Yesterday, we had a special author interview with Jamie Marchant, who wrote "The Goddess's Choice" and "Demons in the Big Easy."
As a special treat, today I have for you a sneak peek into "Demons in the Big Easy." Enjoy!
Cassandra
felt eyes watching her and turned. On the other side of the fence, just off
sacred ground, stood a demon. It smiled at her revealing nasty, yellow teeth
and a forked tongue, its cat-like eyes glowing with satisfaction. “Good e’vn,
powerful one.” The demon was short, but bloated, as if it had just consumed
someone’s essence, but it was too small to have gotten past the wards she had
guarding the village.
Cassandra’s lips tightened as she
wondered who had been caught outside the wards. She hoped it wasn’t one of
those who relied upon her for protection. She’d warned them not to be without
the village boundaries after sunset. She readied her staff to perform the
ritual of banishment, but the demon’s behavior was odd. “Why have you sought me
out? You know I’ll simply send you back where you belong.”
The demon laughed. “Today, yes,” it
hissed. “But soon there will be enough of us to overwhelm your wards and devour
your village.”
Impossible.
The veil might be thinner, but not thin enough for demons to cross in
multitude. It would take far too much energy. “Your idle threats don’t scare
me.” Cassandra took her staff and began to draw a pentangle in the snow, the
first step of the banishment ritual.
The demon smiled wider as the
pentangle took shape; it should have cowered in fear. “I will feast on you yet,
powerful one, and the meal will be delectable.” It licked its thin lips with
its forked tongue and made no effort to thwart the banishment. Any effort it
made would have been futile, but still, she usually had to do the ritual while
fighting them off, a lapse of concentration on her part usually fatal. This
demon just watched as if rather amused by the spectacle.
Cassandra finished drawing the
pentangle and stood in the center. She planted her staff and began to chant in
the old tongue. Directing her will and her energy into the staff, she pointed
it toward the demon. The demon began to fade as she pushed it back beyond the
veil. Usually, at this point, the demon would scream and curse her name. This
one just laughed again and spoke a single word, “Soon.”
If you enjoyed this sneak peek, you can get your copy of "Demons in the Big Easy" at any of the following links:
Barnes
and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-goddesss-choice-jamie-marchant/1110185060?ean=9781936519125
Reliquary
Press: http://www.reliquarypress.com/Reliquary_Press/Welcome.html
Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Demons-Big-Easy-A-novella/dp/1481906984/
For more information about Jamie, check out these links:
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