~ Author of the month August 2015 ~
~ David McAfee {Bachiyr series} ~
For this second week of all things McAfee, After: Taras and Theron, a novella
AFTER is a novella length eBook containing the following short stories:
Taras - Unable to bring himself to feed, Taras stumbles into Antioch. Tired, weak, and nearly broken under the weight of his guilt, he wanders the streets waiting for death to catch up to him. But when he is beset by bandits, he gains a new perspective. Maybe he doesn't have to feel guilty about feeding, after all.
Theron - Theron travels by ship to his long ago home of Athens, Greece. He soon discovers the Council of Thirteen has put a price on his head so large every Bachiyr in the city will try to collect it, which leads to a very tense reunion with an old lover.
Taras - Unable to bring himself to feed, Taras stumbles into Antioch. Tired, weak, and nearly broken under the weight of his guilt, he wanders the streets waiting for death to catch up to him. But when he is beset by bandits, he gains a new perspective. Maybe he doesn't have to feel guilty about feeding, after all.
Theron - Theron travels by ship to his long ago home of Athens, Greece. He soon discovers the Council of Thirteen has put a price on his head so large every Bachiyr in the city will try to collect it, which leads to a very tense reunion with an old lover.
Taras is at war with what he has become, and is basically starving himself to death. But when he stumbles upon a few less than savory characters, he realizes he can feed while ridding the earth of a few scum bags. Win, Win!
Theron has to think fast and stay out of the reach of The Council. His major screw up in Jerusalem has brought down their wrath. He is forced to seek help from an old friend.
I absolutely loath Theron, so all the while he's trying to outsmart The Council, I was praying they'd find him and snap his neck. But Taras, now Taras I feel for. He struggles with this curse that he now carries and tries to find a way to exist without embracing the darkness of his curse.
This is a short read that follows these two kinsmen as they embark on two completely different journeys. Definitely a must read before you start 61 A.D.
I was born in England at the age of...um...zero, and
spent the next few years traipsing around the globe with my military family. At
age six, while living in Maryland, I wrote my first book. I even illustrated it
(poorly). It was a charming children’s book titled Tigger Meets Lady Tigger.
(At age six, I knew nothing about copyright violations, etc)
As an adult, I joined the Peace Corps, where I
single-handedly rescued a baby Yannomammo boy from a school of ravenous
piranha. At the time, I'd just wrestled a hungry jaguar (bare-handed, of
course) to the ground. I tossed the cat into the water and used the distraction
to pull out the three kids and their mother, who would otherwise have become
fish food. Once I returned the family of eight to their tiny village, their
shaman wept and made me the new chief. The old chief, a 300 pound mass of
jungle-sculpted muscle, took offense, and challenged me to one-on-one combat.
With my pride at stake, I accepted, and eventually
pinned the nine foot, eight hundred pound behemoth after locking him into a
half nelson for an hour. Once assured of victory over the twelve foot tall
former chief, I donned his raiments and took over leadership of the tribe.
Under my rule they flourished and soon became the Chilean government.
It was during this time that I discovered my talent
for embellishment, and thus began to write books. Forty of them, in fact.
Seventy-five of which made the NYT Bestseller list. With 112 NYT #1 Bestsellers
under my belt, I figured it was time to start a blog: mcafeeland.wordpress.com.
Hopefully, you will come find me out in the Wild, Wild Web.
(Did I mention that I invented the internet?)
Tams: Oh my, somebody needs put down the glass and back away slowly. Wait, then his books might not be as good. Nevermind! As you were!!
Tams: Oh my, somebody needs put down the glass and back away slowly. Wait, then his books might not be as good. Nevermind! As you were!!
Author links: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Amazon
McAfee is very generous indeed! Up for grabs are SIX signed paperbacks that I've split into three different Prize packs.
1 ~ Bloody good Prize pack
Signed paperback copies of Saying Goodbye to the Sun -33 A.D. - 61 A.D. - 79 A.D.
2 ~ Nasty little Prize pack
Signed paperback copy of Nasty Little Fuckers
3 ~ Throat clenching Prize pack
Signed paperback copy of Old Sins
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Be sure to stop back by next week when I share my thoughts on 61 A.D.
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