Welcome to my blog, and a belated Happy New Year to you!
It’s hard to predict where a blog will go from the first post, but I figure this will be the place where I hem, haw and wax poetic about my current projects, world lore, the fantasy genre in general, and whatever books happen to be on my nightstand.
My first post falls under the category of “sales pitch” and, while I admit this is a bit tacky, it’s a project I’m quite proud of.
I'm excited to announce that Fantastic Realms will be available in one week. The anthology comes out on Jan. 27, 2020, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon.
Fantastic Realms was edited by science fiction and fantasy author Craig Martelle and collects 25 stories spanning several sub-genres of fantasy, including my sword-and-sorcery pirate tale, "The Rag Kings of Vanais." (It appears on page 357, in case you're wondering😉)
Here's the official back cover blurb:
Forested worlds with mountains and magic. From swords to serpents to spells, with characters you cheer for, mourn for, and most of all, follow on their quests. Journey to Fantastic Realms with 25 stories written by fantasy scribes, both old and new.
Dragons fly when the wind turns warm. Heroes unsheathe their swords when shadows darken doorways. A scrap of a girl enters the gladiator’s ring. A hero’s quest, or is it revenge? Fight to win. Fight to survive.
After reading the galley proof from the publisher earlier this month, I'm humbled to be included among the other stories in this collection. Shayda Leigh Baskhshi's "The Legend of Jehanne Twinblades" was a particular favorite of mine, but every story is a rollicking good time.
The e-book is available at a pre-order price of $3.99, and will be sold at $4.99 after release (it will also be borrow-able through Kindle Unlimited). Print copies will be priced at $19.99.
Cheers,
Mark