tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85269679455779884042024-03-13T06:03:10.266-07:00The Vathiriel BlogWhen the walls of Easthorn Castle come crashing down, Sean Fitzpatrick is on the wrong side of history. In this battle he loses his liege, his status, his fortune, and his family but is spared by an enigmatic king who sends him east in search of a new life. “Today you are going to live,” he tells Sean, who greets the words as a punishment. THE VATHIRIEL BLADE is the story of Sean's search for redemption.mdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850709636895911146noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526967945577988404.post-38667178722599967492017-04-24T11:15:00.001-07:002017-04-24T16:11:30.256-07:00The Vathiriel Blade: IPPY Awards WinnerThanks so much to the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) for giving <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AECG46W">THE VATHIRIEL BLADE</a> a bronze medal in the category of BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY/HORROR E-BOOK for 2017!<br />
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<br />mdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850709636895911146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526967945577988404.post-11531570048914587632017-02-11T06:46:00.004-08:002017-02-11T06:46:40.026-08:00Out of Commission<br />
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Like sad stories? <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/out-of-8072547">This one</a> isn't fiction...mdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850709636895911146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526967945577988404.post-39545207124623958422017-01-25T01:55:00.000-08:002017-01-25T01:55:32.372-08:00The Road to Rovemere UnveiledI am very proud to announce my latest novel, <i>The Road to Rovemere</i>, now available on Kindle and soon to be available in paperback from CreateSpace. Take a look at a preview of the first few chapters <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Road-Rovemere-Legacy-Lomedae-Book-ebook/dp/B01MT6U8QR">here</a>. The Road to Rovemere is the first novel in The Legacy of Lomedae. Read the whole novel for free if you have Kindle Unlimited via the Kindle Lending Library.<br />
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<br />mdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850709636895911146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526967945577988404.post-74798699784065217862016-09-08T13:32:00.000-07:002016-09-08T13:32:03.153-07:00Upcoming Writing Contests<br />
The <a href="https://screencraft.org/shortstory/">Screencraft Short Story Contest</a> 2016 (Oct 13 - Dec 19)<br />
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This goes on in Downtown Berkeley June 4th & 5th.<br />
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There are many novel contests out there. Most are either pointless or scams or both. Very few of them are worth the time or money of a busy author. To be worthwhile they have to offer the author a return on investment. Monetary prizes are fine, but most serious writers want credibility and recognition that will boost reputation and lead to sales, and contests that can deliver on this are few and far between.<br />
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Writer's Digest has a list of writing awards and is well-established in the industry. This one has a grand prize of $8,000 and an entry fee of $110. It also offers a variety of lesser perks as well as very significant notoriety. <br />
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Annual awards for various categories through the National Book Foundation. This is not open to independent novelists, but is open to novels released through independent publishers. Very prestigious.<br />
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It is theoretically possible for an indie novel to win this, though unlikely. <br />
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<br />mdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850709636895911146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526967945577988404.post-33629476257068813872016-04-03T05:40:00.001-07:002016-09-10T12:59:25.840-07:00Damien G. Walter Reviews The Vathiriel BladeDamien G. Walter, columnist at The Guardian, posted a review of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vathiriel-Blade-Mark-Brantingham-ebook/dp/B01AECG46W/"><u>The Vathiriel Blade</u></a> this morning on his site. <br />
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<i>Game of Thrones meets Jack Reacher – The Vathiriel Blade is in the top rank of indie published fantasy novels.</i><br />
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The collapse of a regime can be a brutal affair. It’s something we’ve
seen too many times in the the last decade, as dictatorships across the
Middle East have fallen…and sometimes risen again. It’s imagery of the
execution of Saddam Hussein or Muammar Gadaffi that author Mark
Brantingham summons in the opening set piece of <a href="http://amzn.to/230YxfN" target="_blank">The Vathiriel Blade</a>, a new indie published fantasy novel that sets a high bar for the field.<br />
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King Dwyer fought his way to power, but now his fortress is
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Beside the king is his loyal captain, Sean Fitzpatrick. The early scenes
of The Vathiriel Blade lay the ground for a prototypical epic fantasy
adventure of kings battling for power. Instead the reader is blindsided
as Dwyer is quickly defeated, his forces butchered, civilians murdered,
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Captain Sean Fitzpatrick, pardoned by the challenger king, is one of
the few survivors. After witnessing the death of his wife and child in
the aftermath of battle, Sean has little reason to embrace his
existence. But the kindness shown to him by a simple farming family
opens Sean to the potential of a different kid of life, one dominated
not by violence and hatred, but by peace and love. Perhaps even a life
in the small town of Skoagy where he washes up after the war. But as
readers we know, powerful forces will step in to stop Sean finding that
happiness.<br />
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If the early set-up echoes Game of Thrones, the real story of <a href="http://amzn.to/230YxfN" target="_blank">The Vathiriel Blade</a> is a fantasy themed “stranger comes to town” narrative in the style of Jack Reacher, the <a href="http://amzn.to/1RFNpKP" target="_blank">drifter hero created by Lee Child</a>.
The town of Skoagy is a fantasy take on exactly the kind of one horse
town the stranger commonly washes up in, which in turn places
Brantingham’s tale firmly in the emerging Weird Western genre. The town's
villains, up to their armpits in a land grab of local farms, take some
inspiration from Al Swearengen and crew in the classic Deadwood.<br />
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All of this makes for a highly appealing genre mash-up. Brantingham
winds the tension up in a long, quiet build of subtle character work
before Sean Fitzpatrick is forced to face both Skoagy’s dark side, and
his own violent past. The return of Solomon, the town’s enforcer, from
the same war that claimed Sean’s old life, produces a violent conflict
that resonates far more deeply than the petty murder which ignites it.<br />
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The Vathiriel Blade’s ambition is remarkable. At times Brantingham
doesn’t quite carry off the narrative tricks he tries to pull on the
reader. The novel’s opening set piece of King Dwyer’s fall is over-long
and there isn’t a strong enough set-up to pull readers through to the
main body of the story. Sean Fitzpatrick, as the story’s protagonist, is
too often overshadowed by shifts of point-of-view to other characters,
especially in the narrative’s first act where the decision to treat him
as a “hidden protagonist” undermines much of the story’s potential
appeal. Brantingham’s character work is a little too subtle for the
genre material he is playing with, and the middle of the book sags a
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These criticisms fade away when Brantingham unleashes the narrative dynamics that bring <a href="http://amzn.to/1UMwfRR" target="_blank">The Vathiriel Blade</a>
to its satisfying climax. Genre collisions are technically tricky to
pull off, but despite some teething problems, there’s more than enough
in Brantingham’s “stranger comes to town” fantasy to make it a
compelling read. There’s clearly a potential series in The Vathiriel
Blade, and with a strong high concept and good delivery, it’s one many
readers will find pleasure in.<br />
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<br />mdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850709636895911146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526967945577988404.post-80332997066245535552016-03-29T09:42:00.000-07:002016-03-29T09:49:15.032-07:00Follow the Damien Walter Review of The Vathiriel Blade<br />
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Writing up my review of The Vathiriel Blade. In brief, I liked it, with criticisms. Read along, see if you agree. <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://amzn.to/1WSvzrv" dir="ltr" href="https://t.co/DrRwH948aV" rel="nofollow" style="background: transparent; color: #4a913c; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="http://amzn.to/1WSvzrv"><span class="tco-ellipsis"></span><span class="invisible" style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;">http://</span><span class="js-display-url">amzn.to/1WSvzrv</span><span class="invisible" style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;"></span><span class="tco-ellipsis"><span class="invisible" style="font-size: 0px; line-height: 0;"> </span></span></a></div>
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Read a review of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vathiriel-Blade-Mark-Brantingham-ebook/dp/B01AECG46W/"><u>The Vathiriel Blade</u></a> now available at the <a href="http://forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=34145">Online Book Club</a>.<br />
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Read the new review of my novel, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vathiriel-Blade-Mark-Brantingham-ebook/dp/B01AECG46W/"><u>The Vathiriel Blade</u></a>, on <a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mark-david-brantingham/vathiriel-blade/">Kirkus Reviews</a>.<br />
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<br />mdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850709636895911146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526967945577988404.post-3375389118286416272016-03-03T10:13:00.002-08:002016-03-04T09:57:24.733-08:00Damien G. Walter Review Imminent<br />
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<br />mdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850709636895911146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526967945577988404.post-47389259678668232122016-02-28T13:24:00.001-08:002016-02-28T13:40:14.320-08:00Farsight Blogger Review of The Vathiriel Blade<br />
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Take a look at Jonathan Hicks' review of <u>The Vathiriel Blade</u> on Farsight Blogger.<br />
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Hardcopy books can now be ordered straight from the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vathiriel-Blade-Mark-Brantingham-ebook/dp/B01AECG46W/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1453607299&sr=1-1&keywords=vathiriel+blade">Kindle page</a>.<br />
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<br />mdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850709636895911146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526967945577988404.post-315371351296471632016-01-23T08:05:00.001-08:002016-01-31T12:20:12.518-08:00Many Thanks!Thanks to everyone for the overwhelming support. The response to <u>The Vathiriel Blade</u> is incredible. They tell me that there will be a button for buying the hardcopy on the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vathiriel-Blade-Mark-Brantingham-ebook/dp/B01AECG46W/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1453565010&sr=1-1&keywords=vathiriel+blade">Kindle page</a> soon. Right now you can get it directly from the <a href="https://www.createspace.com/">Createspace</a> site. <br />
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At long last, the proofs have arrived. It's something to actually hold them in your hand. They appear to be clean, but I'll go over them with a microscope before approving them. Assuming all goes well, they should be available through Amazon in just a few days. I used the highest quality paper and the cover illustration is even more impressive in hard copy than it was digitally, which was surprising to me. It really makes an impression. Aaron Miller knows what he's doing.<br />
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<br />mdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850709636895911146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526967945577988404.post-52974624812183674422016-01-10T18:57:00.001-08:002016-01-10T18:57:09.483-08:00Kindle Publishing DebutIt is with great pride that I can now announce the debut of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vathiriel-Blade-Mark-Brantingham-ebook/dp/B01AECG46W/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1452480567&sr=1-1&keywords=Vathiriel+Blade">THE VATHIRIEL BLADE</a> on Kindle Select. It is available in the Kindle Lending Library and is not DRM enabled so you can transfer your copy to any device you have. I hope you will read it and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I enjoyed writing it.<br />
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<br />mdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850709636895911146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526967945577988404.post-9487786232172607452015-11-06T17:17:00.002-08:002015-11-13T08:36:08.581-08:00New Banner AdHere's a new banner ad to promote the Kindle campaign. Will be running on <a href="http://www.therpgsite.com/">theRPGsite</a>, <a href="http://www.rpg.net/">RPGnet</a>, and a few other markets.<br />
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Link: <a href="https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/21X3NCTSKM5PN">The Vathiriel Blade Kindle campaign</a><br />
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<br />mdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850709636895911146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526967945577988404.post-31440503480884603162015-10-11T17:39:00.001-07:002015-10-11T17:42:24.295-07:00Final Cover Illustration for The Vathiriel BladeHere is the final version of the cover illustration. <br />
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mdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850709636895911146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526967945577988404.post-29793990969046118342015-10-06T19:01:00.003-07:002015-10-06T19:05:00.322-07:00Cover UpdateThe cover is very nearly complete. Aside from a few tweaks, it's almost ready.<br />
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<br />mdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850709636895911146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526967945577988404.post-3859343196198790372015-09-26T00:00:00.003-07:002015-09-26T00:04:24.423-07:00New Cover Concept SketchThe cover is really starting to take shape.<br />
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<br />mdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850709636895911146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526967945577988404.post-22882906317244639222015-09-22T10:17:00.000-07:002015-09-22T10:18:20.787-07:00Cover Art Color Rough<br />
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<br />mdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14850709636895911146noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526967945577988404.post-25185157243881835082015-05-22T12:48:00.000-07:002015-05-22T13:00:39.388-07:00Novel Cover Illustration<br />
Aaron B Miller is working on a cover illustration for <u>The Vathiriel Blade</u>. <a href="http://www.aaronbmiller.com/">HERE</a> is a link to his website showcasing some of his amazing work.<br />
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