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Anthony Hodge

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Fiction author with a queue of ideas. South African living in Spain Exile: Part I — From an Antique Land is now available to order on Kindle and paperback: https://a.co/d/ioyW2Tq https://amzn.eu/d/7PtYA8F https://a.co/d/hqk0vhq anthonyhodgeauthor.com

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Anthony Hodge @anthonyhodge.bsky.social · 1d

"The wind keened through hollowed halls, vacant courtyards, gaping windows. Their footsteps rang too loudly against the stone." ~ Exile: Part I — From an Antique Land #booksky 🪐📚 #epicfantasy #highfantasy #novel #fiction

His footsteps echoed flatly against the walls as he went down a long alleyway between two temples...

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Micah @rincewind.run · 2d

it is more important to read books you actually enjoy reading than books that are Literature

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Anthony Hodge @anthonyhodge.bsky.social · 6d

'After months in the stinking, crowded city, it was a joy to breathe fresh air. And to hunt.' ~ Exile: Part I — From an Antique Land #booksky 🪐📚 #epicfantasy #highfantasy #novel #fiction

The slopes were dotted with holm oaks, laurel trees, scrub bushes, and yellowed grass beneath. Streams wound through the thicketed gullies between the hills. Small shoots of green grass and clover peeped out of the ground here and there, thanks to the first rains. But apart from some thin streaks of cloud in the sky and a crispness in the fragrant morning air, there was little else to suggest autumn.

Anthony Hodge @anthonyhodge.bsky.social · 7d

Ah, yes! Definitely on my to-watch list. Though, I did see Mel Brooks’ adaptation many years ago…

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Anthony Hodge @anthonyhodge.bsky.social · 7d

Finally sinking my teeth into this classic, after many years of meaning to get around to it. So far so good! #booksky #dracula #horror #fiction #reading

Paperback edition of Dracula by Bram Stoker

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Anthony Hodge @anthonyhodge.bsky.social · 7d

A sample of the back cover and blurb for Exile: Part I — From an Antique Land. Coming soon! 📚💙 #highfantasy #epicfantasy #novel #fiction #book

In the land of Caeria, Terzjin is a bodyguard with a talent for staying out of sight, and haunted by memories he would rather forget. Valcero is an orphaned slave, now banished from the only family and home he has ever known.
Meanwhile, trouble looms across the sea as Heirik, a young nobleman with a thirst for power meets Razna, a shepherd’s daughter with limitless ambition.
When an invasion upends their lives, Terzjin and Valcero must escape with their people to the ends of the known world. They will have to venture into places forbidden and forgotten, uncover ancient secrets, survive grave peril, and find a way home.

Anthony Hodge @anthonyhodge.bsky.social · 9d

And it's conviently in the public domain... www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45858

Lucian's True History by of Samosata Lucian

Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.

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Anthony Hodge @anthonyhodge.bsky.social · 9d

Lucian of Samostrata's A True Story. A very old tale I enjoyed reading a while back. This video gives a nice overview of what makes it special: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBpD... #booksky #novel #ancient #fiction

The Absurd 2nd Century Space Opera You'll Never Read

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Anthony Hodge @anthonyhodge.bsky.social · 10d

After starting this writing journey five years ago, it feels pretty incredible to hold some tangible record of it in my hands. Some tweaks to make and it will be good to go! #exile #novel #fiction #booksky #highfantasy #epicfantasy

Front cover of author proof copy of Exile: Part I — From an Antique Land, by Anthony Hodge. The cover features a stylised image of an ancient sailing ship on the waves.

Back cover and spine of author proof copy of Exile: Part I — From an Antique Land, by Anthony Hodge. The back cover features a stylised image of four fish, as well as a stylised wave pattern

Anthony Hodge @anthonyhodge.bsky.social · 13d

'Here and there, he spied rows of rectangular holes. Windows? And at the top, a palace crowned the Great Rock. How did they build up there? It had to be magic.' Exile: Part I — From an Antique Land #exile #novel #booksky #fiction #epicfantasy #highfantasy #fantasy

Doors, pillars, and sculpted façades covered the lower levels of the rock, but further up, the stone was pitted and cracked — carved not by people but by the elements. The rock had many ribbons of red, orange, and pink, layers that whorled and undulated around the mass.

Anthony Hodge @anthonyhodge.bsky.social · 16d

‘As far as they know, this is a road to the underworld. Only the dead — or the mad — would come this way. The soldiers will not follow. They never do.’ — Exile Part I: From an Antique Land

#booksky #exile #fantasy #epicfantasy #novel #fiction

They stumbled out of the thicket and into the ravine, without stopping. The muddy ground turned dusty. The sunshine faded to gloom. Their breath and running footsteps bounced between the rock walls.

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Anthony Hodge @anthonyhodge.bsky.social · 17d

We have a cover!
#booksky #fiction #novel #epicfantasy #fantasy

Book cover for novel titled Exile, subtitled Part 1 — From an Antique Land. The author is Anthony Hodge. Includes a stylised illustration of an ancient sailing ship on the sea

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