![]() Now, with nothing left to lose, First Sentinel and the Shields are the only resistance against the city’s overlords as they strive to free themselves from the clutches of evil. It was one of these storms that gave First Sentinel, leader of the revolutionaries known as the Shields of Audec-Hal, power to control the emotional connections between people - a power that cost him the love of his life. Their infighting is nothing, though, compared to the mysterious “Spark-storms” that alternate between razing the land and bestowing the citizens with wild, unpredictable abilities. For decades it has suffered under the dominance of five tyrants, all with their own agendas. ![]() The city of Audec-Hal sits among the bones of a Titan. ![]() Underwood’s Shield and Crocus - set in a city built on the bones of a fallen giant, ruled by five criminal tyrants - has by far the most intriguing setting I’ve come across this year. It’s the ones with the most imaginative settings that really win me over. ![]() It’s the same when I’m choosing a new novel. Writers - especially beginning writers - make greats efforts to impress with prose and plot, but very few seem to have the ability to imagine some place other than Middle Earth or a tavern in a D&D game. I used to tell folks submitting to Black Gate that the easiest way to grab my attention was with a unique setting. ![]()
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