THE PATH OF REDEMPTION
Tom Haward
GENRE: Alternate History
BLURB:
With Grand Protector Faust missing and Caesar dead, Senator Frigus is trying to hold the fraying threads of the Empire together by keeping this information secret. The Empire is already fragile, and if the truth spills onto the streets of Rome and beyond, the Empire could crumble.
Faust is prisoner of the giant Bjorn Askå and his cellmate is the rebel leader, Boatman King. Abducted by Askå, they’re now part of his grand plan to rule the entire world, with the Empire his next target. Can Faust and Boatman forge an alliance or are their own ambitions stronger than any desire for a truce?
A continent away, Bella, Maverick and the other rebels have escaped to the RIA where they lick their wounds from the disaster of Faust and Askå’s attack on their underground headquarters. They believe they have covered their tracks and hope the 35, leaders of the RIA, will equip them to take the fight to Rome again, this time with the advantage of surprise.
Olivia King, though, she is tired of the fight. Traumatised from being tortured at the hands of Maximus Nero and conflicted about her husband’s relentless desire to crush Rome, she is unsure whether she has the energy to keep fighting those who have caused her so much pain.
With the world and its people in turmoil, one thing is for certain: chaos remains in a world needing redemption.
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Excerpt:
Southwark London 2030
Marcus flipped his eyepiece up and walked away from the vantage point he’d found for spying on what Maximus was doing. There were other crosses lining London Bridge, but in the cold January night, the bodies nailed to those crosses were quiet. If any were still alive, they were conserving energy, swapping between trying to breathe and trying to push themselves up on their nailed feet so their lungs were able to intake some life-saving oxygen. The orange glow of street lights showed the odd misty puff of breath feebly forming and then dispersing, like death swatting away the attempt at clinging on to life.
Indeed, the early morning, just before the arrival of dawn, was quiet. Quiet didn’t mean calm and he was feeling the pulse of adrenaline rushing through him. All the soldiers around him were because if they were guarding the son of Caesar then there was a good chance rebels would be appearing. It wasn’t guaranteed, but Maximus wanted to make a show of crucifying someone and he believed twenty-five soldiers as his protection was a necessary element to that.
When Marcus and his comrades were called up to be ready to go immediately, a few soldiers pulled out their phones and texted their loved ones saying they were going on a dangerous shift and to be prepared. Marcus scoffed at their fear and told them so. The response was that Marcus was new to this city and he should prepare himself for encountering Boatman King or The Beast, because that encounter would likely be his last on this earth.
What is your favorite part of the book?
The end of the book! It’s hard writing a good ending and so often reading a book feels like the ending is rushed, but I feel so happy with how I ended The Path of Redemption. A bad ending can ruin an entire book for a reader. A good ending can make that dream of selling lots of books a reality.
Does your book have a lesson? Moral?
The Path of Redemption’s biggest lesson is that as different as we believe we are, even our enemies, our humanity shows that we are all more sim lar than we are comfortable with.
Are your characters based off real people or did they all come entirely from your imagination?
All my characters come from my imagination. The main protagonist, Boatman, shares his name with my Great-great grandfather, Boatman King, because I thought the name was awesome, but that’s as much from real people as it gets!
Of all the characters you have created, which is your favorite and why?
Maverick has always been my favourite. Since his conception in my first book, The Path of Chaos, I have loved writing him. He’s a brute force with humour and it’s a wonderful mix. I’m immensely proud of him and immensely proud I created him.
What character in your book are you least likely to get along with?
I would think Bjorn Aska is who I would never get along with. I would probably rather be in a room with Hannibal Lecter than Aska!
What would the main character in your book have to say about you?
If I ever met Boatman he would think I’m too nice. I have deep empathy for people and I really align with Olivia in that sense, but Boatman would find that hard to understand.
Do you want each book to stand on its own, or are you trying to build a body of work with connections between each book?
The Path of Redemption can’t be read without reading my previous two books. The Path of Redemption is the third book in my trilogy and the connections between the three books are strong and to understand the third book, you need to read the first and second book. As a collection of works there’s a real depth of story and history!
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Tom was born in Essex and at 4 months old he and his identical twin were adopted into an oyster farming family. Tom now runs the business as generation eight of Haward oyster farmers. He has a fiancée, baby daughter and a cockapoo.
Tom has an MA in Creative Writing and has loved telling stories since he was a child, whether verbally or through prose.
The Path of Chaos was his debut novel. He is also working on a six episode comedy screenplay and tweets passionately about his family’s industry and the challenges it faces.
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5 comments:
Thank you so much for featuring THE PATH OF REDEMPTION today.
Sounds like a good story.
This sounds like a great read.
Thanks for the great interview! It's always interesting to learn some facts and stuff from the author. The book sounds like a fascinating read.
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