Post by thegreyelf on Jan 23, 2010 7:48:58 GMT -6
I'm currently negotiating contract terms to have my first novel published. The book is called Broken Gods, and the sales blurb (rough draft) follows:
Emotionally scarred 18-year-old Sabrina Matthews is offered the chance to become the living avatar of her Goddess, and jumps at the chance despite a depraved cost.
While Sabrina builds a dark cult for her mistress, slaughtering “sinners” to feed her new power, amnesiac Jacob Crane is visited by a dark stranger who offers power over fortune itself if Jacob agrees to oppose Sabrina. He accepts, despite the need to feed on living souls to use his own power, and the two are set against each other in a game of cat and mouse that could spell Armageddon if not contained.
Jaded homicide detective Frank Hill and his ex-lover forensic psychologist Lexie Miller are hot on the trail of what they believe to be a gruesome and elusive serial killer, when a third faction of strangers offers them the power to bring a stop to the killing.
The battle comes to an explosive conclusion as one by one, the humans transform from pawns to major players. Who can save the city and the world? Will it be Sabrina, Jacob, Frank, or Lexie, or will they all remain forever…
Broken Gods
The publisher is Reliquary Press, a new small publisher. Since they are new and small, at first the book will likely be available only through Amazon and direct order, but they are working on getting retail distribution set up.
And to nip it in the bud, I'm aware there's a "beware" thread about Reliquary on Absolute Write. While that's usually a great resource, in this case they are wrong--I know this because I know one of the guys who owns Reliquary, and have watched their development since the company's inception. The thread is from back in September when the company first went live, and people are somewhat justified in their concerns--there are a lot of scam and vanity publishers out there. Reliquary isn't one of them.
Anyway, just wanted to share the good news! I have a blog up about it if anyone is interested: grey-elf.blogspot.com/
Emotionally scarred 18-year-old Sabrina Matthews is offered the chance to become the living avatar of her Goddess, and jumps at the chance despite a depraved cost.
While Sabrina builds a dark cult for her mistress, slaughtering “sinners” to feed her new power, amnesiac Jacob Crane is visited by a dark stranger who offers power over fortune itself if Jacob agrees to oppose Sabrina. He accepts, despite the need to feed on living souls to use his own power, and the two are set against each other in a game of cat and mouse that could spell Armageddon if not contained.
Jaded homicide detective Frank Hill and his ex-lover forensic psychologist Lexie Miller are hot on the trail of what they believe to be a gruesome and elusive serial killer, when a third faction of strangers offers them the power to bring a stop to the killing.
The battle comes to an explosive conclusion as one by one, the humans transform from pawns to major players. Who can save the city and the world? Will it be Sabrina, Jacob, Frank, or Lexie, or will they all remain forever…
Broken Gods
The publisher is Reliquary Press, a new small publisher. Since they are new and small, at first the book will likely be available only through Amazon and direct order, but they are working on getting retail distribution set up.
And to nip it in the bud, I'm aware there's a "beware" thread about Reliquary on Absolute Write. While that's usually a great resource, in this case they are wrong--I know this because I know one of the guys who owns Reliquary, and have watched their development since the company's inception. The thread is from back in September when the company first went live, and people are somewhat justified in their concerns--there are a lot of scam and vanity publishers out there. Reliquary isn't one of them.
Anyway, just wanted to share the good news! I have a blog up about it if anyone is interested: grey-elf.blogspot.com/
