This month's featured iAi book is...
When Shadows Fall by Bruce Blake
A hundred hundred
seasons have turned since the Goddess banished the Small Gods to the sky,
leaving the land to mankind alone.
For Prince Teryk,
life behind the castle walls is boring and uneventful until he stumbles upon an
arcane scroll in a long-forgotten chamber. The parchment speaks of Small Gods,
the fall of man, and the kingdom's savior—the firstborn child of the
rightful king. It's his opportunity to prove himself to his father, the
king, and assure his place in history. All he needs to do is find the man from
across the sea—a man who can't possibly exist—and save mankind.
But ancient magic
has been put in motion by a mysterious cult determined to see the Small Gods
reborn. Powerful forces clash, uncaring for the lives of mortals in their
struggle to prevent the return of the banished ones, or aid in their rebirth.
Named in a
prophecy or not, what chance does a cocky prince who barely understands the
task laid before him stand in a battle with the gods?
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Bruce Blake lives on Vancouver Island in
British Columbia, Canada. When pressing issues like shovelling snow and
building igloos don't take up his spare time, Bruce can be found taking the dog
sled to the nearest coffee shop to work on his short stories and novels.
Actually, Victoria, B.C. is only a couple
hours north of Seattle, Wash., where more rain is seen than snow, and the dog
is too small to pull a sled. Since snow isn't really a pressing issue, Bruce
spends more time trying to remember to leave the "u" out of words
like "colour" and "neighbour" then he does shovelling (and
darn those double l's). The father of two, Bruce is also the trophy husband of
a burlesque diva.
Bruce has been writing since grade school
but it wasn't until a few years ago he set his sights on becoming a full-time
writer. Since then, his first short story, "Another Man's Shoes" was
published in the Winter 2008 edition of Cemetery Moon, another short,
"Yardwork", was made into a podcast in Oct., 2011 by Pseudopod
and his first Icarus Fell novel, On Unfaithful Wings, was published to
Kindle in Dec., 2011. The second Icarus Fell novel, All Who Wander Are Lost,
was released in July, 2012, and the third, Secrets of the Hanged Man, in
July 2013. Sept., 2013 saw the publication of Blood of the King,
the first book in the Khirro's Journey epic fantasy trilogy, followed by
second book, Spirit of the King, in Dec., 2012, and the third, Heart
of the King in Jan., 2013. He has plans for more Icarus novels, several
stand alones, and several more books in the Small Gods series.
You can learn more about Bruce and his books by following thses links:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BruceBlakeWrites
Twitter: @bruceablake
www.bruceblake.wordpress.com
bruceblake@hotmail.ca
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