AUDIOBOOK TOUR: Ad Hominem by Eric Gay

Welcome to the Official Audiobook Tour for Eric Gay's Ad Hominem, a humorous fantasy. Narrated by Joel Simler. Today, on our tour stop, we have a spotlight post with an audio excerpt to share! So... Be sure to check it out and download your copy now! Follow the tour, HERE.

Genre:

Adult

Fantasy/Humor

Publish Date:

December 17, 2021

Length:

10 hrs and 32 mins

Publisher:

Audiobook Empire

Narrated by:

Joel Simler

Synopsis:

God is dead. Killer at large.

In a world filled with powerful witches and wizards, Professor Marcus Orren is about as magical as your average brick, leading to a life of rampant cynicism, coupled with mild-to-moderate alcohol abuse.

While his contemporaries are content in their sorcerous ways, Marcus dares to ask the important questions in life, such as: “How can a pyromancer summon fire without fuel and a spark?” or, “What, exactly, is so special about a simple chalk circle that people assume it will ever turn iron into gold?”

His latest theory, an academic rebuttal of a God named Tomas, stands so air-tight that the Universe itself is forced to agree, promptly erasing the actual Tomas straight from existence. Unfortunately for Marcus, there are hundreds of Gods roaming the heavens above, and nearly all are the type to hold a grudge.

      

    

*Audio Excerpt*

Audiobook Empire · Ad Hominem Sample

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**About the Author**

Eric Gay received a master’s degree in Historical Linguistics from the University of South Carolina, where his work focused on utilizing literature and language comparison to determine whether the Norse and Anglo-Saxons could understand each other.

Turns out the answer is: “Eh, probably.”

Now he haunts the mountains of Western North Carolina with his wife and two daughters.

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**About the Narrator**

Joel Simler is an audiobook narrator born and raised in the Pacific Northwest by his Moms’ (yes, lesbian parents) surrounded by - and often drenched in - water. He has a deep affinity for Colorado, where he spent much time tromping through mountains with his Dad and Brother. Because of this he’s always had one foot in the mountains and the other in the sea. Throw into the mix his Step-Mom’s family in Kentucky, and you get yourself a guy with a good handle on accents from across the U.S.! Joel gets much inspiration and support from his cherished wife and kid (soon to be kids! What!?), whom he loves to drive around in their bright green 1978 VW bus.

Combining a history of stage/radio/and musical performance with a degree in Audio Production from The Art Institute of Seattle in 2011, Joel eventually realized that audiobook narration was his calling. He is also a professionally certified ballroom dance instructor, has travelled the US in his VW bus, and has a propensity for picking up hobbies like no other. Playing drums and ukulele? Check. Bonsai tree cultivation? Check. Rock climbing and bouldering? Check check. Reading? Huh heh heh, yeah check. Skateboarding? Oh yeah for sure. Baking sourdough bread? Heck. Yes. Cooking in general? You know it. Someday he will bake the most perfect homemade pizza...

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BLOG TOUR: Now Before The Dark by Sam Hooker

 

Welcome to the Official Blog Tour for Author Sam Hooker's Now Before The Dark, the third title in the Terribly Serious Darkness series, coming from Black Spot Books. Today, on our tour stop, we have a guest post featuring the topic: 10 quotes from Now Before The Dark. In addition to the featured post, we have a tour-wide giveaway to share, too! So... Be sure to check it out and grab your copy now! Follow the tour, HERE!

Genre:

Adult

Humorous Fantasy

Series:

Terribly Serious Darkness, #3

Publish Date:

December 8, 2020

Publisher:

Black Spot Books

(Imprint of Vesuvian Media Group)

Synopsis:

Time is running out for the Old Country.

How does one save a nation when the erstwhile gods are against the idea? In the finale of Terribly Serious Darkness, it's up to Sloot Peril--the world's greatest accountant and poorest everything else--to figure it out.

Unfortunately, he'll have help. A philosopher who'd sooner die (again) than do any real work, a bard who can't play his non-instrument, and a spooky wizard who's often mistaken for a vampire may not be ideal allies, but with any luck—which Sloot's never had—they'll occasionally get out of his way.

Does Sloot stand a chance against serpent cults, demons, dragons, and the most sinister financial report every written? Doubtful. If he's even going to survive the dance contest, he'll have to think of something now, before the Dark swallows everything up.

      

 

*10 quotes from Now Before The Dark*

1. “Crime?” demanded the glowing red eyes from the other side of the door. “I beg your pardon?” “Load of good that’ll do you. Should’ve tried it on the judge.”

2. “They’re up to no good in there,” said Igor. His eyes narrowed in disapproval, or possibly envy.

3. Igor chewed a fingernail in thought, which would have been significantly less off-putting had it been one of his own.

4. Her expression was placid, unmoving. Not the peaceful serenity of a swan gliding aimlessly across a lake, but the pre-mischief consideration of a toddler pondering whether a tureen of soup would be more comfortable on the sofa.

5. As far as philosophers were concerned, humor was an illusion woven by the simple-minded to escape hard truths. Philosophers had far superior means of denial, not that you could make them admit it.

6. Arthur was making philosophical sausage. It was made of cast-off bits of proper philosophy, ground up in the mind of someone who’d barely passed his exams and shoved into a flimsy casing that had fallen off a cart, don’t ask any questions. It was a farce at best, but throw it on a plate with enough ketchup, and you’ll get someone to swallow it.

7. “‘Retirement’ is a fuzzy term in the espionage game,” said Franka. “Just when you think you’re out, they pull you back in for one last job. Good spies have half a dozen ‘one last jobs’ before they disappear, only to be found in some antiquated village where they’ve been making shoes for the locals after ten years.” “What happens then?” “They get pulled back in for one last job.”

8. It’s known in Infernal anthropological circles that gremlins are closely related to goblins. So closely related, in fact, that there would be grave concerns about inter-breeding if gremlins were capable of that sort of thing. As luck would have it, gremlins do not participate in parentage. They are spawned of mischief, usually when teenagers write swear words on things that don’t belong to them.

9. Summoning Bartleby was easy: just place a black candle in a dark room. It hadn’t worked the first few times Sloot had tried it, owing to his assumption the candle should be lit. Apparently, that ruined the effect.

10. The sun was setting over Salzstadt. Sloot and Myrtle watched the bustling queues moving freely through the main gate, which hadn’t closed in over a week. That didn’t sit well with the traditionalists, who were working around the clock to find a loyalist way to disagree with the Domnitor’s decision on the matter.

Praise for NOW BEFORE THE DARK

"With a lyrical tone and hilarious dialogue that do double duty with its world building, the novel continues the brilliant satire seen in the series’ earlier books...whimsical adventure, and frequent, humorous plays on words, spoofs of contemporary events, and clever reversals of expected dynamics make Now Before the Dark a delight." —C. Foster, Foreword Reviews

" Fans of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams will appreciate the farce and puns that are the hallmark of Hooker’s writing." —Dawn Kuczwara, Booklist

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Binge read the Terribly Serious Darkness series now!

  

(covers link to Goodreads)

         

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**About the Author**

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Sam Hooker writes darkly humorous fantasy novels about thing like tyrannical despots and the masked scoundrels who tickle them without mercy. He knows all the best swear words, though he refuses to repeat them because he doesn't want to attract goblins.

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