The Last Bucelarii
(Book 2): Lament of the Fallen
The Hunter of Voramis
is no more.
Alone with the bloodthirsty voices in his head, fleeing the
pain of loss, he has one objective: travel north to find Her, the mystery woman who plagues his dreams and haunts his
memories.
When he stumbles upon a bandit attack, something within
urges him to help. His actions set him at odds with the warrior priests
commanded to hunt down the Bucelarii.
Left for dead, the Hunter must travel to Malandria to
recover his stolen birthright. There, he is inexorably drawn into direct
conflict with the Order of Midas, the faceless, nameless group of magicians
that holds the city in a grip of terror. All while struggling to silence the
ever-louder voice in his mind that drives him to kill.
From feared assassin to wretched outcast, the Hunter's
journey leads him to truths about his forgotten past and the Abiarazi he has
pledged to hunt. His discoveries will shed light on who he really is…what he really is.
Fans of Joe Abercrombie, Brandon Sanderson, and Brent Weeks will love the Hunter…
Book Info:
Title: The Last Bucelarii (Book 2): Lament of the Fallen
Author: Andy Peloquin
Official Launch Date: August 19th, 2016
Publication Date: July 21, 2016
Paperback Price: 15.99
Digital Price: 3.99
Pages: 340
ISBN: 1535388668
Buy Links:
Amazon Kindle: Not yet availabe
Amazon Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Bucelarii-Book-Lament-Fallen/dp/1535388668/
Book Launch Event:
Bio:
Andy Peloquin: Lover
of All Things Dark and Mysterious
Andy Peloquin--a third culture kid to the core--has loved to
read since before he could remember. Sherlock
Holmes, the Phantom of the Opera,
and Father Brown are just a few of
the books that ensnared his imagination as a child.
When he discovered science fiction and fantasy through the pages
of writers like Edgar Rice Burroughs, J.R.R Tolkien, and Orson Scott Card, he
was immediately hooked and hasn't looked back since.
Andy's first attempt at writing produced In the Days: A Tale
of the Forgotten Continent. He has learned from the mistakes he made and
used the experience to produce Blade of the Destroyer, a book of which
he is very proud.
Reading—and now writing—is his favorite escape, and it provides
him an outlet for his innate creativity. He is an artist; words are his
palette.
His website (http://www.andypeloquin.com)
is a second home for him, a place where he can post his thoughts and
feelings--along with reviews of books he finds laying around the internet.
He can also be found on his social media pages, such as:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndyPeloquin
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andyqpeloquin
My Favorite Quotes on Fantasy
For me, it's a dream come true to be able to write in the fantasy genre. Many of my happiest memories involve reading or listening to a truly spectacular fantasy novel. No other book or genre has ever made me want to ugly cry (imagine seeing a big bearded guy crying while washing dishes). Fantasy has such potential for those epic highs and terrible lows, which is what makes it my genre of choice.
Evidently I'm not the only one who loves it. I have a few favorite quotes on fantasy by authors who shared my passion for the wonders of the fantastically impossible:
“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.” ― Lloyd Alexander
This is so true for me! Fantasy has helped me to understand personalities, religions, beliefs, racism, politics, and so many other massive concepts that I would never have understood by reading the paper or leafing through a romance novel. Thanks to fantasy, I have a much clearer understanding of the REAL world.
“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.” ― Dr. Seuss
For me, fantasy is a thrill because I get to see how far I can push my characters. I'll put them through a living hell (hence the choice of grimdark/dark fantasy as my genre), and it's an invigorating challenge to see how I can bring them back from those horrors and keep them sane.
“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape?. . .If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can!” ― J.R.R. Tolkien
I need the escape, as do so many others! With so much gloom and doom in our world, the highs and lows of fantasy provide a way to take my mind off my own c**p. Heck, it even makes me thankful for the small scope of my problems. (Spending 30 minutes in traffic seems like nothing compared to being eaten alive by a dragon.)
Fantasy is the ultimate escape, and it's a welcome one that helps me get through the day with a smile and a light heart. I am fortunate to not only be able to read amazing books, but to try my damnedest to write them as well!
10 Things You Need to Know About Me:
- Hot wings, ALWAYS!
- I never forget a face, but
rarely remember a name.
- I'm a head taller than the
average person (I'm 6' 6")
- Marvel > DC
- I was born in Japan, and
lived there until the age of 14.
- Selena Gomez, Skrillex,
Simon & Garfunkel, Celine Dion, and Five Finger Death Punch are all in
my writing playlist.
- Aliens are real, but it's
self-centered of us to believe that they would come to visit Earth.
- Watching sports: suck.
Playing sports: EPIC!
- I earned a purple belt in
Karate/Hapkido/Taekwondo.
- I dislike most Christmas
music, aside from Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
A Few of My Favorite Things
Favorite Books: The Gentlemen Bastards by Scott Lynch, The Stormlight Archives by Brandon
Sanderson, Sherlock Holmes by A.C.
Doyle, Warlord of Mars by E.R.
Burroughs
Favorite Songs: Wrong Side of Heaven by Five Finger
Death Punch, Prayer by Disturbed, I'm an Albatraoz by AronChupa, Look Down from Les Miserables, Shatter Me by Lindsay Sterling and Lizzi
Hale
Favorite Movies: 300,
Red Cliff, Shoot Em Up, Love Actually, Princess Bride
Favorite Comics: Anything
with Deadpool, Wolverine or Doop in it
Favorite Foods: Hot
Wings, Meat-Lover's Salad, A good sandwich (made by me), Yaki Soba, Sushi
Favorite TV Shows: The
Flash, Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hawaii Five-0, Brooklyn 99, Firefly
(too soon!), The Last Ship, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones
Reviews:
"Creative, gritty, and beautifully dark...fantasy
addicts will love it!" -- Peter Story, author of Things Grak Hates -- http://peterjstory.com/
"The fantasy world has a compelling new antihero…the
Hunter will terrify and captivate you." - Eve A Floriste, author of Fresh Cut
"From the first words on the page this fantasy holds
the reader spellbound even after the book is finished…his character is very
well-defined even if his past is a mystery. Root for an assassin? Oh, yes, one
must!" -- Carol Conley, for InDTale
Magazine
"Oh the carnage! Fantastic bloodthirsty carnage! The
fight scenes in this book were fast-paced, detailed and thrilling. I love a
good sword fight and there is plenty of that here." -- Ami L. Hart
"One could get lost in this novel for its twisting
plots, seemingly endless imagination, dark yet irresistible characters, or the
mind-numbing paradox of its simultaneously dark and romantic world. One could
follow the long and winding road of the dusky, fierce protagonist and fight
tooth and nail not to sympathize with him. One could dance in the dizzying,
intricate circles of Peloquin's neo-mythology, or even basque in the black
sunlight of a well-crafted gothic novel that both entertains and enlightens."
-- Jesse G. Christiansen
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