It’s understandable that authors might feel frustrated with the traditional publishing process and the perceived gatekeeping by literary agents. The industry has indeed become highly competitive, and rejection can be disheartening for any aspiring author. However, it’s essential to remember that the agents and publishers are also facing their own set of challenges and pressures…
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An Author’s Non-Ending Series of Rejections
In the United States the biggest large market book publishers do not accept unsolicted submissions and have a choke-hold on all the large markets and decide what you will read by way of what they make available to you. There are five large market publishers, and they are affectionately called, “The Big Five” amongst anyone…
This Week on Audible Joe Lyon’s Temple of Valor
I am excited to announce that the audiobook for Temple of Valor is complete and as soon as it clears the obligatory checks will be available on Audible. For fans of Joe Lyon’s books that would rather listen instead of read, well then this is good news for you. In a day or two you…
Temple of Valor is Really Good
Temple of Valor is a thrilling, epic fantasy adventure featuring unlikely heroes and magical weapons. The story begins with Astar, an apprentice who must learn to harness his newfound powers. As he battles against terror, intrigue and war, he comes to terms with the fact that he can no longer sit idly by. Once a…
I’ll Be Glad When My Type of Weird Gets Popular
These days the more different someone is the more popular they are. Celebrate a unique story of Epic Magical Intrique that hatched from my one-of-a-kind imagination. I was always kind of a weird kid. I was never very good at slowing my mind down. My imagination was always running a million miles-a-minute. Most people outgrow…
Will You Slap Open Adventure that Rocks You?
A lot of world building went into Astar’s Blade, and lovers of fantasy won’t be disappointed! This is certainly fresh and new, and a great addition to the fantasy genre. I found this a well-written story with great potential for more as the world grows!
Seriously Good Fun
A fantastical masterpiece. Kilmer’s Ghost is a remarkably written second volume in the Astar’s Blade series. A dark fantasy with great character development and plot build-up. Kilmer has lived his entire adult life with one main goal: to avenge his murdered family, but his quest brings him to a far sinister enemy… Kilmer’s Ghost is…
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Add Astar’s Blade to Your Library
The legends say the Sanguine Forest is haunted by evil magic. Those that dare go in never come out alive. But those are just tall tales, aren’t they? Ever since he was a young boy, a ghost had been appearing to Kilmer in an unlikely otherworldly friendship, which made him the perfect choice to go into the Sanguine to search for the king’s missing archer. Guided by his ghost and bent on revenge, Kilmer is doomed to bear witness to the cataclysm around him. Helpless to prevent the birth of a brand-new evil, his life comes down to whether Kilmer’s Ghost can save him.
BookView Review: Kilmer’s Ghost: Astar’s Blade by Joe Lyon
BookView Review rated it: Buy now Pub date October 31, 2021 ISBN 978-1956189056 Price $12.99 (USD) Paperback, $29.99 Hardcover, $0.00 Kindle edition Author interview Equal parts fantasy and horror, Lyon’s second installment in his epic fantasy series is a fast-paced, wholly entertaining tale that blends high emotional stakes with genuine scares. As a young boy,…