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It has the power to heal, to prolong life, and to make one a god. It also has the power to bend minds and control free will… 
They are untraceable, they blend into human society, and they are believable—so believable, that the Reploids themselves do not know they are clones. Of quills and kings by joel reeves
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GENRE: Fantasy Ebook $2.95 Paperback $9.95 It has the power to heal, to prolong life, and to make one a god. It also has the power to bend minds and control free will… Jonathan Quintain is a naïve young man reluctant to assume leadership after the Baron abandons the castle with his mistress and most of the staff. When a spell cast by the inept advisor and castle mage, Gamitof Pym, goes awry, the castle is turned upside down— freeing a very-underestimated hedgehog prisoner and displacing the magical Orb. Pox, the youngest of a line of inept and arrogant deities who originally had control of and then lost the Orb, sets out on a mission to recover it. Though Pox’s seemingly easy task becomes botched when Walpole, the so-called Sacred Hedgehog of Yurle, steals the Orb and begins his mission for world domination. Following a battle for the now-ruined castle, Jonathan learns that the demonic hedgehog has captured the realm’s child-king. With nothing left at home for a young man’s appetite for adventure, he and his friends set off into the desolate land of Yurle to save their king and hopefully recover the stolen Orb. It is in the unfamiliar and dangerous lands of Yurle that Jonathan and Gamitof discover the challenges of life outside the confines of the castle, and more importantly, they learn the true depths of Walpole’s devious nature and his ultimate plan for humankind. PRAISE FOR OF QUILLS AND KINGS: "There are some things that should not be in the hands of Evil. "Of Quills and Kings" is the story of a young man who must fight a demonic hedgehog for his homeland's most valued treasure – the Orb of Immortality. The problem is made more pressing in that the Orb greatly enhances the Hedgehog's powers. Jonathan, our young hero, must brave insurmountable odds lest he surrender his homeland to the hands of a demon. "Of Quills and Kings" is an exciting fantasy novel from start to finish, and a top pick for community library fantasy collections and their customers."
"Perhaps it's a side-effect of this vicious narrative, but there is always a lot going on and a large cast of characters involved... In spite of its erinaceous villain, this is no cute fairy-tale. Instead it's a rollicking fantasy that tumbles cheekily along, pausing only to give us the literary equivalent of a wedgie when we least expect it. Joel Reeves' début novel is often surprising, frequently wicked, and a lot of fun." --Ros Jackson, warpcoresf.co.uk
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About the Author An avid collector of pulp science fiction and fantasy, Joel Reeves is a teacher and the author of several short stories which have appeared in small press publications, including Crossroads, Tales of the Unanticipated, Outer Darkness, The Fringe, and Kracked Mirror Mysteries. He lives in a small town in lower Michigan with his wife, two children, and a cat, Penguin. Of Quills and Kings is his first novel. |
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