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Windsong & Requiem - Of a Great Deep
by Chad Hunter
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GENRE: Pirate Fantasy, Mature
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BLURB:
The
year is 1716. The world is in the Golden Age of Piracy and fabled ships sail
the seven seas. One such vessel is the Requiem, captained by the young but
wise, brave but dubious Nabopolassar “Bo” Travis. Alongside his first mate
Ghassan, quartermaster Winter Burke and navigator Glover, Travis seeks
treasure, female company and good drink. The Requiem’s legendary adventures are
filled with tales of monsters and myths - all of which are true. Now, someone
or something is sailing the seas in search for a treasure chest – a chest that
holds unknown riches which only promise to change the world forever. Captain
Travis, his crew and a beautiful young map reader must brave the dark and the
deep to find the treasure. Will the Requiem find the X on the spot before the
infamous Captain George “Bloody-Face” Fiddick does? Will Travis uncover the secret
behind the cursed black ship which changed his young life forever? And will the
treasure chest truly be full of riches or does something far more insidious lie
in wait? Ready your flintlock. Sharpen your sword. The Requiem awaits.
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EXCERPT ONE:
Lights
flickered. The wind would regularly
wheeze its way in enough to play with the candles that kept the hidden lair
bright enough for reading, for planning and mainly enough to keep George
Fiddick's men from walking off cliffs and cavernous drops.
George
Fiddick or George "Bloody Face" Fiddick as he had come to be known,
sat on a chair that was long since stolen from some ship long since raided and
sunk. The tomes and books, art and items
that filled the room in heaps here and there were also all pieced together from
adventures on the seas long ago. No
particular details rang clear in Fiddick's mind. Everything seemed to lump together. And that was life now for the aging man more so
than the exactness of details remembered in his younger days.
A
mountain of a man, Fiddick filled the whole chair as he leaned back into it. The
wood and upholstery of the pirate's throne groaned under his size. His brown coat and dark pants matched the
massive beard that covered his chin. The
hair on his face was still smooth and wavy and mostly dark, unlike the thinning
and graying hair atop his head. Of all
the colors that comprised Fiddick, most focused on the red that regularly
gushed from his nose. It darkened on the
handkerchief in his bear-claw hand. It
was not battle wounds and swords slicked in crimson that had earned him his
moniker. "Bloody Face" was
pejorative and it stuck. Now Fiddick let
it be what it was - a terrifying legend to all who sailed. When captains and crews, privateers or navy
saw the Crimson Lady, it was unmistakable.
The mighty ship ruled seas and oceans with her black flags each with a
red insignia shaped of a Great Deep woman.
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BOOK TRAILER:
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Five Reasons to Read Of a Great Deep
“Look
alive, ye old salt dogs!” Or better yet,
allow me to greet you with hello and invite you aboard the Requiem, the finest
ship to ever sail, at least according to her fiery captain Bo Travis and his
loyal crew. While the literary world may
be abundant with pirate fiction, there is only one “Windsong & Requiem – Of
a Great Deep!” Here are five reasons why
you want to hoist sails, pull up anchor and set off to the horizon with this
novel!
1. Amazing characters –
The crew of the Requiem will come to life in your very hands. These are no generic eye-patched, peg-legged
characters. They will move you, frighten
you and have readers invested in their final fates. You will find yourself wrapped up in the
lives of the Requiem’s crew from the navigator Glover to Winter Burke to first
mate Ghassan and especially the ne’er-do-well Captain Travis. In addition to the Requiem’s crew, the
supporting cast is equally as real from the aged pirate George “Bloody Face”
Fiddick to the mournful but brave Jamilah and others. “Of a Great Deep” will give you friends…and enemies…for
life.
2. Exciting plot – There
have been pirate tales of great concept but convoluted storylines. “Of a Great Deep” is a tight ship (if you’ll
excuse the pun!) From beginning to
middle to end, readers will be bound to turning the next page. There are pirates. There is treasure. There are monsters. As the author of the novel, I pride myself on
weaving storylines that seem completely unrelated until the very end when it
all comes together. The reader is owed
that much.
3. It will take you there and back
– “Epic”
- That is the word that many have used after reading “Of a Great Deep.” Readers have stated that they felt as if they
were on board every ship, in adventure and swinging swords in every fight in
the book. The plot, the action, the
characters and the themes will strike a chord with you somewhere, someway and
you will find yourself feeling as if a great trip has been undertaken and you
stowed away for it.
4. It’s good – Since we lived in
caves, since we gathered around fires, since we dared the horizon of the seas and
the flatness of the world, humanity has longed for good stories. A well told tale has enraptured us, captured
us and inspired us. Captain Bo Travis’ adventure will do all of that and more
because, in the end, it is a good story and it is told well. Don’t take my word for it (although I swear
on pistols crossed and swords.) Pick up
a copy and find out for yourself.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Chad Hunter was
born in East Chicago, Indiana. Raised by a single mother in the city's Harbor
section, he is the youngest of four. Growing up in the Midwest and a proudly
self-proclaimed "Region Rat," Hunter has written and published
several books and novels. He has written for magazines and newspapers
throughout North America and has been published in several languages. His
writings have been called sophisticated yet humorous, sharp witted and unrelenting.
Most often, Hunter's writings have been considered so wide and diverse that
they span a scale that would include multiple writers with multiple forms. In addition to being a published author and
journalist, Hunter is also a professional speaker. Having presented to high schools, colleges
and various other audiences, his talks and discussions center around the
positive impact of literary and creative presences in one’s life. A large portion of Hunter’s focus is on the
uncanny strength of human connectedness which is emphasized via the lens of
writing and creativity. Working in genres including dark fantasy, memoirs,
science-fiction and anecdotal collections, Hunter weaves tales of monsters,
heroes, zombies, wedding planning, technology, pirates and even black
parakeets. With over ten books under his
belt, If anything binds his varied styles, it is Hunter's theme of the human
condition, humor and family closeness - all to the backdrop of romantic love,
vibrant remembrance and even monsters themselves.
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