Mental Damnation: Reality by Konn Lavery - Book Tour + Giveaway
Reality
Mental Damnation Part 1
by
Konn Lavery
Konn Lavery
Genre:
Epic Dark Fantasy
Epic Dark Fantasy
Having her family murdered by the humans during her people’s banishment
from the surface world, Krista and her only friend, Darkwing,
struggle to remain alive. The pair of reptilian street scum live in
their newfound home, the City of Renasence, dictated by a fascist
military known as the Renasence Guard. The two find themselves at
odds when Krista puts her faith in the Five Guardians’ goal of
unification, while Darkwing chooses to stand with a notorious gang,
the Blood Hounds, who are known for their anarchist views
from the surface world, Krista and her only friend, Darkwing,
struggle to remain alive. The pair of reptilian street scum live in
their newfound home, the City of Renasence, dictated by a fascist
military known as the Renasence Guard. The two find themselves at
odds when Krista puts her faith in the Five Guardians’ goal of
unification, while Darkwing chooses to stand with a notorious gang,
the Blood Hounds, who are known for their anarchist views
This divide in their friendship forces Krista to persist on her own as the
Five Guardians become crazed from an unknown disease - Mental
Damnation. After their infection, the Guardians develop a bizarre
interest in her, claiming they must reap her innocence for their
newfound master, the Weaver.
Five Guardians become crazed from an unknown disease - Mental
Damnation. After their infection, the Guardians develop a bizarre
interest in her, claiming they must reap her innocence for their
newfound master, the Weaver.
With a military dictatorship, politically-driven gangs and their guardians
infected and on a hunt for her, Krista has limited options for
survival: Does she fend for her life in the City of Renascence,
against menacing forces, or risk leaving everything behind and enter
the uncharted realm of the underworld?
infected and on a hunt for her, Krista has limited options for
survival: Does she fend for her life in the City of Renascence,
against menacing forces, or risk leaving everything behind and enter
the uncharted realm of the underworld?
Darkness
and death…
Hills
of bone,
Rivers
of blood
Skies
of the mourning dead
Death
overruled
Judgment
was taken.
Here
I am,
In
the land of the damned.
Just a few words of many used to
describe my master’s realm – Dreadweave Pass, a temporary purgatory for souls
to redeem themselves in the eyes of the gods in the Heavenly Kingdoms. I often
chuckle to myself, wondering why the gods assumed I could be redeemed. They
would have been better off sending me into one of the deeper hells of
Dega’Mostikas’ Triangle. There is no redemption for the life I lived in the
mortal realm – or the one I live now, serving my master, the Weaver.
I suppose I will have to
remind the gods of this fact once my life here ends and I return to the gates
of the Heavenly Kingdoms. Although that seems rather unlikely, considering that
the Weaver’s necromantic arts have made me immortal. I can never again
experience what I knew as death. I will simply have to tell the gods with my
blade once we free my master and wage war on the Heavenly Kingdoms for
banishing him to Dreadweave Pass.
"General Dievourse?" A voice rang out in the
silence.
General Dievourse shot to life, his pure white eyes
widening in surprise as he shook off his daydream. His pale, decaying face
turned toward the humanoid silhouette that loomed ahead of him as his internal
monologue dissolved.
Dievourse recognized the silhouette. It was his
lieutenant, standing tall in his studded leather armour, wrapped in belts and
buckles holding a range of assassination equipment – from knives to poison
needles and even some weaponry Dievourse could not identify.
"The child." The lieutenant pointed down and
the general's eyes followed, coming to rest on a small, pasty, pathetic-looking
human boy, about twelve years old. The child's bright blue eyes shone with fear
from under wisps of dark hair. His neck was wrapped in a rusty chain.
Dievourse, holding the other end of the chain, lifted
his hand. Saying nothing, he examined the child.
"It is to be sent to the Weaver, correct?"
the lieutenant asked.
"Correct, lieutenant," Dievourse replied,
lowering the chain.
The lieutenant nodded. "With any hope, it will
meet the Weaver's expectations. The Gatekeepers look long and hard for them in
the mortal realm."
Dievourse nodded with a scowl. “One can only hope.”
Konn Lavery is a Canadian horror and dark fantasy writer who is known for
his Mental Damnation series. The second book, Dream, reached the
Edmonton Journal’s top five selling fictional books list. He
started writing fantasy stories at a very young age while being home
schooled. It wasn’t until graduating college that he began
professionally pursuing his work with his first release, Reality.
Since then he has continued to write works of fiction ranging from
fantasy to horror.
his Mental Damnation series. The second book, Dream, reached the
Edmonton Journal’s top five selling fictional books list. He
started writing fantasy stories at a very young age while being home
schooled. It wasn’t until graduating college that he began
professionally pursuing his work with his first release, Reality.
Since then he has continued to write works of fiction ranging from
fantasy to horror.
His literary work is done in the long hours of the night. By day, Konn
runs his own graphic design and website development business under
the title Reveal Design. These skills have been transcribed into the
formatting and artwork found within his publications supporting his
fascination of transmedia storytelling.
runs his own graphic design and website development business under
the title Reveal Design. These skills have been transcribed into the
formatting and artwork found within his publications supporting his
fascination of transmedia storytelling.
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