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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Stormdancer By Joshua Pantalleresco



The Storm is here...

About Stormdancer:

Days after the events featured in The Watcher, the Watcher is taken hostage by a dragon, leaving Kristen, Will and Nicki alone in a strange new world. With no choice but to try and rescue their friend, Kristen and the others must travel through ancient cities, forgotten burial grounds, and eventually into the heart of the great storm.

Faced with the unknown, will they be able to traverse the storms that stand before them as well as ones within their own hearts?


Book Details:

Title: Stormdancer (Sequel to The Watcher)

Author Name:  Joshua Pantalleresco

Genre(s): Poetry, Sci-Fi, Dystopian

Tags: Poetry, Epic, Dystopian, Post-Apocalyptic, science-fiction, dragons

Length: Approx. 104 pages

E-book:  978-0-9947490-4-8
Paperback:  978-0-9947490-3-1

Release Date: October 1, 2015

Publisher:  Mirror World Publishing (http://www.mirrorworldpublishing.com/)

Appropriate for all ages from Young Adult to Adult.

Follow the Tour to Read Exclusive Excerpts, Guest Posts, and Reviews:

http://saphsbookblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/blog-tour-schedule-stormdancer-sequel.html

Read an Excerpt:

STORMS WITHIN

He ran
disappearing into the night
leaving us all alone

we tried to follow him
but were unsure of the trees and trails
we went slowly

we knew something had happened
when we found his blades in the forest
blackened and alone

he had come
like a force of nature
wrecking our lives
in the name of freedom
freedom from what?

the hollow embers and ashes we found
I didn't build them
those ruins were his story
not mine
never mine

I...was happy
yeah, I was happy
is there something wrong with that?

my parents loved me
I didn't care about anything else

the dragons were bastards
but I understood the game
the moves that could be made

with one flick of a blade
he changed all that
shattered the illusion with a roar of rebellion

now my life is here
in this forest
now he had vanished into the night
leaving me abandoned

leaving everything in shambles!



Excerpt:

I examine the sword
curved and round like the moon
it is entrenched in my ruined hearth
no power can help me lift it from the earth
it stands there
defiant
overpowering
 
the message is clear
a red haze beckons
I understand and nearly roar
I know you, I mutter to myself
I understand what you’re saying
 
you're bigger than me
stronger
you know where I live
and you can do this to me
 
I don't fear you
you think you are out there hunting me
but it's I who am hunting you
 
I look at my friends
and suddenly feel lost
what do I do with them?
this isn’t just my story anymore
 
there is so much they have not seen
or done
will they be safe without me?
 
will I really feel better seeking revenge?
I don’t know
I am angry and scared
savage and violent
without a clue what to do next
 
I look at my blackened blades
forever stained with the blood of dragons
they gleam
it had been a while since they feasted
tonight
they would do so again

so I run
Purchase Links:

Amazon
http://amzn.to/1jjBlnY

Mirror World Publishing
http://mirror-world-publishing.myshopify.com/products/stormdancer-e-book

Meet the Author:

Joshua Pantalleresco writes stuff. It's even on his business card. This is a succinct way of saying that in addition to writing poetry, he also does interviews, columns, comics, prose and anything possible with the written word. When he isn't writing, he's playing with podcasts, filming stuff, fiddling with alternative medicine, travelling, talking to people and pretending he is a rockstar. Stormdancer is his second book through Mirror World Publishing. He lives in Calgary.

1 comment:

  1. Thank you so much for featuring an exclusive excerpt from Stormdancer today.

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