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Eleanor squinted through the pelting rain. Her thick auburn locks had turned black and frozen in the torrential weather, as the longship crested another storm darkened wave. The fine vessel groaned as it crashed down the back of the wave, sending up a great splash of sea water. The young witch wanted to be anywhere but here.

A stout dwarf crew moved around her with ease, bringing the sail in slightly, as they sung in deep bass tones.

To the seas, to the seas
...

2. PICKING UP THE PIECES

Archie was, at last, allowing himself to mourn. He sat next to Mistress’ head, occasionally licking her cheek, and letting out long, low, keening wails of loss for his mother.

She would have been proud of the way he’d reacted to the emergency. She’d drummed the point into him, time and time again, that a good familiar always puts Mistress first. So when Archimedes scrambled, sodden, onto the rocks that lined the creek and beheld ...

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To the seas, to the seas
We go hunt, we go hunt.
Kill the beasts, kill the beasts
See their blood, see their blood.

Lighting flash
and thunder cry!
Call the beasts
unto the sky!

To the seas, to the seas,
Go the dead, go the dead.
Bring the wrath, bring the wrath,
Of the Dread, of the Dread.

By the gods heave,
By the gods ho.
Bring the Dread down,
Bring the Dread low. ...

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Book Reviews: How to Write Book Reviews

A book review is both a description and an evaluation of a book. It should focus on the book's purpose, contents, and authority.

Scan the Book's Preliminaries

Before beginning to read, consider the following:
1. Title - What does it suggest?
2. Preface - Provides important information on the author's purpose in writing the book and will help you to determine the success of the work.
3. Table ...

This is the opening of my first book, published April last (in Dutch, ofc). I translated it myself, so if I made any glaring mistakes, feel free to correct me. Comments would be appreciated.


Four times the bronze voice of the tower bell rang out over the forecourt. At the first note, the boys ducked into the shadows and stared motionlessly at the rain-drenched square. Minutes passed without anyone appeared.
Ghyll Denhalf threw the other two a triumphant grin, everything ...