibals, warring native tribes, sailors, traders, prostitutes, escaped convicts and all manner of foreign undesirables. It's in this hostile environment in our story that an innocent young Englishwoman and a worldly American adventurer find themselves. Despite their differences, there’s an undeniable chemistry between them. When their lives are suddenly endangered by marauding cannibals, they are forced to rely on each other for their very survival.
Here’s the Amazon link to this mainly 5-star reviewed novel:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0057YCZM0/
Reviews are welcomed!
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Hi, I just set up an author Q&A for those who are interested in my series, the BLACK KNIGHTS OF THE HUDSON. I'll also be very happy to answer any general questions with regard to writing and/or researching Historical Fiction.Here is a link to the discussion group.
my link text
Thanks very much.
Here is my shameless plug for my book, The Life He Never Knew, a Civil War historical fiction based at the battle of Shiloh in 1862:Thomas has war fever in 1862 as he marches toward the Yankee invaders in Tennessee. But his accidental run into a beautiful Southern Belle makes him question his own motives for being in the war, his thoughts on slavery, secession, and his own death. Troubled by his emotions and in learning of the death of one of his brothers at Wilson's Creek, he is also wounded in a small skirmish with Louisiana Unionists. Now only being carried by the camaraderie of his fellow Texas soldiers, he and his regiment march toward southern Tennessee to meet an unknown Northern enemy next to a small community and church named Shiloh, where Thomas will learn what it means to give all you can for your country. Will Thomas survive the battle to make it home again, or will this be the life he never knew?
The book can be purchased through Whiskey Creek Press, Amazon, or myself for paperback (yes, I will even sign it for you!), as well as Amazon and B&N as an e-book.
A link to a full review can be found at my website: www.ryan-petty.com. Also, check out what people have been saying on amazon as well.
If you are really into a military historical fiction, action adventure, with a few twists and turns, this might be the book for you!
The Life He Never Knew
An interview with me at http://layeredpages.blogspot.com/2012...
about how Alice Underwood and I wrote
and the three books in the Niobe trilogy.
Published the sequel to The Young Lion on 2/26.
The OutcastSeven years have passed since Orestes witnessed the savage murder of his father Agamemnon and fled for his life.
Now, aged twenty, he is ready to reclaim his birthright as king of Mycenae, and avenge his father’s murder—by killing his own mother, a crime that will label him a matricide. He will be shunned by all men, and hounded into madness by the demonic Erinyes, the relentless Daughters of Night. Orestes’ only hope of redemption lies in trial by sanity, an ordeal which will take him to the very edge of terror. Will he survive as a whole man, and receive ritual purification in order to claim his throne, or will he perish in the attempt?
Laura wrote: "Published the sequel to The Young Lion on 2/26. The OutcastSeven years have passed since Orestes witnessed the savage murder of h..."
congratulations! will put it on my tbr list
Victoria_Grossack wrote: "Laura wrote: "Published the sequel to The Young Lion on 2/26. The OutcastSeven years have passed since Orestes witnessed the ..."
Thanks, Victoria! I didn't know the Orestes Trilogy was on your TBR list, just Helen's Daughter.
I just read the interview with you and the elusive Alice. It was really lovely.
Congrats, Laura! Are your books back on Smashwords?My own announcement: most recent blog post on the primary sources about Hypatia. Drop by and see who is talking trash about our favorite Lady Philosopher!
http://faithljustice.wordpress.com/20...
Faith wrote: "Congrats, Laura! Are your books back on Smashwords?My own announcement: most recent blog post on the primary sources about Hypatia. Drop by and see who is talking trash about our favorite Lady Ph..."
Yes, Faith, they are.
book:Terrible Toes|13559063]is now available on Kindle.Terrible Toes, a book written for children, but hopefully a meaningful read for adults too, is set in 1960 in London, and is about the damage class discrimination causes to the innocent. Lesley, the heroine in the story, longs to go to an elite girls' school, but she is a working class kid. After an excruciating interview with a snobbish headmistress, she is convinced there is something wrong with her toes.
The book is 120 pages in length.
I didn't write it specifically as historical fiction, but it is in fact a story about a time in English education that hopefully has faded into the past. It is based on an actual incident that happened to a little girl.
Crestmont
is listed for a giveaway until May 1st. Step into the lives and loves of the staff at a bustling 1920s summer inn.Here is the giveaway link
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
http://www.birkebeinerthenovel.com/ . If you have time to take a look, click on the blog. I pposted anew one this week about HF writers' obligation or lack of obligation to be historically accurate. I'd love to get a stream of comments going on the topic.
Free ebook--Hypatia: Her Life and Times by Faith L. JusticeHypatia, the 5C Philosopher from Alexandria, has been the subject of much mythmaking through the centuries. She’s the subject of poetry, plays, novels and movies. Many people “quote” her, including one of my favorites: “Fables should be taught as fables, myths as myths, and miracles as poetic fantasies.” I’ve studied Hypatia and her times since 1980. No writing by her has survived. This oft-quoted statement and many others are fabrications—fables—created by modern authors. Ironically, many who champion truth perpetuate a mythical version of Hypatia’s life and words. This collection of essays pulls back the curtain and lets the reader see the real Hypatia, a remarkable woman in her own right. I’m sure you’ll find, like me, Hypatia needs no embellishments to be a heroine. For those interested, I hope you check out Hypatia: Her Life and Times.
Smashwords provides digital files for all types of ereaders. Those who don't have an ereader can still download the book as a PDF, HTML or RTF file and read it on your computer. Enjoy!
Faith wrote: "Free ebook--Hypatia: Her Life and Times by Faith L. JusticeHypatia, the 5C Philosopher from Alexandria, has been the subject of much mythmaking through the centuries. She’s the s..."
Thanks, Faith! We've long admired Hypatia in my house.
Faith wrote: "Free ebook--Hypatia: Her Life and Times by Faith L. JusticeHypatia, the 5C Philosopher from Alexandria, has been the subject of much mythmaking through the centuries. She’s the s..."
Awesome! Hypatia was my favorite character in your book. I look forward to reading more about her.
I have produced a video book trailer that I would love to have all of you see and comment on. You'll have to put up with me reading an exerpt from my novel, Rebels on the Mountain, but the music is good (Rumba del Jefe) and there are some pretty pictures (excluding my image).You can see it on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-MfdR... or on my website at http://www.jackdurish.com
Enjoy!
Here's a link to a really good review of my book, which describes it as dream-like:http://www.thebookreviewindia.org/art...Middle TimePriya vasudevan
Here is my shameless self-promotion. I have three books out:The False Light
Forced from France by her devious guardian on the eve of the French Revolution, Countess Bettina Jonquiere must deliver an important package to further the royalist cause. In England, she discovers the package is full of blank papers, the address false and she’s penniless. Stranded in a Cornish village, Bettina toils in a bawdy tavern and falls in love with a man who may have murdered his unfaithful wife. Tracked by ruthless revolutionaries, she must uncover the truth about her father’s murder—and her lover’s guilt—while her life is threatened.
Without Refuge
In 1796, ruined countess Bettina Jonquiere leaves England after the reported drowning of her lover, Everett. In New Orleans she establishes a new life until a ruthless Frenchman demands the money stolen by her father at the beginning of the French Revolution. She is forced on a dangerous mission to France where she unravels dark family secrets, but will she find the man she lost as well?
Elysium
In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte is exiled to remote Saint Helena. The Chef’s daughter, Amélie, is determined to rise in importance and entice her emperor with her beautiful singing voice. She is soon drawn into his clash with their British jailers, court intrigues and a burgeoning sexual attraction. Amélie suspects someone in their entourage is poisoning him. Now she must earn his love, uncover the culprit and join in Napoleon’s last great battle plan, a dangerous escape.
Please visit my website:
http://www.dianescottlewis.org
I just have to share that I today I completed the 11th draft of my WIP. I have hope that the 12th may be the final.
Mark your calendars! Tomorrow night, Thursday April 12, at 9 PM ET: the monthly Berkley Jove author chat in the Writerspace Readers Chat room. I'll be logging in to chat, and many others as well: Nora Roberts has been invited to talk about her latest release, as has Charlaine Harris, Amanda Quick, DeAnna Cameron, and many more . . .http://www.writerspace.com/chat.html
That chat sounds pretty awesome! Thanks for the heads up.
Currently listed for a ForeWord Book Of The Year Award (tba June 2012), BENDING THE BOYNE is a debut novel and won the Next Generation Indie Award for historical fiction, 2011.
Hi everyone.Please may I do a bit of self-promotion? My latest book, Harvest of War, Book 3 of the Leonora trilogy will be out on April 26th. Here's the blurb:
The year is 1916. Following their desperate retreat through the Albanian mountains (See Book 2 Passions of War) the remnants of the Serbian army are holed up in the Greek city of Salonika, their homeland occupied by Austria and Bulgaria. Working as a volunteer for the Red Cross feisty young Englishwoman, Leonora Malham Brown, has secretly become the lover of the dashing Colonel Sasha Malkovic, who has pledged to ask for a divorce once the war is over, so he can be free to marry her. Meanwhile, Leo's fiance, Tom, is engulfed in the horrors of the Somme, where he discovers a shocking secret about her brother Ralph. And Leo herself is keeping a secret from Sasha. When Sasha discovers the truth he and Leo argue bitterly before he rejoins his troops on the battlefield. Before the lovers can be reconciled Leo receives terrible news. Tragedy and heartbreak will follow before she finally has a chance of happiness.
Sorry, I should have added my website address. It's www.hilarygreen.co.uk'Also, I am posting as extract from Harvest of War on my Goodreads page.
In honor of the Titanic disaster's 100th anniversary, I've released a novella in both print and ebook formats. You can find a 15 page preview and info here: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail....If you like Titanic/Edwardian fics, this is for you. If not, skip it :)
Summary: The narrator, Mary Catherine Ashley, is the younger sister and begrudging personal secretary of fictitious White Star Line owner John Ashley. While she is as privileged as they come (and would admit it too), Mary Catherine lives a bitter life. She has suffered from crippling headaches and worsening eyesight for years. And her one chance of romantic love and true happiness was unfairly ripped from her grasp as a young woman when she and her soul mate were forced apart. By the time she boards the Titanic, she has become a shell of her former self and grumbles her way through society events, her brother's demands and strained interactions with her former lover.
Gretchen: If you add it to GR, we can bookmark it as 'to-read' ;)
Oh yup...I added it a couple weeks ago. Sorry. You can find the goodreads page here: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13... :)
My turn for shameless self-promotion.My debut novel, "Moryak: A Novel of the Russian Revolution" won the Grand Prize for fiction at the Santa Fe Creative Arts Council literary competition in 2010. It's the story of Lieutenant Stephen Morrison, a naval officer sent on a covert mission by President Theodore Roosevelt. He is to team up with British agent Sidney Reilly and remove Tsar Nicholas II from Russia before he can sabotage the upcoming Portsmouth Peace Conference. The mission goes awry and Morrison is captured and sentenced to death. By a quirk of fate, he is instead sent to the Russian prison camp on Solovetsky Island.
The second part traces Morrison's life as a Russian immigrant to NYC in the 1880s. As the son of a Russian rabbi, he wants nothing more than to become an assimilated American. He battles anti-Semitism throughout his adolescence and years at the US Naval Academy and is able to build a successfult career as a naval officer.
The third part begins at Solovetsky Island, where his increasingly violent nature allows him to come to dominate the prison camp as 'Moryak' (Russian for Sailor). He catches the eyes of the Bolshevik prisoners and after a decade, when he is released, he is invited to to join them. He soon penetrates Lenin's inner circle. All the while, they are unaware that he is actually a spy for the Allies as the chaos of World War I leads to the Russian Revolution.
The book has been very well-reviewed and is historically accurate. I invite all to view my website at http://www.leemandelmd.com to read more reviews, as well as my Goodreads page. Also, you can read a recent blog interview I gave on http://julzreads.wordpress.com.
White Heart is now available from Simon and Schuster as an e-novella for only $1.99! Here's the description:A woman's power lies in her beauty. For years, Blanche de Castille, the White Queen of France, has lived by this maxim—passed on by her grandmother, ElÉonore d'Aquitaine, as she took the girl to marry King Louis VIII. When her husband dies unexpectedly, however, Blanche finds that beauty is not enough to hold, and command, a kingdom against usurpers eager to wrest the Crown from her woman's grasp. Faced with an English invasion, barons' uprisings, and slanderous rumors, Blanche must look within herself for the strength she needs to guard the throne for her young son. Her bold response shocks the kingdom and shapes her into the formidable, seemingly heartless mother-in-law to Marguerite of Provence, wife of King Louis IX (Saint Louis) and the eldest of the "Four Sisters, All Queens" in Sherry Jones's forthcoming novel.
Includes an excerpt to the upcoming Four Sisters, All Queens, to be published by Gallery Books, May 8, 2012.
Four Sisters, All Queens is available for FREE as a Goodreads Giveaway! It's an historical novel about four sisters in 13th century Provence who all became queens. Come on over and enter to win!
Hi. I'm a new author writing a book "SECRET OF THE MUMMY", with a planned release toward the end of the summer. The book is set in ancient Egypt circa 1500 BC, during the era of Queen Hatshepsut. It is an epic adventure/mystery/romance. Please check out the promo video, book cover and illustrations on my profile. I have everything ready except THE FINISHED BOOK! (:It's great to find a group that focuses on these kinds of books! I'll probably be giving out a lot of free eBooks since I am just getting started.
I'm doing a blog tour right now for "Empress of the Seven Hills," and one of the stops I'd planned right at the beginning was a Q&A over at the blog of C.W. Gortner, whose books I adore and who I am lucky enough to call a friend after we met up at the last Historical Novel Society Conference. But when we started talking about the Q&A I realized two things: that I was tired of talking about myself, and that I was more interested in hearing Christopher's opinion about what's good, what's bad, and what's controversial about writing HF. He had some wonderful things to say, of course, and we ended up posting our resulting conversation. I think this group might enjoy it!http://historicalboys.blogspot.com/20...
Thanks to everyone for making me feel so welcome!My problem in promoting my writing is that I have too, too many websites. I write under my own name (Glen Robinson, for Christian books and novels) as well as my penname (Jackson Paul, for steampunk and apocalyptic novels). Here are the sites for Jackson Paul:
http://amazon.com/author/jacksonpaul
For my blog, go here:
http://glenchen.com (also follow me on twitter under Glenchen, and Facebook under Glen Robinson)
For my Glen Robinson books, go here:
http://amazon.com/author/glenrobinson
Once again, thanks for letting me be a part of the fun here!
What is the secret of Hatshepsut, Queen of Egypt, who became Pharaoh and King of the greatest civilization in ancient history? This secret could not be revealed for 3,500 years. After years of meticulous research from all over the world, the secret can now be revealed.All is revealed in "THE SECRET OF THE MUMMY": mystery, intrigue, romance, adventure, and secret rituals within the temples. It's all here.. exposed for the first time!
Hello, All!Guess this is the place where we all make like Gabriel, so with some humility I will blow this note: The Other Alexander just won the gold award for best historical fiction of 2011 from eLit Book Awards.
If there are any judges out there reading this, thank you! And those of you who have read the novel, thank you even more! Please spread the word to any you think might enjoy it.
Andrew wrote: "Hello, All!Guess this is the place where we all make like Gabriel, so with some humility I will blow this note: The Other Alexander just won the gold award for best historical fiction of 2011 fro..."
Well done, Andrew. I've just looked it up on Amazon.co.uk and put it onto the Kindle. It happens to be free at the moment - so thank you for that.
Hi, all - I have a free Kindle book and a Giveaway to promote:
I am offering, free, at Amazon's Kindle store:
A Killing Among the Dead
This is for one day, tomorrow, starting midnight (I think it's midnight Seattle time). Here's the link for the kindle store:
http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Among-T...
This was my ABNA entry:
Wenatef opens his eyes to darkness and intense silence. The air is heavy with myrrh: he is in a burial chamber. Pain lances through his left side as he tries to raise himself, bringing the taste of blood to his lips. His life ebbs as he remembers how the nightmare began..
One of his men had come screaming of destruction and mutilation in the tomb of Egypt's greatest king. Wenatef set out to stop the sacrilege only to find that the very people he is sworn to protect were blocking him. He dreams of judgment before the gods and awakens to find new strength and even more questions. Whose blood is pooled on the floor beneath him and caked on his side when he seems, now, to be unhurt?
Wenatef lets his enemies think they have killed him and sets out to uncover who is robbing and defiling the dead. Each new discovery brings him closer to the heart of a far-flung scandal of greed and betrayal that reaches a climax in a final confrontation in the great Temple of Karnak beneath the gaze of the gods.
A KILLING AMONG THE DEAD is a historical mystery set during ancient Egypt's declining years. It is a tale of betrayal, revenge and redemption, and one man's discovery that no matter how alone we seem in our struggle against evil, the Great Ones are never far away.
I hope you enjoy it!
My Giveaway is for
Pharaoh's Son
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
The crash of Pharaoh's colossal statue into a throng of worshippers brings the festival of the good god Ptah of Memphis to a sudden, bloody end. Prince Khaemwaset, the High Priest, barely escapes being killed, himself. He finds clues in the wreckage that show that the disaster was deliberately set. Now he is confronted with questions that grow more alarming with every answer he finds as the great temple of Ptah is rocked by a chilling series of murders.
Increasingly entangled in clues that lead to even more mysteries, convinced that the gods themselves are taking a hand in the disaster, he appeals to Pharaoh for help and is sent a powerful ally in his eldest brother Hori, Egypt's Crown Prince, whose courage and resourcefulness are surpassed only by his bluntness.
The brothers fight against time as they try to unravel the mystery, knowing that there is more at stake than treasure, and the forfeit is greater than a man's life. Something great and terrible is stirring, something they must find, hidden deep within the temple, something they must bring into the light before those who walk in darkness take it and turn it to evil.
PHARAOH'S SON is a historical novel set during the golden years of Ramesses the Great. It is a tale of murder, intrigue and hidden treasure that reaches back into Egypt's heresy-shrouded past.
I hope you enjoy both!
I am offering, free, at Amazon's Kindle store:
A Killing Among the Dead
This is for one day, tomorrow, starting midnight (I think it's midnight Seattle time). Here's the link for the kindle store:
http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Among-T...
This was my ABNA entry:
Wenatef opens his eyes to darkness and intense silence. The air is heavy with myrrh: he is in a burial chamber. Pain lances through his left side as he tries to raise himself, bringing the taste of blood to his lips. His life ebbs as he remembers how the nightmare began..
One of his men had come screaming of destruction and mutilation in the tomb of Egypt's greatest king. Wenatef set out to stop the sacrilege only to find that the very people he is sworn to protect were blocking him. He dreams of judgment before the gods and awakens to find new strength and even more questions. Whose blood is pooled on the floor beneath him and caked on his side when he seems, now, to be unhurt?
Wenatef lets his enemies think they have killed him and sets out to uncover who is robbing and defiling the dead. Each new discovery brings him closer to the heart of a far-flung scandal of greed and betrayal that reaches a climax in a final confrontation in the great Temple of Karnak beneath the gaze of the gods.
A KILLING AMONG THE DEAD is a historical mystery set during ancient Egypt's declining years. It is a tale of betrayal, revenge and redemption, and one man's discovery that no matter how alone we seem in our struggle against evil, the Great Ones are never far away.
I hope you enjoy it!
My Giveaway is for
Pharaoh's Son
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
The crash of Pharaoh's colossal statue into a throng of worshippers brings the festival of the good god Ptah of Memphis to a sudden, bloody end. Prince Khaemwaset, the High Priest, barely escapes being killed, himself. He finds clues in the wreckage that show that the disaster was deliberately set. Now he is confronted with questions that grow more alarming with every answer he finds as the great temple of Ptah is rocked by a chilling series of murders.
Increasingly entangled in clues that lead to even more mysteries, convinced that the gods themselves are taking a hand in the disaster, he appeals to Pharaoh for help and is sent a powerful ally in his eldest brother Hori, Egypt's Crown Prince, whose courage and resourcefulness are surpassed only by his bluntness.
The brothers fight against time as they try to unravel the mystery, knowing that there is more at stake than treasure, and the forfeit is greater than a man's life. Something great and terrible is stirring, something they must find, hidden deep within the temple, something they must bring into the light before those who walk in darkness take it and turn it to evil.
PHARAOH'S SON is a historical novel set during the golden years of Ramesses the Great. It is a tale of murder, intrigue and hidden treasure that reaches back into Egypt's heresy-shrouded past.
I hope you enjoy both!
Another Amazon Kindle Give-away - free for one day (April 28 - Saturday)
This book is also associated with a giveaway, which ends May 13.
I'll post the pitch below this. Let me just say that this story, nearly like Athena, sprang almot fully formed from my head. I was planning a trip to the middle east, including Egypt. I saw a photo of a huge colossal statue (40 feet high) that had stood before a great temple. I imagined what it would have been like for that thing to topple, and I was off to the races.
This was a fun story to write, but I wrote it over a number of years, adjusting it as it seemed necessary. It isn't perfect, but it's been worked on with attention and enjoyment. No, I deletd the bibliography. Who cares?
It's a fun story (for me), a colorful story that is almost a romp. I'm offering it free on Saturday, April 28.
Please note that there is a book giveaway for this story. Since they're both free, it shouldn't be a problem.
I hope you enjoy it, however you read it. It contains one of my very favorite characters (to write). I wonder if anyone can figure out who it is...
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Pharaoh's Son
And here's a preview: https://www.createspace.com/Preview/1...
A link to the book on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Pharaohs-Son-eb...
And a review, if you're interested.
5.0 out of 5 stars Pharaoh's Son, April 6, 2012
By Erilar - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Pharaoh's Son (Kindle Edition)
I read this a while ago and just realized I hadn't reviewed it. I expect a good historical novel to give me the feel of the period it's set in, which this one does. More importantly, in a historical mystery, the method of solving the crime has to be appropriate for the period. This book is a winner on both counts.
SYNOPSIS
The crash of Pharaoh's colossal statue into a throng of worshippers brings the festival of the good god Ptah of Memphis to a sudden, bloody end. An hour later, the main pylon of the temple collapses in a wave of rubble. Prince Khaemwaset, the High Priest, barely escapes being killed, himself. Clues in the wreckage show that the disaster was deliberately set. He is confronted with questions that grow more alarming with every answer as the great temple of Ptah is rocked by a chilling series of murders.
Increasingly entangled in clues that lead to even more mysteries, convinced that the gods themselves are taking a hand in the puzzle, he appeals to Pharaoh for help and is sent a powerful ally in his eldest brother, Egypt's Crown Prince, whose courage and resourcefulness are surpassed only by his bluntness.
The brothers fight against time as they try to unravel the mystery, knowing that there is more at stake than treasure, and the forfeit is greater than a man's life. Something great and terrible is stirring, something they must find, hidden deep within the temple, something they must bring into the light before those who walk in darkness take it and turn it to evil.
PHARAOH'S SON is a historical novel set during the golden years of Ramesses the Great. It is a tale of murder, intrigue and hidden treasure that reaches back into Egypt's heresy-shrouded past.
This book is also associated with a giveaway, which ends May 13.
I'll post the pitch below this. Let me just say that this story, nearly like Athena, sprang almot fully formed from my head. I was planning a trip to the middle east, including Egypt. I saw a photo of a huge colossal statue (40 feet high) that had stood before a great temple. I imagined what it would have been like for that thing to topple, and I was off to the races.
This was a fun story to write, but I wrote it over a number of years, adjusting it as it seemed necessary. It isn't perfect, but it's been worked on with attention and enjoyment. No, I deletd the bibliography. Who cares?
It's a fun story (for me), a colorful story that is almost a romp. I'm offering it free on Saturday, April 28.
Please note that there is a book giveaway for this story. Since they're both free, it shouldn't be a problem.
I hope you enjoy it, however you read it. It contains one of my very favorite characters (to write). I wonder if anyone can figure out who it is...
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Pharaoh's Son
And here's a preview: https://www.createspace.com/Preview/1...
A link to the book on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Pharaohs-Son-eb...
And a review, if you're interested.
5.0 out of 5 stars Pharaoh's Son, April 6, 2012
By Erilar - See all my reviews
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Pharaoh's Son (Kindle Edition)
I read this a while ago and just realized I hadn't reviewed it. I expect a good historical novel to give me the feel of the period it's set in, which this one does. More importantly, in a historical mystery, the method of solving the crime has to be appropriate for the period. This book is a winner on both counts.
SYNOPSIS
The crash of Pharaoh's colossal statue into a throng of worshippers brings the festival of the good god Ptah of Memphis to a sudden, bloody end. An hour later, the main pylon of the temple collapses in a wave of rubble. Prince Khaemwaset, the High Priest, barely escapes being killed, himself. Clues in the wreckage show that the disaster was deliberately set. He is confronted with questions that grow more alarming with every answer as the great temple of Ptah is rocked by a chilling series of murders.
Increasingly entangled in clues that lead to even more mysteries, convinced that the gods themselves are taking a hand in the puzzle, he appeals to Pharaoh for help and is sent a powerful ally in his eldest brother, Egypt's Crown Prince, whose courage and resourcefulness are surpassed only by his bluntness.
The brothers fight against time as they try to unravel the mystery, knowing that there is more at stake than treasure, and the forfeit is greater than a man's life. Something great and terrible is stirring, something they must find, hidden deep within the temple, something they must bring into the light before those who walk in darkness take it and turn it to evil.
PHARAOH'S SON is a historical novel set during the golden years of Ramesses the Great. It is a tale of murder, intrigue and hidden treasure that reaches back into Egypt's heresy-shrouded past.
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The Devil’s Legacy by Tom Jackson
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