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?
Excerpt:
“Alright,” Commodus said. “I
guess I’ll be the bait. I’ll just stroll right up there and announce myself and
hope they don’t riddle me with arrows.” I smirked, pointing off to the left to
show Samarra where I wanted her to scout. “You’ll be fine, old timer,” I said,
giving him a familiar nod. I turned and slipped off into the thick woods,
circling far enough around to avoid detection by the sentries. Samarra had
proven to be even more skilled than I was at infiltration like this, moving
quietly and quickly, unseen and unheard. Years of practice had made me an
expert, but she took to it as naturally as walking. I blended with the shadows,
slipping among the trees as easily as a panther, my eyes searching for my
targets. There. Not very well-hidden to the trained eye. My hand clamped over
the first sentry’s mouth, my dagger slitting his throat. Two more followed,
their bows showing me they were indeed there to kill us if things turned sour
for the rebels. Quickly then, back to Commodus, before he decided to pull
something stupid and become a martyr by attempting to rescue the Princess by
himself.
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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.
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ReplyDelete@Joseph, my favorite author (so many great ones out there) in fantasy is probably Terry Goodkind, and in sci-fi, it's John Scalzi.
@E.L.F, I drew on my experience in martial arts and study of Roman and Medieval history for this book. One early reviewer said that the sword fights seemed very real, which is definitely what I was going for!
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