Bestselling
fantasy author Gail Z. Martin is holding a sneak peek for her new book, Ice
Forged, and we’ve got the goodies! Gail Z. Martin is the
author of the Chronicles of the Necromancer series, published by Solaris Books,
and The Fallen Kings Cycle from Orbit Books. Her short stories have appeared in
numerous U.S. and UK anthologies.
Gail is
unveiling the new cover for Ice Forged (coming from Orbit Books in January,
2013), and throwing her annual Hawthorn Moon Online Sneak Peek Event, which
includes more than a dozen partner sites with exclusive excerpts, author and
character interviews, audios, and more!
Ice Forged
will take readers to an entirely new world with completely new characters. “It’s a totally different series,” Martin
says. “I’m having a lot of fun building
it and I’m looking forward to sharing it with readers.
Here’s the story: Condemned as a murderer for killing the man who dishonored
his sister, Blaine “Mick” McFadden has spent the last six years in Velant, a
penal colony in the frigid northern wastelands of Edgeland. Harsh military
discipline and the oppressive magic of the governor’s mages keep a fragile peace
as colonists struggle against a hostile environment. But the supply ships from
Dondareth have stopped coming, boding ill for the kingdom that banished the
colonists.
Now, McFadden and the people of Velant decide their fate. They can remain in
their icy prison, removed from the devastation of the outside world, but facing
a subsistence-level existence, or they can return to the ruins of the kingdom
that they once called home. Either way, destruction lies ahead…
Get your exclusive excerpt from
Ice Forged here: http://www.4shared.com/office/VJ9BoRdD/Ice_Forged_Excerpt_3.html
To get in on all the action, including the other three
unique excerpts, find out more on Gail’s site, www.AscendantKingdoms.com
Thanks, Gail, for allowing me to help you along your virtual book tour. I wish you lots of luck and I look forward to picking this book up when it comes out.
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