Julia | On April 13, 2012

Today’s feature: £1.95 (fantasy) “The Way of the Black Beast (The Malja Chronicles)” by Stuart Jaffe

“I was hooked from the opening line, blown away by the detail and mesmerized by the characters … I think I found myself a new favorite author!” — Brandi Salazar, Fictitious Chronicle

In a world destroyed by the abuse of magic, one woman fights all odds to survive and find the answers behind her mysterious past.

Despite the challenges — crazed magicians, guitar-playing assassins, mutated beasts — she pushes on with a single-mindedness that may destroy all she holds dear.

“…an unusual and powerful novel of betrayal and revenge, loss and redemption. With a unique and compelling protagonist, a world of darkness and wonders, and a narrative that is both swiftly-paced and unpredictable, THE WAY OF THE BLACK BEAST is sure to entertain.” — David B. Coe, Crawford Award-winning author of the LonTobyn Chronicle, Winds of the Forelands, and Blood of the Southlands