The Book Nymph PR: Lawrence BoarerPitchford

Saturday, October 18, 2014

The Lantern of Dern Blackhammer by, Lawrence BoarerPitchford The Book Nymph Review

The Lantern of Dern Blackhammer
Lawrence BoarerPitchfordThe Book Nymph Review

Synopsis

The city state of Moore conducts a cold war of espionage to further their interests. The average citizen enjoys the theater, a carriage ride, or a walk in the park, all the while evil strives to undo the status quo. Ford must lay hands on an ancient relic that could spell the doom of his city and possibly the world. The problem? Raven Hill, an ambitious mage has eyes for the relic and all the power it will imbue him with. Ford races against time, the elements and fate to keep the single most powerful magical device he knows from falling into the hands of a mad man. If he fails, Ford’s beloved city of Moore, the race of elves, dwarves, and men will bow down to one man who wishes to be a god.

The Lantern of Dern Blackhammer is an epic fantasy with all of the expected factors of the genre, magic, different races, a quest for an important item, and an evil being that seeks to rule the world. While many of these factors may seem formulaic, it is the development of the stories characters that brings this book to life. Epic does not begin to explain BoarerPitchford’s world. From the beginning you will find some fantastical races that you are used to, such as elves and dwarves, but then you are introduced to entirely new beings that can shapeshift and do incredible things.

The characters in this novel are what makes this story glow in the midst of countless attempts to create a story off of the famed Dungeons and Dragons type scenario. While each character starts off in their own world, with their own struggles and personal battles, they are inevitably brought together to form a rag tag band of brothers that stem from commoners to princes.

The meat of the book will catapult you into countless realms. The quest is simple, to find The Lantern of Dern Blackhammer, but it will not be an easy feat. Rich settings, banter, and obstacles add to the beauty of this book.

Five stars for The Lantern of Dern Blackhammer.

This book is recommended to anyone that loves an epic fantasy that will surely take you to an enchanted place that you will sorely miss once the story is done. Well done, Lawrence BoarerPitchford.

The Lantern of Dern Blackhammer is available on Amazon

Saturday, August 30, 2014

Quick Fire Q&A with Author, Lawrence BoarerPitchford

Coffee or tea?

I am predominantly a coffee drinker. I not only like the taste of a rich, darkly roasted ground coffee (decaf now a days for me), but it also holds an intrinsic emotional connection for me to my late father. When I smell that brewing coffee, it transports me back to my youth, when my father would brew a pot of coffee at 4am, and sit at the breakfast table with the newspaper. Often it would be raining outside; that sort of dreary inky blackness that contains a deluge of fat over-ripe droplets.

Which actor would you chose to play you in a movie about your life?

I'm fairly sure that there would be no movie about my life made. Having said that, if it did happen, I'd like to see Ed Norton play the older me. I think he could capture the conflicted, and tortured soul that dwells within my being quite well.

Favorite food?

Potato chips! They're often oily, and over salted, but I love them nonetheless. Thin cut, or the thicker type served with some battered cod all rolled up in a newspaper. Mmm... delicious!

Where did you meet your best friend?

I have several friends who have been "best friends" over the years. Each has a quality that makes me think fondly of them. three I met when I was in grade school; then two in high school; and then two in community college; three while working; and lastly one that I call my wife, whom I in a chance meeting while strolling back to my desk at work after having filled my coffee cup with, you guessed it, coffee.

What historical figure would you like to switch places with for one day?

I have an avid interest in technology and science, thus I'd love to trade places with Nikola Tesla, if only to just get a glimpse of the un-recorded experiments he was working on, and/or had already made. To have that experience would be the crescendo of a lifetime.