I wasn’t ready to have my mind blown this morning, but when I checked my email, I saw the following message:
So, now it’s official: Gift of the Shaper is an award-winning novel. I didn’t think I’d ever be able to type those words, but here we are.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to sit down.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: NOVEMBER 19, 2018
D.L. Jennings Receives National Recognition from The 7th Annual Beverly Hills Book Awards®!
Beverly Hills, California — The 7th Annual Beverly Hills Book Awards® recognized Gift of the Shaper in the category of Fantasy as a winner.
Established in 2013, the Beverly Hills Book Awards® competition is judged by experts from all aspects of the book industry, including publishers, writers, editors, book designers and professional copywriters. Contest winners and finalists are determined based on “overall excellence of presentation – a synergy of form and content” over a wide range of genres.
“We are proud to announce the winners and finalists whose books truly embody the excellence that this award was created to celebrate, and we salute you all for your fine work” – Ellen Reid, Founder BHBA
Gift of the Shaper is an Epic Fantasy book published in 2018. For thousands of years, the Breaker of the Dawn has been locked away in the ethereal plane of the Otherworld. Now, a young blacksmith’s apprentice finds himself trapped in a war between the noble Athrani, a subset of humanity gifted with the ability to transmute matter, and the malevolent and powerful Khyth, who seek to free the ancient god from his prison.
When his father, Olson, is kidnapped, Thornton Woods and his childhood friend, Miera, must leave their small village of Highglade to find him. On their way, they are joined by Ynara and Kethras, cat-like humanoids called Kienari, who use their skills as hunter/trackers to follow Olson’s trail. When it comes to light that one among them possesses the key to the Breaker’s release, Thornton and his friends must defy the might of the Khyth as armies on both sides collide in pursuit of the ultimate prize.
Gift of the Shaper chronicles the epic struggle between the existing forces of good and evil, with both sides vying for control of the key that unlocks the Otherworld. The very powers of creation and destruction hang in the balance, and only a heroic effort by Thornton and Miera, backed by the power of the Athrani, can possibly stop the Khyth from unleashing ruin — and the Breaker — upon their world.
Gift of the Shaper is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and through the author’s website.
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1948080079/
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gift-of-the-shaper-d-l-jennings/1127960668
Website: https://www.dl-jennings.com/product/gift-of-the-shaper-product/
-D.L.
