Hawthorn Moon Sneak Peek Event with Gail Z. Martin
Gail Z. Martin, author of The Fallen Kings Cycle series (THE SWORN and THE DREAD), unveils her sneak peek of ICE FORGED Book One in The Ascendant Kingdoms Saga, coming from Orbit Books in 2013.
Gail’s giving everyone a first look at the cover art for ICE FORGED, as well as book excerpts, author Q&As and more as part of her Hawthorn Moon Online Sneak Peek Event. She’s got exclusive goodies spread out across more than a dozen partner sites, and you can find out about it all on Gail’s site, www.AscendantKingdoms.com.
Here is the cover. Gail also answers some questions about ICE FORGED and about her writing life.
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Q: Tell us a little about how you came to write ICE FORGED.
A: I’d been playing with the idea of what if magic broke (as it nearly did in the Chronicles books), and what if we had a post-apocalyptic medieval world, and what if a world sent its convicts to the northern rim (instead of, in our world, Georgia or Australia)….and I had an idea of where I wanted to go.
I like stories that test the mettle of a character and reveal what he/she is made of. In Ice Forged, the main characters have lost everything when they were disgraced and sentenced to a harsh prison colony. When the magic dies and the Continent is destroyed in the war and the resulting apocalypse, the life they’ve made for themselves as colonists is jeopardized. The discovery that Blaine is the only one who can restore the magic set him and his friends on a dangerous journey that will pit them against powerful immortal enemies. The fate of their world rests in the hands of a group of convicts. Succeed, and they win not only their freedom, but the ability to shape the future of the world. Fail, and face the wrath of the gods knowing you have condemned your world to darkness.
Q: What is your Hawthorn Moon Sneak Peek Event?
A: I started doing the Hawthorn Moon Sneak Peek Event back in 2008, and it’s become something my readers have come to expect. The solstice (aka the Hawthorn Moon) was an important event in my first book, The Summoner, and the name and timing just stuck. It’s my online unveiling of the cover art for the new book, along with excerpts, interviews, all-new guest blog posts and lots of fun stuff spread out over a dozen or so sites. To find out all the goodies and all the partner sites, please visit www.AscendantKingdoms.com.