Otherworld Promos Archives | Tellest The World is in Your Hands Tue, 08 Dec 2015 12:00:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 https://tellest.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Tellest-Favicon-1-32x32.png Otherworld Promos Archives | Tellest 32 32 28342714 Mythological Fantasy Promo – The Emperor of Babylon https://tellest.com/mythological-fantasy-promo-the-emperor-of-babylon/ https://tellest.com/mythological-fantasy-promo-the-emperor-of-babylon/#respond Wed, 25 Nov 2015 12:43:26 +0000 http://tellest.com/?p=2874 It’s hard to get lightning to strike the same place twice as an aspiring author.  As a storyteller, there’s usually a strong urge to dump all of your creativity into the first story you’ve worked on, and you end up burnt out by the time you’re ready to tell the follow-up.  It takes a very […]

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]]> It’s hard to get lightning to strike the same place twice as an aspiring author.  As a storyteller, there’s usually a strong urge to dump all of your creativity into the first story you’ve worked on, and you end up burnt out by the time you’re ready to tell the follow-up.  It takes a very good wordsmith and talespinner to bring together the threads that make a sequel pay the right amount of fan service while still feeling fresh for all audiences.

Murray Lee Eiland Jr. keeps plugging away at the Orfeo Saga, a literary universe that he’s obviously very keen on.  This historical fiction explodes off the page with every new scene.  If The Sword of Telemon tickled your fancy, the second book in the series, The Emperor of Babylon, will surely tickle you everywhere else.

Orfeo Book 2

The Emperor of Babylon has captured Zurga – a brilliant inventor – and is demanding to know how to control volcanic eruptions. He also desires iron weapons, a closely guarded Hittite secret. The emperor plans conquer all the lands surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. He has a vast spy network and is preparing a huge army. Orfeo and Clarice, both trained as wanderers, must use all of their skills to save their friend and teacher. They must also stop the Emperor who believes himself to be a deity. Can they stop a madman that could destroy the entire region?

Eiland Jr. is making waves in historical fantasy.  The Emperor of Babylon doesn’t just meet the bar set by its predecessor, it leaps over it effortlessly.  If you’re interested in picking up this second title in the saga, head over to the book’s Amazon page.  And of course, don’t forget that the third book in the series, Zurga’s Fire, is out as well!

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]]> https://tellest.com/mythological-fantasy-promo-the-emperor-of-babylon/feed/ 0 2874 Mythological Fantasy Promo – The Sword of Telemon https://tellest.com/mythological-fantasy-promo-the-sword-of-telemon/ https://tellest.com/mythological-fantasy-promo-the-sword-of-telemon/#respond Fri, 13 Nov 2015 12:16:56 +0000 http://tellest.com/?p=2827 Mythologies of all cultures are incredibly interesting to me, and I’d be willing to believe that you can spot a few of their inspirations sprinkled throughout Tellest.  From the pantheon of the world’s gods, to the aptly named winged elf, Icarus, there is no end to how far Tellest can be taken with those old legends […]

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]]> Mythologies of all cultures are incredibly interesting to me, and I’d be willing to believe that you can spot a few of their inspirations sprinkled throughout Tellest.  From the pantheon of the world’s gods, to the aptly named winged elf, Icarus, there is no end to how far Tellest can be taken with those old legends as a muse.  As you can tell, I’m quite fond of Greek myth most of all.

That’s why it is a privilege to introduce you to Murray Lee Eiland Jr and the first book in The Orfeo Saga, The Sword of Telemon.  The author deftly weaves his story with interesting characters, a world that seems both familiar and exotic, and beautiful prose.  Eiland Jr writes in such a way that you don’t just feel drawn to the story, you somehow feel transported to it—a storyteller’s ultimate victory.

 

Sword of Telemon

 

A young Achaean prince (from northern ancient Greece) is captured in a raid. His younger brother Orfeo, and a group of warriors are sent on a mission to look for him. Telemon, a legendary warrior, and Zurga, an elderly wanderer, are soon joined by Clarice, a girl who is a master of disguise. To their dismay they find that the kidnapped prince has been made a galley slave and that the maritime power of Thera plans to conquer the entire Mediterranean. Can they avert disaster?

 

If you should find yourself interested in this wonderfully crafted tale, you can purchase the first book in The Orfeo Saga on Amazon. The Sword of Telemon has been earning high praise there, and it’s easy to see why!

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