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Andy Peloquin

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in Tokyo, Japan
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Influences
Glen Cook, Scott Lynch, A.C. Doyle, E.R. Burroughs

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November 2013


I am, first and foremost, a storyteller and an artist--words are my palette. Fantasy is my genre of choice, and I love to explore the darker side of human nature through the filter of fantasy heroes, villains, and everything in between. I'm also a freelance writer, a book lover, and a guy who just loves to meet new people and spend hours talking about my fascination for the worlds I encounter in the pages of fantasy novels.

Fantasy provides us with an escape, a way to forget about our mundane problems and step into worlds where anything is possible. It transcends age, gender, religion, race, or lifestyle--it is our way of believing what cannot be, delving into the unknowable, and discovering hidden truths about ourselves and our world in a b
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Andy Peloquin Darkblade is usually the best starting place, the best intro to my world!
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Back the Kickstarter and Bring Child of the Night Guild to Life!

I know it’s been a while since I posted, but I blame that ENTIRELY on what I’m about to post about.

For the last few months (in addition to working on RECKONER (Darkblade #7) and launching the Dragonblood Assassin series) I’ve been putting in some serious hours on prepping for this marvelous bit of goodness:

Yes, that’s right: it’s a truly spectacular Deluxe Collector’s Edition of Child of the Night

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“The gods are nothing more than the creations of humans needing something to blame for their problems.”
Andy Peloquin, Blade of the Destroyer

“The gods are nothing more than the creations of humans who require something to blame for their problems," the Hunter scoffed.”
Andy Peloquin, Darkblade Assassin

“Priests are meant to pass on the word of the gods, minister to the poor, and provide the services offered by their temples. No one said anything about being holy. Not even the gods are truly holy.”
Andy Peloquin, Blade of the Destroyer

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“The gods are nothing more than the creations of humans needing something to blame for their problems.”
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“The gods are but aspects of an unknowable divine power. Humankind has given them faces and names in an attempt to understand the power, and thus we have created the gods as we now know them. What was once something vague and indefinable is now rationalized into a concept humans can grasp. In our worship of the various aspects of the gods, we have transformed those aspects into the gods themselves.”
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“The simple man needs something beyond himself to blame and credit for the bad and the good. If we were to accept all the blame and credit upon ourselves, it would be more than we could bear. Looking back at the horrors perpetrated in the name of the gods, our minds would shatter. This way, with the gods, mankind has a way to ease its conscience.”
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“I must point out...that now is a good time to have these gods. For if they weren't created for a time like now, when the world could very well be facing an untimely end, why would they be needed at all?”
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“Priests are meant to pass on the word of the gods, minister to the poor, and provide the services offered by their temples. No one said anything about being holy. Not even the gods are truly holy.”
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