Title: Harbinger
Author: Philippa
(Pip) Ballantine
Release date:
July 30th, 2013
Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal
Book
Description
The Deacons of
the Order are all that stand between the wicked spirits of the Otherside and
the innocent citizens of the Empire. They are sworn to protect humanity, even
when they cannot protect themselves…
After the Razing
of the Order, Sorcha Faris, one of the most powerful Deacons, is struggling to
regain control of the runes she once wielded. The Deacons are needed more
desperately than ever. The barrier between the world of the living and the
world of the dead is weakening, and the Emperor has abandoned his throne,
seeking to destroy those he feels have betrayed him.
Though she is
haunted by the terrible truth of her past, Sorcha must lead the charge against
the gathering hordes of geists seeking to cross into the Empire. But to do so,
she will need to manipulate powers beyond her understanding—powers that may
prove to be her undoing…
Author Bio
Born in
Wellington, New Zealand, Philippa has always had her head in a book. For this
she blames her father who thought Lord of the Rings was suitable bedtime
reading for an eight year old. At the age of thirteen she began writing fantasy
stories for herself.
She first earned
a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Political Science and then a
Bachelor of Applied Science in Library and Information Science. So soon enough
she found herself working in the magical world of libraries where she stayed
for over a decade.
Her first
professional sale was in 1997, and since then she has gone on to produce mostly
novel length fiction. In 2006 she became New Zealand’s first podcast novelist,
and she has voiced and produced Weaver’s Web, Chasing the Bard, Weather Child
and Digital Magic as podiobooks. Her podcasts have won both a Parsec Award and
a Sir Julius Vogel award.
Philippa is the
author of the Books of the Order series with Ace- Geist, Spectyr, Wrayth and
Harbinger coming in July 2013.
She is also the
co-author of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series with Tee Morris.
Phoenix Rising debuted in May 2011 and The Janus Affair came out in May 2012.
Phoenix Rising won the Airship Award for best written steampunk, and was the
number eight best Science Fiction book of 2011 according to Goodreads.com. The
Janus Affair was the seventh most popular science fiction book of 2012 on
Goodreads.com. The series continues with Dawn’s Early Light in December 2013.
In addition she
is also the author of the Shifted World series with Pyr Books, with the first
book Hunter and Fox released in June 2012, and the second Kindred and Wings
scheduled for August 2013.
When not writing
or podcasting, Philippa loves reading, gardening, and whenever possible
traveling. With her husband Tee and her daughter, she is looked after by a mighty
clowder of five cats in Manassas, Virginia.
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This cover is BADASS. I want to own it, just for that cover.
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