Happy Birthday!
Karen Kincy
Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to—
Oh, wait, I'm sharing my birthday? Right! This September 1st means I get one more year and one more book. Clockwork Menagerie,
a companion novella to my Shadows of Asphodel series, comes out today.
The story follows the archmage Konstantin into Russia during the bitter
winter of 1914. If you know Konstantin, you won't be surprised when he
gets into trouble with technomancy, clockwork beasts, and a certain
handsome airship captain.
Since
today happens to be a double birthday, we need cake. Myself, I'm
partial to chocolate mint cake with a rich glaze, which my mom bakes
upon request. Konstantin, on the other hand, lives and works in Vienna,
Austria. He loves the famous sachertorte, chocolate filled with apricot,
though he's secretly the most fond of strawberry torte for his birthday
cake.
Who
doesn't love birthday presents? Konstantin daydreams about all the
mechanical trinkets and upgrades he could acquire for his laboratory. He
hopes that someone will research the latest in technomancy equipment
and buy him something cutting edge and dangerous. Though sadly none of his friends will buy him a gift that might literally blow up in his face.
As
for me, I'm pretty bad at guessing about birthday presents. I keep
telling people they can always get me more books, but they point to my
swaybacked bookshelves and mutter something about me having "too many,"
which is obviously impossible. Konstantin would agree with me, though he
tends to read more nonfiction than fiction.
When
is Konstantin's birthday? That's a secret in the books, but I'll go
ahead and tell you it's February 13. The day before Valentine's Day,
which means blackmail material for more presents. Not that Konstantin
would ever do anything so diabolical—he limits his schemes to bigger and
better experiments, never mind that they often backfire.
Happy birthday, Clockwork Menagerie, and go party with readers!
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Clockwork Menagerie (Shadows of Asphodel, #2.5) by Karen Kincy
Genre: Historical-fantasy romance
Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press
Date of Release: September 1, 2015
Cover Artist: Eugene Teplitsky
Description:
A companion novella to the Shadows of Asphodel series, from Konstantin's point of view.
1914.
Konstantin would love to hide in his laboratory and dissect the
clockwork dragon captured from Russia, but the Archmages of Vienna have
other plans. He finds himself shipped off to St. Petersburg as the
scientific attaché to an ambassador. His orders? Look, but don't touch.
Of course, he considers this an impossible request with so much enemy
technomancy to explore.
To
make matters worse, Konstantin has to work with the dashing zeppelin
commander Himmel, a man who should also be untouchable. They can't act
on the smoldering attraction between them without risking it all. Faced
with an illegal relationship and a devious rival technomancer,
Konstantin might not return from this mission in Russia without
conquering the forbidden.
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About The Author
Karen
Kincy (Kirkland, Washington) can be found lurking in her writing cave,
though sunshine will lure her outside. When not writing, she stays busy
gardening, tinkering with aquariums, or running just one more mile. Karen has a BA in Linguistics and Literature from The Evergreen State College.
Find Karen Kincy Online:
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GIVEAWAY
Dragon Steampunk Necklace (found here on etsy)
Open to US
Ends Sept. 16th
Prizing
is provided by the publisher. Hosts are not responsible. Prize is
shipped directly from the etsy seller. If there is an issue a similar
item may be used to replace it.
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This event was organized by CBB Book Promotions.
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