Hello readers!
I have a copy of THE MOTH AND THE SPARK to giveaway. Here is a description from the publisher:
Set in the land of Caithen, a country on the brink of invasion by vicious Tyrekh, this breathtakingly imaginative fantasy packs every punch the genre requires—intrigue, war, sorcery and magic, dragons, and forbidden romance. For fans of the Games of Thrones series, Diana Gabaldon, and Anne McCaffrey, MOTH AND SPARK is an elegant and compelling read.
And, by special arrangement, I also have an excerpt from the prologue:
Riding, riding, he had been riding when the dragon appeared overhead and came slowly, inevitably, down. It was a cloudy day and he was in the Fells. The air still had plenty of winter in it here, high up. There were two men with him from the garrison. There had been no purpose to the ride besides itself; he had been sick of the dirt and smells and noise and press of soldiers in the hold and needed to clear his head with exercise and open air. Then the dragon’s cry, sharp and compelling as a hunting hawk’s, but longer, fiercer, more dreadful.
He had heard it a hundred times and it still made the hair on the back of his neck rise and his skin prickle. He was prey, and his body knew it. The horses knew it too and reared and neighed in terror. Corin was nearly thrown, and one of the soldiers was. The dragon descended. It folded its shimmering blue wings with a rush of hot air that smelled like sulfur. long ivory claws gouged the earth. It was huge, its snout at least the length of a tall man’s arm. Silver scales on its sides glistened even under the grey sky. It crouched, tail switching back and forth, nostrils steaming.
Reprinted by arrangement with Viking, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., from MOTH AND SPARK by Anne Leonard. Copyright © 2014 by Anne Leonard.
This is the author’s debut novel. Check out her website at www.anneleonardbooks.com, or follow her on Twitter @anneleonardauth.
TO WIN:
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2). Leave a comment below with your first name, your email {name(at)place(dot)com format, please}, and a link to your post.
3). (Optional) Add your thoughts about fantasy, or reading, or anything related in your comment as well.
Contest ends a 6 p.m. EST on Friday, February 28, 2014. Winner must have a Continental US mailing address (no P.O. Boxes). Winner will be chosen at random from among the qualifying entries. Good luck!
This contest is now closed.
You had me at “for fans of Diana Gabaldon.” Love her and looking forward to reading this book (whether I win or not.)
Sarah Bates
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