Hallo, Hallo dear hearts!
This is a first for me – a book series I wanted to read and showcased during the [2018] #FantasyForChristmas showcases for Prism Book Tours is going to be re-released through a new publisher and happily available in beautiful hardback editions! Complete with supplemental materials and a few new additions therein – just thinking about that made me giddy! Plus it is lovely to re-feature a series which now has brand-new cover art & which is going to be a limited run of hardbacks! I am not sure if I will be able to purchase these whilst their available as I was still putting my sights on borrowing this series through my local and/or my regional libraries – however, for those who can plan their book buying budgets in six month increments – I think you might find this series agreeable to your budget! (as they seem to be coming every 6mos from 2021 & 2022 until the trilogy is re-released in full)
My idea about finding Sword & Sorcery series definitely was on par with my reading habits because of how I reacted to reading the Gifted & the Cursed this year (book one) + (book two); whilst owning to the fact, I do regularly seek out stories which might fall shy of my comfort zones but if the world-building is solid and there is a compellingly convicting story within the pages of the novel – odds are in good favour I am going to want to be a reader of your tale!
I look forward to seeking out this series at my libraries in the New Year – as I would love to have a solid footing of fetching the stories from #FantasyForChristmas before my 4th year participating comes along in December, 2021! Whenever I find one of these lovelies, you’ll find me blogging about them on Jorie Loves A Story as part of the reason I like showcasing these kinds of posts is to give myself notes and notations about the books, the authors and/or the series which kick-start my memory as to what first drew my eye into reading them!!
The book photo attached to this post was special I felt because of how it showcases the Christmas tree and I loved how each of the writers (or someone close to them – as the photographers were not disclosed) were able to capture a snaphot of the books whilst giving us the impression that we’re all just a short distance away from having these books in our own hands to read!
Curiously – have any of the Speculative Fiction and/or Fantasy series you’ve discovered and have wanted to read become re-issued or re-released before you had the chance to read them the first go round? If so, which authors, stories or series fell into this category for you?
When evil threatens, who will find the faith to fight it?
In an island kingdom where the Old Ways hold fast and a man’s worth lies entirely in his skill with the sword, Conor Mac Nir is a musician and a follower of a forbidden faith—problematic for any man, but disastrous for the son of the king.
When Conor is sent away to a neighboring kingdom to secure a treaty, he learns that his ability with the harp is a talent that traces back to the magical foundations of a once-united Seare. But his newfound home is soon placed in peril, entangling Conor in a plot that has been unfolding since long before his birth.
Only by leaving both kingdoms behind and committing himself to an ancient warrior brotherhood can Conor discover the part he’s meant to play in Seare’s future. But is he willing to sacrifice everything—including the woman he loves—to follow the path his God has laid before him?
Add to LibraryThing | ISBN: 978-1621841494
The Song of Seare series:
ORIGINALLY:
Oath of the Brotherhood (book one)
The Sword & the Song (book two)
Beneath the Forsaken City (book three)
*however!*
Beneath the Forsaken City is now BOOK TWO!
→ forthcoming release, Summer, 2021!
Whilst The Sword & the Song is now BOOK THREE!
*Unless, I somehow confused the order originally?*
Published by: Enclave Escape
an imprint of Enclave Publishing (@EnclaveBooks)
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Enjoy an Extract from
“Oath of the Brotherhood”:
“Welcome, my lord Conor,” Marcan said with a bow, his voice as calm and capable as ever. “Your old chamber has been prepared for you. Come.”
Dolan gave him a nudge, and, reluctantly, Conor followed Marcan up the front steps into the great hall. Torches threw flickering light on the cavernous room, from its rush- covered floor to the curve of the ceiling, though they could not quite dispel the shadows at its apex. Conor’s gaze settled on four unfamiliar men standing before the dais that held the king’s throne. From their elaborately embroidered clothing, he guessed three of them to be lords of the realm. The fourth’s clean- shaven head and plain robes marked him as a cleric.
The priest turned, revealing the black tattoos that etched his neck and curled up behind his ear. Conor halted as he met the piercing blue gaze, unable to summon the will to move. The sensation of a thousand insects scrambled over his skin.
Lord Labhrás’s solid form cut off his view, breaking his trance. “Take Conor to his chamber,” Labhrás told Dolan. “I’ll be up directly.” Only when the servant took Conor by the shoulders and turned him down the adjacent corridor did he realize he was trembling.
Who was the man? And what had just happened? Conor struggled for breath as they ascended a long flight of stairs, a pang of foreboding striking deep in his gut. He gave his head a sharp shake to clear away the sluggishness. Only once he was halfway up the stairs did he regain enough clarity to survey his surroundings.
They looked completely unfamiliar.
He glanced behind him to the hall to reassure himself they hadn’t detoured while he was in a daze, but no . . . this was the main staircase to the upper floor. He must have traveled this very path thousands of times, both before his early years at fosterage and in his visits back home.
Why couldn’t he remember it?
Excerpted from Oath of the Brotherhood by Carla Laureano.
Copyright © Carla Laureano. Published by Enclave Publishing.
I am beginning to think for the third year in a row I seriously need to devout at least one full week of 2021’s @WyrdAndWonder to blogging & reviewing about Christian Fantasy in today’s market of Speculative Fiction!! As I am most intrigued by how I continue to pick the Christian Fantasy series whenever I am showcasing #FantasyForChristmas! Laughs. Somehow those stories just speak to me and here I am in my third year of hosting the event with gusto for the joy the process gives me to find the stories and their authors.
As soon as I started reading this extract, I realised by having read The Gifted and the Cursed book series by Marcus Lee this year (save the conclusion which arrives in 2021! Stay tuned!) – I have a better foundation in which to enter into this book series!! Isn’t that smashing? I oft notice that if I hadn’t read one book ahead of another, the book next in line might not have made as much sense to me if I hadn’t had the original experience with the other story. And, in this instance, I have a feeling I’ll be able to shift into this world rather easily as compared to if I had tried to read it *before!* I read Lee’s series this 2020.
And, that dear hearts is the curious circle – of how sometimes we find the stories we’re meant to read but sometimes the *timing!* in which we are meant to read them is a bit ‘off’ and a better time will come along lateron! Sometimes years lateron, but the time comes back round nonetheless! I, for one am most alarmed and concerned about this person’s memory and what is truly happening in both the scene and the larger sense of this world – is it something nefarious or is it a conspiracy launched against him? Hmm….
About Carla Laureano
Carla Laureano is the two-time RITA® Award-winning author of contemporary inspirational romance and Celtic fantasy. A graduate of Pepperdine University, she worked as a sales and marketing executive for nearly a decade before leaving corporate life behind to write fiction full-time. She currently lives in Denver with her husband and two sons, where she writes during the day and cooks things at night.
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