A Great New Title for Fantasy Lovers: VENGEANCE

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Vengeance

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Praise for Vengeance
“A magical novel that takes you into the world of half-elves.”
“A great mix of fantasy and humor.”
“A well-written novel packed with vivid imagery, strong world-building, characters that resonate with the reader and a single thread of taking vengeance for the death of a loved one.”

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Vengeance 
Four centuries ago, the Rebellion against genocide established a safe-haven for the Far Isles Half-Elven.  The uneasy truce with the enemies that surround the Half-Elven is now collapsing.
An unprovoked attack, that kills her granddaughter and almost kills her daughter, is evidence enough for Mariah.  But, will the fierce warrior and her ring-mate, Ashton, be able to convince Linden, Lord High Commander of the Marches, that their people are in danger?

With attacks by the Trestemontans from over the eastern sea, hints of magic by the Suthron Hounds, and Drummer Warriors using Spirit drums made from the skin of live human sacrifices, the Half-Elven Warriors have reason to worry…

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About the Author M. K. Theodoratus
A Northern California gal, M. K. Theodoratus has been intrigued by fantasy since she discovered the Oz books.  She has traveled through many fantasy worlds since then.  When she’s not disappearing into other writer’s world, she’s creating her own alternative worlds — that of Andor where demons of many forms stalk humans and that of the Far Isle Half-Elven where she explores the social and political implications of genetic drift on a hybrid elf / human people.

A sixth grade English assignment introduced her to story writing. The teacher asked for a short story.  She got an incomplete, 25-page Nancy Drew pastiche which turned into a novel the next summer. Theodoratus has been addicted to writing stories happily ever after.

“Though I have several novels sitting in my computer waiting to be edited, I find I prefer to write long short stories or what Kindle calls, Short Reads.”

“Visit my author website for story snippets and/or sample chapters of works in progress at http://www.mktheodoratus.com. As for social media, I can be found at my blog, Lessons from My Reading, and on Facebook [http://goo.gl/JIc13], Twitter, GoodReads, and Goggle+.
Vengeance is an e-novella or a Kindle short read epub, probably will be labeled by them as a 90 minute read 17,000 words.

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Short Author Interview:
“If someone has never heard about it, how would you explain in two sentence Vengeance?”

“After four centuries of political infighting with Linden, the ruler of the Half-Elven, Mariah does her best to avoid him, but when privateers attack her daughter, her anger boils over. With Ashton, her ring-mate and Linden’s half-brother, Mariah seeks vengeance, ignoring Linden’s decrees, only to discover a strange magic that threatens every thing the three hold dear.”
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“What are the keywords for the book?”

“Heroic fantasy, political fantasy, fantasy about half-elves, historical fantasy, privateers, magic, epic fantasy [since it’s part of a multi-generational saga], sword and sorcery [from a female point of view].”
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“What type of reader do you envision for it?”

“Simple answer: fantasy readers from teens through adults who like Sword & Sorcery and / or political fantasy.  The subject matter of Vengeance is similar to the Game of Thrones though the storyline is not nearly as violent, and there are no dragons and only mild sex. My Half Elves are rather grubby and don’t come close to the magnificence of Elrond Halfeven in The Lord of the Rings. In short, I really break genre clichés.”
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