The Cycle of Harm
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GENRE: Fantasy
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BLURB:
Nightmares
or waking dreams? Only the keeper of the Legend knows… and it’s up to him to
keep them from Harm!
By day, Jeffery is the
best friend of Montague the Magician. By night, he’s the powerful warrior,
Harm, The Legend, who leads a band of Berserkers—ridding the land of evil while
saving villages by the score. Only Montague knows the villagers also have to
cough up a hefty pouch of coin for the privilege of being rescued!
All Jeffery knows is he
has no memory of any battle he fights. Under the Spirit of Lohocla, he awakens
the morning after the battle barely able to think for the pain in his skull and
the lethargy in his body. The more Jeffery tries to discover his lost memories,
the vaguer Montague becomes until it’s too late not to tell the truth—at least
part of it. But how could Jeffery ever imagine his entire life may be smoke and
mirrors… just ephemeral fragments of dreams?
THE CYCLE OF HARM—enter
a world of magic, mayhem, and mystery you may never be able to leave… if the
Spirit of Lohocla captures you in its embrace!
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EXCERPT
The sharp sounds of boots on the stone floor outside
interrupted his lament. Two guards dragged something heavy; Harm had returned,
and he couldn't walk.
The corner in which Montague crouched lay opposite the door:
a standard thick, heavy, wooden affair bolted from the outside which opened
inwards. He stood so the guards would spot him when they opened the peep-hole,
a politeness appropriate to receive visitors, though they wouldn't open the
door until he did. But upon standing, he felt diminished anew without his
cloak, not as impressive, no different from any other person in a no-longer
white shirt and brown pants belted to keep from falling.
The peep-hole banged open and the guard's eye scowled
through the opening, a satisfied grunt indicated everything was to the gaoler's
satisfaction.
"Ready to tell us what we want to know, little
man?"
Montague winced inside as the gaoler's bad breath stuck at
him like a knife. He drew himself up to his full height and thrust an imposing
finger at the guard. "Fool!" He kept his tone low and ominous.
"Fool! I know such truths to make you gibber in the corner as the fear
drove you mad. No one must know the truths I do."
The guard quailed, before remembering on which side of the
door he stood. "Er, is that a 'no'?"
"Yes!"
The guard's confused expression didn't clear. "Do you
mean 'yes' as in yes, or 'yes' it's a no?"
"Inept moron!" Montague raged, his patience never
the strong suit. "Yes, it's a no!"
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Melindra Hattfield
Snowy, a part-time writer and full-time dreamer, who of course prefers to be
known as MH, has penned The Cycle of Harm. She is also the author of the first
three adventures of The 12 Nights of Jeremy Sunson, which are collected in her
first novel, The Nights Too Dark, described as chock-full of fun where the end
of the world meets Groundhog Day.
MH has also
penned several short stories including We Three Laws of Robotics Are and The
Secret Invasion of George Kranskii which explains how road rage is result the
result of an alien invasion.
You can find MH
at www.MHSnowy.com, on Goodreads, and you can follow @MHSnowy_Dreamer on
Twitter.
When not
writing or occupied with her dual-identity, MH walks through the mountains with
her partner or tries to unravel the secrets of her great-grandmother, an
adventuress who disembarked from the French steamer Laos in 1931 seeking to
uncover rumours of Mayan temples deep in the heart of the Amazon jungle, and
disappeared, never to be heard of again.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079QJV7QX
www.mhsnowy.com/12Nights/TheNightsTooDark
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BIWSOUQ
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BAB5F8Y
http://www.MHSnowy.com
www.goodreads.com/author/show/15058655.M_H_Snowy
www.twitter.com/MHSnowy_Dreamer
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My Review
The Cycle of Harm is a bit different book I usually like to read. I was pleasantly surprised how much I like it. It involves action, adventure, mystery and magic. The main characters are well developed and believable. The plot is solid and well written.
I give They Cycle of Harm four and half stars. I recommend it. A great example why reader should try out new to them authors and genres.
I received this book form the author. This review is 100% my own honest opinion.
I give They Cycle of Harm four and half stars. I recommend it. A great example why reader should try out new to them authors and genres.
I received this book form the author. This review is 100% my own honest opinion.
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