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9/11/2020

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Steel, Blood & Fire
Immortal Treachery Book 1
by Allan Batchelder
Genre: Dark Fantasy 

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TARMUN VYKERS

His awestruck opponents call him The Reaper, an iron-willed man with no memory of his past, a ruthless champion who has risen to the level of death incarnate.

But The Reaper has collected a legion of enemies as he cut a bloody swath through the greatest of heroes and villains. And these dogs have finally had their day, exacting a revenge both cruel and creative.

Wandering lost, horribly disfigured and unable to fight, Vykers stumbles across the bones of a half-buried skeleton that can transform his ruined body in an inconceivable way. But first he must make a devil’s pact with…

ARUNE

A secretive, ghostly sorceress with ambitions of her own. If Vykers wants to wield a sword again, he must surrender to Arune that which he holds most dear. But can he trust this ethereal enchantress to hold up her end of their dangerous bargain?

Vykers has few good choices, and he must make them quickly, for an impossibly talented and savage wizard has arisen to threaten all of humanity…

THE END OF ALL THINGS

Once an autistic boy hardly able to speak, The End has evolved into a supernatural terror bent on extinguishing all life. A fearsome and unequaled tactician, The End is the only person who doesn’t fear “The Reaper.”

To have any hope of defeating this bloodthirsty mage, Vykers must gather the strangest, most dangerous cohort of killers ever assembled. Then he must seek out the only weapon that can defeat this terrible adversary…

THE EPIC BATTLE

Behold the greatest clash of men, monsters, and Fey that the kingdom has ever known. Vykers, at the head of his outnumbered contingent, launches a desperate attack against The End, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.

But The End is a creature worthy of his name. He has forged a secret weapon, a wicked and terrible instrument that will break through Vykers’ defenses and exact a devastating toll.

Only one thing is certain, this extraordinary battle will end in a way that no one could have predicted!




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Vykers, In the Stocks


The beatings and abuse continued without pause, without end, due in no small part to the efforts of the two A’Shea on either side of him, who had surely foresworn their sacred trust in prolonging his misery. He had hoped for – even expected – death, by the end of his first day. But the Duke, the people of the Reaches and his healers would not be satisfied until the last victim had exacted his just measure of vengeance. An all-too familiar speech interrupted his reverie.
“You may strike him once,” one of the guards told the next in line, “however you like. If your blow’s the one kills him, though, you’ll be whipped on this same post. Do you understand?”
“Aye.”
Of course. They all understood; they were artists of understanding by now. And so he’d been punched, slapped, scratched, kicked, stabbed with needles in non-vital areas, spat upon, burned and had various things thrown on him, from rotten blood, to urine, feces, vomit and offal. He was a masterpiece of the people’s understanding. And still, death would not come, nor the lines of peasants abate. He could endure the physical torture – what choice did he have? – but the constant insults and taunting were harder to ignore. He’d been a proud man. Once. Worse than the beatings and the verbal abuse, however, were the flies. There must, he concluded, have been one for each person he’d killed over the years. Perhaps these flies were even the shades of those unhappy dead, come back to join in the festivities. They made him itch something fierce. The only accidental mercy he enjoyed was that he’d been hung up facing west, and for the brief few minutes that sunset was in his eyes, he could see nothing.
But perhaps blindness had put him here in the first place.

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One morning, he was awakened – shocking enough that he’d been asleep – with a crash of salt water, the cold of it practically stopping his heart, and the salt burning his countless wounds like hellfire. Miraculously, he found himself alone. Or nearly so.
“You look like shit, Vykers. Smell like it, too.” It was Captain Brandt again, backed by a number of silent soldiers. “’Course, most of it probably is shit, but you get my meaning.”
The best the Reaper could manage was to grunt in reply.
“I guess we all thought you’d be dead by now.”
Vykers was silent this time. No need to respond to such an obvious truth.
“There’s no good news, there, though. His Lordship says you’re to live…after a fashion.”
Brandt was setting him up. Vykers wouldn’t give him the satisfaction.
“We’re taking your feet and hands, Reaper, and then we’re dumping you in the woods.”
Vykers looked up, inquiringly.
Brandt shrugged. “His Lordship thinks there may come a day when someone will have need of your…talents. If you’re still alive, that is.”
Finally, Vykers spoke. “That’s bad strategy.”
“No shit. And I told him so. But he’s convinced you’ll be tractable.” The captain reached over and unlocked the mechanism holding Vykers in place.
Slowly, the prisoner stood up.
“Enjoy it, Vykers. You won’t be so tall in a few moments’ time.”
The odd sensation in his gut was fear, he realized. The first he’d felt in ages. He simply couldn’t – or didn’t want to – imagine life without hands or feet. His Lordship had finally accomplished what thousands of angry peasants could not: he had made Vykers feel something.

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The actual taking of his hands and feet was more psychologically painful than physically so. The terror as the axe swooped down and parted his flesh was unlike anything he’d ever known. The pain was less significant, for a while. This time, the healers took no special care to sustain him, beyond cauterizing and wrapping his wounds. Watching them gather his hands and feet into a bucket and carry them off, Vykers felt unspeakable loss.

He spent the entire journey into the wilds in a semi-conscious fog, in the back of an old wagon that must once have been used to transport pickled herring. The smell and the rough jostling made him violently ill and, along with the weakness, fever and pain he was already feeling, he again found himself wishing, yearning, for death. This was immeasurably harder to endure than those days of beatings and insults in the public square. He almost laughed at the thought of it. Almost.

He must have lost consciousness, because the next thing he knew, he was crashing to the ground in a dark forest. The shadow of a fat man stood between him and the last of the day’s light.

“See you in hell, Vykers.”

“Oh, you’ll be there, too?”

A moment of angry silence, and then Vykers felt a boot to his face. He might’ve lost a tooth. Another one. There was a bit of rustling, and then he felt hot liquid pouring onto his head.

Piss.

The fat man laughed.

Vykers shut him out and went back to sleep.
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As Flies to Wanton Boys
Immortal Treachery Book 2 

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Three years have passed since Tarmun Vykers’ victory over the mad sorcerer who called himself the End-of-All-Things. But they’ve been three long years, confined to a sick bed with a grievous wound that will not heal, cannot be healed by any means known to man. And then something unthinkable happens, and Vykers is summoned once again to save the kingdom.

This same mysterious event ensnares Long Pete and his companions, reuniting them for a mission whose consequences none can anticipate and not all will survive. Will Vykers master his wound, or will it finally end him? Can Long Pete serve both his Queen and his family? And what of the A’Shea, Aoife, who finds herself torn between her faith and her powerful attraction to the Reaper? In a world in which the gods play with the fates of men as mischievous boys torture insects, nothing but strife is certain.



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Corpse Cold
Immortal Treachery Book 3 

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Betrayed by his closest friend, someone who has also stolen his most precious possession, Tarmun Vykers wants revenge.

Kittins wants revenge, too, against the all-powerful Queen, who’s been manipulating and dictating his every move for far too long, to devastating effect.

Long Pete wants revenge against the slavers who murdered his wife and even now hold his only child captive.

And many others too numerous to count want revenge as well, for slights both real and imagined.

One thing is certain: punishment is coming.

Follow the Reaper again, as he fights through the worst winter in ages to deal out revenge that leaves his victims corpse cold.



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The Abject God
Immortal Treachery Book 4 

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Vykers once killed some of the Emperor’s soldiers; now, the Emperor has crossed the sea with all his legions to exact a revenge that will impact not only the Reaper, but Kittins, Spirk, Eoman, and even the Virgin Queen herself. Meanwhile, pieces to the puzzle of Vykers’ origins begin to fall into place, revealing people and purposes both unexpected and heretofore unimaginable. And then there is the long-suffering Long Pete, who must now contend with an utterly reshaped reality that threatens his very existence.


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The End of All Things
Immortal Treachery Book 5 

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Tarmun Vykers, the Reaper, has battled his way across time and two continents, toppling kingdoms and empires alike and killing untold thousands in the process. And he has never really known why.

But he’s about to find out.

And with this new knowledge must come a reckoning—with the Queen, who has manipulated Vykers every step of the way, with the Emperor, who would take what is rightfully the Reaper’s, and even with the gods themselves.

It is time for the Reaper to do what he does best.



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Allan Batchelder · Immortal Treachery Theme 10 - 16 - 19
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Allan is a professional actor, educator and former stand-up comedian. In addition to Steel, Blood & Fire, he's also written plays, screenplays, online articles, dialogue for computer games, greeting card sentiments and more. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in acting from the National Theatre Conservatory and a Master's in Teaching from Seattle Pacific University. He is a huge fan of Shakespeare, Steven Erikson, Joe Abercrombie, Glen Cook, George R.R. Martin, Tad Williams, and R. Scott Bakker. Allan lives in Seattle with his wife and son, where he enjoys walks on the beach, reading in the garden and puttering around on his computer. Oh, and naps. He LOVES naps.

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When Allan Batchelder isn't writing, he is thinking about how to bring fantasy worlds with epic battles and flawed heroes to life through his writing. Something he is quite good at, judging by his book, Steel, Blood and Fire. As our author of the day, Batchelder talks about his love of Shakespeare, sentient swords and why his heroes are not all that good.

Please give us a short introduction to Steel, Blood and Fire
It’s a stand-alone book, but also the first in a five-book series. I wanted to do my own take on a rather classic theme in the fantasy genre, which I won’t spoil here. But the protagonist, Tarmun Vykers, is as much Clint Eastwood’s “Man-with-No-Name” as he is Conan the Barbarian, a very rough-edged “hero” who must battle an insane and powerful villain. 

Tell us about Tarmun Vykers.  How did you come up with his character and what makes him so extraordinary?
On my website, www.immortaltreachey.com, I have a slideshow of all the characters who’ve inspired Vykers, from Yojimbo to Achilles, and from Beowulf to Muhammad Ali. He’s arrogant, like Odysseus, and mercurial, like any of Bruce Lee’s characters. I wanted a hero who could go toe-to-toe with the gods, but who also possessed serious flaws and more than a little ambiguity.

How has your work as an actor and teacher influenced your writing?
One of the earliest reviews I got was that Steel, Blood & Fire read like a movie, because it was rather heavy on dialogue. I’ve tried to balance things out in the subsequent books, but dialogue is just something I “hear” constantly. My characters are always chattering away with each other (and me) in my mind. I’ve really enjoyed sharing that part of their make-up.
There is also a character who’s an actor, so there’s quite a bit of acting-related humor. Finally, as you suggest later, all of my books are full of little references to Shakespeare. They are also chock full of other literary Easter eggs that no one ever mentions. Now, that’s curious!
As for teaching, well, I’ve had to pull a few of my punches with regard to sex or violence because I need to keep my day job! I want to be able to talk to my students as someone who knows a bit about writing and publishing, but I don’t want to put too much attention on my books. When they graduate, they’re welcome to dive in!

What inspired you to include the Sword with No Name in your story?
Sentient swords have been a part of the fantasy genre since the beginning. But I have been particularly inspired by the way Steven Erikson writes about his characters’ various swords. They are not all gaudy, opulent or rune-etched, but they are all entities with sometimes unknowable agendas. 

Do you have a set of rules for your world? Is there a process you go through that helps define these?
I do, but I don’t want to give too many away here, as revealing them through the narrative is part of the fun. I think most fantasy fans understand, though, that magic (for example) has to have rules, otherwise it’s impossible to accept. In Tarmun Vykers’ world, magic has a definite cost.

How do you go about creating such epic battle scenes?
The first time I saw Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies, I said, “Yes, that’s it!” He really captured what epic battles should be -- and are, in the books of Glen Cook, Steven Erikson and others. And, at the risk of sounding like a broken record, Shakespeare’s a genius at massive battle scenes. Check out his history plays and see if I’m wrong.

Your book contains several Shakespeare references.  Why?
When I was eleven, my dad took me to see Henry V at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. I was regularly dragged to the opera, so I wasn’t hopeful. But we had seats in the third row, center, and when Powers Booth came out on stage, I was sold for life. The swordfights, the canon fire, the sprawling, larger-than-life quality of it, wow! 

Of the rich cast of characters in your book, which did you find the most challenging to create?
I feel like I’ve spent my life surrounded by women – my mother, my three sisters (I call them “The Weird Sisters”), and my wife. And you might think that gives me some special insight into women, but, no, I find them impossibly complex. I struggle and strive to do them justice through Aoife, Arune, Mardine and others, but I’m never comfortable. Maybe no writer is every comfortable, anyway. But I do take some solace in the fact that each of my female characters is someone’s favorite!

In Steel, Blood and Fire, the heroes are not all that good (Tarmun would have been a villain in any other book) and the bad guys aren't pure evil either.  Why did you pick this approach?
I can’t pinpoint the book or author, but sometime in the past thirty years or so, fantasy grew up, evolved from offering binary worlds of absolutes in which characters are one thing or another to giving us deeper, more nuanced characters. Jaime Lannister of Game of Thrones fame is a perfect example. When we first meet him, we despise him. But George R. R. Martin makes it impossible for us to maintain that hatred for long, and eventually we might even come to admire Jaime.

Tell us a bit about your writing habits.  Do you have a favorite writing spot? Do you prefer writing during the day or night? Pen or computer?
I do most of my writing on my PC at home. There’s a window just to the left of my monitor, and I spend a shameful amount of time staring at the sunset’s reflection on the western wall of the church up the block. I typically try – and often fail – to write five hundred words a night. But I fall behind and have to put in a few thousand on the weekend, if possible. And yes, night is my favorite time to write. The day’s concerns are past, and I’m free to imagine.

Did you work out the entire plot of your book before you started to write?
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When I first started, I quickly learned there were “Planners,” like J.K. Rowling, and “Pantsers,” like Lois Lowry (by her own admission). I’m a Pantser. I know the overall plot, and I know the beginning and ending and several of the show-stopping bits, but a lot of things come to me spontaneously as I write. Spirk’s magic stone, for instance, popped into my head out of nowhere and quickly became one of my favorite parts of Steel, Blood & Fire.

Besides writing, what other secret skills do you have?
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Well, I’m an actor. Nowadays, I mostly stick with commercials, but I’d love to return to the stage if a) I could find the time, and b) the right role came along. I was also a stand-up comedian for nine years, but it’s really a young person’s game, with all the travel, bar food, and bad motel cable. 


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145 Comments
Bernie Wallace
9/11/2020 05:22:04 am

I love the title of the book and the cover. How long did it take you to write your book?

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 11:55:36 am

Each of the first four books took about a year. The final book took three years, partly because I suppose I didn't want it to end and partly because I became rather distracted by the state of the world -- not to get political, but I just found it very hard to focus.

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James Robert
9/11/2020 06:16:36 am

Your book sounds like a great read and thank you for sharing it with us.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 11:55:53 am

You're welcome!

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Kelly D
9/11/2020 08:55:33 am

The book covers have a lot going on, they look great.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 11:57:29 am

Thank you. They were created by three different artists -- the first "retired" right after doing Steel, Blood & Fire, the second did books 2, 3, and 4, and I was lucky enough to get the great Felix Ortiz for book 5.

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Rita Wray
9/11/2020 09:56:12 am

Sounds like a great series.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 12:01:05 pm

Haven't had a single complaint from anyone who's read the entire series!

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Mary Cloud
9/11/2020 10:02:36 am

The covers are interesting - thanks for sharing

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Marcy Meyer
9/11/2020 10:29:29 am

Great cover. Looks good.

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Amy F
9/11/2020 12:44:45 pm

Fantastic cover!! Sounds like a great dark fantasy!

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Sara Zielinski
9/11/2020 01:34:32 pm

I love the Title of this book

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 12:16:42 pm

I know some authors are much more focused on a certain uniformity or theme that connects all their books, but I really enjoyed just pulling lines directly from the stories themselves.

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Victoria Alexander
9/11/2020 01:39:08 pm

Awesome covers, sounds like a great series!

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Sherry
9/11/2020 02:00:31 pm

I think the books sound really good.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:23:27 pm

I'm doing my best!

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Brandi Dawn
9/11/2020 02:10:34 pm

Great job on the covers!

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:23:43 pm

Thanks so much!

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wendy hutton
9/11/2020 02:16:42 pm

great cover, thanks

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:24:09 pm

Thanks a lot!

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Wendy Jensen
9/11/2020 02:22:21 pm

Awesome book cover.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:24:35 pm

Thank you. I appreciate the feedback!

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Bea LaRocca
9/11/2020 03:09:03 pm

These book covers are awesome and the synopses intriguing, this sounds like a must read series. Thank you for sharing your guest post and book details, I have enjoyed reading about you and your work

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 12:17:20 pm

Thank you! I hope you'll give book one a try sometime.

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Shirley Ann Speakman
9/11/2020 03:33:27 pm

Wow what great covers! The series sounds very intriguing and I enjoyed the interview too.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:25:52 pm

Thanks a million!

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Michele Soyer
9/11/2020 04:22:57 pm

Really like the covers.. they grab my attention...Best of luck and thank you...

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:25:25 pm

I'm glad they speak to you. I've heard rumors that the insides are even better!

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Lisa
9/11/2020 04:23:25 pm

Super great cover!

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:26:13 pm

I'm happy you like it!

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Calvin
9/11/2020 04:34:57 pm

Sounds great, especially with Halloween coming up, the scary reads!!

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 12:18:19 pm

I think they'd be great for Halloween. Generally, I read mostly horror between the 4th of July and Thanksgiving, although with my TBR list, other genres do squeak in!

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Ann Fantom
9/11/2020 04:45:10 pm

I like all the covers. They have very nice artwork.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:26:57 pm

And to think they were designed by a blind aardvark...

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Susan Smith
9/11/2020 05:51:16 pm

Sounds great, I like the cover.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:27:39 pm

It's scratch-and-sniff, too...which is kinda gross, but really conveys the carnage inside.

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Debbie P
9/11/2020 07:35:23 pm

This sounds like a really great series. Amazing covers!

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:28:16 pm

That's what I was shooting for. Hopefully, folks'll feel the same once they've read it.

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Del
9/11/2020 11:26:15 pm

The covers look great!

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:28:50 pm

Thank you. It took a while to get each one right, but I think they turned out nicely.

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Clem
9/12/2020 12:57:44 am

Nice cover designs.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:29:37 pm

We certainly aim to catch the eye!

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Robert Young
9/12/2020 01:41:22 am

These covers are well organized with the art work, and if these works of art were from your own minds imagination at work I say to you "Awesome" to not only be able to pen a read but to nail the art work of a cover as well, and if you cannot take credit with the works of art on these covers as they are someone else's finished product of there minds imagination then I say that they complimented your book with such greatness which in turn should keep these books flying off the shelves if the read is anything like the covers you should have no worries at all.
Good Luck with your books!

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 12:00:17 pm

Generally, I gave my artists a choice of two or three scenarios drawn directly from the books and asked which of them they felt most inspired to create.

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Ginger Hafer
9/12/2020 07:49:51 am

Intriguing covers which illustrate the titles well. Sounds like an interesting series of stories.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:30:06 pm

I think each stands alone, but is also part of a much larger story.

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Cynthia C
9/12/2020 09:12:19 am

Thank you for sharing the excerpt. Sounds interesting.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:31:06 pm

I wanted to catch my protagonist at his lowest point to begin the story, so the reader would have to ask, "Where can he possibly go from here?"

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RACHEL SCHICHTL
9/12/2020 10:24:59 am

They look scary!

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 11:59:12 am

They definitely have their scary moments, but there's also a lot of humor of various types. Comes from having been a stand up comedian for 9+ years.

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Jeanette Jackson
9/12/2020 01:27:12 pm

This sounds like a good story and I think my husband would like it too

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:20:04 pm

Well, I certainly tried to put something in there for everyone -- except the kids, perhaps. ;)

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booklover_8
9/12/2020 01:52:55 pm

I like these covers. Sounds like a good series

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 04:08:17 pm

All I can say is it's gotten fantastic reviews in the industry!

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Julie Lundstrom
9/12/2020 03:19:28 pm

I like the cover of this book.

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Stephanie Liske
9/12/2020 04:01:17 pm

I like the covers.

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Susan H
9/12/2020 04:10:28 pm

Love the covers and the excerpt. I need to check these out further. Looks like some good reading ahead.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:20:39 pm

I hope you'll give book one a try. I think you'll be hooked!

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Serge B
9/12/2020 04:38:18 pm

Really excellent covers--all around fantastic

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:22:15 pm

Thanks so much. You know, that old saying about not judging a book by its cover? Except, of course, we all do. It's tough on a lot of young authors, trying to come up with the money for quality covers. But they all get there, eventually.

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bn100
9/12/2020 05:02:17 pm

cool books

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:22:43 pm

Well, the two with snow on their covers are more than cool. ;)

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Terri Quick
9/12/2020 08:26:42 pm

Awesome cover

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Allan Batchelder link
9/12/2020 10:22:56 pm

Thank you!

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Shay
9/13/2020 03:14:40 pm

nice

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Jenn
9/13/2020 03:20:00 pm

Wow, the covers are really scary and ominous! Super intriguing though!

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Allan Batchelder link
9/13/2020 06:43:58 pm

Mission accomplished! Thanks!

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Lisa
9/13/2020 09:47:11 pm

The covers are so eye catching!

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Jennifer L.
9/13/2020 10:28:25 pm

The covers are great. They look so good together as a series.

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beth shepherd
9/14/2020 01:23:23 pm

This looks like a great read and I like the cover.

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Barrie
9/14/2020 11:16:07 pm

This sounds like an intense series with a lot going on in the books! Do you have another series in mind? Do you have plans for your next book(s)?

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Allan Batchelder link
9/15/2020 09:24:21 am

I do! In fact, I've got more ideas than time to execute them. Currently, I'm working on a fantasy/horror about Shakespeare in the New World.

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Sandra Paul
9/15/2020 01:33:39 am

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Allan Batchelder link
9/15/2020 09:23:29 am

It looks like you've been "suffering" from mental illness, too, if you think this is the appropriate place for your strange confessions and advertisement.

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Betul
9/15/2020 10:31:36 am

The covers are so awesome! Also the books sound really great. I am definitely intrigued.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/15/2020 11:08:52 am

I'm happy to hear it! Thanks.

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Beyond Comps
9/15/2020 04:04:18 pm

Great cover!

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Janice Wright
9/15/2020 06:49:19 pm

The cover certainly catches your eye.

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Judy Thomas
9/16/2020 03:44:11 am

It sounds like an amazing series.

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Kim
9/16/2020 08:15:57 am

I really love the covers. My first thought was that they didn't look like they all part of the same series but I bet they will all make sense once I read them. Gorgeous artwork on each!

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Cathy French
9/16/2020 08:36:44 am

The End of All Things has the best cover in this series. I love that these reads, especially these type of reads are written by a stand up comedian. Can't wait to read this series.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/16/2020 12:52:26 pm

Well, yes, that last cover was designed by the great Felix Ortiz, a busy, busy man nowadays. If you want a sample of my sense of humor, check out my posts on Instagram @tarmunvykers

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Molli Taylor
9/16/2020 09:01:09 am

this looks like a great read

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Suzanne Greene
9/16/2020 10:21:41 am

I really like all of the book covers for this series. They help to make me want to read them.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/16/2020 12:51:21 pm

Give Steel, Blood & Fire a go. I think you'll be pleased!

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shannon zeidan
9/16/2020 11:33:49 am

I really loved reading about this one. I'm looking forward to reading it.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/16/2020 12:50:52 pm

I'd love to hear/read your thoughts, afterwards!

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Cindy Merrill
9/17/2020 07:47:42 am

I think the covers are terribly grim. I only read books in this horror Genre when there's a glimpse of hope, or at least some triumph over evil.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/17/2020 08:34:37 am

Grim is the word for it. In fact, they're part of a genre called "grimdark." However, there IS hope, humor and even love throughout the series.

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Veronica Lee link
9/17/2020 09:43:15 am

I am sold by the covers alone! Sounds like a compelling series!

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Allan Batchelder link
9/17/2020 09:59:11 pm

I may've mentioned this above somewhere, but I think there's really something for everyone.

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Robin M
9/17/2020 09:03:25 pm

He looks fierce

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Allan Batchelder link
9/17/2020 09:59:35 pm

He's a monster.

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Rosie
9/17/2020 09:27:16 pm

I love books with covers like this, spooky in a good way, that makes me want to get all snuggly under my covers where I know I can be safe and read a scary story!

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Allan Batchelder link
9/17/2020 10:00:34 pm

I've tried to make it a series you hate to see end, and I've gotten pretty good feedback in that regard.

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Kayla Harmon
9/19/2020 05:38:17 pm

love the creepy covers

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dave gauthier
9/19/2020 06:14:46 pm

Awesome covers

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Barbara Montag
9/20/2020 02:37:50 pm

Dark Fantasy - this would be quite new for me to read.
I would give it a try.
The covers catches my attention.
Thank you for sharing the review.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/21/2020 09:08:44 am

There's also some comedy, a little bit of romance, a lot of mystery...

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Julie Murphy
9/20/2020 03:13:40 pm

I like the Corpse Cold cover the best.

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Jan
9/20/2020 03:27:10 pm

I am a big fan of the fonts used on the covers

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Victoria Scott
9/20/2020 10:40:15 pm

Sounds great!

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Robin Abrams
9/21/2020 09:10:51 am

The cover looks good. Sounds like a great read

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Danielle
9/21/2020 09:08:22 pm

I like it!

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Renata
9/21/2020 11:51:36 pm

Wow , i like the cover

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Francine Anchondo
9/23/2020 02:22:43 pm

Great cover

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Heather Mahley
9/23/2020 09:48:28 pm

What a great cover

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Laura Rubenstein
9/24/2020 11:09:56 pm

Epic covers

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athena graeme
9/26/2020 02:10:01 pm

I love the cover, very rough, very GOT.

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Allan Batchelder link
9/26/2020 11:59:51 pm

Actually, the first book came out well before the series. The style of Steel, Blood & Fire is also often compared to Kings of the Wyld, which it predates, as well. Maybe I'm a trend-setter?

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Laura Rubenstein
9/28/2020 08:52:40 am

Looks fantastic

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Erin Madigan
9/30/2020 02:19:13 pm

The books sound very interesting!

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Karin
10/1/2020 05:50:22 am

Epic covers

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Julie Barrett
10/1/2020 09:02:54 am

Sounds like an action-packed read! Thx for the chance to win

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Allan Batchelder link
10/1/2020 05:35:31 pm

It is, and you're welcome!

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Zarah
10/2/2020 11:46:47 am

looks gritty

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Allan Batchelder link
10/3/2020 12:17:27 pm

So gritty, you could sand your floors with it.

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Jennifer Redd
10/3/2020 06:50:22 am

I like the covers, fun colors.

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Kate F.
10/3/2020 11:52:37 pm

What was your favorite role that you've played as an actor?

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Allan Batchelder link
10/4/2020 11:31:25 am

Oooh, tough one. Maybe Cyrano or it might have been Tom Wingfield from The Glass Menagerie. I had some good roles in Shakespeare and musical theater, too. I got to play the Tooth Fairy for adults in a local commercial that has generated a lot of laughs and kept me humble.

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AuntySuzany
10/6/2020 05:50:05 am

Great cover! Thank you for sharing!

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sandra
10/7/2020 01:43:29 pm

i like the cover. it's intense!

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Rajee Pandi
10/8/2020 10:45:50 am

Love the interesting titles

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latisha depoortere
10/8/2020 02:55:26 pm

Love the cover thanks for sharing!

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Daniel M
10/8/2020 06:03:21 pm

like the covers

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Heather Kaufman
10/9/2020 01:36:17 pm

These books sound a little dark, but interesting.

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Allan Batchelder link
10/10/2020 01:17:04 pm

They're full of humor, too, and even a little romance!

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Juana Esparza
10/9/2020 06:43:38 pm

I liked the book covers.

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Nancy Schools
10/9/2020 11:22:20 pm

I like the cover.

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jose rosado
10/10/2020 01:24:31 pm

What do you think of the books or the covers?

its a very gritty cover art , i really like the look of it!!!

THX

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Sheila Burgin
10/10/2020 03:30:14 pm

love the covers! Definitely looks like a binge worthy series

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Bella Martinez
10/10/2020 06:37:37 pm

Nice, I love high fantasy.

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Elizabeth H.
10/10/2020 07:07:09 pm

The book covers are spooky and the books sounds very interesting! Thanks for showcasing the books!

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Debbi Wellenstein
10/11/2020 09:18:58 am

I enjoyed learning about these books. Thank you for the giveaway!

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Emily B.
10/11/2020 11:02:44 am

All of the covers are very eye catching.

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Carolann McLaughlin
10/11/2020 02:16:28 pm

I think the covers are awesome and sure my one son would enjoy reading these books.

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Amy Green
10/11/2020 04:37:51 pm

I love your cover illustration! The model reminds me of a sort of cross between actors Tim Curry and Hugh Jackman. My question for the author is: What is your favorite live-action adaptation of a literary work?

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BILL HOFF
10/11/2020 05:12:21 pm

My grandsons would enjoy these books

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Hesper Fry
10/11/2020 06:26:22 pm

These books sound great and I like the covers!

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Stacey A Smith
10/11/2020 09:05:54 pm

all your covers are very eye catching.

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Sand
10/11/2020 09:30:23 pm

Looks like a great cover!

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Mya Murphy
10/11/2020 10:02:32 pm

Dark Fantasy sounds like an exciting genre to try out.. Love the covers!! 😍

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Leigh Nichols
10/11/2020 10:02:47 pm

Love the book covers, especially "The Abject God", very intriguing

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Cassandra D
10/11/2020 11:25:05 pm

Very interesting titles.

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Jerry Marquardt
10/11/2020 11:38:24 pm

I would like to honor your great and outstanding reviews on the Immortal Treachery series. Keep up the great work in the future and thanks for the chance to win.

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