Betrayal
by Lara Morgan
Synopsis:
From fantasy writer Lara Morgan comes the second in her engrossing,
enchanting, exciting Twins of Saranthium trilogy, perfect for curbing Game of
Thrones withdrawals.
Shaan and Tallis have escaped from the fallen god, Azoth, but his dark shadow
stretches over the enslaved the people of the Wild Lands and the terrifying
army of human‐serpent warriors.
War is coming, but the Council of Nine turn from the twins and their tales of
Azoth's menace, focusing instead on a war on the Free Lands.
Meanwhile, the Four Lost Gods have awoken, ready to reclaim the Birthstone
currently in Azoth's possession. But rather than the saviours Shaan and Tallis
needed, the Four begin to exert terrible control over the people of Saranthium.
With Tallis struggling to control the might power within, and Shaan attempting
to resist the pull of Azoth, the twins are under assault from all sides.
Victory may still be possible, but only through a devastating act of betrayal.
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Writing ideas are like
buses, but not the kind with comfortable seats and good drivers. Writing idea
buses have springs that poke up and boing you in the bum, lights that go
on and off depending on how bumpy the road is and the drivers never arrive on
time and frequently are slightly drunk and argumentative. The also never have
the right change and will refuse to give refunds to spite you even if
they cost you huge amounts of time and lead to nothing.
Well that’s my take on it
anyway because people often ask where I get the ideas for books and really they
sort of just arrive but are generally one big mess which I then have to sort
out. It wasn’t any different with Betrayal either, despite it being the second
book in a series. I had some sort of road map when I started because of where
book one, Awakening, ended, but the whole plot itself was blurry; like looking
through a cloudy wine glass at a complicated puzzle.
So I guess you could say
I’m more of a ‘pantser’ than a ‘plotter’ when it comes to getting the job done
– though I have plotter aspirations, I’m deluded that way. Each time I
start a book I try to do a better outline, add more detail, break down the
scenes – and for Betrayal I did do that, compared to Awakening – but I still
ended up changing so many things that by the end it was all pretty different.
Of course this is
all the characters fault. They drink too much you see, it’s the world they live
in. Saranthium has some very good wine and the bars are cheap so the characters
often frequent them in their down time when someone else is getting kidnapped
or maimed by one of the returned insane gods, or perhaps indulging in some
seduction scene (tries not to look at Balkis and Shaan ) or out riding a
serpent to save the human race or something heroic like that (Don’t look so
self satisfied Tallis). The result of all this drunken debauched behaviour is
the characters become quite impossible to deal with and insist on doing their
own thing and changing all my hard scratched out work. Even the serpents. I
mean have you ever tried arguing with an inebriated serpent? They tend to just
bite off a limb so you have to be a bit careful with them. And the gods of
course. Azoth especially is impossible after a few reds and threatens to
turn you into a serpent human hybrid if you mention the Void, or how perhaps he
should brush his hair.
So what’s an author
to do? Just go with it really, it’s the only way to finish the book.
Trying to make your character fit their kicking feet into your neat plot
device is wasted effort, and sometimes their ideas are even really good and
make the story better than you thought possible. (Seriously Azoth do you have
to look so smug? Just because you suggested I…..well no perhaps we won’t tell
them that, care for a red?)
About the Author
Lara Morgan has loved fantasy since her mother first read her The Hobbit
and The Lord of the Rings (those Dark Riders still give her the shivers) and
her book shelves are stacked precariously with more fantastical adventures than
she will probably be able to read in one lifetime. She loves feisty heroines
and heroes with depth and prefers to create villains in shades of grey rather
than black and white, taking a tip from one of her personal heroes Joss Whedon
who said: “All villains believe they are the hero of the story”.
Lara also writes for young adults and you can find her online at www.lara‐morgan.com or blogging when she has time atwww.laramorgan.wordpress.com and on twitter @Lara_Morgan.
Lara also writes for young adults and you can find her online at www.lara‐morgan.com or blogging when she has time atwww.laramorgan.wordpress.com and on twitter @Lara_Morgan.
She lives in Geraldton, Western Australia, with her husband and son.
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