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The Black God's War [A Stand-Alone Novel] (Prelude to the Splendor and Ruin Trilogy)
The Black God's War [A Stand-Alone Novel] (Prelude to the Splendor and Ruin Trilogy)
The Black God's War [A Stand-Alone Novel] (Prelude to the Splendor and Ruin Trilogy)
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The Black God's War [A Stand-Alone Novel] (Prelude to the Splendor and Ruin Trilogy)

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WINNER of *Best Novel* and *Best Fantasy* in the Best of the Independent eBook Awards (2012).

This is the full novel (120,000 words/384 pages) promised by the much shorter excerpt novella, ‘The Black God’s War: A Novella Introducing a New Epic Fantasy.’ The novella is still available for free.

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PRAISE FROM BESTSELLING AUTHORS

"Moses is a fine writer deserving of success, and I think that it will follow ... maybe his project will turn him into the next Amanda Hocking. Personally, I really enjoyed Moses’s work." -David Farland, NYT Bestselling Author of The Runelords

"An inventive tale with high command of craft." - Scott Nicholson, Bestselling Kindle Author

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Against the backdrop of epic warfare and the powers of ten mysterious gods, Lucia struggles to understand The Black One.

Her father-king wants war.

Her messianic brother wants peace.

The black god wants his due.

She suffers all the consequences.

King Vieri is losing his war against the lands of Pawelon. Feeling abandoned by his god, he forces his son Caio, the kingdom’s holy savior, to lead his army. Victory ought to come soon.

To counter Caio’s powers, Pawelon’s prince enters the conflict. Rao is a gifted sage, a master of spiritual laws. He joins the rajah to defend their citadel against the invaders. But Rao’s ideals soon clash with his army’s general.

The Black One tortures Lucia nightly with visions promising another ten years of bloodshed. She can no longer tell the difference between the waking world and her nightmares. Lucia knows the black god too well. He entered her bed and dreams when she was ten.

The Black One watches, waiting to see Lucia confront an impossible decision over the fates of two men—and two lands.

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PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS of the previously released novella-length excerpt from this work:

“The writing is tight, the characters well-drawn and deep, and the world feels alive and many-layered.” -W. Brondtkamffer’s Blog

"Siregar's prose is smooth and he has his sense of pacing nailed down ... More like this, please." -Signal dot Noise blog

"If you want to read a talented new author with a flair for storytelling, you should definitely pick up this story." -Two Ends of the Pen Blog

"... excellent storytelling in this debut, a tale spun with a degree of elegance I did not fully ... it reminds me a bit of Dune ..." -Ron C. Nieto's Blog

“Well-paced and fluid, the writing style is engaging and descriptive ... There is more to the story than it seems ...” -MotherLode Review Blog

“Siregar's strongest suit may be the character development on display, as the royal siblings and a few other characters exude their personalities and frailties in a believable fashion.” -Skull Salad Reviews

"'The Black God's War' has all the right ingredients ... His characters are as passionate as his descriptive prose. The pacing is perfect ... This is a work epic fantasy fans don't want to miss." -Bryan Thomas Schmidt's blog

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Moses Siregar III is a co-host of the popular Adventures In SciFi Publishing podcast, where he has interviewed Steven Erikson, Brandon Sanderson, Patrick Rothfuss, Guy Gavriel Kay, Sherrilyn Kenyon, David Farland, Tracy Hickman, and Michael J Sullivan. The AISFP podcast has also interviewed Neil Gaiman, Terry Goodkind, Kevin J Anderson, and Ray Bradbury, among others. Moses has a B.A. in Religion. He lives in Prescott, AZ with his wife and son. ‘The Black God’s War’ is his first novel.

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Release dateJul 31, 2011
ISBN9781614758600
The Black God's War [A Stand-Alone Novel] (Prelude to the Splendor and Ruin Trilogy)
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Moses Siregar III

When I was ten, I fell in love with an anime series. It was a space opera spanning three human generations, a saga revealed over 85 consecutive episodes and four months of after-school TV. Watching Robotech was a spiritual experience for me. I still remember how high I felt after watching the 85th episode for the first time. How many pleasures in life are better than a well-executed drama? Because of that experience, I decided I wanted to be a storyteller when I grew up and hoped I could someday inspire others as that show did for me. As things turned out, I have spent most of my life exploring religious and metaphysical questions, while writing a lot on the side. In recent years, I have decided to get back around to my heart's desire when I was a boy: Telling the big story. My novel "The Black God's War" is a dramatic epic fantasy, and an homage to Homer with a multicultural flavor. It's an original story in which I also tip my cap to the Greek dramatists of old. My novella-length preview of the novel is currently available, with the full novel planned for release as an e-book and print book in May, 2011. You can follow my blog, "Moses and Dionysus Walk Into a Bar ..." at http://ScienceFictionFantasy.net. I invite you to read a sample from my epic story and more than anything, I hope you'll enjoy it and feel inspired by it to pursue your own passion.

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