{"id":23785,"date":"2020-12-22T06:30:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T11:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tellest.com\/?p=23785"},"modified":"2020-12-23T07:50:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T12:50:20","slug":"fantasy-promo-the-tainted-hive-book-one-the-cobblestone-druid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/fantasy-promo-the-tainted-hive-book-one-the-cobblestone-druid\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy Promo – The Tainted Hive: Book One: The Cobblestone Druid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Howdy folks.\u00a0 We’re back for book three of a very busy, very exciting week.\u00a0 As such, it warms my heart that we get to take a look at a lovely debut fantasy novel today, which you won’t soon forget.\u00a0 Let’s take a look at The Tainted Hive<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Alan Salt is a witty writer with a sardonic spell to him, and he delivers an irreverent spin on fantasy with The Tainted Hive: Book One: The Cobblestone Druid<\/em>.\u00a0 Certainly, this book would stand as wonderful fantasy on its own, for the world that Salt has crafted is lively and lived-in.\u00a0 But the humor that is draped around the town of Pawkett is sure to stick with readers, and compel them to tear through the story in record time.\u00a0 Salt also benefits from developing characters that readers enjoy following about, as seeing them in their quirky scenarios is sure to delight.<\/p>\n

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The wonderous village of Pawkett is famous for its red-gold honey, an enchanted delicacy worth more than diamonds. The town\u2019s reputation is shattered when elite citizens die at an early tasting. Is the honey poisoned? Who is to blame? Investigators are summoned; only those desperate enough to risk their life apply.<\/em><\/p>\n

Meet Carmen Avel, a young forest elf in exile for treason against her god. On the run and haunted by a presence she cannot comprehend, Carmen will stumble into a nightmare a thousand years in the making. Pawkett has secrets. Children vanish, never to be spoken of again. Legends tell of a monster that stalks the nearby woods.<\/em><\/p>\n

Suspicion abounds, even among Carmen\u2019s companions. Who can she trust? The disgraced sergeant so poor her armor doesn\u2019t match? The copper-eyed diplomat with the predatory smile? Can she depend on the genderqueer priest who sees the world in shades of gray?<\/em><\/p>\n

Surrounded by blood magic, lies, and peril, the group must work together \u2013 or be destroyed. In a final confrontation to decide the fate of Pawkett, will Carmen embrace her destiny, or will she succumb to the ancient mystery of The Tainted Hive?<\/em><\/p>\n

Salt creates a vibrant world that you won’t soon want to leave, and before you’re done thumbing through the pages of this tale, you’ll be eager for the next.\u00a0 Its magic and whimsy has true staying power, and we can only hope that Salt is hard at work on the sequel.\u00a0 If you’re looking for a lighthearted fantasy with a touch of darker humor, this is the book for you.\u00a0 Check out The Tainted Hive: Book One: The Cobblestone Druid<\/em> on Amazon<\/a> today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Howdy folks.\u00a0 We’re back for book three of a very busy, very exciting week.\u00a0 As such, it warms my heart that we get to take a look at a lovely debut fantasy novel today, which you won’t soon forget.\u00a0 Let’s take a look at The Tainted Hive. Alan Salt is a witty writer with a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[463,145,462],"tags":[2315,872,379,2317,2316],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Featured-Tainted-Hive.png","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1UVey-6bD","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23785"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23785"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23792,"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23785\/revisions\/23792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tellest.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}