For those who read or write in the fantasy indie space, Rob J. Hayes won’t be new to you. He writes great fantasy and promotes many other indie books. Today, the first book in his The War Eternal series, Along The Razor’s Edge, will be on sale. The fourth book in the series, Sin of the Mother will be released a week later, on May 3rd.
Rob J. Hayes
Rob J. Hayes was born somewhere south of the cockney wastelands in a small town called Basingstoke. He grew up with all the usual boy toys including Lego, Star Wars figures (complete with working lightsaber action) and plenty of Transformers. Playing with these toys inspired his imagination and as soon as he was old enough he started playing with swords… OK, wooden sticks.
At the age of fourteen he started writing but, like most fourteen year old boys, everything had to be either a vampire, a werewolf, or have superpowers. Thankfully, like most fourteen year old boys, he eventually grew up… a bit.
After four years at University studying Zoology and three years working for a string of high street banks as a desk jockey/keyboard monkey, Rob ran away to live on a desert island in Fiji for three months. It was there he re-discovered his love of writing and, more specifically, of writing fantasy.
When he’s not madly scribbling his next epic, Rob has a variety of hobbies that, unsurprisingly, are fantasy themed. He regularly plays card games based on the A Game of Thrones and the Netrunner universes and attends tournaments throughout the UK. Rob also enjoys Airsofting: the act of running around a forest with fake guns shooting (being shot by) his friends.
Along The Razor’s Edge
Summary
No one escapes the Pit.
At just fifteen Eskara Helsene fought in the greatest war mankind has ever known. She lost. There is only one place her enemies would send a Sourcerer as wild and dangerous as her. The Pit. A prison sunk so deep into the earth the sun is a distant memory.
Betrayed by her best friend, Eska finds herself stripped of her magic, surrounded by thieves and murderers. And there are far worse creatures that call the darkness their home. In order to survive she will need to make new allies, play the inmates against each other, and survive the darkness long enough to find a way out.
Her enemies will soon learn Eskara is not so easily broken.
A dark coming of age story, perfect for fans of Mark Lawrence and Jay Kristoff. Pick it up today.
