Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Guiding the Blue Flame By J.W.Baccaro Excerpt &Giveaway


Guiding the Blue Flame
By
J.W.Baccaro

BLURB:  

The Elemental Crystals were originally created to protect the earth. However, Abaddon the Demon Lord plans to use them to transform the earth into a realm of haunting darkness and witchery, forever.  In Guiding The Blue Flame, a young but powerful Nasharin Warrior, Darshun Luthais is drawn to one of these magical crystals of immense power. He learns he‟s the fulfillment of the two thousand year old Prophecy of the Guardian. The Wizard Olchemy informs him that he is the protector and guardian the earth has been waiting for.  With Darshun‟s ability to sense the Elemental Crystals, Olchemy devises a plan to obtain them.

Accompanied by a small group of companions the hunt is on, in hopes to retrieve the long lost crystals before the Demon Lord claims them.  During the journey, Darshun encounters Aurora, the sole survivor of a now extinct people. He falls in love for the first time, and now resents the so-called Guardian of the Prophecy role. Due to Darshun‟s naïve spirit he‟s caught off guard by Nayland, a mysterious dark warrior who confronts him about his abandonment of the quest. He reveals that he too, is a Nasharin warrior, though far exceeding Darshun in skill and power. Darshun‟s father, Mirabel saves him from death at the hands of Nayland. 

Outmatched and in bewilderment from the attack, a fire awakens in Darshun. He plans on reaching his father's level of power with a journey to Shajin Island, where Nasharin Warriors train. He‟ll be gone for only one day in Earth realm time, but due to the magic of the rigorous island, it will be seven long years for him. Entering the mystical realm of Shajin, he eagerly awaits its life threatening challenges.




ONE
The last Draconian slid from its horse, drew his weapon and charged.
They met with a hard clash of steel and began exchanging blows. With every offense Darshun led, the Draconian countered. He was good, far better than Darshun expected. In fact, seeing a lizard-like creature, with such massive bodily structures move so fast was impressive, to say the least.
Backing Darshun up with a series of heavy blows, he brought down his sword one final time against Darshun’s, knocked the blade from his hands, and kicked him under the chin.
Darshun's mouth slammed shut, his head jolted up, and he fell upon his back, a bit dazed, with a slight headache.
The creature, grinning and snarling, withdrew his weapon and extended his long venomous claws. “Give me the crystal you’ve stolen and I’ll sheer your intestines quickly.”
Darshun smirked, reached for his weapon and stood.
The lizard creature stilled and seemed to be wondering about the sudden confidence his opponent showed. Unexpectedly, a flash of red light shone, blinding the Draconian for a moment. When his sight returned, he saw his opponent engulfed in red flames and holding a burning red sword. His hair glowed, his eyes were shining; even his skin glistened like a finely polished fire-opal gem—glorious. His mouth dropped open. “...a Nasharin? It’s not possible. Your kind—are extinct!”
Grinning, Darshun taunted, “Are we?”


AUTHOR INFORMATION:

J.W.Baccaro is the author of the Guardian Series. In his free time he enjoys literature—fiction and non-fiction, playing electric guitar in the heavy metal band Rigor Hill, Consciousness and NDE studies, and thinking how to intertwine his thoughts about the world’s myths, legends and distinct truths into his novels. He lives in upstate NY with his wife Melissa, his son Alexander, his two German Shepherds and his three cats.

Book Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df-L6u1zvpo
http://jwforbiddenrealm.blogspot.com/




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12 comments:

  1. I love the content material and the fact that this giveaway offers two of my favorite things - something to read, and an Amazon gift card! :D

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  2. I liked the details and the cover of the book. I enjoyed reading the excerpt.

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  3. Love the sound of the book, very unique and intriguing. Definitely going on my TBR.

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  4. I enjoyed reading the blurb!

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  5. The excerpt is very good, I can't wait to read more about those magical crystals, sounds like a great fantasy book, I love books like this. thank you for the great giveaway

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  6. I liked the BLURB

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