Monday, October 2, 2017

The King's Own by W. Marshall - Blurb Blitz Tour and Giveaway





The King's Own
by W. Marshall

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GENRE: Low Fantasy

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NOTE: The book will be on sale for only $0.99.

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BLURB:

The King’s Own are as feared as they are ruthless, doing all of those hard, and sometimes terrible, things necessary to ensure the safety of the realm. Owing allegiance to the King alone, they are his spies, his assassins, and his advisors. They exist to walk in the shadows, to enforce the King’s will, to change the course of entire wars, and to root out dissenters. They live without family, in service to the crown, unknown and unsung.

A young man conscripted to fight in a war far away from home. Blood and loss tempered with hope and a vow. Recruited into the King’s Own, he must learn quickly to do whatever it takes to serve the kingdom so that others can live their lives in relative peace and safety. But just how far will he go to keep his oath, especially when the King is murdered?

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EXCERPT

I let out a silent howl of rage and loss, shaking in fury. He was right, but I didn’t want to admit it. The bandits on the other side of the door were growing closer, shouting and mocking as they looked for more victims.

“I can at least …” I protested, but the Old Man shook his head again.

“Listen to me, son,” he said, his voice surprisingly calm. “I’ve never in your life given you a command. But obey me now. You must flee. We have no time to argue, and there are so many things still to tell you. I want you to live. Make this mean something. Your mother and your sister would want the same. Your wife and your son would want the same. Sarra wants the same. The gods above, or maybe even the gods below, spared you for something. Live to fight another day, son.”

I took a deep breath, wrestling with my emotions, mastering them once again, allowing that cold calmness to settle over me so I could act. I opened my eyes, looking at the Old Man, wishing I could say all the things I never had.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

W. Marshall was born in Florida, but found his home when he moved to Colorado. He is a lover of movies, books, dogs, science fiction, fantasy, and military history. His debut novel, The King’s Own, is a work of dark fiction that asks hard questions as it examines the life and labors of the protagonist.

In his free time, he enjoys running, reading a wide array of fiction, and writing science fiction and fantasy.

Connect with W. Marshall online
Facebook: AuthorWMarshall

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION

W. Marshall will be awarding a $50 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Be Sure To Visit The Other Blogs On The Tour


10 comments:

Unknown said...

Good morning, and thank you so much for having me here!

I'm excited to be here and share my book with everyone. I'll be in and out all day to say hello, and to answer any questions anyone may have. :)

Unknown said...

congrats on the tour and thanks for the chance to win

Nikolina said...

I really enjoyed reading the entire post, thank you!

JC Jones said...

Great having you here today.

Rita Wray said...

Sounds like a good read.

Bernie Wallace said...

What literary character do you must relate to? Thanks for the giveaway. I hope that I win. Bernie W BWallace1980(at)hotmail(d0t)com

Unknown said...

I can relate to parts of so many characters; it's hard to choose just one. If I couldn't have a mashup of both Aubrey and Maturin from the Master and Commander books, then I'd say Richard from the Sword of Truth series.

Anonymous said...

Good luck with the release!

--Trix

Victoria Alexander said...

Thanks for the awesome giveaway and for sharing the great post :)

Unknown said...

Thank you to everyone who stopped by, and for the interest in my book :)

A special thanks to my host, Mixed Book Bag!