Within by Peter Gribble (The City of the Magicians) | Exclusive Excerpt Tour, $15 Giveaway, Series Details
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Book Details
Within by Peter Gribble Series: The City of the Magicians #2
Published by Tellwell Talent on 01/31/2022
Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, LGBTQplus
Format: eBook, Hardcover, Paperback
Pages: 626
Purdu, the barbarian invader, has arrived! How can the pacifist, nonviolent City of the Magicians contain him when one faction appeals to his heart, the other to his ambitions?
Sas and Lalya are envoys of opposing camps, but Purdu throws them together to isolate them from their enclaves and assert his own authority. Yet two others decide to oppose him their way.
Hyur, foremost metallurgist, secretly forges a magical weapon to tempt and subvert him. Gleswea, an astronomer, flees south to view skies she has never seen, but is swept into a culture that judges women of ability as necromancing witches deserving death.
Shoan, City strategist, reconstructing his wrecked plans, is unaware these four have slipped his calculations. Sas, Lalya, Hyur and Gleswea are unknowingly inching the City toward an unseen, perilous fate. Will anyone catch it in time?
Within, the second book in The City of the Magicians series, exposes how even as the City's old dream of a rebirth in Magic seems to be happening, traditional institutions are failing. With Purdu spearheading the revival, some Citizens fear the purposes their Magic may soon be turned to.
Praise for Threat, the first book in The City of the Magicians series.
"An exquisitely crafted, richly textured world of magic and mystery, with settings and mood so exceptionally well visualized that fans of science fiction and fantasy should not pass up the chance to walk inside." - IndieReader
"Apart from the beautiful writing, the robustly written characters, and the strong setting, Peter Gribble has the ability to immerse readers in a world that is well-imagined and sculpted. Having enjoyed Threat immensely, I am looking forward to the next installment in the series." - Readers' Favorite
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Exclusive Excerpt from Within
The doors were closed. There was no move to recline or sit down. Shoan and Purdu locked into as uncompromising a glare as either had ever encountered.
His forehead looks like a plowed field, thought Purdu. Time to test the cutting edges of the weapons Maxon, Lalya and Marwil have given me. Let the fight begin!
“She of the 5th School is trying to tempt you with the antiquated notion of godship,” said Shoan at once, sharpening the fulcrum’s pivot point, clearly satisfied by it. Purdu had not expected this. Shoan pressed the advantage. “Deification is not unfamiliar to us from legend and fable, but such a declaration in this age and aeon? At most it will provide a brief season of amusement. No more. You will accrue no following from us by it.
From The Panmageon taught to us in school, we have an extensive range of stories for the instruction of the young which teach morals and impart example-lessons resulting from the inadequate judgments, mistakes and errors of the old deities, Magicians and other sentients who are mastered by their vanity. The tales of their vengeance, favoritism and other follies of arrogance and pride illustrate how they were only marginally removed from ourselves and our own insufficiencies.”
Shoan paused in his lofty address, then, since an unmoved Purdu did not respond,
added, “In conclusion to which, while speaking of their supposed abilities and suchlike, it is clear that godship, presumed at this level, has never conferred immortality.”
There are gods and there are gods,” said Purdu, wrong-footed by Shoan’s openness on the subject. He had assumed there would be recognition, then powers made manifest, acknowledged, or something. He surprised himself by blurting, “You speak of the old gods, well, I—we are a new one!”
Excerpt provided by the author/publisher for use in this post.
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About Peter Gribble
Peter Gribble has written for NUVO and other magazines in British Columbia.
For over ten years, he wrote a monthly gardening column for a local Vancouver paper.
The City of the Magicians is his first published series.
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Giveaway!
Peter Gribble will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Visit more stops on this Goddess Fish tour for extra chances to win!
Full Tour Schedule:
July 25: Kit ‘N Kabookle
July 26: All the Ups and Downs
July 27: The Key Of Love
July 27: Full Moon Dreaming
July 28: Sandra’s Book Club
July 29: Locks, Hooks and Books
August 1: Fabulous and Brunette
August 2: Momma Says: To Read or Not to Read
August 3: Literary Gold
August 4: Gina Rae Mitchell
August 5: Andi’s Book Reviews
August 5: Westveil Publishing
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The book sounds fantastic. Great cover!
Thank you, Piroska. I had a lot of fun writing it and, yes, the cover came out beautifully. I’m very pleased with it. Happy reading! Peter G
Do you have a favorite travel destination?
Hi Tracie, the last place I loved to go to was Hawai’i. I even started learning classical Hawai’an while researching the life of Queen Ka’ahumanu for a potential biography. Sadly, it never got written. Peter G
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Sounds like a good book.
Thanks for stopping by, Sherry. I appreciate it.
Hi Sherry, thank you for following the blog tour. Hope all the excerpts gave you a good idea of the book. Good luck on the giveaway. Peter G
I love the cover, synopsis and excerpt, Within is a must read for me and I am looking forward to it. Thank you for sharing the author’s bio and book details
Thanks for stopping by, Bea. I appreciate it.
Hi Bea. Thank you for following the whole blog tour. I’m glad you liked all the excerpts. Good luck on the giveaway and, of course, happy reading always. Peter G
What inspires you during writing slumps?
Thank you for asking, Tracie. I go to other parts of the series to keep my rule of writing 5 – 8 hours a day alive. I also read poetry to stimulate vocabulary, metaphors and word juxtapositions among other things. Currently, I am reading, “The Complete Poems of Hart Crane.” Peter G
Thanks so much for your insight response, I really enjoy reading poetry too!
Like the cover and the excerpt is great, Within sounds like a book that I want to read and I am looking forward to it! Thanks for sharing it with me and have a fabulous day!
Thank you, Eva. The cover turned out wonderfully. I like to think of it as your personal invitation to enter the City of he Magicians and explore! Happy reading! Peter G
Thanks for stopping by, Eva. I appreciate it.
All the characters in your book Within certainly have interesting names.
Thank you, Nancy. The names come from my fascination for different languages and the sounds each language has preferences for. I followed this “rule” for City with one exception. Shoan was a name I used in a short story I wrote years ago (unpublished) but somehow it popped up out of the blue and insisted on being included in the City of the Magicians. Who was I to argue with Shoan? Peter G
Good morning book lovers. I’d like to offer Gina Rae and Goddess Fish Promotions a big, warm thank you for hosting. It’s much appreciated. Enjoy the excerpt, good luck on the giveaway and, of course, happy reading always! Peter G
I’m so happy to host you on the blog, Peter! Good luck with the tour!
Thanks for hosting!