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Mathion Returns to Kindle: A Special Excerpt for Tumblr
Today, I brought Mathion back to Kindle. After months and months of getting nowhere with literary agents and debating compromises and changes to the work I had given so much time and effort to, I decided that enough was enough. Mathion is going to be on shelves one day. I know it. You who've read it know it. And to those who haven't, give it a read. So here it is, back on Kindle for $2.99, complete with a revised text, expansive Appendices and a special, Amazon-only sneak peek of Book Two in the Legacy of the Wolven Trilogy, The Last Ascension. And so, to whet your collective appetites, I've posted an excerpt from Mathion here on my Tumblr. You'll find the link to Mathion's book page right after. Enjoy, and happy reading, everyone!
Later that evening Mathion again found himself in the dungeons below the Devæl. The werewolf Ehóxar was more ragged than when Mathion had last laid eyes on him. His hair was longer and more unkempt, evidence alone that the silver-lined shackles causing him unceasing agony. The werewolf spat, and replied to Mathion’s query with scorn.
“I have been held prisoner here, suffering pain like you have never felt, and yet you want me to tell you why Azgharáth is sending a force of two thousand warrior-Kânín and halfbreeds to some city across that damnable river?” he laughed. “For months your people have interrogated me, tortured me, threatened me with death or eternal suffering. So forgive my petulance, but let me ask you a question, boy.” The werewolf and the Wolven prince bored into each other’s eyes with the force of a physical collision. There was some hidden message to be read, Mathion knew, something within those eyes that would confirm his worst fears.
And Mathion saw it. It was faint, brief, barely a twitch, but Ehóxar’s eyes had glanced down and flickered with a glimmer of gold. Mathion rushed forward, slamming the werewolf into the stone with such force that it cracked. His anger heightening his strength he squeezed the silver-lined cuffs. The hiss and stench of burning flesh filled the air.
“How?” Mathion growled. He pressed harder on the cuffs. “Tell me! How? Why?”
“He has always known, you fool!” Ehóxar cried out in pain. “Nothing escapes the High Lord’s eyes, and he saw you take what is rightfully his the day you picked it up out of the dirt.”
“Then let me ask you a question, you filth.”
“You should already know the answer.” Ehóxar smiled through the pain. At that moment the Lifestone flashed, and Mathion’s sight pierced the veil of Ethereality. He saw the Betrayer’s ancient conquest flash before his eyes, the blood of millions in a crimson waterfall falling down staircases of shining ivory. There were other things also, past, present, future… all at once distinct yet indistinct. And Ehóxar’s words echoed in his mind:
Ak’horos the Mighty Azgharáth with vengeance and power, and promised him dominion over the earth if the High Lord could bring together the seven Lifestones. He needs only the Stone of Íne to bring forth Ak’horos into this plane. And then your defeat will be final, and Azgharáth shall stand forth as King of All…
And then the world around him exploded with violence and despair and was utterly consumed in darkness, and Mathion was thrust back into the here and now.
Ehóxar coughed, and his breath was ragged, tolled. “This… attack, you call it? It is but the first wave of thousands that will crash upon the South-realm.” He looked into Mathion’s eyes and laughed. “Before you all drown under Azgharáth’s awesome power.”
“So say you.” Mathion shoved the werewolf against the wall as he exited the cell without a word. Ehóxar fought against his bonds despite the pain and screamed ravenously after him, his eyes wide and savage:
“Soon you all shall see the true might of Azgharáth, the Exalted One of Ak’horos! You hear and mark my words, Wolven, your doom approaches!”
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Werewolves, perhaps?
Seth Fishman
Adult, YA, MG, speculative, or literary or scifi/fant and different. With the type of opening that takes my breath away.
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The "Four-Book Trilogy"
So some of you may know, many may not, but in my search for a literary agent I've so far come up short. But it wasn't until recently that I realized one of the major factors. You see, there's a customary "word count" for a debut author (like me), and the longer the word count, the bigger cost of production, the higher the price, and thus the bigger the risk.
So I had to do the (previously) unthinkable: I divided Mathion: Book One of the Legacy of the Wolven Trilogy in two. The first novel retains the title Mathion and will cover the first half of the original Mathion while the new second novel, under the title Reclamation, will span the latter half.
This creates, at first glance, a tetralogy (four-book series), but I say to you who read this that Legacy of the Wolven remains a trilogy. How?
It's simple, really:
Mathion (vol. 1): Legacy of the Wolven - Book One
Reclamation (vol. 2): Legacy of the Wolven - Book Two
The Last Ascension: Legacy of the Wolven - Book Three
Mavonduri: Legacy of the Wolven - Book Four
I plan, someday, to reunite Mathion and Reclamation into a single novel, and therefore restore the Trilogy itself to its original conception. Until then, I will keep my fingers crossed that I'm doing the right thing.
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BRINGING "OLD SPORT" BACK: The Great Gatsby
Let me just say, I'm not a fan of 3D, old sport. I think it's a cop-out money grab for studios 99.99998775% of the time. But HOLY DAMN. After watching THE GREAT GATSBY I feel like I just came down from a crazy acid trip, old sport. This film may get mixed reviews all over the place, but I personally found it a very refreshing take on the "period piece".
Superficially speaking, Baz Luhrman has always been, shall we say, eclectic in his filmmaking repertoire. And Gatsby is no exception. But the 3D in this film has, unlike many others, a purpose and a reason for being there. F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby is one of my favorite novels, and in this film Luhrman really brings the text to life. It literally jumps out on the screen, and especially in the loud, wild, ludicrulously bombastic party scenes, it bridges the gap between two (at first glance) wildly divergent generations and actually proves that, in a way, they're more alike than we may have at first realized.
Tobey Maguire has always been very "hit or miss" for me, and in this film I really think they could have gone with someone different. Tobey is just too "modern" for a film like this, it's sad to say. Because you can really see that the guy tries, and he has made some damn good movies in the past. But if there is a weak link in The Great Gatsby, it's Maguire.
As much as Maguire is the film's weakness, however, Leonardo DiCaprio is The Great Gatsby's greatest strength. It was a wild ride to say the least, as DiCaprio gives nothing less than a tour-de-force performance, and let's be honest, the dude IS Gatsby. From the first moment you see him on screen he simply steals the show, and goes through such a rollercoaster of emotions that it's almost as intense as the 3D itself. There's this one scene (SPOILERS!) where Gatsby, Carraway (Maguire) and Daisy Buchanan (Carrey Mulligan, more on her later) meet for tea, in an elaborate ruse concocted by Gatsby for him to see her, and you just see the guy get flustered. I thought I was nervous around women, my God. Granted, as a "summer movie" DiCaprio won't get any love from the Academy, but that organization sadly lost any sense of credibility when they passed on Chris Nolan for best director after both Inception AND The Dark Knight. Jay Gatsby is the quintessential American Dream incarnate: a self-made, re-made man who's striving to gain the one thing in the world he never really could.
Joel Edgerton is a total douchebag. I hated Tom Buchanan as much as I do Mike Jeffries, and THAT is saying something. But by saying that, what I'm saying is that Edgerton gave a very good performance.
Carrey Mulligan really didn't have much to do in this film, but what she did she did well, and I do think she's one of those underrated actresses that should get more roles than she already has. Isla Fischer was great as well, but the real Unexpected Joy Award goes to Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki as Jordan Baker. WOW. WOW. WOW. Yep, she gets 3 "wows" from this writer.
The film did seem, visually, a little too loud for my tastes. As much as I thought the 3D was well utilized in this film, the overall aesthetic could have been more toned-down and less polished. I did sometimes feel distracted by how crisp 1922 New York City looked.
Luhrman made the ballsy move to include music from Jay-Z in this film and, in my opinion at least, it WORKED. It showed me, for the first time really, how comparable the current generation is to the Roaring Twenties: obsessed with fashion, parties, and extravagance to the point of decadence. It could have come off as very gimmicky but it didn't, it worked to give this film a modern impact for modern audiences that, I hope, gets younger people (such as those who may read this review) to actually give The Great Gatsby a good read.
All in all, it's not your typical summer movie fare, but The Great Gatsby is both entertaining as all hell and speaks to a generation of partiers who think their grandparents don't know what they're talking about. Go see it, and if you think I'm wrong, then tell me. I'll be happy to politely disagree.
#the great gatsby#leonardo dicaprio#baz luhrman#F. Scott Fitzgerald#movies#summer movies#movie reviews#film reviews#reviews#Roaring Twenties#Jay-Z#Elizabeth Debicki
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GOT Season 3 Ep 6 Review (by TheMavonduriTrilogy)
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MAN OF STEEL by *rudyao
BRILLIANT. WORK.
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What I'm HOPING for this Summer Movie Season
"It's not an 'S'."
Just to start off, I don't plan on seeing Iron Man 3 at midnight. Nor do I plan on seeing it anytime soon. Not because I'm a "Marvel hater" or anything, I actually think Robert Downey Jr.'s portrayal of Tony Stark aka Iron Man over the last five years is iconic and masterful -- the guy's certainly LIVED through the "Demon in a Bottle" story arc at any rate -- but the thing is, there's another film that I'm looking forward to this summer. And I'm looking forward to it for a very specific reason.
The world today is in a state of absolute crap. "Bottom of the barrel," we call it back home. Sure, our technology's improving everyday, but that only goes so far. I read the news everyday, Google News is the first page to pop up on my Safari. And all I can read about is disaster, terror, fear. Why? Why does there have to be so much fear and doubt among us? What are we missing? Why do we continue to bicker and divide ourselves, to fall prey to stigmas and, yes, even prejudices. It's times like these I think, "Damn. The world could really use a Superman."
Well, duh.
Man of Steel is more than just a summer movie. It has more potential than your average Avengers style popcorn action distraction (with 'SPLOSIONS!!!) not because of who's involved (though as an avowed follower of the Vested One I am grateful that Chris and Jonah Nolan are involved with this project) or because of who's playing Superman. Hell, not even the fact that they got rid of those trunks.
But because of that one line in Trailer 3.
"It's not an 'S'. On my world, it means 'hope.'"
Hope...
Our world could use some of that. A LOT of that.
Oh check it out, there's a new Superman movie.
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Random Easter Thoughts: Audiobook Experience and More
Alright, so I've been sitting back and thinking, and I think it's time to share a little more about something just around the corner, which you know all about, and a couple somethings else a little further down the road, which you don't know much about, unfortunately.
The first is the Audiobook Experience. I cannot tell you how excited I am to debut this project. I've just started on the final master mix (vocals, soundtrack AND sound effects) that will go into the iMovie file I'm also currently editing (with visuals -- some live action, some animated) that will go on YouTube. It's an ambitious project on a scale I never could have expected. I hope to do you all proud.
But the real reason for this is because I wanted to talk a little bit about Books Two and Three in the Legacy of the WolvenTrilogy, titled The Last Ascensionand Mavonduri. I don't want to be too spoilery, per se, but I do want to give you guys some insight as to some of the thematic machinations of the books, and in thinking of this I find that the best way to do it is, well... here. On Tumblr. Writing. Doing what I do best. So let's get down to it.
The major themes are honor, power, destiny and tragedy. While each book has its own core theme, all four play into each volume, and amplify as the stories progress. But like any great legend, Mathion's is ("historically" speaking) incomplete, and the last moments of his life were witnessed by him alone, leaving witnesses to attempt to describe what they saw from the outside, leading to some embellishments. This is where things get interesting creatively.
Mathion's journey, his life's journey, is not an easy one, nor was it meant to be. But I wasn't prepared for where I took this character in this book. If Mathion was my love letter to epic fantasy, quest fantasy, mythopoeia, then The Last Ascension is truly an ode to horror and dark fantasy. It's as diverse from Book One as I could attempt, while still staying within the bounds of the Lands of Émae. I also wanted to explore all elements of shapeshifter folklore from around the world. As a matter of fact, I believe mention of them is made in Mathion, though you'll have to look carefully.
This isn't my "attempt" at The Lord of the Rings. Like many, I am a fan of and was inspired by Tolkien's writings, but what he did simply cannot be redone or duplicated. And shouldn't be. The Legacy of the Wolven Trilogy encompasses Mathion's entire life, but like any great legend when you lose your primary source, you become reliant on first and second-hand accounts. Books One and Two are two very "traditional" novels for the fantasy genre. Book Three, Mavonduri, will bend both the trilogy and the fantasy genre in a whole new direction. Book Three will be an epistolary novel, one that is written primarily from "written" accounts of events from the characters within the story. Each chapter will begin with (and have its surest "source material" from) a journal entry from one of the main surviving characters, with the remainder of the chapter being an "embellished" version of the same tale drawn from a third or fourth hand account or legend among the people, along with some editing "help" from Professor Khandjian (aka the "Narrator" of the Audiobook Experience!) to smooth along the storytelling.
Like I said, an ambitious and arduous project this trilogy is, and it's something I'll expect to be bringing to you for a long time, and it's going to be a hell of a lot of fun.
#random thoughts#easter#Legacy of the Wolven#Mathion#The Last Ascension#Mavonduri#Audiobook Experience#YouTube#writing#fantasy#epic fantasy#werewolves#Atlantis#Lord of the Rings#trilogy#mythology#mythopoeia#Spread the Word
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As I learn to master the art of Tumblr, get the inside track on the creation of the social media literary event.
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The Gods of Middle Earth Documentary (by aln29540)
A great fanmade documentary on the Valar and ancient mythology of Middle-earth.
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The Only Word that Can Sum it Up Perfectly
I hereby propose an addition to the Oxford English Dictionary. A word that I had to come up with to describe the events of my day. That's another story. So I give you...
Ludicrulous - adjective, portmanteau of "ludicrous" and "ridiculous", used to emphasize absurd hilarity, to the point of disbelief
Usage: The only absolute word I could use to describe and sum up my day is that it was ludicrulous.
I would like to thank Disney On Ice for inspiring the creation of this word. And now, I give it to you, the people, to use when you're day is, well...
#ludicrulous#newword#dictionary#neologisms#randomthoughts#random blogging#nothing to do with LEGACY OF THE WOLVEN#dude#epiphany
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WORLD PREMIERE Trailer: The Audiobook Experience (by TheMavonduriTrilogy)
Something big is coming
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The Silmarillion Chapter one Ainulindalë part 1 (by tolkenfan) read by Martin Shaw. It's truly epic in it's storytelling. One of my major inspirations.
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