I’m happy to welcome
author Hank Quense here today as he is on tour with his latest release, QUEEN
MOXIE.
Come join in the fun
and enter to win one of the wonderful prizes being given away by the author.
First, a summary of the story.
- File Size: 4861 KB
- Print Length: 85 pages
- Publisher: Strange Worlds Publishing (February 1, 2018)
- Publication Date: February 1, 2018
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
- Language: English
- ASIN: B0775W1NWP
In this humorous
tale, it is now ten years since Moxie became Queen of Usca in south-west
Britain. A tribe of Picts shatters her peaceful reign by migrating from the
north and occupying territory just outside her border.
Moxie decides to
build a fort to help control the wild Picts. To her surprise, she discovers
that the fort has been built on land claimed by the forest fairies. Oberon, the
King of the fairies, destroys the fort using magic.
Moxie threatens
Oberon with military might. Oberon threatens Moxie with magic. To counter
Oberon, Moxie asks Camelot to send Merlin to help her out and Arthur agrees.
Once Merlin arrives,
Moxie demands that he confront Oberon and use magic spells to defeat the Fairy
King. Merlin isn’t thrilled by the request. Moxie wants him to cast field magic
spells, a type of spell casting that Merlin has never been able to master.
The Picts hear about
the fort and decide Moxie has become hostile. They determine to attack rather
than wait for Moxie to attack them.
Meanwhile, Moxie’s
only child, the ten-year-old daughter, Aethelwine, decides she won’t be the
next queen, leaving Moxie without an heir.
Tristan, a Knight of
the Round Table, has been exiled by Arthur for insulting all the nobles with
his songs and is staying in Moxie’s castle. He is working on a play to be
staged in Stonehenge. Tristan hopes the play will end his exile since it
praises King Arthur and Camelot
Faced with threats
from the fairies and the Picts, Moxie decides to take on the fairies. Merlin
tells Moxie and Oberon they are both idiots for fighting each other when the
real threat comes from the Picts who will be able to conquer both after they
fight a battle and are weakened by casualties.
Moxie and Oberon
agree to a treaty and combine forces to confront the Picts who have been
reinforced by boatloads of warriors.
Can Moxie and Oberon convince the Picts to back down?
And what about Aethelwine?
Is Tristan’s play any good?
And what about Aethelwine?
Is Tristan’s play any good?
For those who aren’t
familiar with the author, here’s some background on him.
Hank Quense writes humorous and satiric sci-fi and fantasy stories. He also writes and
lectures about fiction writing and self-publishing. He has published 19 books
and 50 short stories along with dozens of articles.
He often lectures on
fiction writing and publishing and has a series of guides covering the basics
on each subject. He is currently working on a third Moxie novel that takes
place in the Camelot era.
He and his wife, Pat,
usually vacation in another galaxy or parallel universe. They also time travel
occasionally when Hank is searching for new story ideas.
For more on Hank and
his writing, visit his Amazon
Author Page.
Now for the giveaway.
The giveaway will
consist of 5 eBook copies of QUEEN MOXIE, 2 eBook copies of
PRINCESS MOXIE, a 2-book boxed set. Click on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter or click here.
Thanks for stopping
by during Hank’s visit. You can check out his tour page here. Be sure and stop back later in the tour for my thoughts on this delightful release. Would you want to be the next heir to a kingdom?
Some nobles need insulting.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Hank!
Thanks, Alex. I hope your new book is selling well.
DeleteWhat an interesting context for a novel. I give a lot of credit to authors who can create an entire fantasy world like that. Thanks for sharing, both - I wish you much success.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words, Margot. Writing books like this is a lot of fun.
DeleteCongratulations. Wishing you much success!
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