Part of my prep for publishing this novella is writing a backcover blurb. The first one I wrote sounded more like a synopses so here is a new blurb. Let me know what you think.
Thanks for reading!
Tagline:
Answering
the call for an apprentice mage, Aldan did not foresee the responsibility of
protecting a Princess. Neither was falling in love.
Backcover:
Generations have
come and gone since the end of the Mage Wars when renegades rebelled against
the authority of the Council of Mages. Decimated after their victory, the
remaining council members retired to their estates while the High Mage sealed
himself inside their mountain fortress. Mages no longer held the trust of the
people and magic use was shunned.
An ancient scroll
from a previous age, carefully translated by the High Mage, had predicted the
war and the subsequent decline in magic. However, it also warned that there
would once again come a time of power seeking mages but that one would be born
with the power to subdue them and re-establish the Council. A cryptic message
at the end of the scroll, penned by a different hand, said simply, “Beware the
magic of blood”.
The spirit of the
High Mage that still haunts the Citadel, believes that Aldan Beaverson may be
the one foretold and helps him with the gift of a Staff of Power. He also believes
that Princess Odessa, who Aldan is charged with protecting, is capable of
embracing the magic of women; the Blood Magic.
Will the love that
blossoms be enough to overcome their differences or will Odessa succumb to the
seduction of the Blood? Only time will tell…
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