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The Gods of Eternus the Dragon of Time
So a few weeks ago I talked about the Dragons prevalent in my newest adventure, Eternus: the Dragon of time, and explained that they are passing themselves off as Gods, but there are actual Gods in the story.
Mekosh- A robed, and hooded monk in brown, or a knight in black full plate with executioner’s axe
The robed figure represents forbearance while the knight represents severity
Silwen- A naked beauty, or an old crow with actual crows
The beauty is love and the old hag is hate
Ihnogupta- A bald yogi with tats, or a fat, stumpy, sweaty mess
The Yogi represents perseverance and the fat mess is sloth
Garnabus- A tribal man with long gray braids, or a twisted albino with a mohawk
The aborigine is sobriety and the albino is madness
I know it seems odd that humans would worship madness or sloth, but think of it in terms of Skyrim's Daedric cults. If you're not familiar with that then just think of cults...I guess.
The Gods in Eternus the Dragon of Time are manifestations of the duality of man, so to speak. I have not fully decided just how to wield them, but for the time being their paladins, or those who not only follow one of the Gods but avidly try to persuade Dragon followers of their existence, have definite roles in the story.
As things stand, it is too early for me to decide just what to do with the Gods themselves; whether or not they exist as an extension of men, if they have always existed but required prayer to give them power, or perhaps something else. Obviously, the plot is that the protagonist, Scar, will have to fight the tribal leaders, those who worship the Dragons, but I don’t think he’ll have any favor from the Gods. They too note Scar’s oddity and will likely wonder if he is a threat to their existence…
Soon, I’ll start to release some chapters and Lovenhaad, Paladin of Mekosh the Severe, will make an appearance. Apart from paladins, you’ll see a bit of the magic powers given by the Dragons and whatnot.
Stay tuned for more and thanks for reading.
Mekosh- A robed, and hooded monk in brown, or a knight in black full plate with executioner’s axe
The robed figure represents forbearance while the knight represents severity
Silwen- A naked beauty, or an old crow with actual crows
The beauty is love and the old hag is hate
Ihnogupta- A bald yogi with tats, or a fat, stumpy, sweaty mess
The Yogi represents perseverance and the fat mess is sloth
Garnabus- A tribal man with long gray braids, or a twisted albino with a mohawk
The aborigine is sobriety and the albino is madness
I know it seems odd that humans would worship madness or sloth, but think of it in terms of Skyrim's Daedric cults. If you're not familiar with that then just think of cults...I guess.
The Gods in Eternus the Dragon of Time are manifestations of the duality of man, so to speak. I have not fully decided just how to wield them, but for the time being their paladins, or those who not only follow one of the Gods but avidly try to persuade Dragon followers of their existence, have definite roles in the story.
As things stand, it is too early for me to decide just what to do with the Gods themselves; whether or not they exist as an extension of men, if they have always existed but required prayer to give them power, or perhaps something else. Obviously, the plot is that the protagonist, Scar, will have to fight the tribal leaders, those who worship the Dragons, but I don’t think he’ll have any favor from the Gods. They too note Scar’s oddity and will likely wonder if he is a threat to their existence…
Soon, I’ll start to release some chapters and Lovenhaad, Paladin of Mekosh the Severe, will make an appearance. Apart from paladins, you’ll see a bit of the magic powers given by the Dragons and whatnot.
Stay tuned for more and thanks for reading.
Novel Writing Winner, Gods and Dragons
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2...
By visiting the link above, you can listen to an excerpt of Gods and Dragons. The novel reading won back in August.
Gods and Dragons is the first book in The Dragon of Time fantasy adventure series.
Gods and Dragons is currently free, so grab a copy from Barnes and Noble.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-d...
In a world where Dragons pose as Gods, one man with no past unearths their lies in the ruined kingdom of Alduheim. Gods and Dragons is the story of Scar, a mercenary with amnesia, who finds himself fighting the Kulshedrans on behalf of Zoltek, leader of the Zmajans. After receiving promises of answers regarding his origin, the mercenary sets off to slay Zoltek's opposition in the territorial wars all over Tiamhaal.
After botching a mission in the country of Satrone, a general from Zoltek's army has an assassin make an attempt on the mercenary's life. When the assassin fails, and Scar flees into the desert, he is accosted by a knight in black armor claiming the he follows one of the real Gods, Mekosh, the Severe. An unseen ally helps Scar defeat the Paladin of Severity, an ally, who turns out to be a Kulshedran Captain with answers regarding Scar's forgotten past.
I'm still working on the sequel, Dragon Slayer. My goal is to release the second, fantasy, adventure book by January 1st, though I am hoping to get it out before Christmas.
Thank you for dropping by, and thanks to all those who made Gods and Dragons a winner.
By visiting the link above, you can listen to an excerpt of Gods and Dragons. The novel reading won back in August.
Gods and Dragons is the first book in The Dragon of Time fantasy adventure series.
Gods and Dragons is currently free, so grab a copy from Barnes and Noble.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-d...
In a world where Dragons pose as Gods, one man with no past unearths their lies in the ruined kingdom of Alduheim. Gods and Dragons is the story of Scar, a mercenary with amnesia, who finds himself fighting the Kulshedrans on behalf of Zoltek, leader of the Zmajans. After receiving promises of answers regarding his origin, the mercenary sets off to slay Zoltek's opposition in the territorial wars all over Tiamhaal.
After botching a mission in the country of Satrone, a general from Zoltek's army has an assassin make an attempt on the mercenary's life. When the assassin fails, and Scar flees into the desert, he is accosted by a knight in black armor claiming the he follows one of the real Gods, Mekosh, the Severe. An unseen ally helps Scar defeat the Paladin of Severity, an ally, who turns out to be a Kulshedran Captain with answers regarding Scar's forgotten past.
I'm still working on the sequel, Dragon Slayer. My goal is to release the second, fantasy, adventure book by January 1st, though I am hoping to get it out before Christmas.
Thank you for dropping by, and thanks to all those who made Gods and Dragons a winner.
Gods and Dragons giveaway
I’m releasing this post today to announce that I’ve started a new Gods and Dragons giveaway on Goodreads.
The Dragon of Time: Gods and Dragons
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
Gods, Dragons, a mercenary with a blade and no memory of his past…. The world of Tiamhaal is alight in war. Men ruled by kings slay their opposition in the name of their God, but there are others who claim the Gods are little more than scorned Dragons of ages past. Scar has come to find the truth, but is the truth an absolute certainty, or is it just the skewed memory of a forgotten kingdom?
This is, without a doubt, one of the fastest growing fantasy adventure series.
It has already won the August 2016 novel reading.
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2...
It has also won the best logline in the world for its genre.
https://novelwritingfestival.com/2016...
I can’t stress this enough; fans of fantasy adventures have been clamoring for a great series of books about dragons, and this one is it. It won’t be long before it beats out The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and A Song of Ice and Fire. People are already saying it’s as good as The Wheel of Time, which is a lesser known fantasy series, and The Dragon of Time is far from finished.
For now, you can enter the giveaway for a chance to win a signed copy of the first book, Gods and Dragons, but it doesn’t end there. You can download free samples of Gods and Dragons directly through Goodreads.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Or Smashwords
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
You can read the reviews for yourself on Goodreads, Smashwords, and Barnes and Noble online.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-d...
I know indie and self published books still get a bum rap, but many people are yet to realize that Harry Potter was turned down by numerous publishers. The only reason Harry Potter was released through a major publisher is because Rowling’s sister worked for the company and went over the acquisitions editor’s head.
Don’t misunderstand, I’m not taking anything away from Harry Potter; people love the series, and that’s what counts. I also hope the acquisitions editor was fired because they nearly cost that company billions in revenue, but my point is that the only reason The Dragon of Time series is self published is because it has become increasingly difficult for new writers to land a literary agent, and just because an agent turns down a book, doesn’t mean it isn’t good; it just means that person doesn’t think it’ll be marketable, but look at how much I’ve done all on my own. Clearly, The Dragon of Time is marketable; if I had had a whole team of marketers behind me, you’d all be buying these books from your local book store, but don’t fret, not only am I giving away a signed copy of Gods and Dragons, I’m also giving away free e-copies of the sequel, The Dragon of Time Two, Dragon Slayer.
With the death of Kulshedra, Dragon of Truth, it has been revealed that Scar, the mercenary, is in fact Sarkany, the Dragon Slayer, a creature fashioned for the sole purpose of purging the Dragons from the world of Tiamhaal, yet such a thing is not so simple. Kings and queens yet war amongst one another. They, too, lie, connive, and coerce, and so, Scar and his friends must find a way to persuade those few, benevolent rulers to band together. In the midst of peace talks and dead Dragons, those still in the worship of the beasts grow more powerful. Some of them even doubly praise their oppressor in an effort to wield more magic. Now, united with his friends, Scar sets his gaze upon a hopeful horizon, but is strength in numbers sufficient to keep the Dragons from completing their machinations?
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-d...
I’ll be giving it away free until December 24th of 2016. A link to a free e-book makes for a great gift to friends and family for the holidays when money is tight, and I know money is tight for a lot of people right now, but all you guys and gals out there are my fans, or potential fans, and without you readers, writers are nothing; we’re a fart in the wind, so giving away this amazing book is my way of saying thank you to you all.
Please go and grab your free copy of Dragon Slayer. Be sure to also enter the Goodreads giveaway, and grab a free sample of Gods and Dragons. You will not be disappointed.
Thank you all for your continued interest and support. Stay tuned for the next post, which will be about conjunctions and prepositions.
The Dragon of Time: Gods and Dragons
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
Gods, Dragons, a mercenary with a blade and no memory of his past…. The world of Tiamhaal is alight in war. Men ruled by kings slay their opposition in the name of their God, but there are others who claim the Gods are little more than scorned Dragons of ages past. Scar has come to find the truth, but is the truth an absolute certainty, or is it just the skewed memory of a forgotten kingdom?
This is, without a doubt, one of the fastest growing fantasy adventure series.
It has already won the August 2016 novel reading.
https://wildsoundfestivalreview.com/2...
It has also won the best logline in the world for its genre.
https://novelwritingfestival.com/2016...
I can’t stress this enough; fans of fantasy adventures have been clamoring for a great series of books about dragons, and this one is it. It won’t be long before it beats out The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and A Song of Ice and Fire. People are already saying it’s as good as The Wheel of Time, which is a lesser known fantasy series, and The Dragon of Time is far from finished.
For now, you can enter the giveaway for a chance to win a signed copy of the first book, Gods and Dragons, but it doesn’t end there. You can download free samples of Gods and Dragons directly through Goodreads.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Or Smashwords
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
You can read the reviews for yourself on Goodreads, Smashwords, and Barnes and Noble online.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-d...
I know indie and self published books still get a bum rap, but many people are yet to realize that Harry Potter was turned down by numerous publishers. The only reason Harry Potter was released through a major publisher is because Rowling’s sister worked for the company and went over the acquisitions editor’s head.
Don’t misunderstand, I’m not taking anything away from Harry Potter; people love the series, and that’s what counts. I also hope the acquisitions editor was fired because they nearly cost that company billions in revenue, but my point is that the only reason The Dragon of Time series is self published is because it has become increasingly difficult for new writers to land a literary agent, and just because an agent turns down a book, doesn’t mean it isn’t good; it just means that person doesn’t think it’ll be marketable, but look at how much I’ve done all on my own. Clearly, The Dragon of Time is marketable; if I had had a whole team of marketers behind me, you’d all be buying these books from your local book store, but don’t fret, not only am I giving away a signed copy of Gods and Dragons, I’m also giving away free e-copies of the sequel, The Dragon of Time Two, Dragon Slayer.
With the death of Kulshedra, Dragon of Truth, it has been revealed that Scar, the mercenary, is in fact Sarkany, the Dragon Slayer, a creature fashioned for the sole purpose of purging the Dragons from the world of Tiamhaal, yet such a thing is not so simple. Kings and queens yet war amongst one another. They, too, lie, connive, and coerce, and so, Scar and his friends must find a way to persuade those few, benevolent rulers to band together. In the midst of peace talks and dead Dragons, those still in the worship of the beasts grow more powerful. Some of them even doubly praise their oppressor in an effort to wield more magic. Now, united with his friends, Scar sets his gaze upon a hopeful horizon, but is strength in numbers sufficient to keep the Dragons from completing their machinations?
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-d...
I’ll be giving it away free until December 24th of 2016. A link to a free e-book makes for a great gift to friends and family for the holidays when money is tight, and I know money is tight for a lot of people right now, but all you guys and gals out there are my fans, or potential fans, and without you readers, writers are nothing; we’re a fart in the wind, so giving away this amazing book is my way of saying thank you to you all.
Please go and grab your free copy of Dragon Slayer. Be sure to also enter the Goodreads giveaway, and grab a free sample of Gods and Dragons. You will not be disappointed.
Thank you all for your continued interest and support. Stay tuned for the next post, which will be about conjunctions and prepositions.
