The Necromancer's Gambit
by Nicolas
Wilson
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BLURB:
Knight, the sheriff of
a local magical government known as "the Gambit," is called to
recover a mutilated body, tainted with magic and dumped at a popular haunt.
When the corpse is identified as a close associate of the Gambit, it threatens
the safety of the community he protects, and those he cares about most. As the
fragile peace amongst the city's magic-wielding factions disintegrates, Knight
must track down a cadre of murderers before his friends are picked off, one by
one- with each death used to strengthen the spells cast against the Gambit.
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Excerpt:
“Tell me honestly, what do you think we’re going to find?”
“Statistically, the safe money would go on Castle getting
involved with the wrong woman- one of the two reasons people usually kill each
other. The other’s ambition, but there’s no percentage in killing Castle; if
this is the opening for something larger, I can't even imagine what the game is.”
“So the all-points response is…”
“Precaution. If we really thought the gambit was under
assault, we’d have marshaled our forces and stormed the cabin with every mage
who takes our calls. But that also means riding out here in a caravan of VW
buses that reek of skunk weed- and burning a lot of good will if it's a false
alarm. So you coming out of the car?”
She hesitates for a moment, then gets out. A “V” of Canadian
geese flies overhead. “Too bad you suck at divination,” she says. “Maybe they’d
be able to tell us if we’re about to die.”
I start toward the house, hating every crunch of gravel
under my feet because they make me louder, and make it harder to listen for
something amiss. “I dated an augur once; she was flighty.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Nicolas Wilson
is a published journalist, graphic novelist, and novelist. He lives in the
rainy wastes of Portland, Oregon with his wife, four cats and a dog.
Nic's work
spans a variety of genres, from political thriller to science fiction and urban
fantasy. He has several novels currently available, and many more due for
release in the next year. Nic's stories are characterized by his eye for the
absurd, the off-color, and the bombastic.
For information
on Nic's books, and behind-the-scenes looks at his writing, visit
nicolaswilson.com.
Buy links for
The Necromancer’s Gambit
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3 comments:
Thanks for hosting!
I really enjoyed this post, thank you!
Necromancer's Gambit sounds like a terrific book! Good luck!
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