A Dance of Cloaks: A War Between Thieves and the Wealthy (#11 in Epic Fantasy!)

[David 'Half-Orc' Dalglish]

A Dance of Cloaks by David Dalglish.

Here spins a tale of retribution, darkness, and an underworld reaching for ultimate power…

A Dance of Cloaks Thren Felhorn is the greatest assassin of his time. Marshalling the thieves' guilds under his control, he declares war against the Trifect, an allegiance of wealthy and powerful nobles. Aaron Felhorn has been groomed since birth to be Thren’s heir. Sent to kill the daughter of a priest, Aaron instead risks his own life to protect her from the wrath of his guild. In doing so, he glimpses a world beyond poison, daggers, and the iron control of his father. Guilds twist and turn, trading allegiances for survival. The Trifect weakens, its reputation broken, its money dwindling. The players take sides as the war nears its end, and Thren puts in motion a plan to execute hundreds. Only Aaron can stop the massacre and protect those he loves… A DANCE OF CLOAKS by David Dalglish Assassin or protector; every choice has its consequences.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlk5RbN26w8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlk5RbN26w8</a>

Consider this book a bastard child of Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, and Brent Week's The Night Angel Trilogy. Assassins, thieves' guilds, priests both good and evil, and an alliance of wealthy merchants, all warring for control of the city of Veldaren. Those who have read the Half-Orc Series will see some familiar names, but the novel easily stands on its own.

Praise for the Dance:

"Ok, I'm not really one to leave a long, overtly gushy review, but I can't help myself when I say this book was incredible! I do not consider myself to be a hard-core 'fantasy' reader, and probably won't always read everything in this genre, but I WILL read Mr. Dalglish's other books solely because reading this one book was just that good."
  --  J. A. Titus, author of The Kindness of Strangers

"This is a real coming of age novel for fantasy writer David Dalglish. He abandons his trademark Orcs and dark magic for a gritty tale of human struggle, a story rife with emotional conflict and centring on the enmeshment of a father and son."
  -- Derek Prior, author of Thanatos Rising

I hope you give me a chance to thrill you with an entertaining story. Please, take a load off. I welcome you to my world, and with a steady hand, I promise to guide you through the shadows...

David Dalglish

All cover art done by Peter Ortiz. You can view his website here: http://standalone-complex.deviantart.com/

[RonnellDPorter]

Oh! The official thread! I was wondering when I'd see this! 

[David 'Half-Orc' Dalglish]

Oh! The official thread! I was wondering when I'd see this! 

Just giving it some time, and wanting to make sure the product description was up and ready at Amazon. Got to have it perfect and all. 

[Ann in Arlington]

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[David 'Half-Orc' Dalglish]

Thanks, Ann. My thread didn't feel complete without my automated greeting   .

[Ann in Arlington]

Hey!  It's not automated!  I personalized it with your name and didn't bother to say "Welcome to KindleBoards" 'cause it didn't seem to make a lot of sense to 'welcome' someone with nearly 3000 posts. . . .

(But I admit that copy/paste is my friend. )

[David 'Half-Orc' Dalglish]

Just kidding with ya, Ann. You know I love you all.

[telracs]

Hey!  It's not automated!  I personalized it with your name and didn't bother to say "Welcome to KindleBoards" 'cause it didn't seem to make a lot of sense to 'welcome' someone with nearly 3000 posts. . . .

(But I admit that copy/paste is my friend. )

See, I've TOLD you you should do the post in a different language!  Then he'd know it was personalized.

[Gordon Ryan]

My congratulations also, David.  I am not a reader of Fantasy, but I wanted to pop in to this forum to tell your readers that not only are you a prolific author, but a gracious gentleman, giving of your time and assistance to someone full of questions for the KB.  Hopefully this new release will take new heights.  Thanks again, David, for your considerate time today, pulling away from your tasks at hand to help me out.

Cheers,

[Betsy the Quilter]

Thanks, Ann. My thread didn't feel complete without my automated greeting   .

There is no truth to the rumor that Ann is an automotron...but she IS the Queen of Mean...

Betsy

[Ann in Arlington]

There is no truth to the rumor that Ann is an automotron...but she IS the Queen of Mean...

Betsy

Um. . . .No. . . . .I don't think I'm winning that poll. .  . . .



(at least, I wasn't last time I looked.  . . . . . )

[Betsy the Quilter]

Just trying to sway the votes 

Betsy

[David 'Half-Orc' Dalglish]

So quickly derailed, I'm not sure my thread can see the tracks anymore...

 

David Dalglish

[Ann in Arlington]

For the record, David. . . .I did go to Amazon to check it out. . . . .it's not my thing. . . .BUT, as you may have read, I just gave my K1 to my son and it is definitely his kind of thing. . . .so I will send him the link. . . . . .

[David 'Half-Orc' Dalglish]

For the record, David. . . .I did go to Amazon to check it out. . . . .it's not my thing. . . .BUT, as you may have read, I just gave my K1 to my son and it is definitely his kind of thing. . . .so I will send him the link. . . . . .

I'd say 'I forgive you then, Ann' but I was never upset in the first place. 

[Michael Crane]

It certainly does feel a little more official now!  And I know what you mean by waiting, I also like to have my product description up so it looks more finalized.

Good luck with the book!  Got my copy and look forward to reading it in the very near future.   

[R. M. Reed]

It's about Thren...so it's a prequel. Cool. I will get to it eventually.

[David 'Half-Orc' Dalglish]

It's about Thren...so it's a prequel. Cool. I will get to it eventually.

Aye, Thren and his son...who hopefully you remember who that is 

[telracs]

Prequel to what?

[David 'Half-Orc' Dalglish]

Prequel to what?

Well, I touched on this in the original post, but I'll try again. The book is a standalone novel, but set in the same world as my Half-Orc Series. The book itself takes place about 6 years before Weight of Blood (which is why it may seem like a prequel). Many minor characters, especially those in book 2 and some from book 3, make an appearance. The bulk of the story revolves around a main character, Haern, who I also introduced in book 2. I do want to emphasize, reading any of the Half-Orc books is absolutely not required, nor will it make following things at all difficult. If any repeat character is introduced, I treat it as if the reader will have no clue who they are, and if the reader does, then it's like a bonus.

David Dalglish

[R. M. Reed]

Aye, Thren and his son...who hopefully you remember who that is 

Yes, it's I'm not telling!

[Luvmy4brats]

Well, I touched on this in the original post, but I'll try again. The book is a standalone novel, but set in the same world as my Half-Orc Series. The book itself takes place about 6 years before Weight of Blood (which is why it may seem like a prequel). Many minor characters, especially those in book 2 and some from book 3, make an appearance. The bulk of the story revolves around a main character, Haern, who I also introduced in book 2. I do want to emphasize, reading any of the Half-Orc books is absolutely not required, nor will it make following things at all difficult. If any repeat character is introduced, I treat it as if the reader will have no clue who they are, and if the reader does, then it's like a bonus.

David Dalglish

That is very good to know. There are some people <cough, me> that cannot read a series out of order.

[David 'Half-Orc' Dalglish]

That is very good to know. There are some people <cough, me> that cannot read a series out of order.

Then don't fear: the book is self-contained, and without any hooks or cliffhangers or any desperate attempts to win over a sale for a second or third book. I had done plenty of editing since publishing on the Kindle, but hadn't truly written a new book from scratch. After being exposed to some wonderful authors (Martin, Brent Weeks) I wanted to see if I could apply what I learned from them. This is that book.

David Dalglish

[telracs]

Sorry, your original post was too long for me to read the whole thing....

[David 'Half-Orc' Dalglish]

Sorry, your original post was too long for me to read the whole thing....