Alexander, Part II
Amazon now has Dancing with the Lion: Rise available for pre-order, in addition to Riptide having it. Just came online today. So if you liked Becoming, and want to pre-order Rise (and haven’t already), you can. Rise will take Alexander and Hephaistion from Mieza up through the end of Alexander’s tenure as prince of Macedon.
(See how I avoided a spoiler there, for anybody who doesn’t already know what shit went down? History tops Hollywood on plot gift-horses.)
Btw, if you’re ordering the ebook, and shipping costs aren’t an issue, if you order it directly from Riptide, my royalties percentage is a bit higher, as Amazon (or B&N) don’t take their cut. ;)
As I’ve said several times, this is really one loooong book cut in half, so in terms of plot complexity and emotional drama ... Shit Hits the Fan, in several ways. (If you already know the history, you can guess some of it.)
And for fun, the vampire-y Hephaistion on the cover. *grin* (It’s the blue color-wash, et al.) And yes that IS a Roman structure behind him because the cover artist didn’t check with me first. I like the Becoming cover a bit better, but really, Riptide put some serious money into these covers, so I’m not bitching.