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If you are a member of Independent Publishers of New England or want to join, I can try to find some reviewers among our membership. you do not have to reside in New England in order to join. that would be more important when we resume cooperative marketing in person events, but we're going to be doing hybrid events in any case going forward, due to the success of our online Conference and other sessions. I'm a long time member and on the board of directors.
It's been a few months so I thought I would bump this to the top. I'm still looking for some more honest reviews before it's release on Nov. 30th. If you're into dark fantasy with multiple pov's, I think you would enjoy it! Below are snippets from other reviews followed by the blurb. Send me a message if you're interested!“A spiraling story of bloody histories . . . fantasy fans will not be disappointed with this masterfully imagined realm.” —Self-Publishing Review
“A powerful inspection of moral, ethical, and spiritual paths . . . Hælend's Ballad [is] a compelling force to contend with.” —D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
“A triumphant debut . . . morbidly gripping and enriched by darkness, intrigue, and poignant emotions.” —The Prairies Book Review
“Complex and highly-developed dark fantasy . . . full of heroism, tragedy, love, loss, intrigue and fantastic battle scenes.” —Tenkara Smart, author of She Named Me Wolf
“Beautiful . . . I didn't realize how much this would grip me and wrench me from the inside.” —Seth, Goodreads Review
“Reminds you of a Greek tragedy, full of great characters and dramatic scenes . . . this needs to be more hyped!” —Cristiana, NetGalley Review
“Ian Conrey has masterfully written a work of art. . . . rivals all other traditional stories in which there are clear ‘good’ guys and ‘bad’ guys.” —Stormy, Goodreads Review
“It was everything I want in a fantasy book . . . I cannot wait for everyone to get their hands on this!” —Esmeralda, NetGalley Review
BLURB
“Some call me Murderer, others call me Lord. I've been called Savior and Enslaver. But no one has ever called me Child.”
A young man signs his own death warrant when he joins an already failing militia. A teenage girl is haunted by her childhood abuse and begins to crave the very things she hates. A childless mother finds herself on the run as a convicted murderer. Yet they are all unaware that their own fates are tied to a young orphan who has drowned and come back to life in a foreign land where he will be the death of everyone he meets.
Hælend’s Ballad is a tale about what happens when men and women from two colliding cultures realize they may not be on the right side. Heroes are villains. The persecuted are oppressors. And when rumors begin to spread that the world is dying, the darkness of their own hearts betrays them.
“Some call me Murderer, others call me Lord. I've been called Savior and Enslaver. But no one has ever called me Child.”
A young man signs his own death warrant when he joins an already failing militia. A teenage girl is haunted by her childhood abuse and begins to crave the very things she hates. A childless mother finds herself on the run as a convicted murderer. Yet they are all unaware that their own fates are tied to a young orphan who has drowned and come back to life in a foreign land where he will be the death of everyone he meets.
Hælend’s Ballad is a tale about what happens when men and women from two colliding cultures realize they may not be on the right side. Heroes are villains. The persecuted are oppressors. And when rumors begin to spread that the world is dying, the darkness of their own hearts betrays them.
Ian Conrey
Ian V. Conrey
Hælend's Ballad