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To rid realm of evil, everything will be required. The Mark of the Unseen God, the final installment of the Markulian Prophecies by Benjamin Patterson Book Tour with Guest Post & Giveaway

 THE MARK OF THE UNSEEN GOD

Benjamin Patterson

 

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GENRE:  Fantasy

 

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BLURB:

 

Look to the hills with dread: Salmmonaksa has arrived. His armies swarm like a plague of locusts. As the emperor prepares for his final assault, the Home City trembles. Overrun by desperate refugees, the monarchs have gathered to plot their defence. High King Eldilin is back at the helm, but there's no food and no answers.

 

Princess Kathryn has not given up hope. Lying on a cot in her room is the man destined to save the realm. They desperately need him, and for the prophecies to prove themselves true, but he will not wake no matter how much she prays. Even if he did, he cannot do it alone. Many more will die, that is certain.

 

The Mark of the Unseen God is the final instalment of the Markulian Prophecies, a refreshingly original tale set in a breathtaking medieval world. To rid realm of evil, everything will be required. There is no peace without sacrifice, and no love without loss. May who they are and what they have be enough.

 

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EXCERPT

The matching dark cloaks of these young risk-takers looked impressive but were a childish indulgence. They caught the eye, marked them as rebels. It would be better to dress plainly than to advertise how organised they were. If anyone saw them gathered so, they would know immediately they were more than a few disobedient scallywags out for a midnight adventure, but the ambassador kept his judgements to himself. Their fate was not his concern.

 

Instead, he turned, pretending he was hesitant to be split from his men. The truth was he was counting on it. After a pause, ensuring the youths noticed his reticence, he nodded. Taking their cue, his crew pushed the dandy back into the water and floated away. Six black-cloaked rebels led the ambassador up the beach, three in front, three behind. From there, a winding path appeared, cut into the mountainside. Stray fronds flicked against his ears. Loose rocks skittered over stone. As they ascended, the coastal air lost its heaviness,

but the bugs became more relentless about his ears. The ambassador flicked them away. Such discomforts were familiar to Andreans, particularly those from Mourilyan.

 

At the top of the hill, he looked back. His boat was a darkened shadow amidst darker waters. If he did not know the boat was there, he would not have been able to make it out.  All was quiet in the bay, for now.

 

 ‘Your dark clothing is a good choice. It will help conceal you as we traverse the ridges.’ The youth nearest him pointed to the ambassador’s cowl. ‘Is that how officials dress where you are from?’

 

The ambassador glanced his way to acknowledge the question but did not reply. Idle conversation would not benefit his cause. The less he said, the better.

 

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Guest Post:

Tropes! Some writers embrace them. Others seem offended if a reader discovers one in their books. In reality, they are unavoidable.

Let me share with you a portion of the best review my books have ever received. Now when I say best, I don’t mean most glowing, though the review is that too. I mean that the review is my favourite, because of the point it makes about tropes.

“OK, so this is not groundbreaking-turn-the-genre-on-its-head fantasy, this is (so far anyway, it's only book one after all) formula fantasy. It's also really, really good.

The best way I can think of to describe this book is with an analogy from the movie 'ratatouille' - you know the bit where the critic comes to the restaurant and the humans are all like 'oh no! What are we gonna feed him?!' And the rat wants to make him ratatouille but the humans are like 'but that's too simple!' But they make him the ratatouille and when the critic eats it he is overcome with warmth and emotion, so much so that he doesn't even care that it was made by a rat? Yeah, this book is like that.

So if the blurb makes you wary, (or maybe it's just me) I urge you to give The Shadow of His Hand a chance anyhow. Trust me, it really does get better with every page. I went from 'meh' to 'holy! This book Sooooo good!' in the space of a few chapters. I do wish there had been more time to get to know some of the characters better but oh well I'll just have to wait for the next book!”

 

The reason I love this review is because it mirrors how I feel about my books. I was sick of reading fantasy that was trying too hard to be different. I wanted a throwback, an old-school read, where the good guys are obviously good, and the villains are obviously bad. I wanted sword fighting, beautiful princesses, epic quests and good vs evil. So I wrote such a story myself.

 

Yes, it’s full of familiar tropes. I’m not sorry for that. It’s what I love.

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 Benjamin Patterson lives in North Queensland, Australia with his wife and four children. When not writing, arguing with pilots or volunteering, he's battling a life-controlling addiction to sport, an addiction his poor wife has discovered is easily passed from father to sons.

The Mark of the Unseen God completes his first fantasy trilogy. He hopes you enjoyed reading it as much as he enjoyed writing it. Writing is not easy. Without the encouragement of friends and family, the series would never have made it to print.

 Though the series has sold well, Benjamin remains about one million book sales short of his goal. You can help him fulfill his goal, and encourage him to finish his next writing project, by writing rave reviews in every forum available and catching up with him at: http://www.facebook.com/theshadowofhishand

Stay tuned...

 

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PURCHASE LINKS (The Mark of the Unseen God: Book Three of the Markulian Prophecies)    

 AMAZON.COM - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1779622457

 AMAZON KINDLE - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJDLGHWX

 IBOOKS - https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-mark-of-the-unseen-god-book/id6736343749

 INDIGO CHAPTERS - https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/the-mark-of-the-unseen-god-book-three-of-the-markulian-prophecies/9781779622457.html

BOOKTOPIA - https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-mark-of-the-unseen-god-benjamin-patterson/book/9781779622457.html

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GIVEAWAY  

Benjamin Patterson will be awarding a $15 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner.

 



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