Virtual Book Tour: Timeslayers by Colin Sephton

 Good morning, everyone! Please welcome author Colin Sephton to Full Moon Dreaming today! He is here to talk to us about his new release, Timeslayers. Colin will be awarding a $10 Amazon/BN GC to one randomly drawn commenter via Rafflecopter during the tour. The more you comment, the better your chances of winning. To find the other stops on his tour, go here. Don't forget to look for the Rafflecopter at the end of this post!

 

TIMESLAYERS

Colin Sephton

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GENRE:  Steampunk Adventure Mystery

 

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BLURB:

 

In a Steampunk Oxford, Ignatius and Indigo are both agents for the Union Jacks, a secret organisation. The role of the Union is to protect the British Empire, which is at the height of its powers, and help in its technological advances. They have discovered the existence of the mystical Book of Consciousness written by the creator of the cosmos, the genderless Omnisoul. The book is the history of everything that is, that has been and that will be. The agents are aided by Skye, who accidentally calls forth seven merciless immortals called the Charon.

 

Known as the Beautiful and the Damned, the Charon are the Infernal Dukes of Hell, created to carry out the will of the Omnisoul. But they are tired of their immortality and want to end their existence. Elsewhere, the sorcerer Ragnar of Roc has conjured a hole in spacetime, allowing the draconic Elder God Calabi Ya to re-enter the cosmos from the Ghost Worlds. He is as old as the Omnisoul and wants the book to learn his destiny. The two Union Jacks leave Oxford and are taken on a journey across the cosmos in the great ship Taraka, which sails through space and time. Ignatius and Indigo are mere pawns in the cosmic ocean of fate, carried to fabled places, witness to bloody massacres, and half-willing conspirators in the Charon’s plot to thwart the Omnisoul’s plan and defeat the protectors of the Well at the Centre of Time.

 

 

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EXCERPT:

 

 

Glancing around cautiously, Ignatius could see that nobody else in the library had moved, gestured or even looked. He looked back at the book he was reading. He had to concentrate on the unfamiliar text to translate with any accuracy. Its author, Enoch Slipnot, had an unsteady hand, and the inks was faded in places. As he read the next section, his right hand began to tingle, a slight burning sensation.

 

It came through the Land of the Duranki. Those trained in the art of Al Kimiya brought forth sentient life, the fiery whirlwind that passes like lightning through the fiery clouds, believing they could master this Unholy Great One.

 

I have read of the great horrors the Unholy One brought forth, seeking the emerald tablet thought to have been hidden in the library of the Mystorium by the Order of the Ti-Botta. If this great red shadow should discover the sword of great power, he will wreak destruction on a cosmic scale and the whole cosmos shall tremble at his feet. The great runesword has been forged with an edge keen enough that it may even cut through the aether. Only a being in harmony with the cosmos can make use of such a weapon and with the Great Book, Turiya and the power of the Charon, summoned by the High Priest, stop the Unholy One.

 

I am unswerving in my task as the last remaining warrior-priest of the Charon – the Dragon- slayers of the Ecclesiarchy…

 

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

 

Colin was born in Coventry and worked in the automotive industry for over twenty years before becoming an Engineering teacher. Obtaining his first library card at the age of thirteen, he became an avid reader of Fantasy and the mysteries of the Universe. He has an inbuilt curiosity for lost knowledge and ancient texts that may help to unlock the secrets of consciousness and the universe. Living in Oxford for many years, he has now moved back to his home county of Warwickshire where he enjoys creating and working with his wife on their garden in which he writes and entertains their two grandsons. He has always been an artist and writer and is inspired by the worlds created by Robert E Howard and Michael Moorcock, with the artwork of Frank Frazetta.

 

Amazon Buy Link: amazon.com/Timeslayers-Colin-Sephton/dp/196230809X/ref=sr_1_1

Publisher Author Page: https://cinnabarmoth.com/colin-sephton/

Website: https://sephtonart.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timeslayers/

 

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1/ If I was marooned on a small island it would have to be with David Bowie. Think of the fabulous and interesting conversations you could have about his life, songs and creativity. The item I would bring would be my Classic iPod. It may be old school, but it has nearly 18,000 songs on it, it doesn’t need any wifi to operate and the battery lasts for well over a week!

2/ The musical that would probably best exemplify my life, extremely loosely, would be Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat. And of course I would be Joseph! This is because I love colour. I am an artist so like a splash of colour in my life. Most men’s clothing is all so boring, navy blue, grey, brown and black!

3/ A smear of orange was all that coloured the grey London sky. The mist had started to roll in off the Thames and Ignatius knew he had limited time as the Martian saucer streaked through the clouds to descend and terrorise the locals, to terrorise the Empire. Climbing to the top of the traffic lights he stood defiant, a grimace on his pale face, his hammer in one hand and his steam canon in the other. Timing would be everything.

5/ When I start a story I start with a character. I will usually have this person or bring, Timeslayers is a fantasy book, fully formed in my head so I know exactly what they look like and what powers they may have. I find this easier as I am a very visual person and an artist. I might even have a scene or an idea for a scene kicking around in my head, and I will then write this down. Sometimes this will be handwritten in horrifically poor handwriting in one of the many notebooks I have. It’s usually difficult to read as my hand struggles to keep pace with the idea playing out in my head. I will then look for a place to use this and type it up and refine it.

8/ My historical crush is a great admiration and fascination for Leonardo da Vinci. Such a genius and an all-round scientist, architect, engineer and artist. His powers of observation were remarkable, to the point that he knew something about the human heart that modern science has only just discovered recently. I would also like to know if his assistant actually got to fly using his design for an aeroplane!

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