IMPERIA
by Jason Hatcher
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GENRE: Fantasy, Asian Gothic
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BLURB:
IMPERIA
is a tale of revenge. It is a resurrection of Asian myth. It is fantasy's
untold story.
Thirty years is a long time to hold a grudge. The Red Empress has endured every single day of the past three decades living among enemies. A captive empress, she bides her time, her mind's machinations plotting a future bathed in blood. And then the future becomes the present. Across the Empire of Heaven, the winds blow calmly no more.
Thirty years is a long time to hold a grudge. The Red Empress has endured every single day of the past three decades living among enemies. A captive empress, she bides her time, her mind's machinations plotting a future bathed in blood. And then the future becomes the present. Across the Empire of Heaven, the winds blow calmly no more.
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Excerpt One:
The Great Capital's skyline was a tessellation of tiled
eaves that framed the edges of homes, shop buildings, temples, and courtyards.
Except for a few brief hours preceding dawn, the streets overflowed with life:
artisans and beggars, soldiers and thieves; merchants, priests, and
prostitutes.
Everywhere was the echo of cartwheels on cobblestones. From
the few streets left unpaved rose clouds of red dust, churned up by the pitter
patter of too many feet.
A hundred generations had lived and died in this city. With
such spans of time came the accumulation of ghosts, visible in every worn
footpath and every magic amulet hung before the shrine of this or that dead
ancestor. History radiated from the beams and the mortar of edifices that
filled the valley to its brim, from the base of one mountain to the other.
Temples crept up the sides of the surrounding hills, as the intrepid faithful
sought out new places to burn their incense, give their offerings, and pray.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Originally
from Pensacola, Florida, Jason Hatcher attended the International Baccalaureate
senior high school program, then went on to study Japanese and English
literature at the University of Florida. He attended law school in Boston, and
worked as an attorney in New York City for eight years. A lifelong lover of
Asia, he spent much of his childhood in Japan. He speaks, reads, and writes
Japanese, and has traveled extensively throughout that part of the world.
Today, he lives in Westchester County, New York, with his husband, mother, and
twin sons.
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
Jason will be awarding a $40 Amazon or
B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour
Thank you for the post and the giveaway!
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ReplyDeletethanks for the post... I loved reading it.!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway. What inspired you to become a writer? Bernie W BWallace1980(at)hotmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteHi Joseph, thank you for your question. The answer is that writing is my interest and my ability. My mind is very skewed toward the written word. So in a way, I've always felt it was my calling. Math, on the other hand...
DeleteGreat giveaway....twin sons...are you already teaching them Japanese?
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Sherry Compton
Sherry, good question! I want to teach them, and I do so half-heartedly, mostly because I hear arguments for and against bilingual training for very young children. We'll see.
DeleteI was raised with bilingual parents. Well, mostly they spoke Japanese and I answered in English. Now as an adult, I find myself understanding but unable to get my response back in Japanese quickly. It reaaly irked me in Hawaii when I was insulted by a Japanese tourist!
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ReplyDeleteThank you for informing me about this book.
ReplyDeleteSara, thank you for your interest.
DeleteSara, thank you for your interest.
DeleteThat is a long time to hold a grudge.
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ReplyDeleterounder9834 @yahoo.com
I really enjoyed reading the excerpt! This book sounds like such an interesting and intriguing read! Totally looking forward to reading this book!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ally! I hope you enjoy the rest of the book as well.
DeleteI like the way you convey the impression of the age of the city, its steady accumulation of ghosts, dusts and rubble.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Richard. Yes, that concept was what I was trying to communicate to the reader; Asian cities have that sort of ancient magic, especially China. China is one of the world's oldest civilizations.
DeleteI think my wife would love this for sure. thankyou, ken pohl19@comcast.net
ReplyDeleteExcellent, Ken. Grab your copy of IMPERIA while it's on tour, 50% off, only $4.99 on Amazon Kindle.
DeleteHave you lived in a lot of places?
ReplyDeleteSherry Compton
Yes, in the United States. I lived in Manhattan for nearly a decade.
DeleteThanks for the giveaway!
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