The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Sarah Hoyt goes indy!
One of Miss D.'s and my favorite authors, Sarah Hoyt, has been published for years by mainstream publishers, including the biggest outlet for military sci-fi and fantasy in today's market, Baen Books. She's still going to be published by them, but she's also putting her toe into the author-published market to see how the water feels.
Her first entirely self-published novel, 'Witchfinder', has just come out on Amazon. I don't want to give away too much, but in brief, it's set in a world where magic is a path between other lands, other universes. A hereditary office, that of Witchfinder, has been used to rescue those with magical powers from nations where those powers were not welcome (to put it mildly).
Twenty years before, the office of Witchfinder was abolished and its functions prohibited. However, the son of the last Witchfinder can't let matters rest at that. There are still those in need of rescue, and he can't stand to leave them to die. The book deals with his internal (and external) conflict between duty to King and duty to those he serves, obedience to the laws of man versus obedience to the higher law of compassion and a common humanity.
I had the privilege of reading a pre-release copy of 'Witchfinder'. I'm not normally a fan of magical fantasy - with the exception of Tolkien, who's the master of the field, and a few select others - but this book held my attention from the start. I love the way Sarah's interwoven romance, danger, a carefully constructed social and magical environment that's internally consistent and very believable, and the normal good and bad examples of human nature. You can read the first few chapters for free at the book's page on Amazon, to see if you like it as much as I do.
I highly recommend 'Witchfinder'. I'll be watching for more in the series.
Peter
Recomendações do Brasil.
ReplyDeleteVocê é um cara legal.
Aqui vai uma letra de música para velhos como nós.
Sentir-se Jovem
Juca Chaves
Sentir-se jovem é sentir o gosto
De envelhecer ao lado da mulher
Curtir ruga por ruga de seu rosto
Que a idade sem vaidade lhe trouxer
O corpo transformar-se em escultura
O Tempo apaixonado é um escultor
E a fêmea oculta na mulher madura
Explode em sensuais formas de amor
E a fêmea, esta escultura,
Já mulher madura
Explode em sensuais formas de amor
Ser jovem cinqüentão não é preciso
Provar que emagrecer rejuvenesce
Pois a melhor ginástica é o sorriso
E quem sorri de amor nunca envelhece
Amar ou desamar sem sentir culpa
Desafiando as leis do coração
Não faça da velhice uma desculpa
E nem da juventude profissão
Idade não é culpa
Velhice não é desculpa
Nem mesmo a juventude é profissão
Fica mais velho quem tem medo de ser velho
Roubando sonhos de alguma adolescente
Dizer que ele "dá duas", que é potente
Mentir para si próprio e para o espelho
A idade é uma verdade, não ilude
Quem dividiu a vida com prazer
Velho é se drogar de juventude
Ser jovem é saber envelhecer
Velho é quem se ilude
Que a idade é juventude
Ser jovem é saber envelhecer
Link para a música:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw7DbjNMEcQ
:-)
Obrigado, amigo.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I need one for the ride home next week! ;-)
ReplyDeleteWow, the cover's actually competent by indie standards.
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