Rogue's Angels Present: The Bulls of War by E. M. Thomas

Please welcome  author of The Bulls of War.

E.M. Thomas will be awarding a $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

The Bulls of War

by E.M. Thomas

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GENRE: Fantasy

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GUEST POST:

I love reading and writing big stories, big battles, big conflicts, big everything.  It’s surely the reason I find myself drawn to the historical fiction and epic fantasy genres.  Notwithstanding, I’m always intrigued by how those conflicts – big or small – are invariably driven by very basic human needs and desires.  In a sense, this is a play on the old adage that every story that could ever be written has already been written – i.e., there are only so many motivators that drive us as human beings, which in turn informs the characters we write.  

Taking my most recent novel (The Bulls of War) as an example, Tyghus is one of the two main characters.  For as many adventures as he embarks upon in the book, for as many highs and lows that he is forced to weather, the concept of love (and loss thereof) is threaded throughout his backstory.  He opens the story in a state of heartbreak, and one of the fun things for me as the author was to watch how that affected him, affected his decisions, and affected those around him as the saga unfolds, as the stakes grew higher.  Love – so simple, yet so complicating.

As an aside, one doesn’t need to delve into the world of fiction to see this play out.  Figures throughout history have made some of the most momentous decisions of all time by acting upon the most basic of sentiments.  Greed, revenge, jealousy, bravado, you name it – the historical record provides countless examples, such that authors never need look far for inspiration. 

BLURB:

As clouds of civil war gather over a dying empire, two friends and generals find themselves on opposite sides of the factional divide.  Now, they must sacrifice everything to save themselves from their realm and their realm from itself.

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EXCERPT:

Ten years, two months and this morning, Kyrus thought, blinking away drops of sweat.   Yet still… still it’s not any easier.

For the thousandth time, his hand slid to a blade’s hilt, body braced against a gust ripping through the sweltering berry thicket.  Wide eyes scanned the crush of steamy greenery all around him, ears hearing only his own short breaths and a heart that pounded like a drum.  Even as the wind petered out, his anxiety held firm, held him frozen in place.

Ten bloody years of this… a wonder I’ve any wits left about me at all.  He grunted.  Or do I have any?

He’d grayed since then, since his first days in Valogar.  Wrinkled too.  Bones ached from the constant marching, mind frayed from the perpetual fear of knowing they were out there, somewhere, always itching to add another Rokhish scalp to their belts…

   

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

E.M. Thomas is the author of two novels - an epic fantasy (The Bulls of War) and a historical fiction set in Ancient Greece (Fortress of the Sun).

E.M. Thomas was born and raised on the East Coast of the United States but is a world traveler at heart. He caught the writing bug early on and has a passion for all good fiction, but especially that of the fantasy and historical variety. One of his favorite moments thus far in his young career was writing a chapter of his latest book about the great battle of Corinth - while sitting amidst the ruins of ancient Corinth.


Links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/EMThomas1

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EMTHOMASAUTHOR1

Google+: https://plus.google.com/109634057185323716008

Amazon Author Page: www.amazon.com/author/emthomas

Amazon Product Page: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J0AXB74

The Bulls of War will be $0.99 during the tour.

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION and RAFFLECOPTER CODE

E.M. Thomas will be awarding a $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/28e4345f1975