The Black God's War: [a Stand-alone Novel] (Splendor and Ruin, Book I)

Winner of *Best Novel* and *Best Fantasy* in the Best of the Independent eBook Awards(2012).   

This is the full novel (120,000 words/384 pages) promised by the much shorter excerpt novella, 'The Black God's War: A Novella Introducing a New Epic Fantasy.'

PRAISE FROM BESTSELLING AUTHORS

"Moses is a fine writer deserving of success, and I think that it will follow ... I really enjoyed Moses's work." - David Farland, NYT Bestselling Author of The Runelords

"An inventive tale with high command of craft." - Scott Nicholson, Author of The Red Church

DESCRIPTION

Against the backdrop of epic warfare and the powers of ten mysterious gods, Lucia struggles to understand The Black One.

Her father-king wants war.

Her messianic brother wants peace.

The black god wants his due.

She suffers all the consequences.

King Vieri is losing his war against the lands of Pawelon. Feeling abandoned by his god, he forces his son Caio, the kingdom's holy savior, to lead his army. Victory ought to come soon.

To counter Caio's powers, Pawelon's prince enters the war. Rao is a gifted sage, a master of spiritual laws. He joins the rajah to defend their citadel against the invaders. But Rao's ideals soon clash with his army's general.

The Black One tortures Lucia nightly with visions promising another ten years of bloodshed. She can no longer tell the difference between the waking world and her nightmares. Lucia knows the black god too well. He entered her bed and dreams when she was ten.

The Black One watches, waiting to see Lucia confront an impossible decision over the fates of two men--and two lands. 

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PROFESSIONAL REVIEWS of the previously released novella-length excerpt from this work:

"The writing is tight, the characters well-drawn and deep, and the world feels alive and many-layered." -W. Brondtkamffer's Blog

"Siregar's prose is smooth and he has his sense of pacing nailed down ... More like this, please." -Signal dot Noise blog

"If you want to read a talented new author with a flair for storytelling, you should definitely pick up this story." -Two Ends of the Pen Blog

"... excellent storytelling in this debut, a tale spun with a degree of elegance I did not fully ... it reminds me a bit of Dune ..." -Ron C. Nieto's Blog

"Well-paced and fluid, the writing style is engaging and descriptive ... There is more to the story than it seems ..." -MotherLode Review Blog

"Siregar's strongest suit may be the character development on display, as the royal siblings and a few other characters exude their personalities and frailties in a believable fashion." -Skull Salad Reviews

"'The Black God's War' has all the right ingredients ... His characters are as passionate as his descriptive prose. The pacing is perfect ... This is a work epic fantasy fans don't want to miss." -Bryan Thomas Schmidt's blog