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SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL
by Alex Stevens
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GENRE: Fantasy
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BLURB:
Four
warriors on one hell of a mission.
Lieutenant
Colonel Tyler Graven is known as the “Demon of Kyoto,” and he specializes in
death. When an assassin attempts to kill pharmaceutical mogul Mortimer Sackler,
Tyler becomes the lead suspect and the target of a $100 million dollar hit. To
save himself and clear his name, he must hunt down the true killer, a deadly
entity known only as The Priest.
Tyler
teams up with his former military unit, The Four Horseman, including his
brother, crack-shot Corporal Jack Graven, the mysterious Lance Corporal Jin
Xialong, and his one-time flame Colonel Diana Levitas. Once, they were an elite
fighting team known for completing two of the most successful campaigns against
terrorism ever launched. Now, they’ll find themselves locked in a war with The
Church, the most influential organization on the planet--and pitted against the
supernatural forces of the Underworld itself.
During
their mission, Tyler and Jack learn of the legendary Black Muramasa, the only
weapon that can destroy immortals such as demons, angels, vampires, seraphim,
and nephilim. As they uncover the secrets of the ancient black blade--and their
own heritage--they are faced with unforetold powers and infinite evils. If the
Four Horsemen succeed, they may save themselves. If they fail, it’ll cost them
their sanity, their lives, and even their souls...
Here
comes an action-packed, gun-slinging fantasy adventure that packs the punch of
a military thriller combined with high-stakes supernatural intrigue.
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EXCERPT:
Jack
attacked high, elbows swinging in vicious hooks, while I swung a right
roundhouse at the front of the priest’s right knee. The Priest deflected my
first kick with his shin, but my second snapped out without hesitation toward
his head. He brought his daggered hand up to block, which would have surely cut
my leg to ribbons had I not pulled my kick. Simultaneously he swung his left
dagger in a backhand at Jack’s face. Jack threw his body in a backward
somersault, catching The Priest under the chin with a solid kick that sent him
stumbling backward. I sought to capitalize by catching him in the right temple
with a right heel kick, but The Priest managed to stab his left dagger through
my foot.
I
hobbled back in agony and collapsed to the floor. He turned his back on me and
faced off against Jack. The two eyed each other in slightly crouched stances,
their hands eye level before them.
“You
chose the wrong side, pup,” The Priest mocked. “I had thought you were smarter
than that.”
“If
I had known you would kill an innocent woman, I would have killed you in that
garage. You can’t even see the irony in your beliefs.”
“How
innocent could the wife of that villain be? Did she do anything for all of the
innocents that her husband killed?”
“Guilty
by association then?”
“We
all are.”
The
Priest surged toward Jack, knives stabbing forward at neck, face, and armpits
with
merciless
and unending precision. I had never seen blades dance the way his did. Every
move was perfectly balanced and precision timed, each extension of his limbs
perfectly stretched and recoiled. He was a finely tuned machine of death, and
every ounce of his hate was drawn toward Jack.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Alex Stevens is a Marine Corps Veteran with two deployments and a
graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Interdisciplinary Studies
program, a unique undergraduate degree that caters to students with various
interests of study. He is also an advent traveler and philosophy enthusiast who
has spent a lifetime studying religions, with a focus on Non-denominational
Christianity. Alex spends most of his time going for walks, spending time with
loved ones, and when the juices are flowing, writing. Fantasy fiction is his
great escape from the mundane and he likes to create fantastical realities that
are blended with non-fictional people, places, and events.
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20740528
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sympathy-Devil-Ballad-Fallen-Angels-ebook/dp/B08JQNJY76/ref=sr_1_1
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ReplyDeleteThank you so much for posting! Alex is so appreciative of you sharing his book.
ReplyDeleteI love the cover and the excerpt.
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