Please welcome today’s guest author David Brown. David is here to share his novel, A World Apart. Please leave your questions and comments for David. He will be awarding a $25 Amazon gift card to one lucky winner at the end of his blog tour.
A World Apart
By David Brown
Cover Blurb:
Demetrius makes his first mistake when he lets his best friend Halcyon marry Eleyna, the love of his life, without saying a word. On the day of the wedding, he walks away from the Elencheran town of Dove’s Meadow and joins the army.
He makes his second mistake when the pirate Black Iris tricks him into letting dozens of men, women and children die in a fire. Demetrius is imprisoned in grief and disgrace.
But he can atone. The Black Iris is dead. The Ivory Rose has risen to the top of the pirates and is leading brutal raids on the coast. If Demetrius can capture and kill her, he’ll win his pardon.
And then Demetrius discovers the Ivory Rose is Eleyna. He must decide which will be his third mistake: losing his last chance at a pardon or destroying the one woman he’s ever loved.
An Excerpt
From Chapter 29: An End to Sorrow (29633-5)
Over the next two weeks the Order spearheaded the clean-up of Merrivale. Only when the last of the flames had been doused and the final plumes of smoke from the embers had subsided was the true extent of the devastation apparent. In the south and west of Merrivale, there was hardly a street that had not suffered some destruction and ruin.
The main road running from the south gate to the citadel had suffered the most damage. Entire houses and shops had been blown apart, their interiors in pieces on the street, while the foundations still stood but trembled uncomfortably in the light, ghostly breeze that swept through the city. Businesses were destroyed, homes lay in ruins and piles of rubble were being sifted through from dawn until dusk by soldiers and citizens.
It took until the second week for the last of the bodies to be found and by that time the shocking reality of the Ivory Rose’s appalling assault against Merrivale had spread throughout Himordia and across the sea to other lands. With the situation on the streets having become so desperate, the Order had committed half of the junta to defend the city.
The Order was not unfamiliar with death. Its members were all veterans of combat and no one was worthy of a place on the junta unless they had held a sword and knew how to wield it in victory. Sometimes members of the Order could not sate their lust for battle and chose to lead armies into battle overseas or in the repression of insurgency and rebellion. Sometimes members of the Order were killed. It was the reality of battle, the thin line between life and death, the weaving of the hands of fate.
About David Brown:
David Brown could be considered a fantasy fanatic, especially since he has spent the last 10 years developing a 47,000-year history for his fictional world of Elenchera. When converting his obsession into literary form, David commits himself to a rigorous writing and editing process before his work can meet his approval. Combined with the critical eye of his wife and a BA Hons in History and English, David’s dedication leads him to his goal of inspiring readers through heartfelt stories and characters.
Although David is inspired primarily by fantasy fiction, he also finds his muse in the form of anime, world cinema, history, and biographies. His own books, Fezariu’s Epiphany and A World Apart, and the in-progress Ansel’s Remorse and The Stars Beneath the Parapets combine aspects from worlds both old and new into compelling tales of a world not soon forgotten. David himself certainly does not lack a spirit of adventure; in fact, he left his job in 2007 in order to spend a month traveling. Second only to meeting and marrying his wife, David counts this as one of the most amazing experiences of his life.
Links:
Website – http://elenchera.com
Blog – http://tweeding.com
Twitter – @elenchera
Facebook – davidmbrownauthor
Goodreads – http://bit.ly/Nhagx3
Amazon US – http://amzn.to/TT7Afh
Amazon UK – http://amzn.to/SbbQBD
Smashwords – http://bit.ly/R7VitO
This sounds intriguing.
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This sounds like a great book, I’d love to read it.
Thank you for your kind words, Wilma. If you do read AWA I’d love to hear your thoughts on the story
Does this one has a sequel?
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Hi Anastasia,
No sequel to this one, I’m afraid. Elenchera novels are self-contained stories. I don’t plan on writing a series with the same characters. Maybe a trilogy one day but for now I’m happy with solitary tales in one book
HI DAVID, YOU ARE NEW TO ME AS WELL BUT I LIKE YOUR STYLE!!
Thank you for hosting me today, Laurie.
The support of the fabulous book bloggers never fails to amaze me
You’re very welcome David. I hope you had a good time on our blog today.
I’m amazed! Your bio says you spend 10 years developing a 47,000 year history for your fictional world. 47,000 years is a heck of a long time. Are all the years of history filled by people or do you have a pre-historical period included?
I’m guessing that with 47,000 years of history to play with and a 10 year investment in development of the history you probably have a lot more books on tap within this world.
What can you tell us about the rest of the series? Is this the first book in the series? Do the books in the series stand alone or does one need to read them in order?
What’s coming up next in the series or for your as a writer?
I have enjoyed my visit Laurie thank you
History in Elenchera has people from the earliest years so no prehistoric periods or anything.
The Elencheran Chronicles are intended as a series of self-contained novels, each one set in a different period of history and in a different land. Time in Elenchera is divided into ages known as Shards. A World Apart takes place in the Sixteenth Shard. There are currently twenty-five Shards but I may extend the history beyond its 47,000 year total.
A World Apart is the second book from this series. The first was Fezariu’s Epiphany which was published in May 2011 and that story is set in the Fourteenth Shard.
I’m currently working on my third book from this series – Ansel’s Remorse – which is set in the Eighth and Ninth Shards. After that I will work on two more books – The Voice of Elenchera & The Stars Beneath the Parapets. It’s going to be a busy year but I’m enjoying every minute.
It does indeed sound like a very busy year David.
I’m curious…just how you go about plotting 47,000 years of history. It seems a totally daunting task to me. Though I struggle with getting the timeline right between short stories based on characters who are connected with each other.
How did you decide where the beginning of the history was…and how did you figure out what happened where and when and how it came to be?
I know science fiction involves a lot of world building…but 47,000 years of history just seems amazing to me. I’d like to hear more about the process.
I just started with a world map and worked between different lands, building each nation and society up piece by piece until they progress to the extent that they come into contact with one another through trade or war. From there it was a case of survival of the fittest.
I was indebted to a book about our own world history in helping me shape mine. I read it from cover to cover and extracted key events of interest to me. That played a bit part in building those 47,000 years. Although it’s fantasy there are a lot of traits not out of place in our world.
WOW DAVID!! NOW YOU HAVE MY ATTENTION! WHAT OTHERS HAVE YOU WRITTEN? WHO’S YOUR PUBLISHER? NEWSLETTER?
Hi Linda. Thanks for commenting. My first book was Fezariu’s Epiphany. That and A World Apart make up The Elencheran Chronicles so far. Ansel’s Remorse follows this year.
I have also written a short story collection – Dark is the Day, Dead is the Night.
I’ve also written a non-fiction/humour book – Man vs Cat.
First of all that a WOW cover – yes I do judge.
A WORLD APART sounds like a great adventure read.
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Thank you for commenting, Mary.
Yes, I was fortunate with the cover. Know a great artist who designed it for me and my previous Elenchera book too.
Thank you for your kind words about AWA