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Hey guys 🙂

In preparation for launching my epic fantasy novel The Songkiller’s Symphony this year, I read a great book on writing blurbs called Book Blurbs Unleashed. It’s definitely the best resource I’ve found on writing blurbs.

Anyway, something he gave me a hankering for trying out an experimental style and I rewrote my blurb. I’d love to hear your thoughts. I especially care about the opinion of those who regularly read epic fantasy. 😉

Previous blurb:

In the beginning, the Songkiller sang chaos into the fabric of the world. Now he’s returning to finish his dark symphony…

Exton hunts for redemption at the throne of the immortal Songkiller who caused his mother’s death. Journeying with a world-weary bard, a battle-hungry ranger, and a best friend who begins to doubt him, Exton aims to drag the Songkiller from his throne and sever his head.

But he’s a thousand years too late, and more helpless than when he watched his mother die. This time, he doesn’t get a second chance. No one escapes the Songkiller or his song of power…

The song that turns men to monsters.

New blurb:

You may hate me when this ends. For the crimes I committed. For crimes I couldn’t dare commit. I have seen the face of God a thousand times and buckled beneath his blows. But I made him bleed as He bled my heart.

I am a hero. They say.

Have you ever run in terror from your perfect past? Do you dare to kill the Immortal or bring back the dead?

Are your dreams filled with damnation, or has the offer of a free wish broken your soul?

No?

Then let me tell you the story. A bard offered this young man the chance to destroy the Songkiller and preserve the world. It’s only looking back that I perceive devilry of the song that made us fools. The monsters we fought bore our faces.