Charlatan's Magic
Author: Patrick Bran
Book Description:
Love, Trickery, Murder.
All are abundant in the Jewel City. Ben is a schemer and a pickpocket. He knows
the city well...and he is torn. Does he betray the woman he loves? Does he have
a choice? Will he follow his heart, firmly in the grasp of the beautiful
Athena, or give in to the unsavory life he knows?
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Excerpt
“Are you really a magician?” Ben
asked in a croaking voice.
Ming turned with a glint in his eye.
"Do you believe in magic?"
"No."
"Then how could I really be a
magician?"
Ben shrugged. "I could be
wrong."
"Oh, that's good." The old
man snickered through yellowing teeth. "I like to see that you’re a man of
conviction, Ben."
"Don't be a fool," said
Ming's companion, if he could be called such. Ben had hardly seen the two men
look at one another. The dark figure had a voice of ice.
"There is only the blackest
magic in this one." Moolag pointed an accusing finger at Ming. "I
have heard tell of him taking the form of a mad dog in order to spread his
evil."
Ben's eyes went wide. He glanced at
Ming Loo and saw a wicked smile form under the rim of his broad hat. Suddenly
Ben's arm began to throb where the teeth of the hellhound had dug at his flesh.
He took a step away but that only
brought him closer to the assassin, Moolag. That was no better. The man's eyes
were cold, without emotion. He could easily have been made of granite. Even
Ming could not dismiss his gloom.
"You don't sound as though
you’re enjoying your work, Moolag."
The assassin threw a look of poison
at the old man, yet still emotionless, full of danger rather than hate. His
words hissed through clenched teeth.
"Just remember your
promise."
Ming only grinned.
"How could I forget?"
About the Author
Patrick Bran spent much of his early life moving around. He traveled from the Middle East to Antarctica by way of the US Army. When he returned home to Washington State, Patrick quickly began what would become a lifelong involvement in theatre. His work in stagecraft eventually took him to Washington DC, where he built scenery for a nationally-renowned regional theatre. When progress demanded it, Patrick left the scene shop and took the reins of the theatre's young web presence, a job he has been doing for more than a decade. Patrick still lives in Washington DC with his wife and two daughters. He writes fiction and gets his best ideas from ancient history, myth and the legends of the past.
Patrick Bran spent much of his early life moving around. He traveled from the Middle East to Antarctica by way of the US Army. When he returned home to Washington State, Patrick quickly began what would become a lifelong involvement in theatre. His work in stagecraft eventually took him to Washington DC, where he built scenery for a nationally-renowned regional theatre. When progress demanded it, Patrick left the scene shop and took the reins of the theatre's young web presence, a job he has been doing for more than a decade. Patrick still lives in Washington DC with his wife and two daughters. He writes fiction and gets his best ideas from ancient history, myth and the legends of the past.
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What'd be the author's dream cast if the book were made into a movie?
ReplyDeleteHave to think about that one. I do it all the time with other books. Usually I am disappointed by the choices Hollywood makes. My own characters are so much themselves to me that I never pictured anyone else. But I will try.
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ReplyDeleteEasy. Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
DeleteI enjoyed reading the excerpt today.
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DeleteI loved reading the excerpt.
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Sounds really good! Do you read your own books? if so how often and how do you feel during/after the read?
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