Harbinger
Philippa
(Pip) Ballantine
Release
date July 30th
Cover Artist: Jason Chan
Cover Artist: Jason Chan
Book
Description:
The
Deacons of the Order are all that stand between the wicked spirits of
the Otherside and the innocent citizens of the Empire. They are sworn
to protect humanity, even when they cannot protect themselves…
After
the Razing of the Order, Sorcha Faris, one of the most powerful
Deacons, is struggling to regain control of the runes she once
wielded. The Deacons are needed more desperately than ever. The
barrier between the world of the living and the world of the dead is
weakening, and the Emperor has abandoned his throne, seeking to
destroy those he feels have betrayed him.
Though
she is haunted by the terrible truth of her past, Sorcha must lead
the charge against the gathering hordes of geists seeking to cross
into the Empire. But to do so, she will need to manipulate powers
beyond her understanding—powers that may prove to be her undoing…
About
the Author:
Born
in Wellington, New Zealand, Philippa has always had her head in a
book. For this she blames her father who thought Lord of the Rings
was suitable bedtime reading for an eight year old. At the age of
thirteen she began writing fantasy stories for herself.
She
first earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Political
Science and then a Bachelor of Applied Science in Library and
Information Science. So soon enough she found herself working in the
magical world of libraries where she stayed for over a decade.
Her
first professional sale was in 1997, and since then she has gone on
to produce mostly novel length fiction. In 2006 she became New
Zealand’s first podcast novelist, and she has voiced and produced
Weaver’s Web, Chasing the Bard, Weather Child and Digital Magic as
podiobooks. Her podcasts have won both a Parsec Award and a Sir
Julius Vogel award.
Philippa
is the author of the Books of the Order series with Ace- Geist,
Spectyr, Wrayth and Harbinger coming in July 2013.
She
is also the co-author of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series
with Tee Morris. Phoenix Rising debuted in May 2011 and The Janus Affair came out in May 2012. Phoenix Rising won the Airship Award for
best written steampunk, and was the number eight best Science Fiction
book of 2011 according to Goodreads.com. The Janus Affair was the
seventh most popular science fiction book of 2012 on Goodreads.com.
The series continues with Dawn’s Early Light in December 2013.
In
addition she is also the author of the Shifted World series with Pyr
Books, with the first book Hunter and Fox released in June 2012, and
the second Kindred and Wings scheduled for August 2013.
When
not writing or podcasting, Philippa loves reading, gardening, and
whenever possible traveling. With her husband Tee and her daughter,
she is looked after by a mighty clowder of five cats in Manassas,
Virginia.
Website:
www.pjballantine.com
Twitter:
philippajane
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