The Kinshield Legacy - a heroic fantasy adventure!

[kcmay]

My epic fantasy novel, The Kinshield Legacy, was first published in hardcover in 2005 by a small press. At the five-year mark, they reverted rights back to me, and so I've made it available in various eBook formats.

Kindle: The Kinshield Legacy on Kindle
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/18996
ISBN: 978-1-4523-8789-5
Author web site: http://www.kcmay.com/
Print version: Amazon

Read a sample online now!


The Kinshield Legacy
"...a rousing hard-hitting fantasy adventure."
~ Piers Anthony, best-selling author of the Xanth novels


A mysterious stone tablet with five magical gems has sat abandoned in a cave for two hundred years. The kingdom is in ruins, with only warrant knights to keep the peace. But then, the gems in the tablet, one by one, disappear.

Warrant knight Gavin Kinshield is a man of many secrets. He's the one deciphering the runes in the tablet. Unless he can find a suitable replacement, he'll be Thendylath's next king. All he really wants is the letter written by his ancestor Ronor Kinshield, champion to King Arek, confessing the truth of how the king perished.

Daia Saberheart, warrior of the Viragon Sisterhood, wants to find the future king and help him claim his rightful place.

Blacksmith Risan Stronghammer wants to reward him with a powerful weapon.

And the sorcerer Brodas Ravenkind wants to capture him, steal his secret and claim the throne for himself.

But when Gavin finally tracks down Ronor's letter, he gets far more than he's bargained for, for the truth of King Arek's demise is far darker than he ever imagined.


Read what others are saying about The Kinshield Legacy:

"The Kinshield Legacy is a rousing good fantasy tale, with nice characterization and some ferocious action. These days I read primarily for business rather than pleasure, but I found myself eager to return to this novel."
~ Piers Anthony, Author of the Xanth novels

"From the very first page, The Kinshield Legacy grabs you by the throat and propels you into a world of magic, sorcery, jeweled-eyed gargoyles and a sisterhood of female warriors. A world where beyonders savage unsuspecting travelers; where a dark, yet charismatic, wizard covets the king’s throne for his own and will let no one get in his way—including the rightful ruler. He who claims the King’s Bloodstone shall reign as king. Enter Gavin Kinshield, warrant knight and rune solver, a man haunted by his past, and a hero like no other. A rousing debut from K. C. May, an author worth watching."
~ Carol Davis Luce, Author of Night Passage

"I'm not an experienced fantasy reader, with only a couple of books behind me, but for me this was the best fantasy I've read so far.
I feel with the characters and want to know more as the book progresses. The story is captivating from page 1 all the way to the last page."
~ a Smashwords reviewer

"This book is great and I highly recommend it to anyone that enjoys fantasy novels."
~ a Smashwords reviewer

"I throughly enjoyed this book! It is a good fantasy adventure with a variety of interesting characters."
~ a Smashwords reviewer

"The Kinshield Legacy, is a spellbinding tale of magical moments with truly unforgettable characters. You will find this book difficult to put down as you follow the twists and turns of a finely woven story, cheering on the main character as he follows the path to his destiny."
~ a B&N reviewer

"A wonderful, fascinating read from cover to cover. I couldn't put it down until I finished it. As a first novel, The Kinshield Legacy shows an author with extraordinary talent for weaving an intricate tale with believable characters and dialogue."
~ a B&N reviewer

"This fantasy grabbed me from the first page and didn't let go until the last one...although it's clear this is just the beginning of a great series. The characters are gritty and real, the scenes unforgettable, the chemistry between the main characters irrisistable."
~ a B&N reviewer

Amazon reviews are available at Amazon.com.

Named a top four read of 2010 on DailyCheapReads.com!

Be sure to check out The Wayfarer King - book 2 of The Kinshield Saga.

[Sean Sweeney]

Let us know when it is available directly from Kindle. Good to see another fantasy author on board!

[Ann in Arlington]

Hi KC!  Welcome and congratulations on your book ( if a little late )

Here's a link to our forum decorum for your reference:  http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,36.0.html.  No, you've not done anything wrong, we just like to make sure it's handy.

We ask that authors have only one thread per Book, rather than start a new thread each time, it helps members who may be following you.  Please bookmark this thread so that you may find it again to update.

We also have a seven day rule, and ask that you bump (make back-to-back posts) no less than seven days apart.  You may, of course, respond to member posts at any time.  Once you do, it resets the clock and you must wait seven days...   

We invite you to use your book cover as your avatar and have links to your book and website in your signature.  Although self-promotion is limited to the Book Bazaar, most of our authors have found the best way to promote their books is to be as active throughout KindleBoards as time allows.  This is your target audience--book lovers with Kindles!

Looks like you've got things covered, but do please ask if you have any questions.

Ann

[kcmay]

Finally, I got my rights ironed out with Amazon, thanks to my hardcover publisher sending them an email to corroborate my story. This book is now available for the Kindle! Hurray!

The Kinshield Legacy

I could use some tips for promoting it. Anyone find something that works well, or a forum topic I should browse?

Thanks!

[Ann in Arlington]

KC. . . you've got this thread and that's a great start. . . .I would suggest that you shrink the size of the image in your signature a little . . .forum guidelines say a height of 125 should be the max.  When it's too big it just annoys people, and doesn't work well for those on netbooks and other small screen displays. 

But then, just make yourself visible by joining in discussions all around KindleBoards. . .the more people see your name and get to know you in all areas of the board, the more likely they are to buy your book. . . .I'll be checking it out myself. . . . .

Elsewhere than KB:  check out the Writer's Cafe. . .I expect there are several threads with suggestions and anecdotes about what works and what doesn't.  Good luck!

[kcmay]

Thanks, Ann. I had the width on the image set to 150, rather than the height. Oops!    It's much better now.

[kcmay]

Two updates:

The Kinshield Legacy got another 5-star review at the US Amazon site! 

It's also available now in the UK Amazon store.

[kcmay]

Updated the description and added a couple more review comments. Soon I'll have a brand new cover, thanks to RonnellDPorter!

[MosesSiregarIII]

Cool! Hey, check my blog, K.C.

[kcmay]

Moses, you're my new hero! I'd started a Listmania list of fantasy books by up-and-coming authors, but I've sort of misplaced it. Once I find it again, I'll be adding those same books you have on yours!

[MosesSiregarIII]

Ha!

Five years, huh? Wow, that's a long time to wander the desert of no book rights.

[kcmay]

While I was disappointed that my expectations hadn't been met, the timing worked out great for me. I got the rights back when ebooks are young and sexy. 

[kcmay]

Blogger GraceKrispy wrote a wonderful review of my book on her blog Motherlode. What a nice way to start the week! I'm grateful to GraceKrispy for reading it (and so quickly, too) and thrilled that she enjoyed it so much!

[M.R. Mathias]

I am getting the sample for this one. I'm gonna be reading samples for ever...  But I'll probably bump this one up to the top of the list as epic fantasy is what I love best!

[kcmay]

Thanks a bunch! I hope you enjoy it.

[Steven L. Hawk]

Hey, K.C....  Just finished The Kinshield Legacy.  Very well done, I loved it!  I posted a review on Amazon.

S.

[kcmay]

Thank you so much for writing such a wonderful review of my story! I'm delighted that you enjoyed it enough to tell others -- that is the highest form of praise. Thank you for reading, and thank you for letting me know you liked it!

[M.R. Mathias]

Your sig photos and your avatar have dissapeared!

[kcmay]

Doh! Thanks for the head's up, MR. I'd posted all those front covers of my upcoming book on my regular web site, forgetting completely that I have the Cheap Plan that doesn't allow unlimited bandwidth, and I hit the ceiling! I'll move my images to flickr and redo the URLs.

[M.R. Mathias]

I use my facebook authors page images

[Jeansaint]

About 3/4 through the book and love it. Its the best thing I have read in long time. I have really taken a liking or disliking to the characters as the case may be. I wrote a poorly typed review (was in a hurry) at Amazon but gave it five stars.
I found out about it from this thread so posting your stuff here does pay off for you authors as this is my main site for where I decide what to buy and read and I am sure many others are the same way.The book is well worth the price I paid and its nice to get a great book for less than $9.99. Its seems like all the ebooks have jumped up in price lately and its killing me as I am an avid reader. Thanks for the affordable price and such a great read.

[kcmay]

Gosh, thank you so much! I'm really glad you're enjoying it! I'm actually getting excited about writing the sequel again. It sure helps to know the story is appreciated.

I'm all warm and fuzzy now.

[Monique]

Congratulations on the great reviews, KC!

[kcmay]

Thanks, Monique! Four 5-star reviews in a single week (Sun-Sun) has me on cloud nine! And considering my Kindle Nation Daily sponsorship is tomorrow, they couldn't be more timely.

[Jeansaint]

Please write a sequel. I want to know more about what happens to Gavin, Daia and Brawna as well as the other characters. I will most likely finish it tonight (I was getting sleepy last night and didn't want to rush to the ending just to get to sleep) and I am already craving a sequel. If you had one available I would happily jump right into it tonight....think you can have the sequel done by about 9 PM tonight?