Sunday 26 May 2013

Book and Author Promo: Sentinel (Book 1 of the Sentinel Trilogy) by Joshua Winning




Synopsis:

Who are the Sentinels?

They’re everywhere, but you've never seen them. The Sentinels are the world’s best-kept secret, but that secret’s about to come out… Are you ready for it?​

A dark fantasy series set in Cambridge, Sentinel is the first instalment in the thrilling Sentinel Trilogy, which takes place in a world that everybody knows, but few would recognise. Who are the Sentinels? Who is the mysterious godmother? And why does fifteen-year-old Nicholas Hallow seem to be able to sense things that others can’t? Filled with action and mystery, Sentinel takes the reader on a whirlwind adventure with unconventional heroes and a little bit of magic.



            

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  Gripping new fantasy novel set in Cambridge launched in May

The first ever young adult fantasy novel to be set in the historic city of Cambridge is now available!

Sentinel is the first instalment in an exciting trilogy, written by debut author Joshua Winning. Joshua, 29, says: "It’s always surprised me that nobody has set a fantasy series in Cambridge before, as it’s the perfect setting for fantasy. There’s this incredible sense of time and history there; you really believe that anything could happen."
Joshua adds: "Authors often talk about settings in their books being just another character, and that’s definitely true of Sentinel. Cambridge is essential to Sentinel. It’s a city that has moods – it broods in the rain and beams in the sunshine – and it reflects the moods of the characters."

Sentinel sees the historic city beset by uncommon levels of tragedy: a train crash, a brutal attack on an innocent man, and a break-in at the Fitzwilliam Museum, which leads to another man’s death. Meanwhile, beneath the city, in a dank subterranean tomb, a red-haired woman conspires with an ancient deity. As the city is gripped in an unseasonably icy embrace, seventy-one-year-old Sam Wilkins and fifteen-year-old Nicholas Hallow embark on a treacherous journey together. But most mysterious of all is the question of who, or what, are the Sentinels?

A gripping story of grief and hope, Sentinel takes place in a world that everybody knows, but few would recognise.

“There’s just something about adding a layer of fantasy to a grounded, reality-based story,” says Joshua. “If you removed the fantasy elements from Sentinel, hopefully you would still have a gripping story about a boy who’s just lost his parents. That was my aim: to find the fantastical in the everyday and to use fantasy to magnify very real emotion."

Filled with action and mystery, Sentinel takes the reader on a whirlwind adventure with unconventional heroes and a little bit of magic. The book was released in iBook and Kindle format on Wednesday 1st May 2013.

About The Author:



Joshua, who was born in Cambridge and then later studied film in the city, is a frequent contributor to magazines including Total Film and Little White Lies. Sentinel marks a long-planned move into fiction. “I've always loved fantasy - I grew up reading Roald Dahl and Robin Jarvis, and obsessively watching Labyrinth,” says the author of his influences.

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