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Winner of *Best Novel* and *Best Fantasy* in the Best of the Independent eBook Awards (2012).
Winner of *Best Novel* and *Best Fantasy* in the Best of the Independent eBook Awards (2012).
This is the full novel (121,000 words/384 pages) promised by the much shorter excerpt novella, The Black God's War: A Novella Introducing a New Epic Fantasy.
PRAISE FROM BESTSELLING AUTHORS
"Moses is a fine writer deserving of success, and I think that it will follow ... I really enjoyed Moses's work." - David Farland, NYT Bestselling Author of The Runelords
"An inventive tale with high command of craft." - Scott Nicholson, Author of The Red Church
DESCRIPTION
Against the backdrop of epic warfare and the powers of ten mysterious gods, Lucia struggles to understand The Black One.
Her father-king wants war.
Her messianic brother wants peace.
The black god wants his due.
She suffers all the consequences.
King Vieri is losing his war against the lands of Pawelon. Feeling abandoned by his god, he forces his son Caio, the kingdom's holy savior, to lead his army. Victory ought to come soon.
To counter Caio's powers, Pawelon's prince enters the war. Rao is a gifted sage, a master of spiritual laws. He joins the rajah to defend their citadel against the invaders. But Rao's ideals soon clash with his army's general.
The Black One tortures Lucia nightly with visions promising another ten years of bloodshed. She can no longer tell the difference between the waking world and her nightmares. Lucia knows the black god too well. He entered her bed and dreams when she was ten.
The Black One watches, waiting to see Lucia confront an impossible decision over the fates of two men--and two lands.
PRAISE FROM BESTSELLING AUTHORS
"Moses is a fine writer deserving of success, and I think that it will follow ... I really enjoyed Moses's work." - David Farland, NYT Bestselling Author of The Runelords
"An inventive tale with high command of craft." - Scott Nicholson, Author of The Red Church
DESCRIPTION
Against the backdrop of epic warfare and the powers of ten mysterious gods, Lucia struggles to understand The Black One.
Her father-king wants war.
Her messianic brother wants peace.
The black god wants his due.
She suffers all the consequences.
King Vieri is losing his war against the lands of Pawelon. Feeling abandoned by his god, he forces his son Caio, the kingdom's holy savior, to lead his army. Victory ought to come soon.
To counter Caio's powers, Pawelon's prince enters the war. Rao is a gifted sage, a master of spiritual laws. He joins the rajah to defend their citadel against the invaders. But Rao's ideals soon clash with his army's general.
The Black One tortures Lucia nightly with visions promising another ten years of bloodshed. She can no longer tell the difference between the waking world and her nightmares. Lucia knows the black god too well. He entered her bed and dreams when she was ten.
The Black One watches, waiting to see Lucia confront an impossible decision over the fates of two men--and two lands.
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PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS from the previously released novella-length excerpt from this work:
"The writing is tight, the characters well-drawn and deep, and the world feels alive and many-layered." -W. Brondtkamffer
"Siregar's prose is smooth and he has his sense of pacing nailed down ... More like this, please." -Signal dot Noise
"If you want to read a talented new author with a flair for storytelling, you should definitely pick up this story." -Two Ends of the Pen
"... excellent storytelling in this debut, a tale spun with a degree of elegance I did not fully ... it reminds me a bit of Dune ..." -Ron C. Nieto
"Well-paced and fluid, the writing style is engaging and descriptive ... There is more to the story than it seems ..." -MotherLode Review
"Siregar's strongest suit may be the character development on display, as the royal siblings and a few other characters exude their personalities and frailties in a believable fashion." -Skull Salad Reviews
"The Black God's War' has all the right ingredients ... His characters are as passionate as his descriptive prose. The pacing is perfect ... This is a work epic fantasy fans don't want to miss." -Bryan Thomas Schmidt
"The writing is tight, the characters well-drawn and deep, and the world feels alive and many-layered." -W. Brondtkamffer
"Siregar's prose is smooth and he has his sense of pacing nailed down ... More like this, please." -Signal dot Noise
"If you want to read a talented new author with a flair for storytelling, you should definitely pick up this story." -Two Ends of the Pen
"... excellent storytelling in this debut, a tale spun with a degree of elegance I did not fully ... it reminds me a bit of Dune ..." -Ron C. Nieto
"Well-paced and fluid, the writing style is engaging and descriptive ... There is more to the story than it seems ..." -MotherLode Review
"Siregar's strongest suit may be the character development on display, as the royal siblings and a few other characters exude their personalities and frailties in a believable fashion." -Skull Salad Reviews
"The Black God's War' has all the right ingredients ... His characters are as passionate as his descriptive prose. The pacing is perfect ... This is a work epic fantasy fans don't want to miss." -Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Given the quality of the writing, you would not know that this is Siregar's first novel and he set the bar quite high ... I enjoyed this book, immensely. It had style, it had substance, and it had a lot of heart." (9.4/10) -FantasyBookReview.co.uk
"The Black God's War is, to date, the finest example of quality independent fantasy I've seen."--IndieFantasyReview
"Simply a great book, skillfully written. It is intriguing, holds your interest and has some surprising twists and turns that will pleasantly, or unpleasantly, surprise you. For a debut novel ... simply outstanding." -Ray Nicholson (Top 1000 Amazon Reviewer)
"... a rather brilliant climax that left me grinning from ear to ear ... By the time you flip to the last few pages, I hope you have the shivers just as I did." -Journal of Always
"... a debut that showcases talent .... Give this Indie debut a try as it promises a talented author to watch for who hopefully will continue to enthrall his readers for a long, long time.." -Fantasy Book Critic
"The Black God's War is, to date, the finest example of quality independent fantasy I've seen."--IndieFantasyReview
"Simply a great book, skillfully written. It is intriguing, holds your interest and has some surprising twists and turns that will pleasantly, or unpleasantly, surprise you. For a debut novel ... simply outstanding." -Ray Nicholson (Top 1000 Amazon Reviewer)
"... a rather brilliant climax that left me grinning from ear to ear ... By the time you flip to the last few pages, I hope you have the shivers just as I did." -Journal of Always
"... a debut that showcases talent .... Give this Indie debut a try as it promises a talented author to watch for who hopefully will continue to enthrall his readers for a long, long time.." -Fantasy Book Critic
From the Back Cover
Against the backdrop of epic warfare and the powers of ten mysterious gods, Lucia struggles to understand The Black One.
Her father-king wants war.
Her messianic brother wants peace.
The black god wants his due.
She suffers all the consequences.
King Vieri is losing his war against the lands of Pawelon. Feeling abandoned by his god, he forces his son Caio, the kingdom's holy savior, to lead his army. Victory ought to come soon.
To counter Caio's powers, Pawelon's prince enters the war. Rao is a gifted sage, a master of spiritual laws. He joins the rajah to defend their citadel against the invaders. But Rao's ideals soon clash with his army's general.
The Black One tortures Lucia nightly with visions promising another ten years of bloodshed. She can no longer tell the difference between the waking world and her nightmares. Lucia knows the black god too well. He entered her bed and dreams when she was ten.
The Black One watches, waiting to see Lucia confront an impossible decision over the fates of two men--and two lands.
Her father-king wants war.
Her messianic brother wants peace.
The black god wants his due.
She suffers all the consequences.
King Vieri is losing his war against the lands of Pawelon. Feeling abandoned by his god, he forces his son Caio, the kingdom's holy savior, to lead his army. Victory ought to come soon.
To counter Caio's powers, Pawelon's prince enters the war. Rao is a gifted sage, a master of spiritual laws. He joins the rajah to defend their citadel against the invaders. But Rao's ideals soon clash with his army's general.
The Black One tortures Lucia nightly with visions promising another ten years of bloodshed. She can no longer tell the difference between the waking world and her nightmares. Lucia knows the black god too well. He entered her bed and dreams when she was ten.
The Black One watches, waiting to see Lucia confront an impossible decision over the fates of two men--and two lands.
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38 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
This newly released epic fantasy by Moses Siregar III takes the novella of this same name and expands it to a full-length novel. And what well executed expansion it is! The author does a fantastic job really fleshing out the culture of each tribe, and the personalities of the important players. As a result, my sympathies didn't fall squarely on one side or the other. In fact, I was conflicted about who should win this war, and that really added to my investment in this story. I was no longer just a reader, I was involved.
With well-defined main characters, I was really able to feel I knew them through their actions and thoughts as well as their words. Inside each of them rested both positive and negative qualities, rounding them out to make them realistic and whole. In each of the main characters, I saw growth as some emerged as more than they seemed and others diminished in my eyes. There were quite a few unexpected events in this book. I loved that I couldn't predict anything, and I read in disbelief as unexpected things happened. The ending felt very complete in itself, and it left me anxious to discover where we were headed in the next book. This book was not what I would call religious, but the very core of the the conflict between the two tribes of people involved spirituality of a sort The epic war waged in the story resembled any number of wars battled in our own history for similar reasons. Diverse beliefs are the ultimate battleground, and this book does a good job of making it clear that "right" is perhaps not always easy to discern.
As with the novella, this book is well-written and the pacing is excellent. Although the beginning felt a bit slow, I was quickly engaged in the adventure.... Read more ›
With well-defined main characters, I was really able to feel I knew them through their actions and thoughts as well as their words. Inside each of them rested both positive and negative qualities, rounding them out to make them realistic and whole. In each of the main characters, I saw growth as some emerged as more than they seemed and others diminished in my eyes. There were quite a few unexpected events in this book. I loved that I couldn't predict anything, and I read in disbelief as unexpected things happened. The ending felt very complete in itself, and it left me anxious to discover where we were headed in the next book. This book was not what I would call religious, but the very core of the the conflict between the two tribes of people involved spirituality of a sort The epic war waged in the story resembled any number of wars battled in our own history for similar reasons. Diverse beliefs are the ultimate battleground, and this book does a good job of making it clear that "right" is perhaps not always easy to discern.
As with the novella, this book is well-written and the pacing is excellent. Although the beginning felt a bit slow, I was quickly engaged in the adventure.... Read more ›
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By Dan Hoppel
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
In The Black God's War, Moses Siregar crafts a story that is unlike almost anything on the market today. It is a book full of excitement, joy, sorrow, pain...and most of all, a great deal of heart. And while it suffers from some of the shortcomings of independent publishing, in the end Siregar's tale of gods and men succeeds wildly. It is a triumph of indie publishing, showcasing trope-less storytelling that I'm guessing many publishers wouldn't take a chance on traditionally. And if they wouldn't, they would be doing a great disservice, to both themselves, and to fans of fantasy, mythology, and just plain fun storytelling.
The story focuses on numerous main characters from the combating nations of Rezzia and Pawelon, and it's in this defining struggle that Siregar shows off the first of his great gifts for storytelling. The war is not an effect, but a cause, and I consider that a great thing; it is simply a part of life that the characters deal with. The main characters from Rezzia (the spiritual leader Caio and princess Lucia) and Pawelon (Prince Rao, his friend Aayu, and his lover Narayani) don't want war; or at least, they don't feel that the war needs to go on. This war is older than them, to the point where it almost seems like Pawelons and Rezzians battle because they believe they are meant to, without any inciting incidents to rekindle hatreds. "The Pawelons are pigs, the Rezzians are dogs, let's kill us some foreigners," seems to be the mantra of many of the nationalists. And it's out of this haze of war, of right and wrong, of good and evil, that we learn that neither side is, in fact, guilty or innocent.... Read more ›
The story focuses on numerous main characters from the combating nations of Rezzia and Pawelon, and it's in this defining struggle that Siregar shows off the first of his great gifts for storytelling. The war is not an effect, but a cause, and I consider that a great thing; it is simply a part of life that the characters deal with. The main characters from Rezzia (the spiritual leader Caio and princess Lucia) and Pawelon (Prince Rao, his friend Aayu, and his lover Narayani) don't want war; or at least, they don't feel that the war needs to go on. This war is older than them, to the point where it almost seems like Pawelons and Rezzians battle because they believe they are meant to, without any inciting incidents to rekindle hatreds. "The Pawelons are pigs, the Rezzians are dogs, let's kill us some foreigners," seems to be the mantra of many of the nationalists. And it's out of this haze of war, of right and wrong, of good and evil, that we learn that neither side is, in fact, guilty or innocent.... Read more ›
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
By The Dastard
Format:Kindle Edition
This review is for the full-length novel; I reviewed the novella last year, but since then, Moses Siregar has completed the novel and polished this refreshing new fantasy to a very satisfying degree.
I should note that I provided some editorial support on this book in the early stages of redrafting, but since then the author has rewritten extensively under the guidance of two more editors. The book I am now reviewing barely resembles the drafts I was asked to comment on, and I am, to say the least, impressed by the end product.
The Black God's War is set in Siregar's own world during a prolonged conflict between two very different nations. The Rezzians have a lot of Hellenistic traits, not least of all their pantheon of ten gods, whereas the Pawelons have a much more Indian feel, and their religion is closer to Buddhism, but with traces of Hinduism also discernible.
We follow the fortunes of the Rezzian royal family - principally Caio, the messianic son of King Vieri, and his sister, Lucia. batting for the other side we have the spiritually gifted Rao who grows to frightening stature with his feats of psychism.
The clash of cultures is brought to a head with fierce magical/spiritual battles between powerful but flawed personalities, but always present are the mysterious, often invisible, gods of the Rezzians.
Mystery is heaped upon mystery, and characters are forced to face up to the fact that their world views, their assumptions about the opposing culture, are not necessarily correct. The virtual atheism fails to account for the potency of the Rezzian gods.
For me, the most vital character was Lucia - something of an Amazonian woman whose dynamics concerning her father and brother are compelling.... Read more ›
I should note that I provided some editorial support on this book in the early stages of redrafting, but since then the author has rewritten extensively under the guidance of two more editors. The book I am now reviewing barely resembles the drafts I was asked to comment on, and I am, to say the least, impressed by the end product.
The Black God's War is set in Siregar's own world during a prolonged conflict between two very different nations. The Rezzians have a lot of Hellenistic traits, not least of all their pantheon of ten gods, whereas the Pawelons have a much more Indian feel, and their religion is closer to Buddhism, but with traces of Hinduism also discernible.
We follow the fortunes of the Rezzian royal family - principally Caio, the messianic son of King Vieri, and his sister, Lucia. batting for the other side we have the spiritually gifted Rao who grows to frightening stature with his feats of psychism.
The clash of cultures is brought to a head with fierce magical/spiritual battles between powerful but flawed personalities, but always present are the mysterious, often invisible, gods of the Rezzians.
Mystery is heaped upon mystery, and characters are forced to face up to the fact that their world views, their assumptions about the opposing culture, are not necessarily correct. The virtual atheism fails to account for the potency of the Rezzian gods.
For me, the most vital character was Lucia - something of an Amazonian woman whose dynamics concerning her father and brother are compelling.... Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Hard to get through.
This was a long read and I almost gave up several times. It was my first Moses Siregar novel, I may try another just to be fair.
Published 1 month ago by Plutoniumn
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wars Fought and Gods' Speak in this Epic Fantasy
I've been on an Indie Author craze for a few months now. A good friend of mine loaned me Black God's War by Moses Siregar III via Amazon's Kindle Lending Library. Read more
Published 1 month ago by black ink + paper
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not awesome but nice
Easy and entertaining reading up to being nice. But for me it wasn't awesome as some other novel authors' novels.
Published 1 month ago by Carlos Garcia CCS-400097
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good writer, though I didn't love the setting I really liked the...
These two ever warring factions just didn't do it for me, but Moses is such a good writer that I enjoyed the book anyway. Read more
Published 2 months ago by DR Hitt
4.0 out of 5 stars
The black god is a good god.
This book was a hard start but worth it. Good read. I'm looking forward to the next. Happy reading friends!
Published 2 months ago by Susie Mumper
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hooked
I had hooked right away. I don't normally read to much i seem to get bored easily. This def. kept my interest and now i am hooked on Moses books!
Published 2 months ago by C. Javier
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic!
I got this at a cheap price and am so glad I read it. It's a very interesting mix and the characters are well developed. I look forward to reading more in this series.
Published 2 months ago by Jennifer L Harris
2.0 out of 5 stars
please give him an editor
Okay. Original thought process and development of the grecoroman god theme. However poor plot development and very poor consistency with characters and plot details. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Yellow Pillow
3.0 out of 5 stars
A solid story, but needs editing.
It's a 99 cent book, and it's his first, so I'm not going to talk too much trash. It's a solid idea, but there's a lot of superfluous, irrelevant detail and ineffective... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Merck
4.0 out of 5 stars
Uniquely Epic Tale
I was highly impressed by The Black God's War. It's the tale of two nations in conflict for generations, not just in a physical war of soldiers and armies,but of divine powers of... Read more
Published 4 months ago by H. Kinyon
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When I was ten, I fell in love with an anime series: a space opera spanning three human generations, a saga that unfolded over 85 consecutive episodes and four months of after-school TV. Watching Robotech was a spiritual experience for me. I still remember how high I felt after watching the final episode for the first time.
That's when I decided I wanted to be a storyteller someday, hoping to inspire people as Robotech inspired me. A few years ago, I finally got back around to my heart's desire when I was a boy: telling the big story.
I've never had so much fun.
'The Black God's War' is a stand-alone epic fantasy novel and an homage to Homer with a multicultural flavor. It's also the first book in the 'Splendor and Ruin' series. My novella-length preview of the novel is also available on Amazon.
You can follow my blog, 'Moses and Dionysus Walk Into a Bar ...' at www.ScienceFictionFantasy.net. I'm also a co-host of the Parsec Award-winning Adventures In SciFi Publishing podcast.
I hope you'll check out my humble epic and, more than anything, I hope you'll enjoy it and feel more inspired to follow your own most passionate muse.
That's when I decided I wanted to be a storyteller someday, hoping to inspire people as Robotech inspired me. A few years ago, I finally got back around to my heart's desire when I was a boy: telling the big story.
I've never had so much fun.
'The Black God's War' is a stand-alone epic fantasy novel and an homage to Homer with a multicultural flavor. It's also the first book in the 'Splendor and Ruin' series. My novella-length preview of the novel is also available on Amazon.
You can follow my blog, 'Moses and Dionysus Walk Into a Bar ...' at www.ScienceFictionFantasy.net. I'm also a co-host of the Parsec Award-winning Adventures In SciFi Publishing podcast.
I hope you'll check out my humble epic and, more than anything, I hope you'll enjoy it and feel more inspired to follow your own most passionate muse.
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