After last week's success, I feel like I'm on a roll (or a bun or a croissant...). As you might have guessed with my terrible joke, I'm looking to do something fun and light after all the heaviness of horror in the first week, so I'm going to start on a twofer that will be a humorous fantasy caper and a sequel - one for this week and one for next week. Here's the description of the series itself: All the unusual villainous creatures of mythology band together Ocean’s Eleven style to steal something from the “good guys.” Golems, goblins, gorgons, harpies, banshees, zombies, etc. Each one possesses a unique skill that helps them have a fighting chance against the so-called heroes. And the first book, which has a working title of Cheaper By the Scoundrel. Golems, goblins, and gorgons all have a bad rap, but it’s undeserved. It’s just so the man can keep them down. And the humans currently putting heel to neck just increased the taxes on the underworld to unbearable levels. Zombies’ arms are falling off from overwork, harpies have laryngitis, and the scorpion tail of the akra-boo-a-meh-loo has lost its sting. Stheno is the mightiest of the gorgons, but she’s as stuck as the next guy. She’s just worked three double-shifts in a row at her construction job, and can see no way to pay off the new taxes and still put food on the table for her kids. While complaining at the local watering hole for disreputable sorts, she attracts quite a crowd by being so outspoken about the current government—usually a one-way ticket to the dungeon under King Robert’s castle. But when others gather near, a plan is soon hatched to Robin Hood their tax money back from the heroes to save their community. What follows is a madcap adventure that involves drunken princesses, greedy oracles, and sex-mad monks all bent on stopping the “bad guys.” What do you think - would you want to read it? Please let me know in the comments below!
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John McBain
4/30/2024 05:40:58 pm
Definitely my kind of story ... even without the "sex-mad monks" (but I'm sure they improve it). Looking forward to being able to read this story, not to mention the other 51!
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5/1/2024 10:06:13 am
Ha ha, the sex-mad monks DEFINITELY improve the story. Some of the other things not mentioned here - there are pirates, kelpies, yetis, and so much more. It's a great story (if I do say so myself). 😉
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