Book Two sizzles off the press…
available NOW!
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The Moontusk Chronicles Book Two: Orchid of Awakening is AVAILABLE NOW! With this second book of the intriguing and frankly erotic Moontusk Chronicles, the epic journey of the two young men, Dare and Hosis continues. The mysterious Lady Dee acts as their sponsor as they travel south along the mighty Nasapan River. Various misadventures along the way complicate the three-way relationship. One startling development is the return of Dare's companion, the chameleon cat Maumet, who'd mysteriously vanished in the first book. As the passion between the young men heats up, the three reach the southern delta and sail to Dreamwake Island in the South Seas. The lady soon informs the young lovers that an army of women from the East has overthrown the patriarchal Kemnoan Empire that ruled the world. Hosis fears he cannot prevent Dare from seeking out the fabled Dream Orchid. The flower is said to either enlighten or kill with its potent fragrance...
Praise for Moontusk Book One: Rendezvous in a Ruined City:
So five stars for this book…it's a wonderful story thoughtfully written with elegant prose by a talented author. The intimate scenes reflect the passions and emotions of young men coming into their own. The challenges the young men face are well-developed and formidable. The future they face seems adventurous and wonderful. If you like reading vnovels in aseries, this is a good place to start.
--Martin Brant, author of Five Married Men and Copperass Cove
A wonderful escape from modern life and culture to another world, a world where we witness gender roles clearly, imagine the divine Goddess, and Gaia's unbridled nature. All based on our own long ago egalitarian history but played out in another world and time. The characters pull you into their minds and keep you there as they explore their new mature identities. A true delight for both male and female readers.
-- Nerissa Oden
Received Moontusk yesterday, picked it up this morning and am on page 157 now... I'm really enjoying it! It's a heartwarming and compelling tale, and I can't wait for the next one. It's everything you could want in a novel - absorbing and hard to put down - leaving you hoping the author will hurry up with the sequel. There's a lot of imagination at work here in creating another world, but that doesn't get in the way of getting to know the principal characters and coming to care about them, knowing and hoping that they will get to their rendezvous in good shape. The plot moves right along with plenty of adventure and some erotic happenings that make the characters vibrant and sexy. And how many books have a mammoth with a heart of gold?
-- Hugh Russell
HI Bruce, I bought your book (kindle edition). I am really loving it. I am an avid book reader and so much gay erotica is horrible. Yours is a first class read and highly erotic. I was reading it on the plane and had to keep my legs crossed. :) Congratulations and well done.
-- Peter Wearing
Available from Lethe Press, NOW!
To purchase the trade paperback at Amazon click HERE .
Also in Kindle and other e-book formats…
PDF available on demand HERE .
Signed and inscribed copies of the printed book may be ordered HERE .
In this intriguing and frankly erotic tale set in an intricately developed alternate world, the moon has rings, mammoths survive in the far north, and a patriarchal empire rules over provincial kingdoms where the Goddess is still revered. Legend tells that long ago the Gods sailed here from the East, but now this is a world of humans. Or is it?
At the heart of the Kemnoan Empire, in the imperial capital Ulan, handsome Prince Dare is the heir to the throne. But this restless young man flees from his duty on a journey of self-discovery with his chameleon cat, Maumet, as his only companion. Telling himself that he’s seeking enlightenment, Dare sets off on foot for the mountainous kingdom of Loonapoore, where sacred mammoths are revered. The Loonapoori term for enlightenment means “tusk of the moon.” As much as spiritual enlightenment, the young man really seeks the truth of the feelings and passions in his maturing body.
Meanwhile, a young Loonapoori noble named Hosis flees from his own family destiny riding on the back of a stolen mammoth cow. From separate directions, the two young men are pulled inexorably toward what will be to both a startling rendezvous and the beginning of an epic adventure together. Accompanied by the mysterious Lady Dee, they will journey to the South Seas to seek the fabled Dream Orchid, said to bestow either enlightenment or death.
Along the way Dare encounters both the threat—and the promise—of alluring erotic fulfillment.
The MOONTUSK Chronicles consist of:
Book One: Rendezvous in a Ruined City
Book Two: Orchid of Awakening
Book Three: The Return of Othis
Book Four: Ivory and Gold
Book Five: The White Mammoth
An overview of the world in which these stories take place and some major characters:
(For sharper Black & White maps click HERE.)
THE KEMNOAN EMPIRE
Rendezvous in a Ruined City takes you into a world where the Moon has rings and woolly mammoths survive in the mountains of the far north. A young man name Dare flees from his home and position on a journey of self-discovery. Inadvertently his absence causes a major shift of power all through the empire . . .
Ulan: the City of Othis, capital of Kemnu
At the heart of the patriarchal Kemnoan Empire, the ancient City of Othis rises beside the mighty Nasapan River. Ulan is famed for the towering obelisks of its 64 temples dedicated to its patron god. Here in the Great Palace, Prince Dare begins his epic journey of adventure, self-discovery, and his quest for Vattsa, which means "Tusk of the Moon," and indicates a state of enlightenment or non-resistance.
Darrow Bardoon Miznevet III
Prince Dare is the heir to an empire that dominates provincial kingdoms where the Great Mother Goddess is still revered. He is intelligent, sensitive, unhappy, and quite desperate to escape his gilded cage. Tragedy seems to be stalking him at every step, so impulsively he flees from all he has ever known with only his faithful chameleon cat Maumet for company. Though he tells himself that he seeks enlightenment, it is really the kind of love he secretly longs for that he really wants most of all.
Lady Dee and Hosis Bar Sun
Lady Dee is a beautiful and brilliant woman of mystery that Dare eventually meets on his journey. Though she shows him great kindness and understanding, she conceals a secret agenda darker than he can possibly imagine. Hosis cannot live up to the memory of his beloved brother who has recently died. When his stern and abusive father metes out an unjust punishment upon him, Hosis steals away from his home in Far Loon on the back of a mammoth cow and becomes yet another runaway . . .
This illustration depicts the actual fateful rendezvous of the book's title.
