Alison Morton is back on my blog again and very welcome she is too. Her second book, Perfiditas, is now published and she's here to tell us all about it. I've lareayd devoured it - brilliant book - even better than Inceptio.
PERFIDITAS IS OUT!
When I launched my first novel,
INCEPTIO, earlier this year, it was the end of three years’ slog, some of which
was writing, rewriting and polishing the book, but an equal part was learning
How To Be A Novelist. I went on specialist courses, took part in conferences,
joined the Romantic Novelists’ Association, networked and drank a lot of coffee
and wine in the process.
This March saw a high-profile
launch with Sue Cook the broadcaster, blog tours, library talks, speaking at
conferences and events, signings, shortlisting for the International Rubery
Book Award and the award of a B.R.A.G. MedallionTM for excellence.
Oh, and I sold a few books.
Seven months later and the next
book, PERFIDITAS, is out. Set in the same imaginary country of Roma Nova, it
bursts with spies, intrigue, Roman themes, romance and adventure, all tied
together with a tough, but sometimes bewildered, heroine. And betrayal is in
the air…
When you write a book, you hope
someone will read it. In fact, you hope a lot of someones will enjoy it and
tell their friends, colleagues, family, the cousin who works on the national
newspaper – you get the picture. Fellow writers can be especially supportive; as scribes
themselves they know a good (or bad) thing when they read it. So I’m honoured by Fenella’s invitation to be
a guest here today.
What’s PERFIDITAS about?
Captain Carina Mitela of the
Praetorian Guard Special Forces is in trouble – one colleague has tried to kill
her and another has set a trap to incriminate her in a conspiracy to
topple the government of Roma Nova. Founded sixteen hundred years ago by Roman
dissidents and ruled by women, Roma Nova barely survived a devastating coup d’état thirty years ago. Carina
swears to prevent a repeat and not merely for love of country.
Seeking help from a not quite legal old friend
could wreck her marriage to the enigmatic Conrad. Once proscribed and operating
illegally, she risks being terminated by both security services and
conspirators. As she struggles to overcome the desperate odds and save
her beloved Roma Nova and her own life, she faces the ultimate betrayal…
What others
have said
“Sassy, intriguing,
page-turning… Roma Nova is a fascinating world” - Simon Scarrow
“Powerful
storytelling, vivid characters and a page-turning plot”
– Jean Fullerton
“Scenes and characters are sometimes so
vividly described that I felt I was watching a movie.” – Sue Cook
And here’s a trailer with
some exciting music: http://alison-morton.com/blog/perfiditas-book-trailer/
PERFIDITAS is available through your local
bookshop (paperback), on your local Amazon
(paperback and ebook) and on other online retailers.
You
can read more about Alison, Romans, alternate history and writing here on her
blog at www.alison-morton.com
or on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlisonMortonAuthor
PERFIDITAS page: http://www.facebook.com/Perfiditas
Twitter: @alison_morton
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