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Countenance of a Hero
Count Murciélago, a bat-mage with light sensitivity and visual impairment, possesses an extraordinary gift: the ability to detect powerful mage pressure from half a world away. Tormented due to his own weak mage pressure, Count attends the Academy to become stronger like his missing idol, the legendary mage Rogue Lion, and prove to society that he’s more than a rodent with wings. Once he’s there, though, Count struggles to find his place.
When Count senses the most powerful mage leading a human rebellion to destroy all magekind, the headmaster recruits him to find Rogue, believed to be the only mage capable of defeating the uprising. With the world’s two moons approaching an eclipse, Count has only five days to crush the rebellion, or the Academy will face destruction. Using his journey to change his destiny, Count discovers love from a man in the most unlikely place and the oppressive true reason the Academy was founded. He must decide between becoming the Academy’s hero and earning himself a place of prestige in a broken society, or becoming the people’s champion, potentially sacrificing his life and that of his newfound love for a future that may never come to fruition.
When Count senses the most powerful mage leading a human rebellion to destroy all magekind, the headmaster recruits him to find Rogue, believed to be the only mage capable of defeating the uprising. With the world’s two moons approaching an eclipse, Count has only five days to crush the rebellion, or the Academy will face destruction. Using his journey to change his destiny, Count discovers love from a man in the most unlikely place and the oppressive true reason the Academy was founded. He must decide between becoming the Academy’s hero and earning himself a place of prestige in a broken society, or becoming the people’s champion, potentially sacrificing his life and that of his newfound love for a future that may never come to fruition.
298 pages, Paperback
About the author
B. M. Valdez
5 books18 followersI've been writing my whole life and have many stories ready to share with the world. My pronouns are he/him and I identify as a gay transman. When I am not writing, I can usually be found reading. Every book I have shelved here on Goodreads is one that I own in physical form. Stories are my passion.
My focus is on writing diverse, LGBTQIA+ characters into stories and worlds where the hero roles are typically held by cis-gender straight characters. It is important for our community to see ourselves represented in all genres. While stories about coming out, coming to terms with gender and sexual identity, and things like the AIDS crisis are important, it is equally important for LGBTQIA+ characters to exist in stories that don’t make that the central theme or plot.
My focus is on writing diverse, LGBTQIA+ characters into stories and worlds where the hero roles are typically held by cis-gender straight characters. It is important for our community to see ourselves represented in all genres. While stories about coming out, coming to terms with gender and sexual identity, and things like the AIDS crisis are important, it is equally important for LGBTQIA+ characters to exist in stories that don’t make that the central theme or plot.
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