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Monsignor Scrivener. Dragon Rider. Orator. The titles bestowed on Baz sound as ridiculous to him as he suspects they do to everyone around him. But Tessa appointed him leader of the uprising, and Baz intends to keep those entrusted to him safe. Except, that’s proving exceedingly difficult. Erstwhile’s army has discovered a new weapon that renders spells useless; Baz’s sole advantage over Erstwhile’s much larger force, his one remaining dragon, is badly hurt; and Baz’s troops are exhausted. They’ll be overrun for sure before they reach safe haven at Tome. But there is one chance: escape into the Icy Heights and head for the frozen city of Enigma.
Meanwhile, Deliritous is coming to grips with his choice to return to his place at the top of society, opposing the rebels Baz is leading. When his aunt reveals a stunning secret, Del finally thinks he knows where his life is headed. But in the upper echelons of Oration, schemes run rampant as a fire in a Library of old books, and Del’s never been one for scheming.
As betrayal strikes both Baz and Del, their paths will once more cross. But they’ll both discover that war has a way of dividing loyalties that once seemed unquestionable. Will Baz find a way to save his rebellion from a premature demise? Will Deliritous finally decide who he truly wants to be? Find out in Declaimer’s Stand, Part IV of The Spoken Books Uprising!
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Welcome back to D. T. Kane’s Epic Fantasy Book Club. Today is Sunday, August 28, 2022 as I record this, Episode 6 of Season 2, and Episode 33 overall.
Well, last week I admitted lying to you all and that I was still doing edits on Declaimer’s Stand, Part 4 of the Spoken Books Uprising. Well, I’m now done! All I have left to do is wait for my editor to get me her edits and then it’s off to the presses! Start getting excited for release day, September 16.
As for future plans, I don’t think I’m going to have another book release this year. I might have the next one written before year’s end, but I’m not going to be able to line up my editor in time. Never to fear, though! That just means I’ll be able to release two books relatively quickly at the beginning of 2023, as I’ll just launch right into drafting Part 6 once I’ve completed Part 5 and am waiting for editing. Part 5 is actually a bit of a smaller story too, so it should be relatively quick to write. It’s a bit of a side quest if you will, but one with big implications for the overall story. Stay tuned for more!
Also, if you are absolutely craving some new fiction from me once you’ve ravenously devoured Part IV, Declaimer’s Stand, consider signing up for my Patreon. I’ll be releasing a connected series of short stories over there starting in a couple weeks, which is the beginning of September 2022 if you’re listening in the future. It’s pretty different from The Spoken Books Uprising. It’s called the Temporal Operations Militia Case Files, and is about two agents from an organization that goes around fixing anomalies in time to ensure history happens as it should. It’s got time travel, history, laser swords, and history. Oh, and these weird martial artists in red space suits. For just $3.99/month, you’ll get access to all these stories as I release them and also lots more, including copies of all my eBooks and a bonus monthly podcast episode, where I’ll be narrating these short stories and more! Join me today at www.patreon.com/dtkane.
ANALYSIS CHs. 5-7
Chapter 5
Baz headed to market
Not very confident in accomplishing Tessa’s “quest”
Doesn’t even exist
How can he ever hope to get into the Library?
Disturbance in the street
Reader abusing a Speaker
Lyton Xavier, the little prick
Speaker from Willyom
Side note about the names of the Libraries
Why Baz? Why can’t you ever just shut up?
The crowd is on the Speaker’s side?
Oges
Want to cause some trouble for the Readers?
Chapter 6
To Lower Erstwhile—very poor part of the city
Factories, where ink made
Process is dangerous
Crushed limbs in mill
Boiling ether
Injuries akin to those suffered by slaves processing sugar cane
“Fear is a great indicator you’re walking into something you’ll regret, and I have more than enough regrets already.”
Underground hideout
Munch
Little Brother
The Password
Snakes–slither about and make people ill; also, their little organization stays low, but when you aren’t looking, they’ll bite you in the…
The Declaimer’s Transcendence
A World of Danger
Baz is… famous?
The Baztian?
Who stands up to Readers, to their faces
Del wouldn’t have won the trials or even made it back without Baz
Baz pushes his luck with Oges
Baz realizes he’s in a precarious position
The Poison
Chapter 7
A circular meeting hall with nice furniture
Plants, barrels, vials
There are others down there, mostly Speakers from other Libraries, but also an Illit guard
Leather pouches
They’ve all heard of Baz
You tamed a dragon!
They even have the impression he, in fact, is the one who completed the Trials
Baz denies, they think he’s just being cautious
Who is telling them all this about Baz?
Underground tunnel network
Dreadleaf
An Uprising! Just like in Fortune;
draw inspiration from Fortune—just think what we can achieve if half the Readers are dead!
Exterminating Angel, leader of Fortune’s rebels; Haiti story
Despite Farston being non-chalant, seems Readers are taking uprising in Fortune seriously, ordering guards to break up groups of Speakers (per Lenz)
Poison the water supply; municipal water system; aqueducts; similar to a plan slaves in Haiti had for poisoning Le Cap
The All-Seeing One
Snakes’ true leader
Came up with poison idea
“Sounds like a bastard”—understands his plan will kill innocents
Mass Murder
But Baz can relate
They all lay on their hard pallets, fantasizing about Readers getting what they deserve
Baz guilt—he actually had an opportunity to give Del what he “deserves” and didn’t
The All-Seeing One told them to listen to Baz—he’s the one who’s been spreading (accurate) rumors about Baz. Who is he? That’s why looking to Baz for inspiration
Baz reveals he’s going to Fortune to find a “weapon”
Oges gives Baz one month
Now Baz has responsibility for all the people who might die if water poisoned
CONCLUSION
Homework: Read Declaimer’s Discovery chapters 8 and 9. Baz joins a club; then he meets the All-Seeing One (why is that title ironic?); then Baz hears something that causes him to break into a run!
Quote:
“Too late, I found you can’t wait to become perfect, you got to go out and fall down and get up with everybody else.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
Patience is a virtue, or so they say. But is it? Perhaps not when it comes to achieving your dreams. How often have you heard someone say, “I wish I could do this, but the time just isn’t right”; or, “I’ll get around to that… someday”;or, maybe the saddest of all, “I wish I’d just tried.”
Taking a shot is scary. It makes you vulnerable, risks failure, forces you to face reality. In a world where most have settled for good enough, going for what you really want makes you an outlier, a weirdo, a boat-rocker. But don’t let those naysayers stop you. Contrary to popular wisdom, the time will never be perfect for you to take a chance, so you might as well take one now. Don’t be that person who looks back one day with wistful eyes and says, “I wish…”
Until next time, this has been D. T. Kane’s Epic Fantasy Book Club.
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