Asmodeus: The Legend of Margrét and the Dragon
by Brooks Hansen
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GENRE: Romantic Historical
Fiction
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BLURB:
…Here again, his
natural figure crouched beside her in the dank darkness of the cave, watching
her in silence as she slept, struggling with cravings which were new to him,
both tender and violent, and which he could only really compare to hunger…
(from ASMODEUS)
On the cusp of the
Great War, an even more pitched battle is waged in the furthest corner of the
Nordic highlands, the final chapter of a centuries-old rivalry, pitting a
troubled bloodline of thieves, journeyman, and politicians against the last and
greatest dragon of the hemisphere, Asmodeus.
Until now, the source
of this antagonism has been a single gemstone, the fabled shamir, whose history
traces to the coffers of King Solomon. The present clash, however, has been
sparked by the emergence of an even more desirable, more defiant, and more
powerful force than that.
Inspired by the
golden legend of St. Margaret, Brooks Hansen’s Asmodeus is a masterfully woven
tapestry of history, myth, and fantasy, in the tradition of J.R.R.Tolkien, Bram
Stoker, and C.S. Lewis. By turns a romance, an adventure, and the darkest
imaginable Gothic, his tale is also, as seen through the eyes of the maiden
Margrét, an unflinching exploration of our divided nature — what makes us
beasts, what makes us human, and what makes us divine.
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Excerpt One:
His golden eyes flicked open, blinked, and narrowed to a
squint as he finally lifted up his great, horned head. He shrugged the veil of
wings. He uncoiled from his most precious gem and lumbered upward, following
the airborne trail up through the high tunnel to the opening just beside the
cataract.
Only his muzzle appeared at first, shining like tar in the
slanting sunlight, but even that merest of appearances stirred notice among the
hovering hawks and vultures: Look. Be warned and wary. The master had awakened.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
BROOKS HANSEN is an author, screenwriter, essayist,
and teacher. His novels – THE MONSTERS OF ST. HELENA, PERLMAN’S ORDEAL, THE
CHESS GARDEN, and BOONE (co-authored with Nick Davis) were all New York Times
Notable Books. THE CHESS GARDEN was also selected as a PW Best Book of the Year
in 1995. He has written one book for Young Readers, CAESAR’S ANTLERS, which he
also illustrated. In 2009 he released his first memoir, THE BROTHERHOOD OF
JOSEPH, and in 2005 he received a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship for his most
recent book, JOHN THE BAPTIZER, which was published in 2009 by W.W. Norton.
More recently, his fiction appeared in CENTRAL PARK: AN ANTHOLOGY (Bloomsbury
USA, 2012), and he has an essay slated to appear in another upcoming anthology
THE GOOD BOOK (Simon & Schuster, 2015).
Brooks Hansen is the critically acclaimed author of
The Chess Garden and 7 other books, most recently Asmodeus: The Legend of
Margret and the Dragon. He has recently launched his own imprint, Star Pine
Books. He lives in Carpinteria, California with his wife and children.
Amazon Author Page:
https://www.amazon.com/Brooks-Hansen/e/B000APA6TA
Website link is brookshansen.com
Buy Link:
https://www.amazon.com/Asmodeus-Legend-Margret-Brooks-Hansen/dp/099739790X/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
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GIVEAWAY
Brooks will be awarding a $20 Amazon
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