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Blood and Chaos by Nicole Sallak Anderson

Posted on September 7, 2021 By Jenna Rideout No Comments on Blood and Chaos by Nicole Sallak Anderson

The second chapter of Lord Ankhwenefer’s story is one of love, betrayal, and death. The world needs to know this forgotten king’s tale so that the ghosts of the past may finally rest.

Welcome to one of the September 7th stops on the blog tour for the Song of the King’s Heart trilogy by Nicole Sallak Anderson with Goddess Fish Promotions. We’re in the middle of the run for book two, Blood and Chaos. Be sure to follow the rest of the tour for more information on all three books as well as reviews, author guest posts & interviews, and a giveaway! More on that at the end of this post.

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About the Book

Blood and Chaos
Song of the King’s Heart Book Two
by Nicole Sallak Anderson

Published 1 October 2020
Literary Wanderlust

Genre: Historical Fantasy
Page Count: 398
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The second chapter of Lord Ankhwenefer’s story is one of love, betrayal, and death. The world needs to know this forgotten king’s tale so that the ghosts of the past may finally rest.

Prince Ankhmakis has left his beloved Natasa for war and treacherous obstacles block his path to becoming Egypt’s last native king. He is the warrior that the men revere, and his orders are followed without question. He is strong and powerful with Natasa on his side, and the fear that breeds in those around him is more dangerous to Ankhmakis than the swords of the Greeks.

Natasa has risen higher in the mystic arts than any priestess before her—and she is in more peril because of it. All she desires is to assist her lover, Ankhmakis, in his quest to take back Egypt from the Macedonians once and for all, but his jealous queen, his plotting brother, and the truest evil in the world want nothing more than to be rid of her.

Natasa and Ankhmakis fight not only against the Greeks but also those at court who will do anything to see them both dead. Together, Ankhmakis would become a great general and Natasa the mystic healer who saves him. Apart, they may not survive.

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Excerpt

The prince of Behdet gazed across the Nile River at the city of Panopolis, its bonfires flickering like beacons in the dark night. A hot wind caressed his sunburnt face. He turned to see his enemy’s army spread out before him, torchlights zigzagging across an island downriver like ants on honey, protecting their city with their mighty arsenal of archers ships. He wanted control of the island, needed it, if he were ever to return home to his lover’s arms.

“This war is taking too long,” he hissed under his breath.

“My lord,” Min, his personal guard, answered. “It has been a year. It took our greatest ancestor, Pharaoh Amhose I, nineteen years to banish the Hyksos filth from our lands. Prior to his victory, his father and grandfather also battled for independence. Their line of kings fought for over thirty years to take Egypt unto back unto native hands. Our war is young. Be patient.”

Ankhmakis turned to his friend and captain, his lips curled. “I don’t want this to take three generations, Min. I will not leave this task to my heirs. I will march upon Alexandria and kill Ptolemy IV with my own hands. We should at least be to Memphis by now. Instead we’re in Panopolis, held back by their army. For the second time, the Inundation is at our backs. If we don’t hurry, we’ll be trapped here when the river floods. Such a failure can’t happen again.”

About the Author

Nicole Sallak Anderson is Computer Science graduate from Purdue University, and former CTO for a small Silicon Valley startup, turned novelist, speaker, and blogger, focusing on the intersection of technology and consciousness. Her essays range from AI and Zen to direct democracy to the loneliness of modern parenting (https://medium.com/@NSallakAnderson/pretty-birds-in-pretty-cages-could-the-nuclear-family-be-the-reason-were-all-miserable-46126d573263) — featured as a top twenty story on Medium. In addition, her work on Universal Basic Income has been included on 2020 presidential candidate, Andrew Yang’s, website: https://www.yang2020.com/policies/the-freedom-dividend/.

Her latest project, The Song of the King’s Heart Trilogy, is a series about the last native Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt and his quest to take back his ancestral kingdom from the Ptolemaic Empire. The first two installments, Origins and Blood and Chaos, are available on Amazon. The last novel in the series, Civilization’s End, will be released October 2021. You can keep up with all her latest writing on her website nicolesallakanderson.com or by following @NSallakAnderson on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NSallakAnderson/) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/NSallakAnderson), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nsallakanderson/)  and Medium (https://nsallakanderson.medium.com/). Feel free to contact her, she almost always answers to any query or comment!

Giveaway Alert!

A randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour will receive a $50 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Book One Schedule

July 20Literary GoldJuly 22Candrel’s Crafts, Cooks, and Characters
July 27Rogue’s AngelsJuly 29The Key Of Love
Aug 3Fabulous and BrunetteAug 5All the Ups and Downs
Aug 10Lisa Haselton’s Reviews and InterviewsAug 12Viviana MacKade
Aug 17The Pen and Muse Book ReviewsAug 19Jazzy Book Reviews

Book Two Schedule

Aug 24Sadie’s SpotlightAug 26Full Moon Dreaming
Aug 31The Avid ReaderSept 2Straight from the Library
Sept 7Westveil PublishingSept 9Let me tell you a story
Sept 14Our Town Book ReviewsSept 16Author C.A.Milson
Sept 21Underneath the CoversSept 23Cover To Cover Cafe

Book Three Schedule

Sept 28Novels AliveSept 30Don’t Judge, Read
Oct 5Kit ‘N KabookleOct 7Wendi Zwaduk – Romance to Make Your Heart Race
Oct 12Romance Novel GiveawaysOct 14The Faerie Review
Oct 19Dawn’s Reading NookOct 21It’s Raining Books

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  1. Goddess Fish Promotions says:
    September 7, 2021 at 5:39 AM

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  2. Rita Wray says:
    September 7, 2021 at 11:46 AM

    I liked the excerpt.

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  3. Sionnan OSullivan says:
    September 7, 2021 at 8:32 PM

    Interesting way to split up the tour. Now we have to go check out others! Good idea.

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  4. Sherry says:
    September 7, 2021 at 10:45 PM

    I love the cover and think the book sounds great.

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  5. Deanne Pattertson says:
    September 7, 2021 at 11:20 PM

    This sounds very interesting.

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