The book that caught my attention today is by science fiction author L. Blankenship. It is called "Disciple" and has some amazing cover art. She says that it will be available on November 1, 2012. But I did a quick search for it, and it's already up on Amazon! I hope she doesn't mind if I spill the beans.
FROM THE BACK OF THE BOOK
The saints favor her, else-wise a peasant girl like Kate Carpenter would never be apprenticed to the kingdom’s master healer. But her patron saint also marks her ready for the duty of tending to a mission that must cross the ice-bound mountains. Their little kingdom faces invasion by a vast empire and desperately needs allies; across the snow-filled pass, through the deathly thin air, is a country that’s held off the empire and may be willing to lend an army.Her book could use some love on GOODREADS with a "Want To Read".
Kate knows about frostbite and the everyday injuries of wilderness travel. She can heal those.
She’s not ready for the attentions of a ne’er-do-well knight and the kingdom’s only prince, though.
And she isn’t ready for the monsters that harry them night and day, picking off their archers first, wearing the party to exhaustion, pushing Kate beyond the limits her healing abilities.
She must keep them alive, or her blood will be on the snow too.
And if you want to download it now, it's on Amazon for $4.99. CLICK HERE TO BUY.
I bought my copy yesterday and started reading it.
Thanks to everyone who complimented me on my new blog banner. My skills with Adobe Photoshop are getting better and better AND I just got myself a copy of Adobe CS5.5. Soooo excited to play with FLASH and After Effects.
Have a great Wednesday
Saying hello from the bloghop...thanks for sharing the book you noticed. Sounds like a neat story with adventure and a love triangle too!
ReplyDeleteHi Michael .. great addition to the book hop .. and sounds like an adventure packed sci-fi. I do like her cover .. while Kate (the heroine)'s healing abilities stand her in good stead. Interesting - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteInteresting feature. Good for you in giving others the limelight. May that light bounce right back to you.
ReplyDeleteHey, I know that author!
ReplyDeleteKing Fabulous - I think that's an Eddie Izzard joke.
Thanks for participating in our blogfest.
Sounds like a unique take on a fantasy story. I shivered reading about crossing that pass.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good read, over to goodreads to check out the author :)
ReplyDeleteVery cool cover!
ReplyDeleteWow! Thank you so much for noticing me! And this blogfest is a great distraction from the work I'm supposed to be doing! XD
ReplyDeleteGoing to check everything out right now.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know L's book was out! Will check it out!
ReplyDeleteSo the point of this blogfest is to see how effective Google is at returning search results about people's books? Or to see if they check their blog readers?
ReplyDeleteI'm tempted to go Google myself now to see if anyone's put mine up. Though really if someone had mentioned this thing to me in advance I could have used that for my blog tour today, which would have saved some effort.
Oh, good choice. Looks like an interesting story.
ReplyDeleteNow that's one menacing looking animal on that there cover. Liking the font used for the title. I'm sure the writer won't mind you letting the rest of us know about what she's up to.
ReplyDeleteJust noticed your new banner, too -- looks great! This blogfest is a great way to spread the word on good-looking books.
ReplyDeleteI'm behind on your blog by one day (catching up right now) so i just saw the banner today. Love it!!
ReplyDeleteI wasn't aware Blankenship had a book coming out. It's been forever since I visited her, so that's my fault. Time to fix that fault (and as I'm sure you've already heard, I'm loving your banner). :)
ReplyDeleteYou're right. The cover art is wonderful. Caught my attention.
ReplyDeleteThe cover is definitely intense.
ReplyDeleteI really like the synopsis...adding to my list.
ReplyDeleteI will always prefer hand drawn/painted art to photo art for book covers.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your blog banner! Michael, it looks AWESOME. :D
ReplyDeleteAnd a fabulous book to highlight. Love it.
I think you'll not be surprised that I think that cover is insanely cool. :-) Really enjoy LB's blog, and think the story sounds amazing, too. Great pick for DINYB.
ReplyDeleteThanks for introducing us to another author. Love the title and the premise.
ReplyDeleteHi, cool blog. I'm glad to have joined the blogfest or I would have never come across some folks.
ReplyDeleteGood recommendation. It looks like there will be several parts to this series, which gives us something to look forward to.
That does look like a good book!
ReplyDeleteI love being exposed to authors I wouldn't otherwise have known about. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many good authors out there. I think I can have hope that people will keep writing. Thanks for sharing:)
ReplyDeleteWill definitely give her book some <3 on GR.
ReplyDeleteI like survival and struggle adventures. I'm putting this on my TBR pile. :)
ReplyDeleteMs. Blankenship's book seems like something I would love too. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThat is a really cool cover. It's going on my list of books to check out later. Yes, I had to start making a list when my gift card ran out today. :) Thanks so much for participating in the DINYB Blog Fest. I was excited your book was Noticed today! :) Did you find it yet?
ReplyDeleteNice cover art!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great cover! And the main character of the book sounds awesome.
ReplyDeleteCS5? Oh wow . . . I've read about the program but never used it myself.
Darn, another book that sounds awesome. Congrats to L. Blankenship. I checked it out on Amazon. This blog fest is a great idea!
ReplyDeleteIt's a great looking cover. And CS5? Wow. I'm using an old version of elements for everything I do. Cool stuff.
ReplyDeleteGreat book notice. I love your new header!! Wow, you're talented. :)
ReplyDeleteCool! Sounds like a fun, adventurous scifi!
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful cover. I bet the author will be thrilled that you mentioned it's available now!
ReplyDeleteThat artwork is really striking. Definitely one to check out. Thanks, Michael!
ReplyDeleteOoh I quite like the sound of this one. Off to add it to my to-read list. :-)
ReplyDeleteNice pick...rule follower :P
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