Of Quests and Quandaries
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James Wagner and his Ergosian compatriots have escaped QieLahr, the NuRac gladiator camp. They've been joined and welcomed by Mirko of Vargath and his rebel army. But, the NuRac Supreme Commander, SyKrahvo, still wields a Soork?a forbidden implement of vast energies and destructive potential?and if he and the NuRac forces are allowed to march on the Ergosian city of Vargath, it will mark the beginning of the end for the Ergosian people. One hope exists. Tamek of Vishkor, the last remaining holy Sentinel, has limited recollection of where the four other known Soork may be hidden. If the rebels can procure at least one of them, they might be able to counter SyKrahvo's damaging stranglehold on the realm. But who will the questers be? And how will Wagner?known as Voknor to the Ergosians?ply his esoterica of unfathomable magiks and the memories of his once-enlightening visions into a means to help finish the NuRacs forever? Of Quests and Quandaries launches where Of Staves and Sigmas left off; it reintroduces old characters and recruits several new ones into the fight. And, in Geoffrey Verdegast's typical style, it never leads the reader in quite the direction that he expects. Yes, the words are big. And the book itself is voluminous. But the action, the character-building, and the pay-off are all huge as well!
Book length: Apx. 632 Pages (apx. 280,000 words)
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For those of you who don't know me (and there are millions) I'm Geoff Verdegast--politically incorrect social misfit, greasy-handed backyard mechanic, cranky eschewer of ubiquitous handheld communication devices, and half-starved author of the literary fantasy novel, "OF STAVES AND SIGMAS." I'm also a pseudo-talented charcoal and scratch-board artist (see OSAS's 1st & 2nd edition covers), an amateur photographer, and a self-trained hobo who specializes in aimless roadside wandering, sleeping under bridges, hopping freight trains, and stealing fresh-baked pies from window sills.
Since I'm well-aware--and have been told sundry times--that a large percentage of readers won't even consider taking a gander at the first installment of an uncompleted series, I've refrained from going all-out on the John and Jane Q. Public marketing of OSAS. Instead, I've been working dilligently (okay, maybe not so dilligently) on Book Two ("OF QUESTS AND QUANDARIES")--and eventually Book Three--in hopes of one day being able to rope in a few of said most stubbornly persnickety hold-outs with the long-laboured lure of a finished product. At this rate, however, I might have to rejigger my aim toward the toddler demographic, since I'm guessing that they'll be adults by the time I wrap this long-winded epic up. And me? I'll be looking like Rip Van Winkle by then. And in the poor house.
But you, gentle reader, can change that! Simply take pity on this cynical old Philistine and check out Book One anyway. If you're a bit literary, a bit adventurous, a bit into dynamic characterisation, and aren't one bit scared of being challenged, step right up and see to what length I'll go to entertain and enchant and provoke you. And who knows, I might even make myself sound all sagely and respectable in the process.
