The lovely Lisa at Writing in the Buff hosts Book Blurb Friday. Each week Lisa posts a pretend book cover to fire our imaginations. Our task is to write the book blurb for the back cover in 150 words or less.
Stonework  Bert Entwhisle, proprietor of Entwhistle’s Curiosity Emporium, has a tongue smoother than silk and sweeter than honey. No woman, it seems, is immune from his charms. Harpies gather his wares from the four corners of the world, Medusa delivers a nice a line in garden ornaments, and Sibyl gives him betting tips. With sirens behind the counter, the Emporium has never been busier and the Sphinx’s riddle book is a run-away success. Then it all goes horribly wrong when Medusa accidentally turns the King’s favourite daughter to stone. The King wants to kill Medusa, which is understandable and one way of restoring the princess. Unfortunately he also wants to execute Bert. Bert is going to have to sweet talk like never before to find a less drastic cure and save his own skin; a quest that looks set for the one place he really doesn’t want to go. |
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ooh, that sounds like a fun book to read - I'd buy it!
ReplyDeleteHow to avoid execution - one of those problems our parents and school teachers never discuss.
ReplyDeleteGood stuff, Dom, serious and tongue-in-cheek all in one 150-word blurb. Gotta love it!
-- K
Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel
It sounds like a really fun story. :D
ReplyDeleteYou never fail to intrigue me with these book blurbs. ; )
ReplyDeleteGotta love fantasy, and you put this one together nicely!
ReplyDeleteA hero called Bert Entwhisle is worth following! Yay! take care
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This sounds like a true reader's delight. Mythological beings to provide plenty of mayhem, and sweet talking Bert to up the humor ante. Excellent blurb. (Don't forget to add your URL to Mr. Linky so others may find you.)
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Great romantic fantasy. I am rooting for Bert.
ReplyDeleteBert AND Medusa - what an unlikely combination - but I'm sure Bert's honeyed words will win ...
ReplyDeleteI'm ready to read it all! Have been out of town, so it took me a while to catch up to all the BBFs!
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought of the character in last od Summer Wine, but as I read on I got more and more involved and enjoyed the blurb immensely. :O)
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