CHICAGO, IL, October 14, 2010 (Press-News.org) With The Three Faces of Dissatisfaction, author M.C. Burnell makes a bold first foray into fantasy books. Released in print over Amazon, as well as for the Kindle and iPad, The Three Faces is notable for its richly detailed fantasy world as much as its colorful characters. The setting is Liath-Tamren, composed of three cities with a long history of rivalry and open dispute. Infested by witches and sorcerous cabals, with an ineffectual nobility and a large bourgeoisie, the Cities draw immigrants from around the world who come bearing dreams, foreign faiths... and all the old hatreds. Amidst the fighting and intrigue, though, are real people struggling to get by in this cramped melting pot.
It wouldn't be a fantasy book without great characters, though, and The Three Faces of Dissatisfaction has many. The boy Pinchlin, orphaned under mysterious circumstances, is quickly made to choose sides in a centuries-old feud that he can barely understand. He is rescued by the sorcerer Japhet, a powerful and morally ambivalent rogue stuck running a dubious errand in a place he hates. These and many more make The Three Faces one of the most enjoyable fantasy books from a debut author this decade.
The Three Faces of Dissatisfaction is available in a print version on Amazon.com for $11.51 plus shipping, and e-book versions are available on the Kindle and iPad stores for $7.99. Free chapters are available for view at www.mcburnell.com, along with an innovative, interactive Flash map of the Cities.
Fantasy author M.C. Burnell was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1980. She spent the next two decades roaming the nation with her family, following the romantic, itinerate lifestyle for which scientists and accountants are famed. Since then, the author has somehow acquired a number of degrees and a decent library. She currently lives with her husband in Chicago. Some of her favorite authors and inspirations include George R.R. Martin, Robert Jordan, Steven Erickson, Terry Pratchett, and Patrick Rothfuss. She also posts regularly at her fantasy blog, The Pundit's Podium, at www.blog.mcburnell.com, where she gives her thoughts on her favorite fantasy books. Over the fall of 2010, she will be posting a series on the top 20 fantasy books of all time.
Fantasy Author M.C. Burnell Releases New Fantasy Book, The Three Faces of Dissatisfaction
With The Three Faces of Dissatisfaction, author M.C. Burnell makes a bold first foray into fantasy books. This exciting debut is notable for its richly detailed fantasy world as much as its colorful characters.
2010-10-14
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[Press-News.org] Fantasy Author M.C. Burnell Releases New Fantasy Book, The Three Faces of DissatisfactionWith The Three Faces of Dissatisfaction, author M.C. Burnell makes a bold first foray into fantasy books. This exciting debut is notable for its richly detailed fantasy world as much as its colorful characters.