Blurb!

[mouseferatu]

The following blurb text comes from the inner cover flap of the hardcover printing of The Conqueror's Shadow:

They called him the Terror of the East. His past shrouded in mystery, his identity hidden beneath a suit of enchanted black armor and a skull-like helm, Corvis Rebaine carved a bloody path through Imphallion, aided by Davro, a savage ogre, and Seilloah, a witch with a taste for human flesh. No shield or weapon could stop his demon-forged axe. And no magic could match the spells of his demon slave, Khanda.

Yet just when ultimate victory was in his grasp, Rebaine faltered. His plans of conquest, born from a desire to see Imphallion governed with firmness and honesty, shattered. Amidst the chaos of a collapsing army, Rebaine vanished, taking only a single hostage—a young noblewoman named Tyannon—to guarantee his escape.

Seventeen years later, Rebaine and Tyannon are married, living in obscurity and raising their children, a daughter and a son. Rebaine has put his past behind him, given up his dreams of conquest. Not even news of an upstart warlord, Audriss, following his old path of conquest, can stir Rebaine to action.

Until his daughter is assaulted by Audriss’s goons.

Now, to rescue the country he once tried to conquer, Rebaine dons the armor of the Terror of the East again and seeks out his former allies. But Davro has become a peaceful farmer. Seilloah has no wish to leave her haunted forest home. And Khanda—to describe his feelings for his former master as undying hatred would be an understatement.

But even if he convinces his comrades to join him, Rebaine faces a greater challenge: Does he dare to reawaken the part of him that gloried in cruelty, blood, and destruction? With the safety of his family at stake, can he dare not to?

Comments

[oakthorne.livejournal.com]

Huzzah!

[mouseferatu.livejournal.com]

Thank'y. :-)

By the way, man, I'm afraid you're going to have to read it again. It's gone through a lot of changes--including the addition of a lot of character/history-building--since the draft you read. :-D

[oakthorne.livejournal.com]

I eagerly anticipate it.

[graveyardgreg.livejournal.com]

February 2010? I can't wait that long!

I admit, the only thing that detract from this blurb is the word 'goons'. It doesn't sound very fantasy-ish, but it won't stop me from getting the book because it has your name on it.

When I wrtie my first novel (ha!) you're gonna owe me one.

[mouseferatu.livejournal.com]

Hadn't thought of that myself, but I can see what you mean. I'd probably have gone with "thugs" myself, but given how awful I am with blurbs/summaries, and how happy I am with most of what they came up with, I'm not going to complain. ;-)

[graveyardgreg.livejournal.com]

Since you didn't use the word, it'll be all right. I'll save your flogging for when you use words like 'irregardless'.

[kragar00.livejournal.com]

I had the same thought about the word 'goons', but it's certainly an exciting blurb....

[tfbretz.livejournal.com]

Funny how "goons" seems to be the main takeaway everyone had. Could've been worse, though. Could've been "mooks."

[cearalaith.livejournal.com]

Toadies! Flunkies! Groupies! Snivelling fanboys! I'll stop now.

[jltraut.livejournal.com]

Minions! Slaves! Retainers, even -- though that doesn't carry quite the nasty overtones....

Yeah, "mooks" would've been worse.

[akumadaimyo.livejournal.com]

Underlings!

[jltraut.livejournal.com]

Sounds great -- it'll be hard to wait! Congrats again!

[joecrow.livejournal.com]

Well, dang. That sounds groovy.

[akumadaimyo.livejournal.com]

So is this a D&D book or some other fantasy?

[ruinednet.livejournal.com]

Sounds very cool! And I'll mirror the above comments about goons and 2010. =)

[darth-maivia.livejournal.com]

Woot. Gotta say that other than the "goons", it's one of the better blurbs I've read in a while. Can't wait to read it again and see what you've done with it to make it better.